Why make games for Linux if they don’t sell? Because the nerds are just grateful to get something that works

Video games are the new Hollywood, complete with celebrities and hyped blockbusters like Cyberpunk 2077. In 2019, they made half as much again as the movie sector’s paltry $101bn. You know who won’t see much of that dough? Desktop Linux games developers. Around the world, a committed community of independent gaming devs happily churns out games for Linux on the desktop. They’re the gaming world’s niche auteurs.