boxtron
Steam Play compatibility tool to run DOS games using native Linux DOSBox (by dreamer)
roberta
Steam Play compatibility tool to run adventure games using native Linux ScummVM (by dreamer)
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| boxtron | roberta | |
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| 27 | 7 | |
| 393 | 156 | |
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| 3.6 | 0.0 | |
| about 1 year ago | almost 3 years ago | |
| Python | Python | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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boxtron
Posts with mentions or reviews of boxtron.
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and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-23.
- Masters of orion 2 on Linux?
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Things to setup on a new Steam Deck?
It also allows you to install Boxtron, Luxtorpeda, and Roberta for some old school games, and then choose them in the launch options for Steam just as if they were Proton versions.
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Mixed Mode Media Mounting (Steam Deck/Arch Linux) DoxBox X
Boxtron is tool for automatically converting DOS games on Steam from using "old Windows version of DOSBox via Proton/Wine" to native Linux DOSBox - I specifically implemented there conversion of case sensitivity in .cue but also automatic rewriting of paths (because some game developers publish games on Steam without testing them at all). Right now it does not work unfortunately :( - when it'll be fixed I will post the update on this sub and /r/linux_gaming (and others as well probably).
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Help please! How do I start DOSBox-X (or Staging) with a specific conf file in Steam on Linux/SteamOS?
Yeah, that's the annoyance of using flatpak unfortunately :( The version of Boxtron from flatpak store is designed to work with Steam installed via flatpak - which is not the case on SteamOS. I created a bug report for myself to fix it: https://github.com/dreamer/boxtron/issues/53 - you can follow the progress there.
- My haul from the Autumn sale. Not bad for under $40
- Does this guarantee a true offline experience with no further logins required for single player games though? Like switch, ps5, Xbox? The deck is a portable system, so if internet is still required then the offline update didn’t truly fix the main problem. Does anyone have any information on this?
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My Ultimate Steam Deck guide after being able to use it for about a month
Boxtron
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Elder Scrolls: Arena on Steam Deck
I dont use this but have you tried taking a look at this wiki article: https://github.com/dreamer/boxtron/wiki/Configuration
- Dos games ? Duke Nukem 3-D
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I'm guessing there's ways around this?
For DOS games on Steam, there's also a Proton alternative called Boxtron that is basically DOSBox packaged to work as a Steam Play compatibility tool.
roberta
Posts with mentions or reviews of roberta.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-09-19.
- My Ultimate Steam Deck guide after being able to use it for about a month
- Dos games ? Duke Nukem 3-D
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Is ScummVm required?
You should probably use Protonup-QT to install Roberta, it'll be like a selectable proton version in steam but instead it's using native scummVM. Not sure about cloud saves though unfortunately.
- Is there something like Boxtron but specific to ScummVM?
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Ultimate List of Steam Play Compatibility Tools
Roberta (Runs the native Linux verison of ScummVM)
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Has Linux Gaming just turned into PC Gaming in Wine?
But, I can see the logic in starting off as a compatibility layer for Windows designed applications and start out as a simplified product line and go from there, the full on steam machines was a barge in, but Proton and the Steam Deck is more of a foot in the door, not even that, because I think that proverb is still a metaphor of an unwelcome entrance, but I can't think of a welcoming analog. I think it needs to be a transitional thing and instead of game devs targeting windows, I think they should target an ABI abstraction The developers of Zork instead of reprogramming it for every CPU, they just reprogrammed it for an abstraction and ported the abstraction and that's why you can be eaten by a Grue in Call of Duty: Black Ops. Roberta is compatible with too many 80's and 90's games to mention and ScummVM has exceeded the scope of just adventure games. Said abstraction compatibility would also make x86 less relevant.
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Add ScummVM games to your Steam launcher
Have you tried Roberta?
What are some alternatives?
When comparing boxtron and roberta you can also consider the following projects:
proton-ge-custom - Compatibility tool for Steam Play based on Wine and additional components
protontricks - A simple wrapper that does winetricks things for Proton enabled games, requires Winetricks.
dosbox-staging - DOSBox Staging is a modern continuation of DOSBox with advanced features and current development practices.
protonup - Install and Update Proton-GE
luxtorpeda - Steam Play compatibility tool to run games using native Linux engines
steam - ☁️ Python package for interacting with Steam
hid-fanatecff - Driver to support FANATEC input devices, in particular ForceFeedback of various wheel-bases
dos-game - A Dockerfile for running Docker based DosBox games streamed to a browser client.
luxtorpeda - Steam Play compatibility tool to run games using native Linux engines
steamapi - An unofficial object-oriented Python library for accessing the Steam Web API.