<a href=\"https://groupees.com/gems3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jamesbuc's Itch.io Gems #3 Bundle

Hints and info for you all

8 Windows, 3 Mac, 4 Linux (4 Mac, 5 Linux with DOSBox versions)
1 Greenlight title
All new to bundles
A first person woodland adventure, a dark point & click about isolation, a Game-Boy inspired twin-stick shooter, a cute puzzler about a ant, a hex-based puzzle title (greenlight), a large-scale 4X realtime space game, a collection of DOS classics and a tricky platformer made by the devs who had a game in the Bundlestars delirium bundle.
No Digital Homicide Games.

8 years ago

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thank you dear james!

8 years ago

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They found the banner game: AntGuy
https://camel504.itch.io/antguy

8 years ago

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Another hint just before preorder end.

The DOS collection is by a company formerly known as Oracle Software.

8 years ago

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Now live!

8 years ago

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Thank you James for all the updates! I'll update the op in a couple minutes!

8 years ago

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Wait, only 1(!) greenlight... x_X?

8 years ago

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Potentially more, emails are being sent around (Groupees does have its own publishing greenlight section now) but I cant promise anything.

If it also helps, the bonus game I have lined up is on Greenlight :)

8 years ago*

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Alright fair enough. :) Oh well, adventure, point & click, puzzle, platformer are always nice. So I'll hope they'll eventually go on greenlight and we'll in the future get keys (one can always hope, it happened before). So I think I'll pre-order it. :)

8 years ago

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I have a feeling one of them will be given the dev just posted his previous titles up on Greenlight (including two that was in Gems #1, hinthint)

8 years ago

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Ooooooh! Nice :D

8 years ago

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sitek4h

Ok, after searching a bit I assume that "A first person woodland adventure" is https://billyslang.itch.io/the-secrets-of-fogwood

8 years ago

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Draconis79

My thinking as well :-)

8 years ago

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AllRoCol

May I ask? Are you at least obligating them, contractually, to provide Steam keys, if they ever end up on Steam? This seems like a potential issue creator, long term. Virtually no one will buy this to actually play them on Itch.io, but most will just buy it hoping that someday the games happen to pop up on Steam. Basically it will be seen as a Greenlight bundle, with less promise for the games actually showing up on Steam.

Most developers will just give keys, if they end up on Steam. Still, without the contractual obligation, there will be at least one that will pull the old, "We weren't on Greenlight at the time, at the time, and it doesn't state a Steam key anywhere," move. I personally would want every game promised to provide Steam keys, from day one. That is just your target audience. I'll still buy it, either way, but I'll never use Itch.io, just like I never once used Desura.

8 years ago

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I will say its in the contract that's used across groupees that if they release on steam that they should be providing steam keys to purchasers. I cant really go into any more detail than that other that when games do release that have featured on Groupees without a greenlight campaign up, we do try and convince whoever is releasing that providing keys for previous purchasers is better PR-wise and such than not doing so.

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AllRoCol

Thanks for the reply. It gives me a bit more faith, though I have seen quite a few instances, lately, of this backfiring. The ones trying to do it themselves and then, of course, that Princess Edge game where they said they would, then Groupees told them the total, and they were like screw the customers.

It's unfortunate that this still happens in 2016, with every developer knowing how popular the platform is.

8 years ago

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Cannot resist these. :) But only 1 greenlight... Eeeeh.... Not sure now.

8 years ago

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MDuh

I only bought the previous itch.io because I like the included tools on it. I'm not sure about this one especially it's just 1 greenlight

8 years ago

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onk

are you a groupees-groupie?

yes | no

8 years ago

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Dicur3x

So, there will be steam keys or only itch?

8 years ago

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Itch.io with at least 1 potential steam key further down the line (2 if the bonus is unlocked and greenlit)

8 years ago

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HouseOfBalloons

Pre-ordered, as always.

8 years ago

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Pczelda

Confirmations so far:

AntGuy https://camel504.itch.io/antguy (background)
The Secrets of Fogwood https://billyslang.itch.io/the-secrets-of-fogwood
Hell is a Mountain Flower https://dopplerinteractive.itch.io/hell-is-a-mountain-flower

8 years ago

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wonderful. thank you LD

8 years ago

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They found a fourth

Starship Command - https://evglabs.itch.io/starshipcommand

With that I'm not confirming/deconfirming anymore, gotta keep some suprises for the reveal.

8 years ago*

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Lugum

What collection dos classics does itch.io have it might be talking about?

8 years ago

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Given a quick hint on that, the company behind the DOS collection used to be called Oracle Software.

8 years ago

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Lugum

Thanks, was expecting some more known DOS games, doesn't look bad though. :)
Never heared of them, though i lived and games in the DOS era.

8 years ago

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Zomby

(Ultra Moderator)

I played them all, then again, the developer is a friend of mine. :P

8 years ago

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Teppic

No games I'm interested in so far. It's a skip.

8 years ago*

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Cjcomplex

(Super Moderator)

Almost missed the preorder :P.

8 years ago

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LIVE - updated

All games available to download DRM-FREE

itch.io

Steam Greenlight:

GAME	RELEASE DATE	GENRE	BUNDLED	GL STATUS
Crypto Hex	Available now	Puzzle	0	NOT Greenlit yet

Bonuses:

@1,000 bundles = Catapult Punishment - @1,000 bundles

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8 years ago

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Thanks once again for the awesome post :)

8 years ago

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