As we speculated previously, Valve have now officially announced their new version of 'Steam Play' for Linux gaming using a modified distribution of Wine called Proton, which is available on GitHub.
What does it do? In short: it allows you to play Windows games on Linux, directly through the Steam client as if they were a Linux game.
What many people suspected turned out to be true, DXVK development was actually funded by Valve. They actually employed the DXVK developer since February 2018. On top of that, they also helped to fund: vkd3d (Direct3D 12 implementation based on Vulkan), OpenVR and Steamworks native API bridges, wined3d performance and functionality fixes for Direct3D 9 and Direct3D 11 and more.
The amount of work that has gone into this—it's ridiculous.
Here's what they say it improves:
- Windows games with no Linux version currently available can now be installed and run directly from the Linux Steam client, complete with native Steamworks and OpenVR support.
- DirectX 11 and 12 implementations are now based on Vulkan, resulting in improved game compatibility and reduced performance impact.
- Fullscreen support has been improved: fullscreen games will be seamlessly stretched to the desired display without interfering with the native monitor resolution or requiring the use of a virtual desktop.
- Improved game controller support: games will automatically recognize all controllers supported by Steam. Expect more out-of-the-box controller compatibility than even the original version of the game.
- Performance for multi-threaded games has been greatly improved compared to vanilla Wine.
It currently has a limited set of games that are supported, but even so it's quite an impressive list that they're putting out there. Which includes DOOM, FINAL FANTASY VI, Into The Breach, NieR: Automata, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, Star Wars: Battlefront 2 and more. They will enable many more titles as progress on it all continues.
To be clear, this is available right now. To get it, you need to be in the Steam Client Beta.
There will be drawbacks, like possible performance issues and games that rely on some DRM might likely never be supported, but even so the amount of possibilities this opens up has literally split my head open with Thor's mighty hammer.
Holy shit. Please excuse the language, but honestly, I'm physically shaking right now I don't quite know how to process this.
Update #1: I spoke to Valve earlier, about how buying Windows games to play with this system counts, they said this:
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.Hey Liam, the normal algorithm is in effect, so if at the end of the two weeks you have more playtime on Linux, it'll be a Linux sale. Proton counts as Linux.
lucifertdark Aug 23, 2018
Borderlands, works perfectly
All the original Doom games up to Doom3 ROE working perfectly with the usual cfg tweaks for screen resolution
Torchlight, works but crashes if you try to delete save games.
Unreal Gold, working perfectly.
stretch611 Aug 23, 2018
Quoting: lucifertdarkI managed to break Proton earlier, after a "quick" reinstall of Proton I can get back to testing games.
Borderlands, works perfectly
All the original Doom games up to Doom3 ROE working perfectly with the usual cfg tweaks for screen resolution
Torchlight, works but crashes if you try to delete save games.
Unreal Gold, working perfectly.
There is actually a linux native version of Torchlight. However, it is only available through Humble Store. (I have it from an old bundle.)
lucifertdark Aug 23, 2018
Quoting: stretch611There is actually a linux native version of Torchlight. However, it is only available through Humble Store. (I have it from an old bundle.)I got that version from Humble Bundle, many moons ago too, best of both worlds. :D
ps I can now add Neighbours from Hell & Neighbours from Hell 2 to the list of working games.
Last edited by lucifertdark on 23 August 2018 at 5:55 pm UTC
Sadly I couldnt find another game in my lib, that worked, among the ones I tried:
- GTA 4
- Burnout Paradise
- Heroes 6 (ofc this thing is even download the crappy Upaly cielnt for it)
UPDATE:
hmm I have just checked again, and Burnout Paradise works flawlessly now :)
Last edited by fenevadkan on 24 August 2018 at 11:23 am UTC
qptain Nemo Aug 23, 2018
Quoting: fenevadkanjust randomly installed a windows only game, that is not officially supported and it as just working fine: Professional Faermer 2014That is surprising, Burnout Paradise works pretty effortlessly in vanilla wine. Well, in staging at least.
Sadly I couldnt find another game in my lib, that worked, among the ones I tried:
- GTA 4
- Burnout Paradise
- Heroes 6 (ofc this thing is even download the crappy Upaly cielnt for it)
Mohandevir Aug 23, 2018
https://boilingsteam.com/carmack-the-wise/
Last edited by Mohandevir on 23 August 2018 at 11:18 pm UTC
Not Working for Me:
Far Cry 2(buggy but started on with display options set LOW. Minecraftesque foliage. Technically playable, but no.)
Far Cry 3
Batman Arkham Asylum GOTY
RWBY: Grim Eclipse(installs, boots, runs, doesn't display character models in game making it unplayable)
Alan Wake
Bioshock Remasterd
Call of Juarez Gunslinger
Deadpool
Warhammer 40K Space Marine
GUN
Strider
Transformers: Devastation
Mafia II
Working:
F.E.A.R.
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
LEGO Batman: The Videogame(audio bug that loops five seconds of the audio track over and over)
Strike Suit Zero: Directors Cut
Sid Meier's Pirates!
Last edited by jarhead_h on 24 August 2018 at 12:47 am UTC
Comandante Ñoñardo Aug 24, 2018
But it crash when exit the game..
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