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|title = Snap Store | |title = Snap Store | ||
|developers = | |developers = | ||
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Canonical Ltd}} | {{Infobox game/row/developer|Canonical Ltd}} | ||
|release dates= | |release dates= | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|2016}} | ||
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'''Key points''' | '''Key points''' | ||
− | {{ | + | {{ii}} [[DRM]]: Most games are open-source freeware. A select few require serial keys or online accounts. |
+ | {{ii}} Architectures: Virtually all games support 64-bit (amd64). Many games also support one or more of the following: 32-bit (i386), ARM32 (armhf), ARM64, PowerPC (ppc64el), and System z (s390x). | ||
{{++}} "Snaps" are easy to install (on almost all variants of Linux), secure, and dependency‐free. | {{++}} "Snaps" are easy to install (on almost all variants of Linux), secure, and dependency‐free. | ||
{{++}} Natively integrated into recent versions of Ubuntu. | {{++}} Natively integrated into recent versions of Ubuntu. | ||
+ | {{ii}} High overlap with distros' own package repositories. | ||
+ | {{--}} A majority of the game listings are not handled by the game developers themselves. | ||
+ | {{--}} Some of the games are unauthorized Wine wrappings of Windows games (although they aren't piracy), a major example of which is [[TrackMania United Forever]]. Some of those game also don't disclose that they're using Wine, as opposed to being Linux ports. | ||
'''General information''' | '''General information''' | ||
− | {{mm}} [https://snapcraft.io/ Official store] | + | {{mm}} [https://snapcraft.io/search?category=games Official store] |
{{mm}} [https://forum.snapcraft.io/categories Forum] | {{mm}} [https://forum.snapcraft.io/categories Forum] | ||
{{mm}} [https://snapcraft.io/aboutt About] | {{mm}} [https://snapcraft.io/aboutt About] |
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Developers | |
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Canonical Ltd | |
Release dates | |
Linux | 2016 |
Key points
- DRM: Most games are open-source freeware. A select few require serial keys or online accounts.
- Architectures: Virtually all games support 64-bit (amd64). Many games also support one or more of the following: 32-bit (i386), ARM32 (armhf), ARM64, PowerPC (ppc64el), and System z (s390x).
- "Snaps" are easy to install (on almost all variants of Linux), secure, and dependency‐free.
- Natively integrated into recent versions of Ubuntu.
- High overlap with distros' own package repositories.
- A majority of the game listings are not handled by the game developers themselves.
- Some of the games are unauthorized Wine wrappings of Windows games (although they aren't piracy), a major example of which is TrackMania United Forever. Some of those game also don't disclose that they're using Wine, as opposed to being Linux ports.
General information