Hardcore linux

Long gone are the times when gaming on Linux was next to impossible. Although there are hundreds of Linux distros, all with different ideals and for various purposes, distros made for the sole purpose of gaming are not very common. But, of course, there are some really great options available. These distros are equipped with various drivers, emulators, and software for a convenient gaming experience, so you can just install them and get the gaming going. Do note that most of the major Linux distributions support thousands of games with the help of Steam and Steam Play.

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The days are long gone now when gaming on Linux was still a distant dream as gaming on Linux is the real deal now with some amazing developments in recent years. Steam OS is a very popular Linux-based gaming distribution developed and published by Valve Corporation. This Linux distro has been developed by keeping all the hardcore gamers, and their requirements, in mind. As it is a gaming distro, it ships-in with Steam pre-installed but you can always enable Desktop Mode to get desktop OS experience.

Linux has a reputation for not being very gamer-friendly - game releases have traditionally been targeted at Windows PC users and sometimes also macOS for popular gaming franchises. Additionally, Linux used to have limited support for hardware drivers such as for graphic cards. Not today.