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Users will be able to download a single distributable for a particular game, such as ''Beneath a Steel Sky'', and run it without any additional configuration. This is especially useful on platforms where apps are typically distributed through an app store (such as iOS).
Users will be able to download a single distributable for a particular game, such as ''Beneath a Steel Sky'', and run it without any additional configuration. This is especially useful on platforms where apps are typically distributed through an app store (such as iOS).
For [https://www.scummvm.org/games/ freeware games that ScummVM is permitted to distribute], this would allow them to reach a wider audience by being available on more niche platforms. Should new freeware games become available, they would also be able to be distributed with minimal effort.


These automated scripts will also provide a reference for game authors who want to bundle their own games with ScummVM to be sold for their own.
These automated scripts will also provide a reference for game authors who want to bundle their own games with ScummVM to be sold for their own.
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