Values & Policies:

• Native Linux Games
• Zero AI policy
• Game Demos
• Money Back Guarantee
• No DRM
• Technical Support
• Privacy
• DLC - Downloadable Content
• P2E, Crypto, NFTs & lootboxes
• Mobile devices, Game Consoles & Apple Mac platforms

Native Linux games

We develop all our games on Linux with our in-house, cross-platform Linux/Windows game engine. GPU support is via the low-overhead Vulkan graphics API.

All 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.

The SteamOS (Linux) based Steam Deck should run all our games seamlessy as they are built for the Steam Runtime.

Zero AI policy

Our games are crafted without the use of AI:

• Game logic is manually progammed in C & C++.
• Artwork is created by hand using open-source tools, eg. (Blender 3D).
• Music & SFX is created with hardware and software instruments which are recorded, mixed and mastered in-house with open-source audio production tools and plugins (eg. Ardour, Neural Amp Modeler).

Put simply, 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.

Game Demos

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.

No DRM

All our games are free from DRM (Digital Rights Management) technologies.

For games purchased though Steam (Linux or Windows builds), Steam specific features such as online leaderboards and achievements will not work if the game is run outside of the Steam client. Additionally, Steam for Linux games may not work correctly or at all if run outside the Steam client as they are dependent on and built for the Steam-Runtime, (a controlled container-like environment for Steam on Linux games). Running Steam for Linux games outside of the Steam-Runtime may fail due to missing system library dependencies in the host Linux distribution.

Privacy

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 and HW info (needed for support requests).

DLC

We do not offer any DLC (Downloadable Content). Any updates after the game's release 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 free.

P2E, Crypto, NFTs & Lootboxes

Nobody wants P2E, Crypto, NFTs or Lootboxes, so they will never be in any Poqasoft game.

Mobile Devices, Game Consoles & Mac

We do not make games for smart-phones, tablets, mobile devices, game consoles (XBox/PS/Switch) or Apple Mac. Instead we focus on making the best games exclusively for Linux and Windows OS devices - currently PCs, Steam Deck & Steam Machine.
Remote play via Steam link is not supported.