Author Topic: Steam for Linux, bitches! (Read 6031 times)

Tasty · « **on:** December 21, 2012, 11:46:56 AM »

Aww yeah!

Praise be to our Valve and Humble Bundle overlords for actually making this possible.

I forgot just how big my Steam library is, and how much of it was Humble Bundle stuff that is 100% Linux compatible. Not seen in this list: Bastion, Super Meat Boy, Braid, Bit.Trip Runner, Cave Story+, and NightSky. (Error when redeeming, guess this client is still beta after all.)

And I never touched any of them because I forgot plus I was unsure my 2007-era PC could run them (I tried Amnesia but it crashed on startup.) But my Linux-based work laptop should do fine for most of these (Amnesia of course I'm unsure about, since this doesn't have a dedicated GPU.)

Still, super impressed.

DOWNLOAD | FULL LIST OF LINUX GAMES (39+ at the moment)

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #1 on:** December 21, 2012, 11:48:18 AM »

Whats linux

Tasty · « **Reply #2 on:** December 21, 2012, 11:50:10 AM »

Quote from: Premium Lager on December 21, 2012, 11:48:18 AM

Whats linux

Usually a cool OS with a bad UI but Gnome 3 is amazingly good and when combo'd with Ubuntu makes for a solid OS.

Momo · « **Reply #3 on:** December 21, 2012, 11:55:49 AM »

Any issues in Mint 64bit Cinnamon?

D3RANG3D · « **Reply #4 on:** December 21, 2012, 11:59:06 AM »

Look ma! NO GAMES!

Tasty · « **Reply #5 on:** December 21, 2012, 12:01:41 PM »

Quote from: Momo on December 21, 2012, 11:55:49 AM

Any issues in Mint 64bit Cinnamon?

I don't know about issues, but you can probably install the .deb. Valve is focusing on Ubuntu right now though.

Quote from: D3RANG3D on December 21, 2012, 11:59:06 AM

Look ma no games.

More than Wii U!

Psychonauts, Meat Boy, Bastion, Amnesia, Braid, CaveStory, Limbo, VVVVVV

I forgot I had Trine 2 from a Humble Bundle, almost bought it on Wii U.

Although that version has more content it probably isn't worth rebuying the whole thing for $16.

D3RANG3D · « **Reply #6 on:** December 21, 2012, 12:04:09 PM »

Quote from: Andrex on December 21, 2012, 12:01:41 PM

Quote from: Momo on December 21, 2012, 11:55:49 AM
Any issues in Mint 64bit Cinnamon?

I don't know about issues, but you can probably install the .deb. Valve is focusing on Ubuntu right now though.

Quote from: D3RANG3D on December 21, 2012, 11:59:06 AM
Look ma no games.

More than Wii U!

Psychonauts, Meat Boy, Bastion, Amnesia, Braid, CaveStory, Limbo, VVVVVV

I forgot I had Trine 2 from a Humble Bundle, almost bought it on Wii U. Although that version has more content it probably isn't worth rebuying the whole thing for $16.

Roku has more games than WII U

Tasty · « **Reply #7 on:** December 21, 2012, 12:06:57 PM »

More good games.

archie4208 · « **Reply #8 on:** December 21, 2012, 12:07:26 PM »

Not installing Linux until I get a promo neckbeard accessory for TF2.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #9 on:** December 21, 2012, 12:40:51 PM »

If Steam could get their entire catalog working on Linux, I'd probably honestly drop Windows.

Well, and GOG, too.

benjipwns · « **Reply #10 on:** December 21, 2012, 12:44:29 PM »

Quote from: Andrex on December 21, 2012, 11:46:56 AM

Not seen in this list: Bastion, Super Meat Boy, Braid, Bit.Trip Runner, Cave Story+, and NightSky. (Error when redeeming, guess this client is still beta after all.)

No linux executables. My limited knowledge does not contain why this means the same games from the Software Center work fine but I assume it has to do with some kind of guideline Valve has set.

Quote from: Great Rumbler on December 21, 2012, 12:40:51 PM

If Steam could get their entire catalog working on Linux, I'd probably honestly drop Windows.

Well, and GOG, too.

I'd certainly change my desktop to dual-boot at the least. My laptops have been linux default boot with a small Windows partition for Steam/GOG/older games for about five years now.

