Steam now has over 3,000 Linux games available

The exact count for me right now is 3,008!

Same here in the Netherlands.
When I set "Narrow by OS" to SteamOS + Linux, and set "Show selected types" to Games, the overview on the left says "showing 1 - 25 of 3008".
And remains 3008 when going to page 121.

(This is when sorting by Release date. For some reason, all other sorting - except, for obvious reasons, User Reviews - gives me 3163. The store has had this inconsistency for years.)

The exact count for me right now is 3,008!

Same here in the Netherlands.
When I set "Narrow by OS" to SteamOS + Linux, and set "Show selected types" to Games, the overview on the left says "showing 1 - 25 of 3008".
And remains 3008 when going to page 121.

(This is when sorting by Release date. For some reason, all other sorting - except, for obvious reasons, User Reviews - gives me 3163. The store has had this inconsistency for years.)

Other sorting methods show games due for release that haven't actually released yet.

Here's a pretty interesting looking new indie title that's also on Linux:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/414330

Check out the trailers. It piques my interest particularly because I've spent 8 years in Chicago's south side; but the premise is unique nevertheless.

As you can see how fast we went from 2.000 to 3.000 this first perfectly to the topic of Steam direct: I don't want to see many games, but good ones. I don't have the time and I'm not willing to test those and return them if I'm not convinced, I'll have the chance to buy good ones in the first place. May it be Indie or, especially on Steam, AAA games.

Cheers,
Laurens

That was fast? Didn't we just celebrate the 2,000 milestone? oO

Other than that...yeah, I am after quality games these days. I am pretty sure I'd trade at least 1,500 of these games for Fallout 4. :D

I have to share some of my Linux gaming frustrations here. Seems to be a terrible trend where 'couch gaming' works better on Windows than it does on Linux.

Case in point, Hero Siege and Death Road to Canada. Hero Siege; something with their engine port to Linux breaks input, so controllers don't work. Death Road to Canada; Over Steam Link, I couldn't get the second controller (first was Steam Controller, second was Xbox 360) to work in Linux. Yet both of these work fine in Windows.

And this happens with far too many games. I don't know if the Devs just don't care, or (like Hero Siege) they just can't spend the time to patch their game to get it to work right.

I can't say it's only Linux games though, still can't figure out how to play Marvel Ultimate Alliance to work over the Link, and that's through Windows... so, it definitely is causing some of this pain.

But more on topic, it's fantastic that we've hit over 3k! I still remember being excited that Loki had released a few commercial games!

(on a side note, anyone have the newer installer for Myth for Linux? The links which shouldn't be that old were all broken when I was looking a week ago.)

Here's a pretty interesting looking new indie title that's also on Linux:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/414330

Check out the trailers. It piques my interest particularly because I've spent 8 years in Chicago's south side; but the premise is unique nevertheless.

That actually looks really good. :) Thanks for sharing it!

Other sorting methods show games due for release that haven't actually released yet.

Oh, yeah.

It's strange that I wrote it's "obvious" that the count is different when sorting by User Reviews, but then didn't follow the same reasoning for games without releases.

You got SEVERAL hundred games for Linux on your account, and 99% of them are what you would describe as GREAT? OK sounds like you're easily pleased then, I must say.

I got around 200 games now I guess (don't remember exactly), and I can easily say 10% are a pure waste of time, 40% mediocre, the rest being what I'd describe as "quite good" or higher. The ones I'd say are "great" would be maybe 15-20%. And that's after I've done a decision on what to purchase.

I mean, let's be honest about the quality ratio here.


Last edited by Beamboom on 11 Feb 2017 at 7:00 pm UTC

You got SEVERAL hundred games for Linux on your account, and 99% of them are what you would describe as GREAT? OK sounds like you're easily pleased then, I must say.

I got around 200 games now I guess (don't remember exactly), and I can easily say 10% are a pure waste of time, 40% mediocre, the rest being what I'd describe as "quite good" or higher. The ones I'd say are "great" would be maybe 15-20%. And that's after I've done a decision on what to purchase.

I mean, let's be honest about the quality ratio here.

Well, yeah, but he's a pro--games is what he does, he talks to game people (both developers and critics) constantly and so on. Probably it's partly that he gets better information before he buys and so only ends up with games that are genuinely to his taste.

Anyway, 3000, woot! and stuff. It does seem like just a couple of months since 2000, this is getting ridiculous.


Last edited by Purple Library Guy on 11 Feb 2017 at 7:24 pm UTC

Fallout 4

I thought you said "Quality Games"? You may have misspelled Fallout: New Vegas.

Fallout 4

I thought you said "Quality Games"? You may have misspelled Fallout: New Vegas.

