Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/openttd-devs-clarify-store-changes-with-transport-tycoon-deluxe-re-release-as-atari-contribute-server-funding/

The OpenTTD developers have released a statement to clarify some confusion and misinformation on the Transport Tycoon Deluxe re-release from Atari. As covered recently on GamingOnLinux, if you want to grab OpenTTD from GOG or Steam now, you have to actually buy the classic Transport Tycoon Deluxe. This does not affecting grabbing it from their website directly.

It's a bit of an unfortunate change for the long-time running free and open source game, which is based on Transport Tycoon Deluxe but is entirely free (including their own sounds and graphics). However, the OpenTTD developers appear to be quite happy with how the situation has gone overall.

It’s great that Atari reached out ahead of time and didn’t seek to shut down OpenTTD. It’s pretty normal to need a copy of the original game to play an open source recreation of the engine: OpenMW, LZDoom, ScummVM, etc. So this seems like a win-win all round.

Wait. To play OpenTTD, you don't need a copy of the original game. OpenTTD already has its own resources available for free download.

Did you read the article? You do now, if you’re buying on Steam or GOG.