Don't adjust your screens, as you did read that correctly. Over 1,000 games have released on Steam this year alone with Linux support.
I've been slowly writing up an end of year roundup and something I wanted to know was how well we have done this year in terms of actual releases.
It took a while to add it all up, as some games show up in the list with a date that’s passed and they aren’t actually released. I had to be pretty careful and do it slowly to make sure it's right.
As of right now, I counted approximately 1,018 games with Linux support that have released this year. It's a silly amount of games and pretty impossible to play them all.
I would also like to point out something interesting that SteamSpy showed off, the fact that 38% of games on Steam have released this year:
38% of all Steam games were released in 2016 pic.twitter.com/JiX2pt6JhB
— Steam Spy (@Steam_Spy) November 30, 2016
This is madness. That percentage will possibly rise too, depending on how many get released in total this month.
It just goes to show how easy it is for developers to get started developing now, and how Greenlight has changed Steam. All platforms get a lot more mobile ports and sadly rather a lot of complete shovelware too.
Thankfully, we have also seen quite a number of quality releases this year too!
Place your bets now! How many games do you think will be released by the end of 2016? The person closest will get a GOL postcard early next year. You have until December 15th to answer.
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Mohandevir Dec 10, 2016
1018 games is impressive but out of the 4207 total... It's not 25% of the new releases and I didn't removed the older title ports...
Anyone with better knowledge to explain that?
I expected that percentage to be higher, considering all the work to smoothen the Linux builds production, but I might be missing some key informations...
Oh well, it leaves a lot of possibilities to Feral, Aspyr, Virtual Programming and other porting studios. :)
Last edited by Mohandevir on 10 December 2016 at 4:30 pm UTC
Anyone with better knowledge to explain that?
I expected that percentage to be higher, considering all the work to smoothen the Linux builds production, but I might be missing some key informations...
Oh well, it leaves a lot of possibilities to Feral, Aspyr, Virtual Programming and other porting studios. :)
Last edited by Mohandevir on 10 December 2016 at 4:30 pm UTC
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Quoting: GoLBuzzkill80% of steam catalog was released in last 3 years and you dont see any problem with that? EA, Greenlight?I wonder if Saouron would agree to let Orcs play pc games.But most of triple A games are trash these days.......
Gaming industry is going down and all you can say is 1k games are supporting Linux?!?!? First of all, pushing "Build for Linux" in Unity editor is not SPUPPROTING LINUX you stupid traitors!!! 99% of games in last 3 years where Unity crap default assets games, indy bullshit and poor AAA console DLC/Seasson_pass fest "ports".
Everybody is focusing on VR which is failing it will barly happen on Windows, Linux can forget about it; at least in this VR hype wave, last one failed in '90s.
Is it even possible with you traitors to have a game that is "ported" on Linux and to say that that game is objectively tehnicaly bad?(not looking at content)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNLemHpDQ60
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_video_game_crash_of_1983
^this happened because games where pure shit
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LinuxGamesTV Dec 10, 2016
Quoting: YasserI ask about support for linux all games in greenlight, usually Developers say yes,
this is very positive. When I go there vote, ask about the support For our S.O
I ask the Dev's in greenlight for linux support, too and they say yes. After they got the greenlight they don't will support Linux anymore.
So i give a shit on the liars, same at the Kickstarter Scammers.
Last edited by LinuxGamesTV on 10 December 2016 at 5:38 pm UTC
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LinuxGamesTV Dec 10, 2016
Quoting: GoLBuzzkill80% of steam catalog was released in last 3 years and you dont see any problem with that? EA, Greenlight?
Gaming industry is going down and all you can say is 1k games are supporting Linux?!?!? First of all, pushing "Build for Linux" in Unity editor is not SPUPPROTING LINUX you stupid traitors!!! 99% of games in last 3 years where Unity crap default assets games, indy bullshit and poor AAA console DLC/Seasson_pass fest "ports".
Everybody is focusing on VR which is failing it will barly happen on Windows, Linux can forget about it; at least in this VR hype wave, last one failed in '90s.
Is it even possible with you traitors to have a game that is "ported" on Linux and to say that that game is objectively tehnicaly bad?(not looking at content)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNLemHpDQ60
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_video_game_crash_of_1983
^this happened because games where pure shit
How old are you?
I have start Videogaming with the Pong Console, then with the Atari 2600, the CBS (ColecoVision, the Commodore VC 20, C64, Amiga 500, A2000, A4000 and from 1998 on a Windows PC.
So i know the Gaming History and why Manufacturers went bankruptcy. In the 1980-1990 it was not because the games are crap. It was about the self-marketing. Many small game companies in UK went bankruptcy in this time, because they don't have a Publisher at this time.
Now you say all Unity Games are Crap, yes many of the Unity Games are Crap (70 %), but not all.
You say many AAA Games Ports are Crap? Yes here you are right: Many AAA Ports (Windows -> Console, Console -> Windows) have Crap Ports, because people like you buy every AAA Shit.
So if Windows have a Crap AAA Console Port you think the Port was better, if the game was a Windows (Crap Console port) to Linux Port?
So you think many Indi Games are Crap? Yes on Steam are 20 % Indi Games Crap.
And yes on Steam's EA and GL are some Scammers. Most of the big AAA (Who decides whether a game is high-class (AAA)?) productions are Crap.
If you support Publisher like Ubisoft or EA, then you are an Idiot.
Did you know thats we had on Linux until the year 2013 ~90 Commercial Gameports?
After 2013 we got more and more Games on Linux. Yes most are Crap, but this Crap you have on Windows, too.
In your words: 60 % of all Games on Windows are Crap.
To the VR thing: If VR fails in the future we will see.
The VR in the 90 fails, because the technology was not yet so far and the people had since there was no desire for VR.
Did you remember the Commodore CDTV?
This was the first Gaming Console with CD's 1990/1991.
Did you know thats this Console fails, because it used CD's at this time? Now look at the Consoles today: Every big Console maker use CD's/BR's.
I hope you know what it means to be ahead of its time and thus also fail on the technical side. This happened exactly in the 1990s
Last edited by LinuxGamesTV on 10 December 2016 at 6:22 pm UTC
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Remember when you were looking to buy a game and there was simply nothing you wanted available for Linux? Because I do. Strange to think this was only a few years ago.
Remember when you were looking to buy a game and there was simply nothing you wanted available for Linux? Because I do. Strange to think this was only a few years ago.
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Steam has been going downhill in terms of quality for a few years now... That's why I've been trying to use GOG more and more. The lack of quality control will be Steam's downfall.
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wvstolzing Dec 10, 2016
Quoting: zimplex1Steam has been going downhill in terms of quality for a few years now... That's why I've been trying to use GOG more and more. The lack of quality control will be Steam's downfall.
Your profile pic gives away by whom you've been indoctrinated.
Just kidding, I've been indoctrinated by him too.
Not sure how I feel about the cornflakes homunculus, though.
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Quoting: GoLBuzzkillFirst of all, pushing "Build for Linux" in Unity editor is not SPUPPROTING LINUX you stupid traitors!!!Yes, how can our great nation succeed with all of these traitors to the motherland around us!? We shall commence immediate executions and we will not stop until the amount of Linux games on Steam goes down by at least 40%! Glory to Torvaldstozka!
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Is it even possible with you traitors to have a game that is "ported" on Linux and to say that that game is objectively tehnicaly bad?(not looking at content)
Reminder to everyone that sarcasm is indeed still a thing. You know, so that you don't get the wrong idea.
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