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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. | ||