steam policy regarding removed game clients

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i want to know the official policy on this, i play on linux and i try to vote with my wallet and i did so in case of Last Epoch but after last update they removed the linux client, there is no linux client to play online or offline only windows client is available

i feel scammed in this situation and i want to know the official valve position this so i can adjust my purchasing preferences in the future

tia

[Crazy Tiger]

This is a user-to-user forum. Nobody from Valve will respond here.

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Originally posted by Crazy Tiger:

This is a user-to-user forum. Nobody from Valve will respond here.

where do i ask then? email gaben?

[d3str0y3r]

Seeing as Valve dropped Mac support for the cs2 update, it's most likely not breaking any of their policies.

[Jaunitta 🌸]

This is sourced for you.

Last Epoch Forums
For those of you with this issue, here is how to get it to work on Linux if you’re having the above issue.

Right click Last Epoch in Steam and select ‘Properties’
Click on the ‘Compatibility tab’ and put a tick in ‘Force use of a specific steam play compatibility tool’
Select Proton Experimental and close the window (game will patch about 4.8gb data)
Once patch is complete, repeat Step 2 except remove the tick from ‘force use of a specific steam play compatibility tool’. Game will re-patch with the correct Linux Binaries.
Do note you’ll have to do this every system/steam restart.
source
https://forum.lastepoch.com/t/linux-native-version-doesnt-start-anymore/63176


Does Steam still support Linux?
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[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by d3str0y3r:

Seeing as Valve dropped Mac support for the cs2 update, it's most likely not breaking any of their policies.

Correct. Dropping OS support does not go against policy.

[Crazy Tiger]

Originally posted by < blank >:

Originally posted by Crazy Tiger:

This is a user-to-user forum. Nobody from Valve will respond here.

where do i ask then? email gaben?

You can always try.

But since it's not against the TOS as per Valves own actions, I'm curious what you're trying to achieve here.

[< blank >]

Originally posted by Jaunitta 🌸:

This is sourced for you.

Last Epoch Forums
For those of you with this issue, here is how to get it to work on Linux if you’re having the above issue.

Right click Last Epoch in Steam and select ‘Properties’
Click on the ‘Compatibility tab’ and put a tick in ‘Force use of a specific steam play compatibility tool’
Select Proton Experimental and close the window (game will patch about 4.8gb data)
Once patch is complete, repeat Step 2 except remove the tick from ‘force use of a specific steam play compatibility tool’. Game will re-patch with the correct Linux Binaries.
Do note you’ll have to do this every system/steam restart.
source
https://forum.lastepoch.com/t/linux-native-version-doesnt-start-anymore/63176


Does Steam still support Linux?
Nowadays, there's Steam. Steam brings the world of gaming to Linux with great simplicity and choice. All you have to do is sign up, install the Steam app, and start purchasing games or playing free games.26 Aug 2024

Which Linux distro does Steam support?
Important: Currently, Steam for Linux is only supported on the most recent version of Ubuntu LTS with the Unity, Gnome, or KDE desktops.

look at the date man

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Originally posted by Crazy Tiger:

I'm curious what you're trying to achieve here

to know how i spend my money, i get my money back i continue to buy linux games on steam, if dont then i suspend purchasing for few years

[Phénomènes Mystiques]

Steam Valve is going to look at a billion $ lawsuit, I think, in the future which will put Valve under because as there is no regulation with this industry, developers can steal from you legally without repercussion, this includes games that no longer work (as a single-player game but this does NOT include MMO's and server-based titles as those are signed for by the customer in acknowledgement that the game will one day stop working).

[Chompman]

Was it ever listed as supported OS on the system requirements?

If not then this is a risk you take.

[Aluvard]

Originally posted by Chompman:

Was it ever listed as supported OS on the system requirements?

If not then this is a risk you take.

It was - Steam OS + Linux; according to webarchive.

[Crazy Tiger]

Originally posted by < blank >:

Originally posted by Crazy Tiger:

I'm curious what you're trying to achieve here

to know how i spend my money, i get my money back i continue to buy linux games on steam, if dont then i suspend purchasing for few years

If you're outside the 2 weeks/2 hours of the refund policy it's a slim chance you're getting your money back.

You can always try to go to a local consumer agency.