inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 18 days ago'If you can’t show your game to the world without fearing it’ll be cloned, something’s broken' says Moonlighter studio on its canceled demowww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-link'If you can’t show your game to the world without fearing it’ll be cloned, something’s broken' says Moonlighter studio on its canceled demowww.pcgamer.cominclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square16linkfedilink
minus-squareSinningStromgald@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·18 days agoWitcher IV is free but you want more than 30fps? For just $5/mo and you can play at a stunning 60fps! Want unlocked framerate? That’s $15/mo. 4k textures? $5/mo please. Want more than one saved game? Upgrade to three whole saved games for $10/mo! This is essentially what you are asking for.
minus-squarechicken@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·18 days agoI feel like people would buy a game if the alternative was just that you have to compile it yourself and not have Steam achievements
minus-squarejjj@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·18 days agoThey do. Mindustry, Residual, and Asperite come to mind.
minus-squareplantfanatic@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·17 days agoWhat part of free did you miss from their comment? Those are only open source games, not FOSS like they specified.
minus-squarejjj@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 days ago Free as in freedom, not beer You can also get them for free by compiling or (for Mindustry) via itch.io or Flathub.
Witcher IV is free but you want more than 30fps? For just $5/mo and you can play at a stunning 60fps! Want unlocked framerate? That’s $15/mo. 4k textures? $5/mo please. Want more than one saved game? Upgrade to three whole saved games for $10/mo!
This is essentially what you are asking for.
I feel like people would buy a game if the alternative was just that you have to compile it yourself and not have Steam achievements
They do. Mindustry, Residual, and Asperite come to mind.
What part of free did you miss from their comment? Those are only open source games, not FOSS like they specified.