GNU/Linux release?

[Teodosio [GNU]]

GNU/Linux release?

[PipFromSlitherine]

We have no plans for a Linux release at this time, but never say never!

Cheers

Pip

[meraco]

Does not appear to be that much of a demand for it Pip.

The steam survey shows a decline in linux user activity by -0.06 %
The current market share is as follows

Windows = 95.42 %
Mac = 3.60 %
Linux = 0.84 %

http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey

I am not sure it would be cost effective to make a port for so few users.

[Teodosio [GNU]]

Originally posted by PipFromSlitherine:

We have no plans for a Linux release at this time, but never say never!

Cheers

Pip

Thanks I will keep looking forward to it.

[Stephen]

Originally posted by Teodosio:

GNU/Linux release?

I play OOB using Wine (PlayOnLinux) on Ubuntu and the game works just fine.

[Wraith_Magus]

I beileve this is a Unity game, though. Shouldn't there be built-in functionality for porting to *n*x systems?

[Teodosio [GNU]]

Originally posted by Wraith_Magus:

I beileve this is a Unity game, though. Shouldn't there be built-in functionality for porting to *n*x systems?

Yes, I suspect they are thinking about that, we may have a surprise soon.

[WaylanderPK]

Originally posted by meraco:

Does not appear to be that much of a demand for it Pip.

The steam survey shows a decline in linux user activity by -0.06 %
The current market share is as follows

Windows = 95.42 %
Mac = 3.60 %
Linux = 0.84 %

http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey

I am not sure it would be cost effective to make a port for so few users.

Theres around 125 million active Steam users, that's around 1 million Linux users, doesn't seem like that few to me. I would also hazard to guess that strike rate amoungst Linux users would be higher, less competion and more inclined towards to strategy games in general. CIV 5 has a Linux Port and is in the top 10 games played on Steam.

[Kepos]

+1 for Linux port - looking forward to playing this game on ubuntu machine.

[Anonymous Helper]

Originally posted by WaylanderPK:

Theres around 125 million active Steam users, that's around 1 million Linux users, doesn't seem like that few to me. I would also hazard to guess that strike rate amoungst Linux users would be higher, less competion and more inclined towards to strategy games in general. CIV 5 has a Linux Port and is in the top 10 games played on Steam.

Unfortunately it is very small number due to OoB:WWII being niche title in niche genre. According to Steamspy game has under 200k owners on steam (really low number for free to play title, remember it counts anyone who has ever installed the base game even for second.) and all likelihood way less than half of them (probably closer to quarter) have purchased any DLC's for the game.

So if you consider that ~50k people on steam have purchased at least single DLC, we're talking about less than 0,0005% of 'potential' customers paying something for the game. If same percentage would apply to Linux userbase, that would mean only translate into about 500 new customers. Even in best of circumstances (more Linux users like genre, have more money to spend, hear about the game and like it enough to pay for DLC) game could hope to get maybe couple thousand linux users buying DLC.

This is not to downplay the importance Linux or it's userbase, just pointing out that only fraction of potential user base ever actually translates into actual sales. Most indies count their sales between thousands to tens of thousands (OoB:WWII is only stitherine game owned by over 100k steam users and that's only thanks to it being free to play title. Their next most popular title is Panzer Corps with only around 65k despite it being offered in bundle couple of times). Further they are from mainstream appeal, the less they sell.