Microsoft released the Windows 8 operating system in 2012 and expanded its goals. First, it wanted to enter the tablet field dominated by Apple’s iPad and compete there, and secondly, it laid the foundations of an ecosystem based on the Microsoft Store. In response, Valve, realizing that these business models of Microsoft could threaten its future, began its journey to establish its own platform, Steam.
Announcing SteamOS in 2013, Valve made a strong entry into the console field in 2015 with Steam Controller, Steam Link and Steam Machines. Although these attempts of the company did not see much commercial success, Valve did not deviate from its path. By 2018, it announced Proton, a compatibility layer that can run its games on Linux. The point reached today is truly astonishing.
Proton is a compatibility layer for Microsoft Windows-based games to run on Linux-based operating systems. Proton has continued on its way step by step since then, and at this point, it has been announced that 80 percent of Steam’s best games can run on the Linux operating system. In total, 17 thousand 649 games can run on this platform.
You can find the complete list of games here.
25328
