1 ORWELL: KEEPING AN EYE ON YOU - FREE ON STEAM
3 [linux_gaming] 2018-10-09_08-00
5 o Reference: 2018-10-09_08-00_Orwell__Keeping_an_Eye_
6 o News link: https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/9l3m6y/orwell_keeping_an_eye_on_you_free_on_steam/
7 o Source link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/491950/Orwell_Keeping_an_Eye_On_You/
10 free! way cheaper than a flight to london to experience the
15 free! way cheaper than a flight to london to experience the real
19 This was the most painful upvote I've given :(
23 [1]Be quick, offer valid only for 24 hours.
29 https://steamcommunity.com/games/491950/announcements/detail/337-
33 damn, I literally just bought it like four days ago.
36 If you've played it less than X amount of hours you can
40 Nah, it's a good game. Let 'em keep the money.
43 The right way to look at it. What's the full price?
46 You can check HB, the standard price should be
48 [1]https://www.humblebundle.com/store/orwell
53 [1] https://www.humblebundle.com/store/orwell
56 Amazing they gave it for free. Open-minded
60 They might be doing that to sell the new
67 ** PM_ME_WRITING_ADVICE
75 Done - looks like a great game too! THANK YOU!
79 Thanks for the tip! I also want to mention i saw Hyperdrive
80 Massacre is also free right now and is Linux compatible
83 [1]Hyperdrive Massacre (Steam Store link for the lazy)
88 [1] https://store.steampowered.com/app/402390/
92 is there a sub where people post links for games that are
93 temporarily free? what i used to do was subscribe to a bunch
94 of shitty youtube channels who made videos about those but it
98 Yeah its called freegamefindings or something like that
99 and gamedeals is another
104 This is a fun little game, I finished in one sitting.
107 Wasn't that also free about a month ago? Or was that on GOG?
110 Yes, it was free on Humble Bundle. This is the chance to grab
111 it for those who missed it.
114 ** Offensive_joke_lord
118 Shit, I paid for this a while back. It's not bad.
121 OP thank you very much!
124 I want to know what does the FOSS community think about this
128 I want to know what does the FOSS community think about this
130 What about it? It's a game that has a message that advocates
131 against government surveillance.
134 Interesting interpretation, this is pretty much what I
136 My question to you is, is it really advocating against
137 surveillance? maybe it's trying to show us the security
138 benefits of having no privacy.
141 I've finished the game completely. You speak as if you
143 The whole message at the end was built to encourage
144 you, the player, to seriously consider the downsides
145 surveillance and the irresponsibility of those using
146 the system can have on civilization. Though of course,
147 you can totally ignore all of that rationale and simply
148 keep blindly following orders from Catherine.
151 I have finished the game only once, haven't seen all
152 the endings yet. But as far as I can tell the game
153 isn't trying to simply tell the player that
154 surveillance is bad or anything, it just makes the
155 player think about it.
156 At the end of the day we can only guess what the
157 devs were thinking when making the game.
160 But as far as I can tell the game isn't trying to
161 simply tell the player that surveillance is bad
162 or anything, it just makes the player think about
164 Right. you're not being forced to pick a decision.
165 But you'd have a hard time telling me this game
166 was neutral or in favor of surveillance based on
167 several plot items in it. Especially with a name
168 like Orwell of all things.
169 You simply just don't name your game Orwell and
170 not make it lean anti-surveillance.
178 I was eventually going to buy this game, I'll wait till it's on
182 Oh fuck me I just bought this two days ago. Oh well, it was
183 definitely worth the money. Excellent game, if a little short!
186 Reminds me of Papers, Please, in the sense that it's an admin
187 simulator. Looks interesting!
190 I really liked this game. Definitely packs a but of an emotional