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I have a few friends that are fed up with Microsoft and Google and other big tech. We've been degoogling and trying Linux together (errr, they have - I'm the grizzled Linux junkie they all reached out to for advice).

Most of them have tried all the different fediverse products and they've found homes here and there.

Some of them have graduated into self-hosting even. I find this bit wonderful, if it's unfortunate how far the industry had to rot before they considered the move.

Seems difficult to build it as a social media if it's inherently unsocial.

Heli-board (available via f-droid, be sure to apply the .lib fix)

Either. Heck "follows written instructions" qualifies. I'll give ya a bonus point for "requesting clarification of ambiguities", nerd.

Correct, nerd.

Its secret ending has a secret ending. The secret ending within the secret ending also has a secret ending.

To reach each of them you have to recontextualize what you thought the basic assumptions of game were to do something that's almost impossible.

Can we all at least agree that counting numbers are a joke? Sometimes they start at zero … sometimes they start at one …

I could be mistaken, but since it's a Mozilla base code and F-Droid distribution chain, I'm not sure where Google can stick it's thumb in the pie.

Precisely

Still bet someone will create a new set of assets that fit like a glove for preservation purposes. But kinda sucks that it's not quite as useful as I was naïvely thinking.

(currently scrolling from the throne) Fixed that for you

Honestly? They're probably going to continue to offer the game on Steam and it will probably continue to trickle in revenue. Most people who are interested in the game have already bought it, so it's never going to draw in millions again.

The game is currently listed at $15, but goes on sale frequently for $3. I bet many new players would be happy to pay steam $3 for the cloud save and steam's easy game management, as opposed to compiling from source for every new PC install.

Finally, the gameplay loop between Rogue Legacy and Rogue Legacy 2 are pretty similar. This means the the original is a good extended demo for the sequel which is .$25, but up to 50% off. Frankly, it's a great marketing move at this stage in the game's lifetime.