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Steam Has 1,400 Linux Ready Games, Two Months Before Steam Machines’ Launch

August 18, 2015 by Ryan Parreno

This is a major milestone for Valve and the Linux Foundation, but is it going to be enough for Valve hardware?

Steam has hit a major milestone on Linux, with 1,400 games now compatible for Linux.

For context, Steam has 6,140 games compatible with Windows, and 2,179 games compatible with OS X. Linux trails behind its paid rival operating systems, but all in all, this is actually an improvement and a major step forward.

In less than a month, Linux has seen the number of compatible games rise from 1,300 to 1,400 games. Among the recent editions are Shadow of Mordor, DiRT Showdown, Terraria, and Don't Be Patchman, the first Steam game that launched on Linux first.

Steam’s total market share also remains low at 1 %, but this promises to change when Valve finally launches their Linux based Steam Machines this coming October. The truth is, Valve needs to court the AAA developers to bring their most popular games to SteamOS to succeed, including games from rivals, such as World of Warcraft, Call of Duty, and even League of Legends.

Of course, Valve’s dilemma remains convincing more than their hardcore fans to make the switch to Linux, and this switch may be harder now that Microsoft has made it clear they intend to continue full support for Steam on Windows 10. Microsoft even says they aren’t rivals, making Valve’s own statements about going up against Microsoft seem ill-placed. Whatever issues Windows has and continues to have, most gamers will be content to stick to it instead of switching. Valve’s plan to push Steam Machines may be a more uphill battle yet.

What would convince you to buy a Steam Machine? Share your thoughts with us in the comments. 

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