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Quoting: DrMcCoyWell, my "Missing Linux version" category in Steam currently holds these games:

Air Forte
Atom Zombie Smasher
The Binding of Isaac
BIT.TRIP RUNNER
Botanicula
Braid
Crayon Physics Deluxe
Dear Esther
Draw a Stickman: EPIC
Dustforce
Fieldrunners 2
Flotilla
Fractal: Make Blooms Not War
Greed Corp
Hack, Slash, Loot
Incredipede
Jamestomes
KRUNCH
Lone Survivor
Machinarium
McPixel
Metal Slug 3
NightSky
Offspring Fling!
Paper Sorcerer
Papo & Yo
Shadowgrounds
Shadowgrounds: Surivor
Shelter
Torchlight
Trine
Vessel
Windosill
Wizorb

As well as games that use AGS and could theoretical use the GNU/Linux build of AGS:
Blackwell Convergence
Blackwell Deception
Blackwell Legacy
Blackwell Unbound
Blackwell Epiphany
Primordia

Night Dive studios, who rereleased several old adventure games on Steam, some with ScummVM, some with DOSBox, have also rereleased The 11th Guest and Tex Murphy: Overseer, which both are Windows title (without ScummVM support) and therefore can't use DOSBox. They could maybe use a Wine bottle. Personally, I'd prefer if Night Dive would pay people to RE both The 11th Guest, as well as the whole Tex Murphy series, for ScummVM.

Then there's Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller, which uses Unity 3 and has had promised Linux support (with no fixed date) since at least September last year. They're looking into upgrading to Unity 4.

Also, there's X2: The Threat, which, AFAIK, had a Linux port done way back when. Both the Mac OS X and the Linux ports were outsourced, though, and from what I've seen, Egosoft never really seemed to care for either of those.

Also, Divinity: Original Sin and Divinity: Dragon Command, which should have Linux support coming soon-ish, after the Divinity: Original Sin launch. And the new Tex Murphy game is also still waiting on Bink, it seems.

I would be very happy if there was a bigger article about it. This deserves more attention. Also Indie Game: The movie doesn't have a working Linux support.

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Well, I for one know absolutely nothing about Mono, I'm afraid.

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The developers of "Draw a Stickman: Epic" seem to be new to Linux going by this topic (4th post):

http://monogame.codeplex.com/discussions/448257


I think someone who knows more about Mono needs to volunteer to help them getting a more standard setup for Steam distribution like the other mono games on Steam.

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Quoting: KelsTo be honest, I'd rather see Torchlight 2 than the original on Linux. But you go with what you've got I guess.

That is the thing, though; Torchlight is already on Linux. It just needs to be made more widely available. Torchlight 2 would be a whole lot more effort. I, too, want to see the latter on Linux, but saying you want one rather than the other when the other is so much closer to a reality (or already a reality) seems illogical.

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I can add Avadon 2 to the "needs linux" list. I bought it shortly before I switched to Linux and haven't been able to play it since. Apparently the first game was ported by a volunteer, and they had problems because nobody knew how to provide support, so apparently they're iffy about doing it again.

To be honest, I'd rather see Torchlight 2 than the original on Linux. But you go with what you've got I guess.

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Well, my "Missing Linux version" category in Steam currently holds these games:

Air Forte
Atom Zombie Smasher
The Binding of Isaac
BIT.TRIP RUNNER
Botanicula
Braid
Crayon Physics Deluxe
Dear Esther
Draw a Stickman: EPIC
Dustforce
Fieldrunners 2
Flotilla
Fractal: Make Blooms Not War
Greed Corp
Hack, Slash, Loot
Incredipede
Jamestomes
KRUNCH
Lone Survivor
Machinarium
McPixel
Metal Slug 3
NightSky
Offspring Fling!
Paper Sorcerer
Papo & Yo
Shadowgrounds
Shadowgrounds: Surivor
Shelter
Torchlight
Trine
Vessel
Windosill
Wizorb

As well as games that use AGS and could theoretical use the GNU/Linux build of AGS:
Blackwell Convergence
Blackwell Deception
Blackwell Legacy
Blackwell Unbound
Blackwell Epiphany
Primordia

Night Dive studios, who rereleased several old adventure games on Steam, some with ScummVM, some with DOSBox, have also rereleased The 11th Guest and Tex Murphy: Overseer, which both are Windows title (without ScummVM support) and therefore can't use DOSBox. They could maybe use a Wine bottle. Personally, I'd prefer if Night Dive would pay people to RE both The 11th Guest, as well as the whole Tex Murphy series, for ScummVM.

