Support Steam for Linux Mint 100%

[RealSalva]

I'm asking for the ability for Steam games to run entirely on Linux Mint. It would be quite conceivable that this system would also be supported.

The reason is that Windows 10/11 will soon be out of support and Microsoft will eventually move to cloud. Surely nobody wants to pay this monthly!
That's a request, thank you.

[Mad Scientist]

That is entirely up to any one Game Developer. If you have a Steam Deck and the game isn't too much for the hardware, it will likely work in the environment regardless of such.

[Haruspex]

RealSalva님이 먼저 게시:

I'm asking for the ability for Steam games to run entirely on Linux Mint. It would be quite conceivable that this system would also be supported.

That's the goal.

Back in 2012:

GabeN님이 먼저 게시:

The big problem that is holding back Linux is games. People don't realize how critical games are in driving consumer purchasing behavior... We want to make it as easy as possible for the 2,500 games on Steam to run on Linux as well. It's a hedging strategy. I think Windows 8 is a catastrophe for everyone in the PC space. I think we'll lose some of the top-tier PC/OEMs, who will exit the market. I think margins will be destroyed for a bunch of people. If that's true, then it will be good to have alternatives to hedge against that eventuality.

Of course now there are a lot more than 2,500 games on Steam. It's a big undertaking, but they're getting there. Some people tend to focus on a few popular multiplayer titles with anti-cheat that just refuse to play on Linux. (For now.) Those aside, I would say that about 80% of all Steam games run fine on Linux. The goal of course is 100%. Valve and Codeweavers are working tireless to try and make that happen.

[wuddih]

Proton exists and it probably kills native linux game development.

[[?]legit]

Harusp3x님이 먼저 게시:

RealSalva님이 먼저 게시:

I'm asking for the ability for Steam games to run entirely on Linux Mint. It would be quite conceivable that this system would also be supported.

That's the goal.

Back in 2012:

GabeN님이 먼저 게시:

The big problem that is holding back Linux is games. People don't realize how critical games are in driving consumer purchasing behavior... We want to make it as easy as possible for the 2,500 games on Steam to run on Linux as well. It's a hedging strategy. I think Windows 8 is a catastrophe for everyone in the PC space. I think we'll lose some of the top-tier PC/OEMs, who will exit the market. I think margins will be destroyed for a bunch of people. If that's true, then it will be good to have alternatives to hedge against that eventuality.

Of course now there are a lot more than 2,500 games on Steam. It's a big undertaking, but they're getting there. Some people tend to focus on a few popular multiplayer titles with anti-cheat that just refuse to play on Linux. (For now.) Those aside, I would say that about 80% of all Steam games run fine on Linux. The goal of course is 100%. Valve and Codeweavers are working tireless to try and make that happen.

We don't have windows 8 anymore. Tech is alos advancing and far more people now are having a touchscreen laptop, convertible or a tablet.

wuddih님이 먼저 게시:

Proton exists and it probably kills native linux game development.

Well, it's not like it was very active before proton existed, but I agree.

[KalGimpa]

after using as many distros as i can

i can see why it would seem daunting to a dev

there are so many variations

that use so many different ways to do the same thing

it would be hard to run games on every distro

i like mint a lot

i still use it for my daily

but i have manjaro for steam