Today, the newest Humble Bundle went live, and my game was in it. The Humble Bundle For Android 2 is now up, enabling you to get Avadon: The Black Fortress and four other fine indie games for whatever you decide to donate, and a portion of your contribution goes to charity.
Note that, though it's called the Android bundle, all games in it are also available for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux. Pay once, get it DRM-free for all four platforms.
We are hugely excited to be part of the Humble Bundle, a project that has managed a unique combination of ethics, business sense, and just general excitement. It was a great idea when it came out, and it's still a great idea.
Also, this is the first time that we've had a game out for Android and the first time in well over a decade that we had a game out for Linux. Ports of these games were done by other developers, and they did a great job. After the Humble Bundle concludes, we will make sure that the ports will continue to be for sale.
Any hypothetical questions, imagined reader?
Q: So the Linux and Android version won't disappear from the Earth after the bundle is gone?
A: Nope. Deals to distribute these versions are already in place.
Q: You didn't do the ports yourself?
A: No, they were ported by skilled third-party developers in close consultation with us. My increasingly old brain doesn't have the space to learn to develop for any new platforms. It doesn't even have space to hold everything I need to know now. The number of things I need to do for my job that I need to relearn from scratch every time I do them is already really high.
Q: Will future Spiderweb titles come out for Linux and Android?
A: Good question! I don't know!
Being able to sell something for Android and Linux is extra-exciting to me, because, after years of reading e-mails about how awesome it'll be for me when I develop for those platforms, I will get to actually see how good it is. So if you are one of the multitude that promised me up and down that you would buy anything I release on Linux/Android, I have a great opportunity for you ...
Q: What charities does this support?
A: The Electronic Frontier Foundation and Child's Play, both highly worthy endeavors.
(Added 3/19/2012.)
Q: Avadon for Android is for tablets. What does this mean?
A: That the device's screen needs to be at least 1024x600.
(Added 3/19/2012.)
Q: Avadon for Android is for tablets. What does this mean?
A: That the device's screen needs to be at least 1024x600.
