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Valve announced today a beta of Steam Play, a new compatibility layer for Linux, to provide compatibility with a wide range of Windows-only games.

Oct 29, 2019 Wine doesn't work with all games, so your best bet is for you to start searching for which games you'd like to play and whether anyone has instructions to get it working on the Mac using Wine. Note: At the time of this writing, The Wine Project does not support macOS 10.15 Catalina.

We've been tracking Valve's efforts to boost Linux gaming for a number of years. As of a few months ago, things seemed to have gone very quiet, with Valve removing SteamOS systems from its store. Last week, however, it became clear that something was afoot for Linux gaming.

The announcement today spells out in full what the company has developed. At its heart is a customized, modified version of the WINE Windows-on-Linux compatibility layer named Proton. Compatibility with Direct3D graphics is provided by vkd3d, an implementation of Direct3D 12 that uses Vulkan for high performance, and DXVK, a Vulkan implementation of Direct3D 11.

To improve the broader gaming experience, Valve says that fullscreen graphics, multithreading, and gamepad support have all received attention.

Once Steam Play is out of beta, developers of Windows games will be able to mark their games as being Steam Play compatible and, hence, will be offered for sale to Linux users. Valve has already tested and validated more than two dozen traditional and VR games, including Doom (the original, 2016, and 2017-in-VR flavors), NieR: Automata, and Quake. While support for other games is being worked on (which users can vote for here), Steam Play testers can toggle an override switch to test any games that Valve has not internally whitelisted thus far.

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Steam is one of the most popular online gaming stores for gamers everywhere and it's not just for PC, you can enjoy Steam on your Mac too!

Here's how to install and download games using Steam for Mac.

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How to install Steam on Mac

In case you haven't installed Steam on your Mac already, here's how.

  1. Go to steampowered.com in your browser.

  2. Click Install Steam.

  3. Click Install Steam Now.

  4. Click the show downloads button. Depending on the browser, this may open automatically when the file finishes downloading.

  5. Double-click on steam.dmg to launch the installer.

  6. Click on Agree button.

  7. Drag Steam into the applications folder.

  8. Exit the window.

How to download a Steam game onto your Mac

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  1. Launch Steam from the Launchpad.

  2. Wait for Steam to update.

  3. Tap Create New Account or Log in into an existing account if you have one.

  4. Go through the necessary steps to create an account.

  5. Click Store.

  6. Browse the store for a game you want to download. You'll need to make sure it's compatible with Mac. You'll see the Apple logo on any game that can be played on Mac.

  7. Click on the title you want to download.

  8. Click Add to Cart.

  9. Click Purchase for myself.

  10. Select your payment method.

  11. Fill out your payment information.

  12. Click Continue.

  13. Click the checkbox to agree to the terms.

  14. Click Purchase.

From here your game will begin to download, and you can start playing as soon as it's done, so go nuts!

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