![]() Google has outlined some of the known issues with Steam games on Chromebooks on its official page. For example, in our own testing, Cities Skylines, a Linux-native game, simply will not open correctly on our tester Chromebook. As such there are going to be some games that outright do not work on Linux and other games that should work but are affected by a ChromeOS specific bug. Unfortunately, gaming on Linux is still in a very early and experimental state, let alone gaming on Linux through ChromeOS. Is there anything explicitly not supported? To turn on Proton, open the Steam app and click “Steam” in the top-left corner and open “Settings.” In the new window that opens, click “Steam Play” and check the box labeled “Enable Steam Play for all other titles.” You’ll then be able to choose a version of Proton Google recommends using Proton Experimental. The only way to find out is to try it and share your findings with others. That said, as things are still early on, there are no guarantees that what works for some people will necessarily work for you. Between Valve’s own testing for the Steam Deck and crowdsourced data, thousands of games have been found to work well on Linux. While the main benefit of Proton was to make more games available for the Steam Deck, Chromebooks are able to reap some of the benefits.Īs such, you can check for your favorite Steam game in community-powered ProtonDB to have a decent idea whether it might be playable on a Chromebook. Instead, Google is able to take advantage of the work that Valve has done on Proton, their software that “translates” many Windows games to run correctly on Linux devices. As such, you may think that Chromebooks would have a sorely limited Steam game library, only supporting games that have a dedicated Linux version. Unlike “traditional” PC gaming, Steam on ChromeOS is powered by Linux instead of Windows. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition* ![]() Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Editionĭeus Ex: Human Revolution – Director’s Cut Some of them need special tweaks (as noted in a support page) to work well, while others may work best on higher-end devices with a Core i7 processor or a minimum of 16GB RAM (indicated with an asterisk below).īroadly speaking, though, these are far from the only Steam games that are now playable on your Chromebook, just the ones Google has tested. What Steam games are known to be compatible?įor this initial launch, Google has prepared a list of 100 Steam games they’ve tested on various Chromebooks. With time, surely more Chromebooks will be able to support Steam, though it’s not clear whether any older models will be supported. Importantly, these are just the models of Chromebook that Google is ready for testers to try Steam on at this time. ASUS Chromebook Vibe CX55 Flip (for Gaming).Specifically, any of the following models of Chromebook are supported - again, provided you buy one with a good enough processor and RAM: The short version of the (current) minimum specs for Steam on ChromeOS is that you need to have an 11th or 12th Gen Intel Core i3, i5, or i7 processor or AMD 5000-C series Ryzen 3 or better processor along with a minimum of 8GB of RAM. ![]() Is there anything explicitly not supported?Īt this stage in the beta testing, only a few dozen Chromebooks are able to install Steam, and all of them were released within the last two years.What Steam games are known to be compatible?. ![]()
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