Steam macOS 10.13 and 10.14 Support

[TheOrangeBox]

So STEAM decided to lock you out of your house 'cause they couldn't be bother to keep the game launcher supported for the game you purchased.

What a bunch of ludicrous policy when they're keep selling 32bit games on their store and now they've decided to lock you out.

Criminal Mobster

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EDIT: Below is a summary of some alternative after Feb 2024:

Alternative 1.
Look at some of the solutions suggested in the STEAM client survival kit found here:
https://blog.lightwo.net/steam-client-downgrades-survival-kit.html

Alternative 2.
Use terminal command without loading the built-in browser and instead use STEAM Small Mode, info found here:
https://garden.alessandrocuzzocrea.com/launch-steam-no-browser

Alternative 3.
Upgrade to Catalina and use Play on Mac (www.playonmac.com) as emulator to run 32bit games. Video tutorial found here:
https://youtu.be/DYom6i2CDec

Alternative 4.
Use SteamCMD in terminal for installing games checking steamdb.info for the package (game) IDs, info found here:
https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SteamCMD
https://steamdb.info/
Do note that using SteamCMD to install games will only work for DRM-free games.

Alternative 5.
Upgrade to Catalina and then install the free mac emulator 'The Porting Kit'. It allows to install STEAM using Wineskin and then be able to play 32bit games.
www.portingkit.com

[artmakersworlds]

So what if everyone wrote to the GAME support for everything you bought or use steam to access and maybe they would put more pressure on steam to fix this mess than any of us nobodies in their forum that steam seems to ignore anyway?

[Rin]

When Steam came to OS X/macOS there should have only been x64 and nothing else but the real problem are the PowerPC users which is why you all suffer now. It doesn't help that Apple treats your hardware as EOL SaaS either, but then I don't really care as I haven't used anything Apple since the MBP in 2012.


If you pick a walled communist crony capitalistic garden as your only option to game or anything else for that matter then you are kinda SOL long before EOL started happening for said software/hardware.

[TheOrangeBox]

~ ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION ~

One of the alternative if forced to upgrade to Catalina is to use Play On Mac (www.playonmac.com) as emulator to run 32bit games.

The downside is that you'll need to run STEAM in Small Mode like I mentioned in my post #24.
The upside is that you'll still have access both to STEAM for any 64bit and the STEAM emulation for downloading and launching mac games in 32bit.

A video tutorial can also be found here, this seems the easiest way out:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYom6i2CDec

[artmakersworlds]

For me this is simple. I have ALWAYS HATED STEAM! Only started using again when the WEBSITE I played governor of poker 3 on kept going down. Found it on Stream but could not use my existing account. So I re installed steam and found it here and started over. Well that website has since changed and hasn't had an issue since. STEAM HAS. Multiple times now.

I recently found a new game "call to Singularity." Not sure I actually like it, still figuring it out. BUT it seems it's days are numbered. I wrote to that game company and asked if THEY have it anywhere else. If they do I move. If not oh well.

STEAM YOU WROTE YOUR OWN FUTURE WITH ME. TO THE TRASH YOU WILL GO.

This has got to be one of the DUMBEST things I've seen any company do. Actually SELL games to people then pull the plug. I'm just glad I never spent money through steam. I really feel for all those who did. Let this be a lesson..... if you want to spend money on games, BUY THEM and INSTALL THEM onto your computer. No one can F*** with you then.
So right about when my birthday rolls around, steam will be flushed. FOR GOOD THIS TIME.

[emberfrost8]

I see you are really into it. You find so many solutions.

[pplr1]

Messaggio originale di Robotnik:

If you pick a walled communist crony capitalistic garden as your only option to game or anything else for that matter then you are kinda SOL long before EOL started happening for said software/hardware.

Sounds like someone who isn't really offering help yet confused as to how exactly he is going to complain at (not with) those who actually have a reason to.

[pplr1]

Messaggio originale di TheOrangeBox:

~ ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION ~

One of the alternative if forced to upgrade to Catalina is to use Play On Mac (www.playonmac.com) as emulator to run 32bit games.

The downside is that you'll need to run STEAM in Small Mode like I mentioned in my post #24.
The upside is that you'll still have access both to STEAM for any 64bit and the STEAM emulation for downloading and launching mac games in 32bit.

A video tutorial can also be found here, this seems the easiest way out:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYom6i2CDec

Thank you for this. Watching the video.

[pplr1]

Perhaps something we should also do is let message game owners or developers who distribute through Steam. I've read that many games are listed as 32 bit but actually have 64 bit software in them.

So perhaps people could still download and use them if the game makers update the setting they have thing registered with on steam.

I would encourage anyone with a game in their steam library (or that they are thinking of getting) that is likely to cease functioning or even being downloadable to update whatever the download settings are through Steam so that all their customers can still use their game.

It may end up that there is a division between those games that are abandoned and those where the developer is at least willing to update what Steam registers it as but that would at least simply things for people who play games made by the latter.

[pplr1]

Messaggio originale di artmakersworlds:

So what if everyone wrote to the GAME support for everything you bought or use steam to access and maybe they would put more pressure on steam to fix this mess than any of us nobodies in their forum that steam seems to ignore anyway?

Good though. I just thought of contacting game developers but you beat me to 1 of the ways how.

[Cathulhu]

Messaggio originale di TheOrangeBox:

Messaggio originale di Cathulhu:

Well, it shows why they decided to no longer support older Mac OS versions as those are inherently insecure and pose an actual danger to the user.

Considering that Apple no longer supports it, why should they?

You're keep missing the point of this thread and I even doubt if you understood the whole thread.

If you think that updating to Catalina will solve the issue then explain to us how people will be able to launch and play the 32bit games that they bought and are kept sold on STEAM shop.

It will not solve the problem as Apple decided to no longer support 32Bit apps on any hardware starting with Mac OS 10.15, even if it clearly can run 32Bit applications like Intel based Macs.
But that is the cost of using a walled garden ecosystem where you do not decide for yourself.
May i recommend switching to Linux?

[𝕸𝖆𝖝𝖎]

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[TheOrangeBox]

Messaggio originale di pplr1:

Perhaps something we should also do is let message game owners or developers who distribute through Steam. I've read that many games are listed as 32 bit but actually have 64 bit software in them.
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You can see if the game you've installed is running in 32bit or 64bit by launching 'About this Mac' > System Report > Software > Applications > and then look at the further right column 64-Bit Yes or No list. Games will be listed there.

I think STEAM with the new year will no longer list 32bit games (either Win or OSX) as Win7 will also not be supported any longer comes Jan 2024.

[Spiorad Dreugan]

https://www.verifythis.com/article/news/verify/money-verify/steam-gaming-platform-valve-legal-claims-refund-websites-real-arbitration-not-scam-not-class-action/536-a691e9c1-754d-4f5b-b55e-88f59d0be563

[Confused Fox]

Oh god please don't do it! We all know that 10.13/10.14 are the last versions to support 32x and vast majority of my (and I'm pretty sure everyone else's) games ARE 32 bit. It's the only computer I have. I don't want to be locked out of steam games after 72 days.

[emberfrost8]

Your suggestion for Steam to disable certain features like the shopping cart and retain launcher functionality could be a viable solution. Perhaps it would allow users to continue accessing their games while bypassing the limitations imposed by the outdated browser component.
Still, I think that this approach would require Steam to develop and maintain separate versions of their client for different macOS versions, which involves additional development and support resources.