Retro Gaming on Linux!

Have you ever wondered why some old PC games cannot be launched on Windows 11, but work flawlessly on Linux?

[matthiasbendewald]

Compatibility for Games gets better and better on Linux, while slowly getting worse on Windows? And for the Performance its basically the Same?
I can See where this is heading. Awesome!

[glajskor]

I still find it inncredible how games running on Proton just work so much better than native linux ports
Developers just don't care and thanks to Valve it's actually a problem to nobody now - no one has to write extra ports nor lose their library (well, aside from anti-cheat -, -)

[mendyc]

I think is also bc many games rely on old dependencies that are no longer used/maintained but since proton/wine just convert the calls, they can convert something old to something similar new on Linux and that’s it

Is funny when you need mods to get an old game to run on windows, or use PCem/DOSbox but can easily be run in proton/wine

[Giniek]

Bro's mustache is for self defense. 💀

[purgetrapscorp]

I didn't even think about the fact that the release of the Steam handheld was a huge win for Linux gaming.

[blendernoob]

This is one of my favorite Linux features. There are some games like Wolfenstein 2009 or The Chronicles of Riddick Escape from Butcher bay that are a bear to run on Windows 11 because of that lack of compatibility but Wine accounts for all different types of Windows thus making it easier to run these games on there. There are even some games that run better with fewer CPU cores like Wolfenstien or even Crysis 1, and wine makes that so much easier to do compared to Windows,

[Просто_Иван]

If Valve will make Linux distro downloadable on every PC I'll instantly switch.

[strikehun]

DOSbox and other older PC game emulators: Let me introduce myself

[nikitaavdeev]

If your os doesn't run HoMaM3, I ain't installing it.

[ApertureSciencePsycho]

Proton is a fork of Wine, development of which is funded by Valve. However, both are open source and accept external contributions. This means if some nerd in their basement figures out how to run game xyz, eventually Wine and Proton will be able to play the game xyz in question.

Also, Windows slowly removes ancient API calls (features), while Wine aims to implement every single one ever existed in every copy of Windows.

[TheChemicalWorkshop]

And i still need to include "does not work on msdos" in every .exe header...😊

[СалаватАбашев-ещ]

Why would someone need Windows 11 when Windows 10 is just fine?

[hakaneroglu]

I love linux and valve. After this, I love much more these 2! ❤❤❤

[ShinMegamiTenseiEnjoyer]

it actually helps them, the better the windows 11 experience is the more people will upgrade the more info they steal

[oustted]

No way someone else out in the world plays c&c too been playing those games since I was little little and I’m 29 now and still play them

[postblitz]

Microsoft spends tons of money on backwards compatibility. If you think otherwise, check out help menus in basic windows on Windows: you can end up with Windows 3.1 style windows that do run on 11.

[gustavoamsantos]

Heroes of might and magic was a great game

[gamerowski]

and even emulation is better. on average i heard that with emulation you get better fps on linux

[paro]

Only thing preventing med from switching to arch Linux is VR games.

[senshissgenjoyer]

Popcap games have tons of problems on windows and on linux they work perfectly fine