Humble Bundle has announced that Mac and Linux versions of games will be included in its Humble Trove Collection. will no longer be available to subscribers starting February.
Today subscribers to Humble Bundle’s Humble Choice service receive an email They warn that they would soon lose access to Mac and Linux games in Humble Trove, a library of over 70 games that all subscribers have ongoing access to, similar to Xbox Game Pass.
Choice subscribers who wish to keep Mac or Linux versions of current Humble Trove games must download them before February 1st. The Humble Bundle email added that Windows PC versions of the games will remain available for download going forward.
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Today’s news follows a January 11th blog entry in which the Humble Bundle announced that it would be making changes to Humble Choice to make the paid service “easier” for members. Subscribers no longer select a number of games to keep each month; Instead, they always keep all monthly games.
In addition, a new series of games called “Humble Games Collection” will be available for current subscribers. If that sounds exactly like Trove, you’re not wrong, and the company says “many” of the Trove games will end up in the new collection. As for Trove’s fate, there is still no clear word.
However, part of Humble Choice’s newfound “simplicity” is the introduction of a new Windows-only client required to access subscriber benefits, including the Humble Games Collection. It doesn’t take a huge leap to conclude that Choice subscribers are losing access to the Mac and Linux versions of Trove games because the service’s new client only works on Windows.
The removal of Mac and Linux versions of games is the latest in a series of measures that have angered many viewers. Last July Humble Bundle doubled down on his previously stated intention to limit the amount customers can donate to charities when purchasing games. In the past, customers could donate 100 percent of their purchases to charity, but now Humble Bundle takes a 15 to 30 percent share of every sale.
With today’s announcement, some Reddit players who prefer Mac and Linux gaming feel left behind. For some, the removal of Mac and Linux games from the Trove/Humble Games Collection is at odds with the Humble Bundle, which advertises itself as a showcase where players can “download games and keep them forever”. While some Redditors are weighing whether to stay in February or cancel their subscriptions, others see the latest Humble Bundle updates as that “last nail in the coffin”
In r/humblebundles, Redditor KlatsBoem sent:
Since Humble’s main features have moved away from the indie bundles, I no longer see them as a Linux gaming champion. Same goes for DRM-free, I look first on itch.io and then on GOG.com, Humble no longer plays a role in this equation. It was already clear to me that their vision of the future of games didn’t match mine. This move of theirs only cements that idea.
igamesnews reached out to Humble Bundle for comment, but received no response at the time of publication.
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