Submitted 12 hours ago by inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world
https://www.inverse.com/gaming/vile-exhumed-horror-game-banned-steam-free
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
How do you like the game so far?
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
Since the article doesn’t seem to actually link to the game, it’s here: https://dreadxp.com/vile-is-banned/.
I mean, the article embeds a video plastered with "VILEISBANNED.COM" in warning tape–style text.
The dev’s name is Cara Cadaver. Can’t get any better of a name for a horror game dev.
Well guess better go get this game. How can I support them financially?
It says on the article and the website they accept donations :)
Yeah found it downloading game now, also made a donation.
Not sure how I feel about using the internet archive to download the game
What’s wrong with using the internet archive?
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.
atticus88th@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
I used my Mastercard to donate to the dev. Eat shit credit card companies.
AcesFullOfKings@feddit.uk 11 hours ago
So mastercard still gets what they want - to distance themselves from what they see as distasteful content - but this way they also still get the cut of your transaction anyway? That doesn’t seem like the most effective protest
WaitThisIsntReddit@lemmy.world 9 hours 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 7 hours 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 6 hours ago
Good job paying Mastercard with your rebellion dollars.
Fredselfish@lemmy.world 11 hours 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 11 hours ago
MasterCard would allow this!?! Wow, this reflects so badly upon them!