Tasty · « **Reply #11 on:** December 21, 2012, 12:57:26 PM »

Quote from: benjipwns on December 21, 2012, 12:44:29 PM

Quote from: Andrex on December 21, 2012, 11:46:56 AM
Not seen in this list: Bastion, Super Meat Boy, Braid, Bit.Trip Runner, Cave Story+, and NightSky. (Error when redeeming, guess this client is still beta after all.)
No linux executables. My limited knowledge does not contain why this means the same games from the Software Center work fine but I assume it has to do with some kind of guideline Valve has set.

Quote from: Great Rumbler on December 21, 2012, 12:40:51 PM
If Steam could get their entire catalog working on Linux, I'd probably honestly drop Windows.

Well, and GOG, too.
I'd certainly change my desktop to dual-boot at the least. My laptops have been linux default boot with a small Windows partition for Steam/GOG/older games for about five years now.

Hmm it redeemed some of the games but not others. Like Psychonauts.

Unless you mean the devs have yet to add the Linux versions to the store, which makes sense. Still could use a better error message tho.

Quote from: Ruzbeh on December 21, 2012, 12:54:55 PM

linux

Ruzbeh

D3RANG3D · « **Reply #12 on:** December 21, 2012, 01:01:29 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on December 21, 2012, 12:40:51 PM

If Steam could get their entire catalog working on Linux, I'd probably honestly drop Windows.

Well, and GOG, too.

It will most likely never happen, because who is going to pay for all that to get done?

benjipwns · « **Reply #13 on:** December 21, 2012, 01:05:53 PM »

Quote from: Andrex on December 21, 2012, 12:57:26 PM

Hmm it redeemed some of the games but not others. Like Psychonauts.

Unless you mean the devs have yet to add the Linux versions to the store, which makes sense. Still could use a better error message tho.

If you "install" the games in Steam and then go look in the folders for them, they're empty. And these are games that if you have in the Software Center (through Humble Bundles or just bought) or have installed otherwise work just fine in Linux.

All of them are apparently games that do not have linux executables available. FTL, for example, doesn't have one, you run a script to start it.

Tasty · « **Reply #14 on:** December 21, 2012, 01:12:11 PM »

Ugh I hate that. Everything should be a .deb.

Tasty · « **Reply #15 on:** December 21, 2012, 01:20:17 PM »

Amnesia runs fantastic at 1080p at medium settings.

Think I'll bump everything up.

Ivy bridge mobile

Whoever ported this game

benjipwns · « **Reply #16 on:** December 21, 2012, 01:25:42 PM »

The FTL beta DOES have one though.

Password: betapatch

Then you can download and install like normal on Steam.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #17 on:** December 21, 2012, 01:30:46 PM »

Quote from: D3RANG3D on December 21, 2012, 01:01:29 PM

Quote from: Great Rumbler on December 21, 2012, 12:40:51 PM
If Steam could get their entire catalog working on Linux, I'd probably honestly drop Windows.

Well, and GOG, too.

It will most likely never happen, because who is going to pay for all that to get done?

Exactly.

Tasty · « **Reply #18 on:** December 21, 2012, 01:35:46 PM »

Trine 2 doesn't perform as well at 1080p but I had AA on... I'll mess around with it. World of Goo is blazing, as expected.

And Yet it Moves runs OK but can't be configured... Cogs can be configured but doesn't run great...

Seems like the rest of my indie bundle games aren't making it over, although I can get them from the Ubuntu Software Center. Think I'll do that and then just add them to Steam.

Quote from: benjipwns on December 21, 2012, 01:25:42 PM

The FTL beta DOES have one though.

Password: betapatch

Then you can download and install like normal on Steam.

Da heck is FTL? EVE knockoff?

Himu · « **Reply #19 on:** December 21, 2012, 01:37:30 PM »

FTL is a space ship sim. It's not like Eve it is its own beast.

Tasty · « **Reply #20 on:** January 06, 2013, 04:43:11 PM »

Blizzard Entertainment Planning A Linux Game For 2013

It's Phoronix so take with a massive grain of salt, but they were right about Steam for Linux so who knows.

Also, evidently there's a Linux WoW client for a while but it's internal to Blizzard only.

archnemesis · « **Reply #21 on:** January 06, 2013, 04:45:38 PM »

StarCraft 2 runs fine under Wine. It's probably that.

treythemovie · « **Reply #22 on:** January 06, 2013, 05:56:47 PM »

Only two Linux games have full controller support on steam. I hope everyone loves Trine 2 and Serious Sam 3

Tasty · « **Reply #23 on:** January 06, 2013, 06:06:16 PM »

World of Goo runs great but it's completely non-configurable, on that side it's a pretty lazy and obvious console port (and yeah, it's not configurable on Windows either last I checked.)

