Ahoy all ye scurvy game-stealing dogs who downloaded Machinarium for free, Amanita Design is granting ye a chance at redemption with their Pirate Amnesty Sale. Through Thursday, the developer is selling the latest Win/Mac/Linux version of their critically acclaimed puzzler and soundtrack for $5, a quarter of the usual $20 asking price.
“We released the game DRM free which means it doesn’t include any anti-piracy protection, therefore the game doesn’t bother players with any serial codes or online authentication, but it’s also very easy to copy it,” said Amanita’s Jakub Dvorsky. “Our estimate from the feedback is that only 5-15 percent of Machinarium players actually paid for the game.”
“If you decide to buy the game, you can be sure you’ll support directly the developers, not any big publisher or distributor.”
-kristen spencer
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