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I'm now playing Warhammer 40k: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters on Steam Deck, it is marked as unsupported (because of graphics settings), but with little tweaking it's completely playable.

Hopefully we get a native Linux version of Bomb Rush Cyberfunk. Team Reptile has been great about making them, and all their other games on Steam have them. I bought it on Steam vs the Switch because of that reason.

Same goes with Blasphemous 2 as well. As the first game has a native Linux version.

I know Proton works great, and call me a stickler. But I'll always prefer native Linux support for games. I also like that native Apple Silicon versions of games are coming to Steam sometimes too.

Bravo 👏👏👏👏

Hopefully we get a native Linux version of Bomb Rush Cyberfunk. Team Reptile has been great about making them, and all their other games on Steam have them. I bought it on Steam vs the Switch because of that reason.

Same goes with Blasphemous 2 as well. As the first game has a native Linux version.

I know Proton works great, and call me a stickler. But I'll always prefer native Linux support for games. I also like that native Apple Silicon versions of games are coming to Steam sometimes too.

Nah, I'm 100% with you as well! Not only was it native, but it was one of the last best remaining Linux native games out there. Hollow Knight I had to play on Proton, Dead Cells I had to play on Proton. Learning that Blasphemous 2 is not native was so disappointing...

In many ways, Linux gaming is moving back and forward at the same time.

Hopefully we get a native Linux version of Bomb Rush Cyberfunk. Team Reptile has been great about making them, and all their other games on Steam have them. I bought it on Steam vs the Switch because of that reason.

Platinum on ProtonDB and Steam Deck Verified. Just sounds like you're missing out if you actually wanted to play it.

In many ways, Linux gaming is moving back and forward at the same time.

Only if you refuse to use Proton for whatever reason. Linux gaming is constantly moving forward thanks to it. The point is to play more games and Proton is a constant win.


Last edited by Liam Dawe on 25 August 2023 at 5:41 pm UTC

Hopefully we get a native Linux version of Bomb Rush Cyberfunk. Team Reptile has been great about making them, and all their other games on Steam have them. I bought it on Steam vs the Switch because of that reason.

Platinum on ProtonDB and Steam Deck Verified. Just sounds like you're missing out if you actually wanted to play it.

Oh, I'm still gonna play it soon. Just was saying a native Linux version would be cool. I bought the deluxe edition too for the awesome soundtrack.

Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew

Can definitely recommend if you like developer Mimimi's previous real-time tactics games (Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, Desperadoes III), though I've been playing it on desktop rather than my Deck.

Hopefully we get a native Linux version of Bomb Rush Cyberfunk. Team Reptile has been great about making them, and all their other games on Steam have them. I bought it on Steam vs the Switch because of that reason.

Platinum on ProtonDB and Steam Deck Verified. Just sounds like you're missing out if you actually wanted to play it.

In many ways, Linux gaming is moving back and forward at the same time.

Only if you refuse to use Proton for whatever reason. Linux gaming is constantly moving forward thanks to it. The point is to play more games and Proton is a constant win.

Nah man, I'm not missing out. These days, one has to check not only the ProtonDB rating of a game, but the latest reviews in the ProtonDB page, to see if something broke in the last patch. More relevant with newly released games, exactly like the one we're talking about. I only don't want to criticize specifically Games' Kitchen, because they have a really good history of little to no bugs.

Like I said, I already bit the bullet, already had to play Hollow Knight and Dead Cells on Proton, only Blasphemous 1 on native. I know what I'm "missing"...

There's currently somewhere around 92,000 games on Steam and so it's going to take a long time for Valve to check them all on Steam Deck but...

...how many of them are shovelwares that don't deserve to be reviewed?


Last edited by Mohandevir on 25 August 2023 at 6:53 pm UTC

The point is to play more games and Proton is a constant win.

If the point was to play more games and nothing beyond, I would install Windows.

Obviously, there's something else, something more (or we wouldn't be here), and everybody is free to draw their line where it feels right for them.


Last edited by Eike on 26 August 2023 at 12:19 pm UTC

The point is to play more games and Proton is a constant win.

If the point was to play more games and nothing beyond, I would install Windows.

Obviously, there's something else, something more (or we wouldn't be here), and everybody is free to draw their line where it feels right for them.

I get what you’re trying to say, but there’s a big difference. One is Windows, one is just a compatibility layer on Linux. Yeah people can draw whatever line they want, doesn’t mean the line makes sense.

The point is to play more games and Proton is a constant win.

If the point was to play more games and nothing beyond, I would install Windows.

Obviously, there's something else, something more (or we wouldn't be here), and everybody is free to draw their line where it feels right for them.

I get what you’re trying to say, but there’s a big difference. One is Windows, one is just a compatibility layer on Linux. Yeah people can draw whatever line they want, doesn’t mean the line makes sense.

My line is not yours to judge, Liam. I'm not religious about it (I do buy games to run under Proton for my children e.g.), but I personally did not install Linux to run exes and dlls, and that's a reasonable line, just as others are.

I could talk more about it, about second and third class customers and the like, but all of us have been through this often enough. I just want other stances to get the same respect.


Last edited by Eike on 26 August 2023 at 1:57 pm UTC

My line is not yours to judge, Liam. I'm not religious about it (I do buy games to run under Proton for my children e.g.), but I personally did not install Linux to run exes and dlls, and that's a reasonable line, just as others are.

Well, we all judge and debate each other, it’s part of why we have comments after all 😜, I just find it an odd stance to have really. As if it truly matters what’s running behind it.

I will just stop engaging in these native vs proton comments if i can help it 😂. I just want people to have fun with games, on Linux, but this repeating “would get if native” is tiresome to see repeatedly so often when people can literally click a button and play it. ✌️

My line is not yours to judge, Liam. I'm not religious about it (I do buy games to run under Proton for my children e.g.), but I personally did not install Linux to run exes and dlls, and that's a reasonable line, just as others are.

Well, we all judge and debate each other, it’s part of why we have comments after all 😜, I just find it an odd stance to have really. As if it truly matters what’s running behind it.

I will just stop engaging in these native vs proton comments if i can help it 😂. I just want people to have fun with games, on Linux, but this repeating “would get if native” is tiresome to see repeatedly so often when people can literally click a button and play it. ✌️

Be fair Liam. You had the same Linux-only stance for a good while. You've obviously given up on that and that's fine, but you don't need to act so condescending towards the minority here who still like to support Linux games exclusively. It doesn't hurt anyone.

I only buy native simply because I can't possibly buy and play every interesting game out there anyway. Giving my cash to developers who make the effort to support Linux gives me the warm fuzzies, so that's as good a rule as any to follow. Even with 99% native games on my wishlist, I never seem to be able to keep it to a reasonable size anyway. More than 200 Linux native games on it right at this moment, and that's just the Steam wishlist.

Well, apologies due if anyone thinks I am being condescending. We all have our stances on things. Happy gaming ✌️