Like I can't even mute the game music, I have to mute my whole system. Except I can't do that when the game is running since it fullscreens and takes all keyboard input. So I have to remember to mute it before starting the game, or I have to quit the game, mute audio, then start it back up. Just more trouble than it should be.

naff · « **Reply #24 on:** January 06, 2013, 07:18:48 PM »

Quote from: Andrex on December 21, 2012, 11:50:10 AM

Quote from: Premium Lager on December 21, 2012, 11:48:18 AM
Whats linux

Usually a cool OS with a bad UI but Gnome 3 is amazingly good and when combo'd with Ubuntu makes for a solid OS.

Word. And Enlightenment

KDE

Tasty · « **Reply #25 on:** January 06, 2013, 07:27:38 PM »

KDE's always been pretty gross... Plasma is just.... eeeuuugh... But whatever floats your boat I guess.

Haven't tried Enlightenment.

Tasty · « **Reply #26 on:** January 07, 2013, 07:21:44 AM »

http://linux.slashdot.org/story/13/01/05/143238/valve-reveals-first-month-of-steam-linux-gains

Quote

An anonymous reader writes with news that Valve has updated its Hardware & Software Survey for December 2012, which reflects the first month of the platform being available for Linux. Even though the project is still in a beta test, players on Ubuntu already account for 0.8% of Steam usage. The 64-bit clients for Ubuntu 12.10 and 12.04.1 showed about double the share of the 32-bit versions. MacOS use also showed growth, rising to about 3.7%. Windows 7's usage share dropped by over 2%, but balanced by the growth of Windows 8, which is now at just under 7%. The total share for Windows is still about 95%.

Linux: 0.8%
OS X: 3.7%
Windows 8: 7%
Windows (all): 95%

I'd say that's pretty good for a first month, considering it's still a beta and here's only 39 Linux games on Steam so far.

Momo · « **Reply #27 on:** January 07, 2013, 08:48:26 AM »

0.5% = mobile?

Tasty · « **Reply #28 on:** January 07, 2013, 09:10:40 AM »

Quote from: Momo on January 07, 2013, 08:48:26 AM

0.5% = mobile?

Haiku.

Momo · « **Reply #29 on:** January 07, 2013, 09:33:43 AM »

Quote from: Andrex on January 07, 2013, 09:10:40 AM

Quote from: Momo on January 07, 2013, 08:48:26 AM
0.5% = mobile?

Haiku.

Haiku/ReactOS/AmigaOS/SkyOS/BEOS/OS/4 warp

Tasty · « **Reply #30 on:** January 07, 2013, 10:53:02 AM »

Quote from: Momo on January 07, 2013, 09:33:43 AM

Quote from: Andrex on January 07, 2013, 09:10:40 AM
Quote from: Momo on January 07, 2013, 08:48:26 AM
0.5% = mobile?

Haiku.
Haiku/ReactOS/AmigaOS/SkyOS/BEOS/OS/4 warp

It's funny because all those combined still probably wouldn't break 0.5% of anything.

Momo · « **Reply #31 on:** January 07, 2013, 11:15:24 AM »

Pity about SkyOS, guy should have sold or made his source open

Tasty · « **Reply #32 on:** January 07, 2013, 11:22:09 AM »

I was looking forward to ReactOS myself. :'(

Momo · « **Reply #33 on:** January 07, 2013, 11:43:01 AM »

React is still ongoing

Tasty · « **Reply #34 on:** January 07, 2013, 11:48:13 AM »

Quote from: Momo on January 07, 2013, 11:43:01 AM

React is still ongoing

Oh, huh, it is. I like how they just added WiFi support last year.

Working on something with a small community like that must be soul crushing.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #35 on:** January 07, 2013, 06:06:09 PM »

Hurry up and play FTL andrex

Tasty · « **Reply #36 on:** January 07, 2013, 06:24:13 PM »

benjipwns · « **Reply #37 on:** January 07, 2013, 06:41:09 PM »

One of the games of the year. Would make a pretty good Wii U title actually.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #38 on:** January 07, 2013, 08:27:21 PM »

This is actually moderately exciting to me for one reason only - the possibility for a very thin Linux Steam client that could boot off a USB stick (or whatever). Of course Linux h/w drivers don't seem to be so great but in theory you could finally reduce some of the system overhead that holds PCs back as gaming platforms, right?

