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PayPalThere I am, in bed about to fall asleep when my phone lights up as I forgot to put it on silent. Thankfully so, as it turns out Valve just expanded the Steam Play whitelist and that's always a bit exciting.
What is the whitelist? These are titles that Valve are confident enough that work out of the box with no additional configuration required. You don't need to turn any extra options on, they should just be click and play like any other Linux game on Steam.
The list has some interesting titles in it as seen on SteamDB, here's the full list of new titles sorted in alphabetical order for easy viewing:
- 12 Labours of Hercules VII: Fleecing the Fleece (Platinum Edition)
- A Raven Monologue
- AaAaAA!!! - A Reckless Disregard for Gravity
- Acid Nimbus
- Alien Shooter 2: Reloaded
- Bullet Candy
- DARK SOULS™ III
- Dungeon of the Endless™
- Endless Road
- Final DOOM
- FlatOut 2
- Glass Masquerade
- Hags Castle
- I’m not a Monster
- Jamestown
- LEGO® Star Wars™ III - The Clone Wars™
- Mega Man Legacy Collection
- Mysterium: A Psychic Clue Game
- Nidhogg
- Oh...Sir! The Hollywood Roast
- PAC-MAN™ Championship Edition DX+
- Pathfinder Adventures
- Picross Fairytale: Legend of the Mermaid
- Poker Night at the Inventory
- Primordia
- SEPTEMBER 1999
- STAR WARS™ - Dark Forces
- STEINS;GATE
- Samorost 2
- South Park™: The Stick of Truth™
- Star Explorers
- Starless Night
- The Curse of Monkey Island
- The House of Da Vinci
- The Room
- Tiny Bridge: Ratventure
- Wuppo
- Year Walk
- Zoombinis
Some rather varied titles available there, on top of all the titles previously added. Good to see Valve reasonably quickly add more, as things do progress forward with projects like DXVK (which forms part of Steam Play) quite quickly.
I'm assuming they won't be adding anything on the store to indicate Steam Play, until they've done a some more rounds on adding to the whitelist. They want it to make an impact of course, so the bigger they can do this the better it's going to be.
Will you be checking out any of the newer titles added? The LEGO game is tempting, since my son would probably absolutely love it and there's simply no sign of any LEGO game of that sort making its way to Linux officially through a proper port so this is the next best thing.
Also, if you missed them, be sure to check out our previous interviews about Steam Play. I spoke to the creator of DXVK, Subset Games (FTL, Into the Breach), Ethan Lee (game porter) and more.
Hat tip to mphuZ on Twitter.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Arehandoro 14 Nov 2018
I wonder why it's easier to whitelist Star Wars - Dark Forces rather than using Dropbox like the GOG version. Good to see so many games whitelisted though :D
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Beamboom 14 Nov 2018
There's just one title I wait for on Steam Play: Fallout 4.
Everything else is just a bonus.
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Everything else is just a bonus.
Last edited by Beamboom on 14 Nov 2018 at 6:21 pm UTC
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Avehicle7887 14 Nov 2018
I find it quite funny how Final Doom is included, I don't think many people still play it using the original engine.
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bradgy 14 Nov 2018
Once they have got a large whitelist and have a bunch of AAA games that people love in it, Valve/Steam should do a big "Steamplay 2.0" sale with all of these titles at a healthy discount.
It would help increase Linux gaming's mindshare among Steam users, and show them that the barrier to switching isn't as great as it was once upon a time (or when they last tried it 5 years ago). It might get picked up by the mainstream gaming press too, in a way that some of the big sales do at the moment.
It's probably important to pick the right time to do something like this, they'd need more of the big games in the whitelist to really have an impact, so I don't think it's there yet. But soon, maybe, depending on how things keep developing.
It would help increase Linux gaming's mindshare among Steam users, and show them that the barrier to switching isn't as great as it was once upon a time (or when they last tried it 5 years ago). It might get picked up by the mainstream gaming press too, in a way that some of the big sales do at the moment.
It's probably important to pick the right time to do something like this, they'd need more of the big games in the whitelist to really have an impact, so I don't think it's there yet. But soon, maybe, depending on how things keep developing.
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omicron-b 14 Nov 2018
Quoting: BeamboomThere's just one title I wait for on Google Play: Fallout 4.What`s a Google Play?
Everything else is just a bonus.
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Cybolic 14 Nov 2018
Quoting: ArehandoroI wonder why it's easier to whitelist Star Wars - Dark Forces rather than using Dropbox like the GOG version. Good to see so many games whitelisted though :DBecause using DosBox requires a separate Linux depot, a custom DosBox setup and testing of the whole thing whereas using Proton just requires it to be tested, verified to work and then setting which version of Proton it was verified to work with; no changes need to be made to the game files / distribution.
