Valve has been a big proponent of Linux gaming, and now the company is investing in Android support on Linux. It’s already possible to run Android in a Linux container through Waydroid, but Valve has developed a new fork – and it has officially named it Lepton.

Last month, news broke that Valve would soon support Android games on Steam. This was thanks to a sighting in Steam app changelogs for Walkabout Mini Golf, which added an APK file. The VR title is currently available on the Meta Quest (which runs on a custom version of Android), and may run through the Lepton compatibility layer for Valve’s upcoming Steam Frame VR headset, which runs the company’s Linux-based operating system, SteamOS.

  • onnekas@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    14·
    14 hours ago

    I also got excited. However some time ago I set up waydroid and once I got it all running smoothly I was like “what now?”

    I didn’t know any app or game that I wanted to play over the games that I have on my PC.

    So my question would be: what do you want to play?

    • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
      1·
      7 hours ago

      I agree currently, but I’m excited about this because it creates a PC market for mobile games. This is good because mobile games have the worst MTX, but PC games normally can’t get away with this. It could (unlikely, but possible) influence them to adapt to more of the PC market style.

    • De Lancre@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      12 hours ago

      Yeah, most of “exciting” and impressive android games — either ports from big platform: Subnautica, Alien: Isolation, Tropico, Minecraft, Stardew Valley, Little Nightmares, Hitman, GTA, Dead Cells, etc. Or straight up accessible on all platforms: Wuwa, Genshin, PlantsVsZombies, etc.

      That being said, there still a few games that I personally would’ve play somewhat natively, cause they never got a release outside of android:

      1. Minigore 2 (removed from play market, also doesn’t support controller/keyboard, only touchscreen, so probably a no-no)
      2. Subway Surfer (for nostalgia!)
      3. Bad piggies (supposedly ported to pc, according to wiki, but good luck finding it)
      4. Lazors (near puzzle game, not sure about it’s fait) nevermind, actually ported and can be bought on steam
      5. There was beta access to neat sewing puzzle game on android 5, but I can’t find it anymore, was deleted from play market it seems, would’ve play, but no luck in finding it
      6. Dead Space Mobile (even tho it outdated af, still, I played it back in the days, would’ve been nice to play it once more)
      7. Xenowerk

      That probably it, tho

      • Blisterexe@lemmy.zipEnglish
        3·
        7 hours ago

        The only way to play galaxy on fire 2 (unironic peak) with all dlc is the android version, and my android phone can’t run it because it’s a 32bit game. So for me it’d be that.

    • djdarren@piefed.socialEnglish
      1·
      9 hours ago

      I used Waydroid to get Apple Music running on Linux. It worked, but it wasn’t a great experience, not least because it needed to be an older version of the app. Winapps was slightly better, but given that AM is only available as a UWP through the Windows Store, it was a pain in the arse to get running, then buggy when it was.

      So these days I just play music through my phone.

    • warmaster@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      13 hours ago

      Not me, my kids (4 & 7). I wouldn’t play a mobile game, I just want some apps that I can’t avoid and aren’t available on desktop.