Then there's Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller, which uses Unity 3 and has had promised Linux support (with no fixed date) since at least September last year. They're looking into upgrading to Unity 4.

Also, there's X2: The Threat, which, AFAIK, had a Linux port done way back when. Both the Mac OS X and the Linux ports were outsourced, though, and from what I've seen, Egosoft never really seemed to care for either of those.

Also, Divinity: Original Sin and Divinity: Dragon Command, which should have Linux support coming soon-ish, after the Divinity: Original Sin launch. And the new Tex Murphy game is also still waiting on Bink, it seems.

EDIT: Flotilla never existed on Linux. My bad.

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I'd very much enjoy it if the second game got ported, since I haven't played it yet. The devs don't really seem to care much and I don't know if badgering them will solve anything.

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Quotepolitely formulated messages

That made me laugh in light of recent situation with Stanley Parable developer :D

There are still quite many Linux ports that are available only via Humble library (if you purchased them in Humble Bundle), Humble Store, Ubuntu Software Center, Gameolith or other source, but not on Steam. Torchlight is only one of them, there are also Braid, Lone Survivor, Dustforce, Wizorb, NightSky, BEEP, McPixel, No Time To Explain, Cortex Command (rework with new Linux port was announced for last two of mentioned). However, after some time and probably community influencing devs, we finally see LIMBO and Super Meat Boy, Broken Sword 1 and 2. I guess our voice can do good, if we don't threaten anybody, so let them hear us :D

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Most games do not even show up on my radar until after the Linux port is released anyway; I do not really follow non-Linux gaming news apart from occasionally watching Zero Punctuation (which increasingly has games I actually own now, shockingly enough). Because I demand to play DRM free games as well I also have to be very careful with my purchases because of that, so I doubt I have ever fallen into a trap like the ones mentioned here myself.

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Quoting: GoCorinthiansIf Tomb Raider/Hitman get into linux Im buying it again! Please feral!

"+1"

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If Tomb Raider/Hitman get into linux Im buying it again! Please feral!

Sadly already got Transistor/Tropico5 in Steam!

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Quoting: novemberistI wonder, does the windows version of the Steam client running under wine get recognized by Valve as running on windows or linux?

http://anonymousdimwit.blogspot.be/2012/08/steams-hardware-survey-detects-wine.html
Just in case: Windows, thus.

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I wonder, does the windows version of the Steam client running under wine get recognized by Valve as running on windows or linux?

Also, would it maybe make sense to sell linux versions of games as seperate entities from the windows versions, so they could have their own prices and offers and get counted as products of their own? Might be a big letdown for people who use both win and linux, though...

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Positivity incoming. As a linux gamer, I am very much looking forward to TSP being ported to linux, and I plan to buy it as soon as it's out (would love to test an early alpha/beta as well and report back some dumps!).

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Quoting: FornaxAs I was reading these comments I headed over to the steam store page to purchase it, now it's silently waiting in my library to be played ;)

Sadly, Steam locks in sales stats based on playtime within the first week. I believe it was during the Civ V AMA that it was revealed that that defaults to Windows.

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Quoting: NyamiouEven if as Linux gamers we are a minority I don't see why we shouldn't ask for as much respect from games companies as Windows gamers have.

Harrassig people is not the way to get that respect, as I said before, to many developers linux is someting new and there will be growing pains. Feedback, bug reports and constructive critisism is what we need, not trolling and harrassment.

We linux users are in a unique position to be able to actually HELP with development since we are more prone to filing those reports ect then say a windows user would be. All i'm saying is be a part of the solution not the problem.

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Quoting: oldrocker99You want to see a lousy port, look at Eador:Masters of the Broken World, which shipped with a plain wine wrapper. It doesn't run at all for many, and, for those for which it does run, graphical glitches galore. Witcher 2 is a joy to play in comparison.

For those who can play it, maybe!

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You want to see a lousy port, look at Eador:Masters of the Broken World, which shipped with a plain wine wrapper. It doesn't run at all for many, and, for those for which it does run, graphical glitches galore. Witcher 2 is a joy to play in comparison.

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It's like a developer looking for love in the Steam forums and Steam users doing their thing. I don't get why developers need to heat up gamers with news about GNU/Linux ports when it's obviously too soon to share them. I guess it's a way to get more publicity and gain some early sales when the port is still far from ready. It's nice from Gran PC answering questions about how the port goes but don't expect typical gamers to appreciate it.