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mrdeathjr 14 Nov 2018
Quoting: legluondunetEthan lee please save usQuoting: GuestDark Souls 1 Remastered has major game engine bugs and is basically unfixable, so probably not."Dark Souls Prepare to Die Edition" works great on Proton but can not be whitelisted because of this issue: cinematics do not play.
And what about Dark Souls Prepare to Die Edition? I mean yes its no longer for Sale because of the Remaster but many still own it.
A lot of games could be whitelisted on Steamplay if only Wine/Proton could play cinematics in WMV format.
An issue is opened on Proton github for Windows Media Player implementation:[
Add .wmv file playback support to Proton. #1464](https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/1464)
^_^
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tuubi 14 Nov 2018
Quoting: Guestanother game not on the list that was added was sam and max from telltale games.Weren't the Sam & Max episodes whitelisted in the previous batch already?
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Quoting: CybolicHe said DROPBOX, not DOSBOX. Can't you read? :PQuoting: ArehandoroI wonder why it's easier to whitelist Star Wars - Dark Forces rather than using Dropbox like the GOG version. Good to see so many games whitelisted though :DBecause using DosBox requires a separate Linux depot, a custom DosBox setup and testing of the whole thing whereas using Proton just requires it to be tested, verified to work and then setting which version of Proton it was verified to work with; no changes need to be made to the game files / distribution.
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Beamboom 14 Nov 2018
Quoting: bird_or_cageSigh.Quoting: BeamboomThere's just one title I wait for on Google Play: Fallout 4.What`s a Google Play?
Everything else is just a bonus.
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Alessander 14 Nov 2018
Quoting: fleskSad to see Primordia on the list since it actually has a native Linux version made by the developer that the publisher, Wadjet Eye Games, didn't want to support.I agree with you. I don't recall having problems with the [Linux version from GOG](https://www.gog.com/game/primordia).
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FredO 14 Nov 2018
It's been a continuous Christmas since Steam Play was released. I've been going through my shamefully large, and previously dormant Steam Windows library, and having a ball. The only problem: Not enough free time :D
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Liam Dawe 14 Nov 2018
Quoting: Guestanother game not on the list that was added was sam and max from telltale games.That was a previous whitelist update.
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Kuromi 14 Nov 2018
Sorry, WHAT? Primordia? But this game is runs on linux on its own...
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Fraaargh 14 Nov 2018
Quoting: NezchanOh, I see where I went wrong. AaAaAA!!! - A Reckless Disregard for Gravity isn't out for Linux, butJamestown was the first game I checked on Proton when it launched and it was already working perfectly. I do not remember exactly but I thnik I had problems with the Linux versions regarding gamepads...
AaAaAA!!! - For the Awesome is. That's where I got confused.
And I just checked, I still have access to a Linux version of Jamestown on Humble.
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bingus 14 Nov 2018
Quoting: KuromiSorry, WHAT? Primordia? But this game is runs on linux on its own...It can run with Linux AGS, yes. But now its super easy, and will show them how many Linux users they have.
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Kuromi 15 Nov 2018
Quoting: bingusThen this is exactly its BAD news fro Linux gaming. Instead of getting actual ports Steam now will just say "Hey, why bother? We have Proton, ok?". In long term this can only hurt linux, because "why bother?"Quoting: KuromiSorry, WHAT? Primordia? But this game is runs on linux on its own...It can run with Linux AGS, yes. But now its super easy, and will show them how many Linux users they have.
As for now its supereasy - i have Primordia on GOg, it wasnt anywhere hard to run it on Linux too. There is only one reason to use Wine\proton - if there is no ports or ports is supercrappy (which is not that rare case).
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Kuromi 15 Nov 2018
Quoting: RafiLinuxJamestown on Humble is quite usual case of Humble's Abandonware - they made port for sale, sold at and immediately after developers said "screw it" and dropped support for Linux port.Quoting: CybolicThe Jamestown linux version also requires the editing of a cfg file and the insertion of a steam api 32 bit file. So while it does work it requires some messing about to get it up and running.Quoting: NezchanAm I imagining things or did Jamestown and Reckless Disregard for Gravity already have Linux ports around someplace? Humble, maybe? I'm absolutely certain I've played the latter on Linux at least (and been terrible at it).Jamestown at least had a Linux port but, if I remember correctly, it hasn't been updated since its Humble launch and isn't on Steam.
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officernice 15 Nov 2018
Am I the only one who finds it annoying that Valve does not have the official whitelist somewhere in Steam?
That aside, great to hear there's progress. Still waiting for KF2 and Quake Champions to be really good. :)
That aside, great to hear there's progress. Still waiting for KF2 and Quake Champions to be really good. :)
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Comandante Ñoñardo 15 Nov 2018
Quoting: officerniceAm I the only one who finds it annoying that Valve does not have the official whitelist somewhere in Steam?That is because Steamplay is not yet official; it is still in beta stage...
I hope it will be officially implemented in December.
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