Tasty · « **Reply #39 on:** January 07, 2013, 08:49:49 PM »

You should probably be considering its USB speed constraints before any kind of driver related stuffs.

Quote from: benjipwns on January 07, 2013, 06:41:09 PM

One of the games of the year. Would make a pretty good Wii U title actually.

Backlog's big enough, doesn't seem like my cup of tea either but I'll give it a shot eventually.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #40 on:** January 07, 2013, 08:54:20 PM »

Quote from: benjipwns on January 07, 2013, 06:41:09 PM

One of the games of the year. Would make a pretty good Wii U title actually.

I don't think so, the level of precision you need could only come from a mouse. Trying to get that Glaive Beam across 5 rooms on a Wii U Gamepad would be incredibly frustrating.

It's probably too hard for Andrex anyway

Tasty · « **Reply #41 on:** January 07, 2013, 09:14:05 PM »

Likely not, I enjoyed EVE for a while.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #42 on:** January 07, 2013, 11:04:56 PM »

only me and Bobfrompikecreek beat FTL on Normal. It's frickin hard

pilonv1 · « **Reply #43 on:** January 07, 2013, 11:09:01 PM »

I beat it on normal a month or so ago. Trying to do it now with the Zoltan ship (hi Cajole!) but it's really hard, they're too squishy

The Sceneman · « **Reply #44 on:** January 08, 2013, 09:18:58 PM »

really? Congrats on joining tough hard man club

pilonv1 · « **Reply #45 on:** January 08, 2013, 10:43:26 PM »

Trying to do it with the Zoltan ship now, it's fucking impossible

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #46 on:** January 08, 2013, 11:33:41 PM »

Zoltans are fucking pussies

Tasty · « **Reply #47 on:** January 22, 2013, 10:58:23 AM »

Valve starts promoting Steam for Linux to Windows users

The page in question: http://store.steampowered.com/about

Valve

Including a link to Ubuntu 12.04 right on the page so dirty peasants can upgrade.

Tasty · « **Reply #48 on:** January 25, 2013, 01:32:44 PM »

Half Life 1 beta now available.

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #49 on:** January 25, 2013, 05:44:53 PM »

That's so cool bro I totally didn't play that game fifteen years ago, hit me with a link to Ubutnu

pilonv1 · « **Reply #50 on:** January 25, 2013, 05:56:02 PM »

Just think, in 2 years they'll be playing Deus Ex.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #51 on:** January 25, 2013, 06:00:19 PM »

very fitting for a ninthing

on windows we have the high-quality fan-made remake of the game, but have fun beta-testing that ancient shit

Tasty · « **Reply #52 on:** January 25, 2013, 06:31:40 PM »

Quote from: Sho Nuff on January 25, 2013, 05:44:53 PM

That's so cool bro I totally didn't play that game fifteen years ago, hit me with a link to Ubutnu

Here you go bro: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/windows-installer

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #53 on:** January 25, 2013, 07:56:30 PM »

Sweet time to play some hot ass games and stick it to the man at the same time

Tasty · « **Reply #54 on:** January 25, 2013, 08:08:03 PM »

I've finally converted an MS fanbot/employee.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #55 on:** January 26, 2013, 12:19:16 AM »

Quote from: Sho Nuff on January 25, 2013, 07:56:30 PM

Sweet time to play some hot ass games and stick it to the man at the same time

dat Linux hot-tub time machine

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #56 on:** January 26, 2013, 02:12:46 AM »

"MS employee"? I think you have me confused with someone who actually gets benefits, employee discounts, and doesn't have to pay for their own health insurance month-to-month. Do you understand how the publisher-developer relationship works?

Tasty · « **Reply #57 on:** January 26, 2013, 02:18:09 AM »

Do you know how sarcasm works?

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #58 on:** January 26, 2013, 02:23:04 AM »

Quote from: Andrex on January 26, 2013, 02:18:09 AM

Do you know how sarcasm works?

Evidently not, but now I know how the ignore list works!

Tasty · « **Reply #59 on:** January 26, 2013, 02:55:32 AM »

Touched a nerve~

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