This can be a dual-boot machine, a dedicated Linux machine, or even a virtual machine running Linux. A development machine running a fully-updated version of Linux.Getting StartedBuilding your game on Linux requires the following: The following information will help you successfully port your game to Steam for Linux. With a growing catalog of Linux-supported games and an active Steam for Linux community group, it's a good time to port your game to Linux.ĭeveloping a Linux game for Steam can be challenging for developers coming from a Windows or macOS development background. Linux OverviewSteam for Linux is now available to all Steam users. Setup instructions for the VR arcade model Setup instructions for the PC Café model (incl. PC Café Requirements and Sign Up Instructions Steamworks Virtual Conference: Steam Deck Steamworks API Example Application (SpaceWar)ĭistributing Open Source Applications on Steamĭeveloping for Steam Deck without a Dev-Kit
Steam Input Gamepad Emulation - Best PracticesĮvents and Announcements Visibility Stats Reporting Like this? Then read more from this author and find out why he is "not a normal person.User Permission: Receive Steamworks CommunicationĬreating Bundles Across Multiple Developers/Publishersīroadcasting a Game Demo to the Steam Storeīroadcast Moderation and Adding Moderators Unless, of course, Valve’s goal is to crush and destroy a source of income for the company that builds the distro into which they are porting and investing resources…which can’t possibly be the case. That would help bolster an existing effort to build a Linux software store while still giving Valve access to a new base of users.
I would prefer to see Valve release games, starting with Left 4 Dead 2, through the Ubuntu Software Center. My chief concern is that the arrival of Steam will simply serve to splinter the already small (relatively) user base of “people on Linux who buy software through a digital store." It’s growing and improving, but is not yet large enough (in terms of individuals actively using and purchasing software) to make it truly enticing for publishers to invest the resources needed to port their wares to Linux. We need one that is highly successful and pulls in large-enough sales volumes to attract developers and publishers to the platform.Ĭurrently, the Ubuntu Software Center is still in its early stages. Now, I’m not opposed to some healthy competition.
The problem is that Ubuntu already has a software and game store – the Ubuntu Software Center (or “Software Centre” for you crazy kids on the other side of the pond). I have no issue with Valve only supporting one Distro at launch. The Steam store is not coming to Linux in general.
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