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The band doesn't have a bassist :O

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PS: I actually think if Ubisoft wouldn't have UPlay and the DRM they're using, a lot less people would probably pirate it.

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@berarma I guess that's the deal with 2K and Aspyr/Feral using the steam data for the payments. Other companies probably get paid and no cut on the revenue, and the main company takes the risk. I'd guess the eON port of Witcher could be that kind of port since they provide it as a service, and you usually pay that on the completed work and not only on the sales share.

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Well, I pirated all the assassin's creeds and I never had the issues the video mentioned. I could play in offline mode and the only thing not available is multiplayer. Of course I'm not ever going to buy an Assassin's Creed as Ubisoft seems keen on making clear that I'm not the target audience.

Then the point of DRM... There have been companies that have publicly stated that DRM is just a load of crap. Pirates are people that aren't going to buy the game ANYWAY. What they however will do is make sure their friends play it, who might enjoy it enough to buy it. The latter will of course only happen if your game is not a piece of garbage.

Additionally, there's the multiplatform issue. If I buy a game, I expect to be able to play it or in the position to legally download a copy of it on any platform I want to. So if a consumer buys the game for the PS3, he will feel entitled to download the same game for the PC. This should not be a big deal and ubisoft should have a brain and understand it. The same way that Valve has understood it and is offering steam and steamgames for all of it's platforms based on the user account rather than the system's identifier. If they used their goddamn uplay with a bit more common sense they would easily be able to detect this.

Even CAPCOM understands this issue and has shown it understands it as they have kept release Street Fighter games for the PC despite the fact so many people pirated them. And CAPCOM has come to understand this issue because it dropped PC support for one release (SSF4) and got flamed by their consumers. But in contrast to many publishers out there, CAPCOM tends to listen rather than ignore it. (Though in secret, I expect this was all because players were modding their game to turn it into a nude fighter ;) )

Then there's the cost of people playing, which has dramatically changed. Valve has already realized this, Aeriagames has its entire business model based on it; just like nexon and a few others. People pay to support their favorite game. They pay a lot. That's why hats work. Does Ubisoft pick up on this? Of course not; they are French after all.

But for me the biggest problem of all is that I just can't wait to play Assassin's Creed 3 and onwards. I'd love to play the games but so far the games has never been released for me or those like me. I have played AC1, AC2, AC2:B and AC2:R. And because I pirated them all, I've thoroughly enjoyed them! Though in accordance with pretty much everyone else here: Ubisoft has to change. They need to focus more on making sure what they release isn't garbage and focus less on people copying their games. Pirated versions are not money lost for you cannot lose what you don't have. But with that change, I sincerely hope that we can enjoy a Linux version.

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I think the Steam rewarding system is sick. You get the games for all the platforms but just the publishers of the port you play the first week gets paid? Wow! How silly!

If you get the game for all platforms all porters should get paid. Though, in cases where ports are sold by different publishers maybe purchases should be done per platform.

You're all just worried that the porter gets paid but that's not the only important concern. If you buy a game that only has a Windows version and a promise to port it to GNU/Linux, the message they're getting is that's all you need to be happy. No need to really do the port or care much about it.

Besides, companies like to look at charts and decide what's best for them based on the revenue per platform. If you buy the game for Windows while waiting for a port, your purchase will be counted in the Windows total. Later you'll hear from that company that GNU/Linux sales were poor. Thank you fast buyers and Wine gamers. :(

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No problem for me. I don't have a Windows client except for my work client where steam is blocked by the company. And if I buy something - I usually want to play it ;D.

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@FutureSuture I know all that - and still think they should. It's our decision weather to buy it or not.

They'd count me as pirate though, because even if I bought the games, I'd get cracks (non-uplay and drm bypass for not being online)...

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I nearly bought Age of Wonders 3 in summer sale, because a linux port is already confirmed. 20 Euro instead of 40. But I guess the price will decrease anyway. So I wait patiently for the news :)

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http://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/11/540744935936254360/
please make some noise

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[Jim Sterlling on Ubisoft again.](http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/jimquisition/9462-Ubisoft-A-Sad-History-of-PC-Failures) Hot damn, Ubisoft is a really, really crappy company. I didn't know half of all that nonsense that Ubisoft had the gall to spout.

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Quoting: kalinI buying a lot of linux games without playing them. I'm using only linux os.
Is this mean my money go to windows developers ??? :><:
I expect some serious discussions about that in steam forum

Basically yeah. If you don't play it on Linux within the first few weeks, it defaults to being a Windows purchase.

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