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Quoting: nullzero

Quoting: VoxPelliChimeraOS (previously GamerOS), the arch based SteamOS 2.0 couch gaming distro, has a web app that you can use on any device in your local network via URL

Been wondering if that app can be used on a different arch-based distro.

Apparently yes (its on the AUR*), but I suppose only if using the steamos-compositor-plus, according to the: https://github.com/ChimeraOS/chimera [External Link]

Btw now chimera is the name of this web interface. Before it was called Steam Buddy.

* EDIT: indeed on the AUR it is still named steam-budy. Thanks rustybroomhandle! The github entry was renamed recently so the "its on the AUR was probably meant for the old name."

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Quoting: VoxPelliI wonder if it will get a mode similar to the Steam one for the upcoming Steam Deck.

Same goes for Itch.io, GOG and others.

If someone were to make a UI that brings games from all stores together into one UI and makes it easy to launch on the Steam Deck, then it could be a compelling alternative to the official Steam UI

ChimeraOS (previously GamerOS), the arch based SteamOS 2.0 couch gaming distro, has a web app that you can use on any device in your local network via URL (for example a laptop using same wifi) and install GOG or Epic games that then show in the steam games. I did it myself for Magic the Gathering Arena for Epic and it way fairly simple... and all GUI based.

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hmm... And someone already packaged legendary there!

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Thanks! Worked too!

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Quoting: LiamWhile it took a while, it seems like the FSF are fully aware of their need to improve everything surrounding this. We should give them some points on that.
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It will be interesting to see what happens as a result of the public apologies from both Stallman and the FSF. Let's hope that all of this can lead somewhere productive and have less in-fighting with more fighting for software freedom.

Liam, given how polarazing this thing can be, thank you for writing the news as independtly and hopeful tone as possible. :happy:

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Quoting: lelorrainWell, fine for people who want to use ONLY Steam ... Personally, I do not like to have someone in the background recording all I do. The same reason I do not use GOG's Galaxy.
Usually I buy access to a Linux game on Steam only If I cannot get it from GOG, and that's only for games that I really, really want to play like Horizon Zero Dawn!

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Quoting: lelorrainWell, fine for people who want to use ONLY Steam ...

From the article: It takes things a step or two further though, including plenty of extra enhancements for emulators and non-Steam games with their special tools like Steam Buddy.

Personally, I do not like to have someone in the background recording all I do.

If you put Steam into Offline Mode, it doesn't track anything.

Also the steam buddy allows to install games from the epic store via legendary and gog was also added recently. So the steam part can be used only for navigation... But most of my game pad games are on steam so I only ended up playing MTG Arena from there.

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Quoting: CreakI really like the idea of Valve's Remote Play Together, it simply makes a lot of sense. I like to compare video games and board games, and you wouldn't ask every player of a board game to pay for the game.

So, as with board games, I like to discover new games my friends might have and, if I like them, I buy them in order to play it whenever I want too.

This is true for the multiplayer part of a game only. The solo/scenario part is yet another reason to buy a game (to me).

Really like that board games comparison!

And about solo, it depends, sometimes you bring a fried to your house and have they try a bit of a single player game just for show off. With remote play you can also do that. Specially those nasty games that play tricks on the user assumptions and joke on them, like Indecision [External Link] or Eryi's Action [External Link].

EDIT: Ery is native, but Indicision I played via proton.

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Quoting: Purple Library GuyAnd it also assumes that you're allowed to visit peoples' houses. :cry:

:cry: This also makes me cry!

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Nice... ghost car might finally make me consider it. I'm too bad with car games in general, but the ghost car mechanic its usually the only thing that hooks me to them as it gives a very tangible (and possible!) challenge.

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Quoting: OdisejMy experience is rather different. I like the bundles as they introduce games I would probably not even notice. I have had a a great time playing some of them especially from Daedalic. I won't play all of them I added to my library until now but for 10e+ I don't see it as a big expense.

Quoting: Liam DaweFrankly for the price, I've not seen a month that has been a "bad" deal even if I was only interested personally in two of the games at the lowest on one of them because it was still vastly cheaper than buying individually. Builds up a nice collection to keep, unlike other subscriptions where you're basically renting.

Exactly my thoughts.

• I usually get in humble a mix of games that I wanted to play, but were either low priority or not native linux (only try to buy them Linux even if I still dual boot... mea culpa.. mea culpa...)


• Or games that passed below the radar and are actually good. Having some streamers doing a review a few dayus after the bundle release also helps.

In the end, I think for the price (classic subcription here), and even if I only played some of those included, I'm getting a good deal and not a rented subscription. So I can later, and indeed have gone back to many times, some old humble games.

In fact, the first 2 BIG games in the bundle are usually some of less interisting ones for me. I like more good and/or experimental indies than a AAA, and specially not the latest kid in the block (mix of patient gamer and low space SSD drive...).

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[EDIT2]added final paragraph

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