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This is a list of specific PC titles. For a list of all PC titles, see List of PC games. The following is a list of games released on the Linux operating system. Games do not need to be exclusive to Linux, but they do need to be natively playable on Linux to be listed here.
On November 9, 1998, a new software firm called Loki Software was founded by Scott Draeker, a former lawyer who became interested in porting games to Linux after being introduced to the system through his work as a software licensing attorney. [51] Loki, although a commercial failure, is credited with the birth of the modern Linux game industry ...
It is a collection of software and libraries combined with a patched version of Wine to improve performance and compatibility with Windows games. Proton is designed for integration into the Steam client as "Steam Play". [3] It is officially distributed through the client, although third-party forks can be manually installed.
SteamOS is an Arch Linux-based Linux distribution developed by Valve.It incorporates Valve's video game storefront Steam and is the official operating system for the Steam Deck, Valve's portable gaming device, as well as Valve's earlier Steam Machines.
According to ProtonDB, a community-run database that compiles information on game compatibility of Steam games within Linux using Proton, several of Steam's more popular game releases were not yet compatible with Proton primarily due to anti-circumvention and anti-cheat controls or digital rights management (DRM).
Steam Link is a hardware and software product developed by Valve Corporation for streaming Steam content from a personal computer or Steam Machine wirelessly to a mobile device or other monitor. Steam Link was originally released as a hardware device alongside the debut of Steam Machines in November 2015. [ 3 ]
In contrast, those that are only limited to Windows can work with Wine, or Proton on Linux or MacOS to have multiplayer working on their respective platform. Steam has support for them in use like the Steam Deck but it could be considered not cross-platform as those are only compatibility layers from Windows except certain games with Anti-Cheat ...
Lutris showing a selection of open-source video games. Lutris began as a piece of software called Oblivion Launcher, [citation needed] which was created in 2009 by Mathieu Comandon. He wanted an easier way to manage his games running on Linux, especially the ones that ran using Wine.