![]() That's a list spanning decades and many genres, with some games I am surprised to see. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm.Warhammer 40,000: Dawn Of War - Dark Crusade.Magic: The Gathering - Duels Of The Planeswalkers 2013.Magic: The Gathering - Duels Of The Planeswalkers 2012.But for now, here's the starting lineup Valve say should be good: Valve do plan to over time expand the whitelist of games which they're confident run fine. ![]() ![]() Players can change a setting to try to run any Windows game on Linux through this new gubbins, though they may be wonky. Valve are initially limiting this to a batch of 27 things they're fairly certain run well. More developers explicitly making Linux versions is great, sure, but many haven't, aren't, and won't, so this workaround for the rest sounds grand. While there are already ways to get many Windows games running on Linux, Valve have been working to integrate these and improve them enough that Tuxheads hopefully don't even notice they're playing a game not built for their OS. That's right: 2018 is The Year Of The Linux Desktop, baby.Īside from a small notice in Steam, Windows games which play nicely will appear in the Steam Store and Libraries on Linux, then be installed and run just like a game made for Linux, complete with support for OpenVR and Steamworks. This expansion of Valve's 'Steam Play' initiative is now in public testing, with initial support for an eclectic lineup of games including Nier: Automata, Doom II, Doki Doki Literature Club, and Into The Breach. Their next step is building tools into Steam which can let Windows games without official Linux versions run seamlessly on Linux, appearing and working like any other Steam game. ![]() ![]() Valve have done a huge amount for gaming on Linux, bringing their store and client to the open-source operating system while encouraging and supporting other developers to port more games over. ![]()
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