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Dear Esther Announced for Linux, Get It at 50% Discount

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http://news.softpedia.com – Dear Esther, a first-person adventure game that has caused quite a stir so far in the gaming community, is being ported onto the Linux platform. The game is being developed by thechineseroom, an independent game studio based in UK which is responsible for other titles, such as Everybody's Gone to the Rapture and Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs. The information about the Linux version of Dear Ester was made public on Twitter, by Robert Briscoe from the thechineseroom studi... (read more) (General)

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Indie hit Dear Esther will be soon heading to Linux platform.

Story driven, atmospheric 3D first person exploration and adventure game Dear Esther can come to Linux. Made by Indie Studio thechineseroom, Dear Esther game has received both critical acclaim and commercial success.

About Dear Esther

Dear Esther is a ghost story, told using first-person gaming technologies.

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