Knowing that the game exists is 80% of the battle for indie devs.
I check Steam everyday looking for new Linux releases. I can't say the same for checking indie game blogs or wherever else I'm supposed to find the announcements of a Linux version. Even if I did, it's simple mathematics - do I check 30+ websites of various game publishers, news organisations and indie devs, or do I just check Steam?
They have a pretty powerful platform; I think the publicity benefits of being on Steam far outweigh the cut they take as a middleman.
I check Steam everyday looking for new Linux releases. I can't say the same for checking indie game blogs or wherever else I'm supposed to find the announcements of a Linux version. Even if I did, it's simple mathematics - do I check 30+ websites of various game publishers, news organisations and indie devs, or do I just check Steam?
They have a pretty powerful platform; I think the publicity benefits of being on Steam far outweigh the cut they take as a middleman.