*throws a shoe*

Interesting that a mere two years ago, at the end of 2015, [Steam only had 2,964 games altogether](https://twitter.com/Steam_Spy/status/804072335997358084?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw), and now here we have 3,000 on Linux. :)

Though the flip side is, simply having more games doesn't necessarily mean more games I want to play, nor does it include some games I do want to play. But hey, as long as they're making someone happy, that's fine with me. :)

Interesting that a mere two years ago, at the end of 2015, [Steam only had 2,964 games altogether](https://twitter.com/Steam_Spy/status/804072335997358084?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw), and now here we have 3,000 on Linux. :)

Though the flip side is, simply having more games doesn't necessarily mean more games I want to play, nor does it include some games I do want to play. But hey, as long as they're making someone happy, that's fine with me. :)

Unfortunately, that's true. Of the 3,000 games, roughly 2,500 suck very extremely hard. Indie development has brought us gems like Prison Architect and Stardew Valley. But also a lot of people who can barely code Hello World suddenly thought they could be the next game development star and published their drivel on Steam because nobody stopped them. That's actually a huge problem these days, because it's getting harder and harder to find the few good games in the mountain of drivel.

Unfortunately, that's true. Of the 3,000 games, roughly 2,500 suck very extremely hard. Indie development has brought us gems like Prison Architect and Stardew Valley. But also a lot of people who can barely code Hello World suddenly thought they could be the next game development star and published their drivel on Steam because nobody stopped them. That's actually a huge problem these days, because it's getting harder and harder to find the few good games in the mountain of drivel.

But it's the same for Windows on a much more larger scale. So many scrap games that will never appear for Linux. ;)

Many of the indie games are adorable. For example Typoman which was released on Friday. Some games are also a matter of taste. For example Sky Break. This gets rather negative reviews. But I just like the graphics and the gameplay as it reminds me of Phantasy Star Online.

Not every game is a hit. But even weaker games have their moments. I know only a few games that are really garbage. Most are worth their money.


Last edited by 1xok on 11 Feb 2017 at 11:10 pm UTC

You got SEVERAL hundred games for Linux on your account, and 99% of them are what you would describe as GREAT? OK sounds like you're easily pleased then, I must say.

I got around 200 games now I guess (don't remember exactly), and I can easily say 10% are a pure waste of time, 40% mediocre, the rest being what I'd describe as "quite good" or higher. The ones I'd say are "great" would be maybe 15-20%. And that's after I've done a decision on what to purchase.

I mean, let's be honest about the quality ratio here.

Well, yeah, but he's a pro--games is what he does, he talks to game people (both developers and critics) constantly and so on. Probably it's partly that he gets better information before he buys and so only ends up with games that are genuinely to his taste.

Anyway, 3000, woot! and stuff. It does seem like just a couple of months since 2000, this is getting ridiculous.

Out of the 800 Linux-supported games I own on Steam, there really aren't that many terrible ones. I just don't make a habit of buying or testing things that have telltale signs of probably being bad.

Interesting that a mere two years ago, at the end of 2015, [Steam only had 2,964 games altogether](https://twitter.com/Steam_Spy/status/804072335997358084?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw), and now here we have 3,000 on Linux. :)

Though the flip side is, simply having more games doesn't necessarily mean more games I want to play, nor does it include some games I do want to play. But hey, as long as they're making someone happy, that's fine with me. :)

Unfortunately, that's true. Of the 3,000 games, roughly 2,500 suck very extremely hard. Indie development has brought us gems like Prison Architect and Stardew Valley. But also a lot of people who can barely code Hello World suddenly thought they could be the next game development star and published their drivel on Steam because nobody stopped them. That's actually a huge problem these days, because it's getting harder and harder to find the few good games in the mountain of drivel.

Yep. Steam is a microcosm of the Internet at large. Anyone can say anything ( much of it wrong or, at least, highly opinionated ), publish their music, videos, and selfies, and, of course, turn "Hello World" into an underwhelming game.

Just wait until the other 6.5bn of the global population join in.... :)

I bought Owlboy not long ago, and I'm still in the middle of the game.

Unfortunately, that's true. Of the 3,000 games, roughly 2,500 suck very extremely hard. Indie development has brought us gems like Prison Architect and Stardew Valley. But also a lot of people who can barely code Hello World suddenly thought they could be the next game development star and published their drivel on Steam because nobody stopped them. That's actually a huge problem these days, because it's getting harder and harder to find the few good games in the mountain of drivel.

There is GOG for that. I regularly check their release announcements. I don't buy all games that they release, but I buy most of them (I mean ones that come out for Linux). And they are good as a rule.

I suppose Steam is becoming more like itch.io, with barely any filtering of what's submitted. There is some benefit in that too (GOG filtering can prevent some good games occasionally from coming out there). But the downside is of course a huge noise of various irrelevant stuff.


Last edited by Shmerl on 12 Feb 2017 at 2:38 am UTC

I suppose Steam is becoming more like itch.io, with barely any filtering of what's submitted. There is some benefit in that too (GOG filtering can prevent some good games occasionally from coming out there). But the downside is of course a huge noise of various irrelevant stuff.

The various approaches to quality control, by store:

Itch.io:

Steam:

GOG:


Last edited by GustyGhost on 12 Feb 2017 at 3:32 am UTC