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We are an independent software house based in Wales, dedicated to making fantastic games for all.
Our values: Native Linux games, big free demos, a money-back guarantee and no DRM.
Fun Fact: Our company name originates from the QAOP (up, down, left, right) keys commonly used as a substitute for a real joystick in games running on 8-bit computers.
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We develop all our games on Ubuntu Linux, using our in-house, C/C++, cross-platform HCE game engine. For cross-platform GPU support, HCE uses the low-overhead Vulkan graphics API.
All our native Linux games are built with the Steam-Runtime SDK and run inside Steam for Linux
which is officially supported on the most recent version of the free Ubuntu Linux OS with the Unity, Gnome, or KDE desktops.
All our Linux builds should work seamlessly on the SteamOS based Steam Deck handheld gaming PC.
HCE also compiles Steam builds for Windows 10 & 11.
We also plan to support SteamVR compatible VR headsets on Linux and Windows in the near future.
All Poqasoft games run on our custom, in-house, HCE game engine. We also use the SDL library for cross-platform windowing/audio/input abstraction. Game and engine code is 99% C. Our code editor of choice, well GNU Emacs of course.
For music production we mainly use real instruments which are recorded and mixed in-house with open-source audio production tools such as Ardour and plugins such as the Neural Amp Modeler.
Historically, most video games had a demo version, but these days publishers tend to eschew demos for game trailers and heavy marketing. However, we believe that you should be able to try before you buy, so we always offer big demo versions of our games.
We believe in the quality of our games. If you're still not satisfied within one year of purchasing we'll give you a full refund, no questions asked.
All our games are free from DRM (Digital Rights Management) technologies. More info here.
We take after-sales support very seriously and won't abandon you after you've made your purchase. If you need help please visit the Support page.
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If you sign up to our email newsletter, we promise to never spam you or sell your email address or personal details to any third party. All personal details that you provide to us will be held in the strictest confidence (legal requests excepted).
Data collection:
Poqasoft games do not collect any personal data when you play them. The only data that is generated is a log.txt file on your PC which logs the game's startup and shudown process (needed for support requests). This log file only contains hardware information about your PC - no personally identifiable information is recorded.
We do not offer any DLC. Any further game updates would typically be for additional music and levels, player options like extra weapons, ships and characters, also bug fixes, quality improvements and new hardware support. All updates are free forever for new and existing players.
P2E (Play-2-Earn) is a business model where players can earn or purchase unique in-game objects as NFTs (non-fungible tokens based on blockchain technology), whilst playing games. As earning something of value or buying a speculative asset is the primary objective, it's analogous to work or investing. We believe that games should be played purely for entertainment and challenge, so there will never be a P2E, NFT, Crypto or Blockchain based game from Poqasoft. The same applies to lootboxes as these "are structurally and psychologically akin to gambling".
We do not make games for smart-phones or tablets, focusing instead on platforms with dedicated game controllers such as Desktop Linux and Windows PC, Steam Deck and VR.
Everything in our games (artwork, audio and code) is created in-house by Poqasoft. We do not use third party assets or anything generated by AI machine learning. All artwork is created from scratch using open-source tools such as Gimp and Blender.
Developers and publishers often give away free Steam keys to individuals who can help promote their games via reviews. Unfortunately, this system has been abused and free keys often end up on key reseller sites. Because of this situation we do not supply free review keys on request.