The game has been spotted in the Steam database

Jul 21, 2015 14:11 GMT  ·  By

Hatred is a game that got famous after it was initially removed from Steam for being too violent. It was later added back, and now it looks like developers are working on a Linux version as well.

Hatred attracted a lot more attention than it normally would have after someone at Valve decided that it was too violent to be released on Steam, even though the game had made it through the Steam Greenlight program. The removal of the game from Steam got the attention of the media and eventually even reached high up the chain of command at Valve. Gave Newell himself sent a letter to the developers at Hatred and set things straight by accepting the game back.

Hatred is built on the Unreal engine, and it makes no excuses for the gameplay. You play as a murdering psychopath killing innocent bystanders on the streets of New York. It's violent, and many people would consider it gratuitous, but it's been very well received by the community, which seems to enjoy it nonetheless. And now it's probably going to land on Steam for Linux as well.

Hatred spotted in the Steam Database

"You will go out for a hunt, and you will clear the New York outskirts of all humans with cold blood. You will shoot, you will hurt, you will kill, and you will die. There are no rules; there is no compassion, no mercy, no point in going back. You are the lord of life and death now - and you have full control over the lives of worthless human scum," reads the Steam synopsis.

The information about the Linux version is taken from the Steam database, and it is by no means completely certain. The Steam Database is a record of data that describes every Steam game and subscription provided by Valve for the Steam service. Usually, the new entries are first visible in the Steam Database before their official launch, but it's not a guarantee. It rarely happens for a game not to land on Linux after being spotted in the database.