Since the article doesn’t seem to actually link to the game, it’s here: https://dreadxp.com/vile-is-banned/.
Steam Banned A Horror Game Before It Could Launch, So Now It’s Free
Submitted 3 weeks ago by inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world
https://www.inverse.com/gaming/vile-exhumed-horror-game-banned-steam-free
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misericordiae@literature.cafe 3 weeks ago
Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 3 weeks ago
I mean, the article embeds a video plastered with "VILEISBANNED.COM" in warning tape–style text.
nimble@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
In case anyone is wondering, you can add the .exe to steam via games -> add non steam game.
Then once added go to game properties -> compatibility-> force compatibility -> proton
Idk if you need to force it or not but that’s what i did and it’s working
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
How do you like the game so far?
nimble@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
I poked around it enough to make sure it worked but it says to play it in one sitting so I’ve got to find a chunk of spare time maybe this weekend. I think I’ll like it from what I’ve seen though. Some puzzles to solve and the premise intrigues me
ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 3 weeks ago
The dev’s name is Cara Cadaver. Can’t get any better of a name for a horror game dev.
Fredselfish@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Well guess better go get this game. How can I support them financially?
MoreZombies@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
It says on the article and the website they accept donations :)
Fredselfish@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yeah found it downloading game now, also made a donation.
biotin7@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
We need another Steam Alternative & this time it needs to be FOSS
devilish666@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It’s called github and gitlab
naeap@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
Codeberg
Fuck github - since Microsoft bought it
pyre@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
asudox@lemmy.asudox.dev 3 weeks ago
Not sure how I feel about using the internet archive to download the game
crmsnbleyd@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
What’s wrong with using the internet archive?
Scio@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Noting wrong with the IA whatsoever. But given how harshly they’ve been treated by basically every government and corporate interest groups they’ve been forced to contend with foot the last few years, and the regular DDOSes, I personally always feel guilty downloading things from them and spending more of their resources on “relatively frivolous” things.
CaliforniaSober@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
It paints a target on IA as a piracy distro while it’s plainly not. IA is not in the piracy game but using it to distribute questionable content con as tarot raises flags elsewhere.
kosanovskiy@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Bro that website on mobile is vile. Shit has auto play non closable ads.
weremacaque@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Is it similar to Her Story?
atticus88th@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I used my Mastercard to donate to the dev. Eat shit credit card companies.
AcesFullOfKings@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
WaitThisIsntReddit@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Interesting point but… what else can we do? Mail the dev cash? PayPal direct from bank? CRYPTO. I completely forgot about crypto because of all the shady bullshit. But we buy crypto with… Mastercard. Shit.
Pavidus@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The flip side of this coin is, we also get what we want. Devs get paid, and we get games.
I’m not saying it’s ideal, and I understand your point…but it’s better than not paying. This is just a typical transaction with extra steps.
sturmblast@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Good job paying Mastercard with your rebellion dollars.
Fredselfish@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Me too fuck them. Maybe we can make this a trend start selling games direct and stop using Steam and Epic etc platforms. Do it how they did back during the old days as shareware.
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 3 weeks ago
MasterCard would allow this!?! Wow, this reflects so badly upon them!