darktjm: Which means, no preorder. "A good chance" is meaningless. None of the links you gave had any statement from OwlCat themselves regarding a Linux port,
Owlcat Games made the 1st Pathfinder for Linux.
You can notice two things about studios that promise a Linux version without doing it:
1_ It's their first game!
2_ They need our money to succeed in their kickstarter!
For those who do not want to make a Linux version, they are recognizable with the habit, and you talk about Proton, or worse they remain in silence.
Owlcat has a solid experience on Linux, they communicate on the subject, and they have the necessary money, their communiqué that does not make promises gives them time without having a pressure, all indicate that they will do so.
I admire your experience, but I have a very different experience, the developers I communicate with and who have the will to make a Linux version sometimes need testers, it also happens that they don't find the solution to a huge BUG, and they give up, because selling a Linux version that doesn't work, to a person who only has this OS, it's theft.
For almost six months, I've been testing demos, I'm also a tester on a game that will be on GOG in 2022, I also know that some games exist on Linux but because of lack of confidence the developer only sells the Windows version.
The only thing that could change Owlcat's mind, in my opinion:
Too many sales using Proton, accompanied by a new project.
Which means no profitability for Linux, and a waste of time on the next game.
Which means, no preorder. Once again, we agree!
It is also important to know that; most developers are convinced that they will not make any profit with a Linux version.
It doesn't matter if it's true or not, if they make a Linux version it's usually only for passion.
They want to see their babies running on the best system available.
PS: Battle Chasers is well released on Linux (pcgamingwiki), the developers have to make a special .sh version for GOG, and they discover it too late.
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