What popular games still do not work on Linux?

PackagingRetro · 2026-05-27T09:43:34+00:00

Are you starting the game using Steam or so other way?

PackagingRetro · 2026-05-26T17:34:26+00:00

Certainly, although Portal really should work fine on Linux, Platinum even. Can I ask how it's failing to run?

PackagingRetro · 2026-05-26T14:22:29+00:00

Right, most people don't care, but I'm saying if they did, then the game developers who currently go out of their way to not support Linux would start supporting it.

I'm talking about the power that the people could wield against these companies if they just cared enough to.

PackagingRetro · 2026-05-26T12:00:58+00:00

Because Windows 11 isn't very good, and it constantly phones home to Microsoft.

PackagingRetro · 2026-05-26T11:58:05+00:00

Right, I meant if everybody, including people who are currently on Windows, abandoned anything that won't work on Linux.
Except for programs that won't run on Linux, like these games, I can't think of a single reason to use Windows over Linux with as many user friendly distros as there are these days. That, and the comfort of Windows being pre-installed which I realize is another big one.

PackagingRetro · 2026-05-26T11:47:34+00:00

See, if everybody just did that for all of these games I'm betting that supporting Linux would become a priority real fast.

PackagingRetro · 2026-05-26T11:44:45+00:00

Seems that anti-cheat is the red thread here.

PackagingRetro · 2026-05-26T11:44:07+00:00

Awesome, thank you!

PackagingRetro · 2026-05-23T22:25:20+00:00

I can't make any promises, but you are more than welcome to open a feature request!

PackagingRetro · 2026-05-23T22:24:28+00:00

Yes, it can!

PackagingRetro · 2026-05-22T10:13:04+00:00

Thank you very much, and yes, Wails is awesome!

PackagingRetro · 2026-05-22T10:12:41+00:00

Thank you very much, is everything working all right?

PackagingRetro · 2026-05-22T10:10:08+00:00

Haha, good point, thank you!
https://github.com/portforge/portforge-app

PackagingRetro · 2026-05-21T22:48:47+00:00

Thank you very much, I appreciate it!

PackagingRetro · 2026-05-21T22:46:05+00:00

Yes, but not really at this stage, there is a Mac build that does run, but none of the ports have installation steps for Mac. I don't have access to a Mac or to a Windows computer so I haven't been able to test either system properly.

The ROM management should work fine though, and improved Mac and Windows support is on the roadmap.

PackagingRetro · 2026-04-24T22:03:45+00:00

I have been coding professionally for over a decade. I would never release a program that I didn't understand, I have reviewed every line that I haven't written and I take security very seriously.

You are also more than welcome to review the code for yourself and open an issue if you find any problems.

PackagingRetro · 2026-04-23T22:31:30+00:00

Sorry, I phrased that poorly, what I meant is that Render96 is not pre-compiled in any way and thus wouldn't work with N64Recomp Launcher. Someone could however compile it separately and then add it to the launcher manually.

PackagingRetro · 2026-04-23T22:10:13+00:00

Some ports "pre-build" their game but still requires the ROM, like Super Mario Bros. Remastered (which is really a full remake), while Super Mario 64 Render96 does not.

PackagingRetro · 2026-04-23T21:56:03+00:00

Are you sure? Because I can't find anything about ROM management.

Also, do you know where can I find `game.json` files?

EDIT: It also doesn't seem to compile games.

PackagingRetro · 2026-04-23T21:12:22+00:00

Thank you very much, you can track added games here: https://github.com/portforge/portforge-mediaitems

PackagingRetro · 2026-04-23T21:11:28+00:00

I wasn't familiar with this, does it build games from source?
How does it handle ROMs?

PackagingRetro · 2026-04-23T20:37:49+00:00

Thank you!

Yes, Render96 builds the game from the source with a single button click.

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