▲ 408 ▼ Steam Summer Sale 2025 has begun! (store.steampowered.com) submitted 1 year ago by simple@piefed.social to c/games@lemmy.world 158 comments fedilink hide all child comments What're you buying?
[–] mrmule@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children) All these have been on my wishlist for ever. Finally made the purchases today. Stardew Valley Disco Elysium Kerbal Space Program Edit to add Disco Elysium has been refunded. Thanks everyone for the advice. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 35 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) Dear God no. Refund Disco Elysium if you can. Some shady asshole ended up stealing the game from the original creators so any purchases you make ends up lining the pockets of the thieves. https://medium.com/@artofrostov/to-fans-of-disco-elysium-concerning-the-situation-at-za-um-3e6bc46ea9c The original creators have actually encouraged people to pirate the game instead. !piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com Check the mega thread here to get started. The game is excellent, just don't give your money to the slimy suit that stole the game. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mrmule@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago Awesome, thank you. Refund requested permalink fedilink source parent [+] TheKMAP@lemmynsfw.com -8 points 1 year ago (1 child) Sounds like they lost their lawsuit then, if their post is three years old and the devs are publicly encouraging people to commit crimes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago Just because something is legally correct doesn't mean it is ethical. Just because something is illegal doesn't mean it is immoral. permalink fedilink source parent [–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 18 points 1 year ago (2 children) Disco isnso good. But even the devs said they would rather have it that people pirate the game bacause they got fucked over and don't make money of the game anymore. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BlackAura@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) I actually looked up the source for this and couldn't find it. That being said I agree with the sentiment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago https://medium.com/@artofrostov/to-fans-of-disco-elysium-concerning-the-situation-at-za-um-3e6bc46ea9c permalink fedilink source parent [–] planish@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) How did that happen? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BlackAura@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago* There's a rather long documentary on it. I want to say by NoClip but not totally sure. Short version is they came up with the idea in the 90s I want to say, playing tabletop with a friend group. Two main designers. Helped set up a company to make a computer RPG version and designed and built the game with a team. Outsider investing came in and bought up some amount of the company. Once game was built and shipped and they were looking into what to do next they were effectively ousted from the company. So the two original designers of the game now get nothing and lost control of their passion project. Edit: while. NoClip is making one, the one I'm thinking of was done by People Make Games. At least I think it's this one? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JGIGA8taN-M permalink fedilink source parent [–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Disco Elysium drama aside, this is an absurdly great trio of games. Literally thousands of potential hours. Psssst: KSP mods. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 35 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) Dear God no. Refund Disco Elysium if you can. Some shady asshole ended up stealing the game from the original creators so any purchases you make ends up lining the pockets of the thieves. https://medium.com/@artofrostov/to-fans-of-disco-elysium-concerning-the-situation-at-za-um-3e6bc46ea9c The original creators have actually encouraged people to pirate the game instead. !piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com Check the mega thread here to get started. The game is excellent, just don't give your money to the slimy suit that stole the game. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mrmule@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago Awesome, thank you. Refund requested permalink fedilink source parent [+] TheKMAP@lemmynsfw.com -8 points 1 year ago (1 child) Sounds like they lost their lawsuit then, if their post is three years old and the devs are publicly encouraging people to commit crimes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago Just because something is legally correct doesn't mean it is ethical. Just because something is illegal doesn't mean it is immoral. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mrmule@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago Awesome, thank you. Refund requested permalink fedilink source parent
[+] TheKMAP@lemmynsfw.com -8 points 1 year ago (1 child) Sounds like they lost their lawsuit then, if their post is three years old and the devs are publicly encouraging people to commit crimes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago Just because something is legally correct doesn't mean it is ethical. Just because something is illegal doesn't mean it is immoral. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago Just because something is legally correct doesn't mean it is ethical. Just because something is illegal doesn't mean it is immoral. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 18 points 1 year ago (2 children) Disco isnso good. But even the devs said they would rather have it that people pirate the game bacause they got fucked over and don't make money of the game anymore. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BlackAura@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) I actually looked up the source for this and couldn't find it. That being said I agree with the sentiment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago https://medium.com/@artofrostov/to-fans-of-disco-elysium-concerning-the-situation-at-za-um-3e6bc46ea9c permalink fedilink source parent [–] planish@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) How did that happen? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BlackAura@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago* There's a rather long documentary on it. I want to say by NoClip but not totally sure. Short version is they came up with the idea in the 90s I want to say, playing tabletop with a friend group. Two main designers. Helped set up a company to make a computer RPG version and designed and built the game with a team. Outsider investing came in and bought up some amount of the company. Once game was built and shipped and they were looking into what to do next they were effectively ousted from the company. So the two original designers of the game now get nothing and lost control of their passion project. Edit: while. NoClip is making one, the one I'm thinking of was done by People Make Games. At least I think it's this one? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JGIGA8taN-M permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BlackAura@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) I actually looked up the source for this and couldn't find it. That being said I agree with the sentiment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago https://medium.com/@artofrostov/to-fans-of-disco-elysium-concerning-the-situation-at-za-um-3e6bc46ea9c permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago https://medium.com/@artofrostov/to-fans-of-disco-elysium-concerning-the-situation-at-za-um-3e6bc46ea9c permalink fedilink source parent
[–] planish@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) How did that happen? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BlackAura@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago* There's a rather long documentary on it. I want to say by NoClip but not totally sure. Short version is they came up with the idea in the 90s I want to say, playing tabletop with a friend group. Two main designers. Helped set up a company to make a computer RPG version and designed and built the game with a team. Outsider investing came in and bought up some amount of the company. Once game was built and shipped and they were looking into what to do next they were effectively ousted from the company. So the two original designers of the game now get nothing and lost control of their passion project. Edit: while. NoClip is making one, the one I'm thinking of was done by People Make Games. At least I think it's this one? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JGIGA8taN-M permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BlackAura@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago* There's a rather long documentary on it. I want to say by NoClip but not totally sure. Short version is they came up with the idea in the 90s I want to say, playing tabletop with a friend group. Two main designers. Helped set up a company to make a computer RPG version and designed and built the game with a team. Outsider investing came in and bought up some amount of the company. Once game was built and shipped and they were looking into what to do next they were effectively ousted from the company. So the two original designers of the game now get nothing and lost control of their passion project. Edit: while. NoClip is making one, the one I'm thinking of was done by People Make Games. At least I think it's this one? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JGIGA8taN-M permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Disco Elysium drama aside, this is an absurdly great trio of games. Literally thousands of potential hours. Psssst: KSP mods. permalink fedilink source parent