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There's no intuitive way of knowing if Steam downloaded a Linux port or the Windows version, and there's no easy-to-spot warning for outdated ports

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#12672 · opened 2026-01-25 by FernandoMMuniz · updated 2026-01-25 · 1 comments · github
FFernandoMMuniz 2026-01-25 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date):
    1766451605
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu):
    CachyOS
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: [Yes/No]
    No
  • Have you checked for system updates?: [Yes/No]
    Yes
  • Steam Logs: [generate by running this command in a terminal tar -zcvf ~/Desktop/steam-logs.tar.gz ~/.steam/steam/logs]
    tar -zcvf ~/Desktop/steam-logs.tar.gz ~/.steam/steam/logs
    tar: Removendo "/" inicial dos nomes dos membros
    tar (child): /home/tuti/Desktop/steam-logs.tar.gz: Função open falhou: Arquivo ou diretório inexistente
    tar (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting now
    /home/tuti/.steam/steam/logs/
    /home/tuti/.steam/steam/logs/console-linux.txt
    tar: /home/tuti/Desktop/steam-logs.tar.gz: Função write falhou: Pipe quebrado
    tar: Child returned status 2
    tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
  • GPU: Nvidia/Intel/AMD
    Nvidia

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Describe what you expected should happen and what did happen. Please link any large code pastes as a Github Gist

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Download a game that received a Linux port during the older Steam Machine's era, but was abandoned.
  2. Try playing the game.

OBSERVED RESULT:
You might end up playing an outdated/unoptimized Linux port, instead of the more optimized Windows version through Proton.

EXPECTED RESULT:
There should be a very intuitive way of choosing between Linux or Windows versions, and a warning if one of the versions are outdated for more than a year.

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2026-01-25 github

Hello @FernandoMMuniz Steam tells you what compatibility tool is being used with a game if you select in in your Steam library, then click the ⓘ button on the right. If Steam is configured to use a Linux native variant of a game, then there will be a line that reads Runs on this computer via Steam Play. Steam Linux Runtime # selected by <setting origin>.

Regarding how well a game is maintained, that's up the the game's dev(s) and can't be automagically determined.

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