The current In Dev version of the game is Windows-only. Mac and Linux versions are planned on release, next year, from my understanding.

I believe they will add Mac & Linux support when they release the game.

EDIT: Ninja'd! :)

Since the guys at Gearbox seem to be so awesome, could you Compulsion people please tell them to sell the old Duke Nukem games on GOG again? Pretty please? Or, since they seem to be so pro-DRM-free, maybe we could even get at least the first Borderlands in here? I mean, I love Tales From the Borderlands, but that one is not a Gearbox game, they just licensed the IP to TellTale.

Ah, the joys of passive-aggressiveness...

I'll be fair as I always try (my best, believe me)

1) Game looks amazing. Coming from someone who absolutely loved Contrast my mouth is watering.
2) I didn't like the price raise, nope, but I'm beginning to "understand it". In some way. Still don't think it's completely and absolutely fair.
3) Dev Manywhelps is surely delivering some straightforward polite answers and he's being nice as heck by bringing us a ton of details and whys and so on.
4) It's a matter of choice, afterall. Those prince increases won't be the rule of thumb from now on even for these AAA indie ones or whatever the heck they are. Think about >observer and many many more ;)

edit: 5) Linux. Yay. First Gearbox title for the platform. That's a landmark for a ton of folks out there.

Sorry for nitpicking, here, but >observer_ is a straight up indie game. It's published by Aspyr, and I wouldn't exactly say Aspyr is a major publisher, they're mostly known for their Mac and Linux ports. Sure, they ported a lot of big-name games, but when it comes to actual publishing, they mostly focus on actual indie titles.

And the only "AAA indie" game that I can think of is Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. Ninja Theory are the only ones claiming the "indie AAA" moniker, I don't know what are the "many many more" you mention. You're either indie or AAA. Or AA, I guess; AA is a thing, to some... the whole "medium studio/publisher" thing.

This list would suggest that Borderlands 2 and Borderlands the pre-sequel are already Gearbox titles on Linux.

While developers/publishers have all the right to price their games at any point, and justify it anyway they want, I cannot endorse a game at full price that explicitly states it's not finished upon official release, and which practically double's it's price. I may as well pre-order an online only shooter with no campaign and limited tutorials and game modes, with the hopes of a better version down the road.

I want this game, but it will have to be 1.) FINISHED, and 2.) at least 50% for me to even consider it. I didn't purchase it before, even though I own many other in-development titles, because I couldn't justify $30 for a game that was, from what I was reading, not done. Some in-dev games are practically done, and that's ok with me. Many are also cheaper than $30. The makers of Planet Nomads realized their price mistake and lowered their game as such, because the game wasn't up to snuff for the price according to the community and undoubtedly the sales numbers.

For the makers of We Happy Few to do this they must have already made a pretty penny. Press exposure for a while tells me that as well...or maybe they're hurting, and this is their way of making up a monetary loss? I don't know for sure, but no money from me until it's less, and done.

They really, really should have kept it at the same price point, and kept it as in-development until it was actually done. If in-development slows down development and the game is rushed out onto the market, sales figures may not necessarily look pleasing, and at the very least you won't have happy customers as the game won't be done. That's deceiving, and unfortunate.

It's still on my wishlist, but it will be a long while before I give it a go.

According to these snippets I quoted, you seem to think this was the game's release. Manywhelps and Compulsion Games have been trying to explain this for weeks, now, on their official site, on their forum, on Steam, here on GOG, on several social media: this is NOT the 1.0 release of the game. The game is still In Dev and will remain as such until (it has been estimated) April 2018. They never called this version of the game "finished".

I don't agree with most of the practices Compulsion has embraced in order to make We Happy Few a "bigger, better game", but I would really like it if people actually started reading what they've explicitly said multiple times and stopped just assuming things and spreading misinformation. It's amazing the sheer amount of people here on GOG and on Steam who still believe the release of this last update signals the release of the game...

[EDIT] I just realized that by "unfinished by the time of official release" you probably meant that even though the main game is completed, it's still missing the DLC, therefore being "unfinished". I don't particularly agree with this point of view, but a lot of people -- especially here on GOG -- do, so I won't dispute it. What I talked about before has nothing to do with this DLC situation and, if the DLC is what you meant, please, dismiss my post. I'll still leave it up, though, because there *are* still people out there who think this is the official release of the game.

I'll wait for Life in EGA, thanks.

Being frank and transparent about it at this stage doesn't make it any less unpalatable or sway me any closer to a purchase, particularly concerning Gearbox's involvement in any capacity. That said, I do appreciate the frank transparency, and credit where credit is due for being an Early Access title that might actually see a properly finalized launch.

Thank you. That was quite nice of you. I appreciate you responding to the comments about why you went with Gearbox instead of publishing on your own.

It makes a lot sense in terms of money. The issue basically boils down to either money or time. It could be done without money but then the release date gets pushed back by I have no idea, a few years, a decade or two. When you have money you could have a team work on more problems at the same time instead of tackling one at a time.

How long would people are really willing to wait? Another question is, especially for people just starting to get into the business of making video games: How long are you willing to delay making something big that a lot of people will buy?

The danes behind "Interstellar marines" called their game "Indie AAA". Things haven't exactly worked out so well for them so far.
Well, kudos for the transparency and the fact that you actually take time to answer all questions.

I have personally always longed for more AAA-releases on GOG so I'm happy about things and the fact that WHF is having more narrative focus.

And since you are so transparent, which people would you say bitch the most in the comment sections on average, GOG-players or Steam-players? ;-)

I got bambozzled now by such terms ;P
All I can say is that Aspyr isn't one of the top publishers out there but damn they have a pretty impressive catalog, and a solid one as publishers and devs. Their "indies" such as >observer and Layers are, well, for me, top notch.

Indie AAA/AA and indies can coexist, righte-y? Right, guys!?
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Yup, looks like we're back to the 8/16/32/64-bit thing.

I must confess that €50 is €35 above what I'd ever pay for a digital title, but for a full, boxed console title on the PS4, I'm tempted to keep my beady eye on this one. The candour of the developer has been refreshing and the premise of the game remains interesting (even if the game itself is rather barebones at the moment). Not entirely happy with Compulsion's choice of publisher - whether Gearbox Games or Gearbox Publishing, it's still Randy Pitchford - but I'm sure they have their decisions. Also, the decision to offer a season pass makes me a bit suspicious.

But I'll see how the game turns out in April 2018 and pick up the boxed PS4 version if it turns out to be all that.