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A runtime environment for Steam applications

24 mentions on Hacker News by 23 people: 0 stories, 24 comments · first 2014-06-03 · latest 2026-05-28

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  1. …Linux Runtime to ensure long-term compatibility and generally consolidated runtime expectations: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-runtime Compared to the dylib nightmare that Microsoft keeps shipping in Windows, native Steam/Linux is…
    comment by bigyabai · 2026-05-28 · in AMD pulls a bait-and-switch on Linux users with Vivado licensing changes
  2. …actually responsible to run games are literally the exact same code provided by the steam client. https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-runtime https://github.com/valvesoftware/proton
    comment by akimbostrawman · 2026-04-02 · in Steam on Linux Use Skyrocketed Above 5% in March
  3. …many years with there containerized Steam Linux runtime based on ubuntu or something like flatpaks. https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-runtime
    comment by akimbostrawman · 2026-01-02 · in 2025 was a disaster for Windows 11
  4. …Edit: Valve actually have some very interesting documents about their compatibility environments: - https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-runtime/blob/master/d... - https://gitlab.steamos.cloud/steamrt/steamrt/-/blob/steamrt/... -…
    comment by kokada · 2025-09-24 · in Baldur's Gate 3 Steam Deck – Native Version
  5. …Steam has Linux native runtimes to provide games with a consistent environment across distros. https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-runtime/blob/master/R...
    comment by kcb · 2025-09-24 · in Baldur's Gate 3 Steam Deck – Native Version
  6. Steam takes care of the distribution and version mumbo jumbo for you with their runtime https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-runtime https://gitlab.steamos.cloud/steamrt/steam-runtime-tools/-/b...
    comment by a2128 · 2025-09-24 · in Baldur's Gate 3 Steam Deck – Native Version
  7. …every few years but they stay stable so that games built against a specific runtime keep working. https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-runtime
    comment by meibo · 2025-06-26 · in Games run faster on SteamOS than Windows 11, Ars testing finds
  8. You mean the Steam Linux Runtime? From a quick search this is the best description of it I found: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-runtime
    comment by Adverblessly · 2023-12-31 · in I forked SteamOS for my living room PC
  9. …Steam Runtime which is available here[1]. Otherwise they're shooting themselves in the foot. [1] https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-runtime
    comment by phone8675309 · 2023-12-10 · in Make Apps for Linux
  10. …flagged to run the Windows binaries via Proton by default, instead of the native Linux version. per https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-runtime/issues/585
    comment by rendaw · 2023-10-13 · in One game, by one man, on six platforms: The good, the bad and the ugly
  11. …that steam-run will magically execute most binaries without patching them? Somewhere in here: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-runtime :p But I do get what you're saying. Once Flakes are default, I hope people start a proper push to…
    comment by smoldesu · 2023-10-02 · in Chromebook Plus
  12. I think they have something a bit like a container built into Steam: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-runtime
    comment by circuit10 · 2023-08-27 · in i386 in Ubuntu won't die
  13. …like Ubuntu 22.04. Valve has its own container-only Linux distribution, the "Steam Runtime" ( https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-runtime ); especially for games distributed on Steam, it probably makes more sense to target that…
    comment by cesarb · 2023-02-02 · in Wine 8.1
  14. …their steam runtime[0][1]. Still doesn't seem easy, but looks like almost workable solution. [0] https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-runtime [1] https://archive.fosdem.org/2020/schedule/event/containers_st...
    comment by scoopr · 2022-08-15 · in Win32 Is the Only Stable ABI on Linux?
  15. I think it's pretty much impossible now to create a modern game with the Steam runtime: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-runtime#default-tools
    comment by deng · 2021-11-06 · in It‘s been 9 years since Valve rolled out the Steam Linux beta
  16. …your own "userspace" to support your game, and that's what steam does for you with it's runtime: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-runtime It has to pick up a few things from the surrounding environment, but steam entirely…
    comment by gpm · 2021-10-24 · in Despite having just 5.8% sales, over 38% of bug reports come from Linux
  17. …the page I wanted, but here[0] is some more information about it from their repository. [0] : https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-runtime/blob/master/d...
    comment by trotFunky · 2021-08-02 · in Steam survey shows Linux marketshare hitting 1.0%
  18. …you can use it to your advantage. [0] https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues [1] https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-runtime [2] http://libsdl.org/ [3] https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/groups/mesa/-/issues
    comment by account42 · 2021-06-25 · in Developing Games on Linux: An Interview with Little Red Dog Games
  19. No, Steam runtime: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-runtime When your game runs under Steam runtime, the real distribution is (almost) irrelevant - everything in your address space is supplied by the runtime, the things you get from…
    comment by vetinari · 2021-06-24 · in Developing Games on Linux: An Interview with Little Red Dog Games
  20. …of libraries. As long as it runs in there you don't need to worry about the host distribution. [1] https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-runtime
    comment by steeleduncan · 2021-06-24 · in Developing Games on Linux: An Interview with Little Red Dog Games
  21. Valve seem to have been addressing that with their runtimes. See https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-runtime
    comment by pricechild · 2020-12-30 · in Why make games for Linux if they don't sell?
  22. …steam is actually installed on. I think it should be possible to use it without steam too.. [1] https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-runtime
    comment by welterde · 2020-12-10 · in Cyberpunk 2077 runs on Linux through the Proton compatibility layer
  23. …It's up to the distro's maintainer of your package to deal with compiling and binary compatibility. https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-runtime
    comment by nwallin · 2020-01-29 · in Rocket League left behind on macOS and Linux due to DirectX 11 shift
  24. This isn't what the parent meant. He's talking about this: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-runtime
    comment by sho_hn · 2014-06-03 · in Witcher 2: Porting Gone Wrong