

There's some confusion about exactly what Humble is doing and what it means for the company's OS support in future: Something not helped by the fact that this change has been announced as quietly as possible, and there's no official word beyond that email to subscribers.

#Humble trove Pc#
Windows PC versions of many of these games will still be available to download in the upcoming Humble app, alongside the brand-new Humble Games Collection." "As a Humble Choice member, you can still download them to keep for your personal collection until January 31. This new offer comes with a new requirement for a Humble launcher app, which is fantastic as I don't have enough of those already, which will be Windows-only. The way this sub works is changing, from multiple tiers to a single $12/month tier, which gets you a few game giveaways a month plus access to the Humble Trove of older games and the Humble Games Collection of more recent games. Whatever the wider context, Humble is now moving away from Mac and Linux with its flagship subscription service, Humble Choice. Linux gaming obviously exists in something of a weird spot, simply because some developers consider (rightly or wrongly) that the commercial value of a Linux version is minimal: Hence Valve's strategy being Proton, a 'compatibility layer' that essentially allows Windows games to run on Linux operating systems and reduces the burden on the individual developer. Valve has made enormous strides with Linux support in recent years, but before even that Humble was insisting that games in the company's bundles had to have both Linux and Mac support.
