So, this might be a bit of a weird post for this site, considering the essentially "free" acquisition of the games listed, but does anyone know if once this game has finished development, whether the public version listed on the blog will be removed?
The reason why I ask this is because the game is also listed on Steam, so when the game is finished, having a free version of the game elsewhere would seemingly not meet the "Release Parity Clause" of Steam's Distribution Agreement.
And I'm not sure SavCo would make the game free on Steam.
Although, that being said, it doesn't appear that Steam has their Distribution Agreement publicly viewable, and all the information being referenced about it is 1 - 2 years old at this point, so not sure if there have been any changes made to it.
If it is removed from being freely playable / downloadable on the blog upon being completed, that would be unfortunate.
Think the technicality they're working with currently for the Steam setup is that the Steam version offers achievements, cloud-saves and trading cards - all of which are not available for the free public version. Whether or not that warrants a price-tag of $10...
Links:
https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/store/pricing
https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/features/keys - Current method for Backer Patches for Steam
https://www.fenoxo.com/alert-full-steam-ahead/ - Lots of discussion (in the comments) about the choice to put the game on Steam, blog post also mentions what you get for purchasing it on Steam
https://www.fenoxo.com/alert-full-steam-ahead/#comment-98450 - Specific comment that mentions the Steam Distribution Agreement
https://partner.steamgames.com/steamdirect OR https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/gettingstarted/onboarding - These links have largely the same content, with some minor differences, they both list the rules as well for what shouldn't be published on Steam
Oh, speaking of the rules as for what shouldn't be published on Steam:
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Uh oh, Catte Temple.
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