So the issue is that it is possible for developers to remove games from a users library even if they have bought the game on Steam. This has happened to me several times now and it is getting very annoying.
If I am a Windows user, the developers can't really take away my game (unless it depends on a server), even if the game gets delisted from the store, it is your game and you can always download it, and I imagine that is the intent. You buy a game, and you own the license and you can download it forever.
But for Linux and Mac users developers can simply delete the Linux or Mac depot for whatever reason and by doing so the developer just removed a game from the libraries of Steam Customers. I imagine that it was not the intent of Valve when it went multi platform to incorporate injustice into Steam, Taking away games from your library is something that the bad platforms do, not Valve. Right?
I know I can use Proton, and I love how it is helping gamers to switch to Linux but personally I only buy Linux native games, I buy them because of that reason, because I want to support developers that really support me. and even if I was okay with Proton it would very likely mean losing your saves and it might not even work trough Proton. Either way the deal is altered after the purchase and I lose access because Steam "updates" the game which means it removes the game files and there is no way to download it anywhere anymore.
The last few times this happened I was able to get a refund trough Steam Support by sending multiple tickets even tho the purchase was longer than 2 weeks ago and I played for more than 2 hours, I got a refund every time, and I felt Steam really had my back :) I suggested every time to add a dedicated refund reason "Developer Removed the depot of my operating system" but sadly that has never been implemented.
Now in 2026 this same thing happened again, I emailed the developer to get the game reinstated, didn't get a response, so I opened multiple tickets with Steam and they don't want to refund me I feel they didn't really read my request and just blindly looked at the 2 hour, 2 week rule not even thinking about the different depots.
I feel scammed, and I can't imagine this is the intent of Valve, I assume Valve didn't think of this edge case when Steam went multi platform. Preferably it is not possible to delete a depot, I guess you can't force a developer to keep their game up to date with the Windows version, You buy the game as is without further obligations to the developer, but taking the game away from paying customers is something completely different, that is a scam.
I know this is not the right place, but I tried it a few times on the Steam forums over the years but every time it gets bombarded with people telling me to install Windows or use Proton. I think this is the right place to reach the right people who actually understand the issue because they use Steam on Linux.
So the issue is that it is possible for developers to remove games from a users library even if they have bought the game on Steam. This has happened to me several times now and it is getting very annoying.
If I am a Windows user, the developers can't really take away my game (unless it depends on a server), even if the game gets delisted from the store, it is your game and you can always download it, and I imagine that is the intent. You buy a game, and you own the license and you can download it forever.
But for Linux and Mac users developers can simply delete the Linux or Mac depot for whatever reason and by doing so the developer just removed a game from the libraries of Steam Customers. I imagine that it was not the intent of Valve when it went multi platform to incorporate injustice into Steam, Taking away games from your library is something that the bad platforms do, not Valve. Right?
I know I can use Proton, and I love how it is helping gamers to switch to Linux but personally I only buy Linux native games, I buy them because of that reason, because I want to support developers that really support me. and even if I was okay with Proton it would very likely mean losing your saves and it might not even work trough Proton. Either way the deal is altered after the purchase and I lose access because Steam "updates" the game which means it removes the game files and there is no way to download it anywhere anymore.
The last few times this happened I was able to get a refund trough Steam Support by sending multiple tickets even tho the purchase was longer than 2 weeks ago and I played for more than 2 hours, I got a refund every time, and I felt Steam really had my back :) I suggested every time to add a dedicated refund reason "Developer Removed the depot of my operating system" but sadly that has never been implemented.
Now in 2026 this same thing happened again, I emailed the developer to get the game reinstated, didn't get a response, so I opened multiple tickets with Steam and they don't want to refund me I feel they didn't really read my request and just blindly looked at the 2 hour, 2 week rule not even thinking about the different depots.
I feel scammed, and I can't imagine this is the intent of Valve, I assume Valve didn't think of this edge case when Steam went multi platform. Preferably it is not possible to delete a depot, I guess you can't force a developer to keep their game up to date with the Windows version, You buy the game as is without further obligations to the developer, but taking the game away from paying customers is something completely different, that is a scam.
I know this is not the right place, but I tried it a few times on the Steam forums over the years but every time it gets bombarded with people telling me to install Windows or use Proton. I think this is the right place to reach the right people who actually understand the issue because they use Steam on Linux.