Lennox meant utilizing steam, if I buy a game in Steam on Linux , Then I boot up my windows computer also running steam, will that game that I purchased in steam be available on windows? (lemmy.world)

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For example, I just purchased mass effect legendary edition in steam in mint Linux.

I also have a Windows computer Windows 10, if I installed steam onto the Windows 10 computer and logged into my steam account. Would mass effect legendary edition show up there? I’m asking here rather than trying it , which sounds kind of odd, Because my Windows 10 computer isn’t working really well right now so it’d be kind of a pain to make the test myself.

The second half the question is, if I were to buy a steam deck, would my steam purchase of mass effect legendary edition show up on the steam deck?

I realize this not a Linux specific question, But I wasn’t sure exactly where to post it out.

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Yes. You just won't be able to install Windows games, until you enable SteamPlay.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Why the double down vote in this comment? Is it wrong info?

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

No, technically it's true. To play Windows Games through Steam on Linux you need to enable SteamPlay for most titles.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Afaik SteamPlay is enabled by default for certain games certified by Valve.

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