As per the linked FAQ,
What platforms will Sid Meier’s Civilization VII be available on?
Sid Meier’s Civilization VII will be available on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam (which also supports Mac and Linux) and the Epic Games Store.
The Steam store (preorder) listing shows all three platform icons so I’m guessing they’re not just talking about making it work with Proton.
No mention yet of Aspyr (who ported Civ 5 & 6) as far as I can see.
The windows version of civ 6 runs better on Linux than the “native” version. I hope they do a better job with 7 but I’m not gonna hold my breath.
This is true for sooo many games, especially CPU heavy simulation games.
As long as devs officially support and test the Proton version, I don’t have a problem with it. Sure it seems convoluted… but it’s also a hundred times simpler for the dev, and I don’t think the linux community should shame them for it.
Same thing happened with borderlands 2. I wouldn’t be surprised if we see fewer native linux games because of proton, but playing basically every windows game through steam is worth it.
There are no mentions of dedicated ports to linux and mac, only that proton will be able to properly translate for them. That’s not the same thing.
proton
Is that even an option on the Mac? And “Proton games” wouldn’t show the Mac and SteamOS platform icon on the Steam store.
We’re also releasing Civilization VII for MacOS and Linux / SteamOS. However, we don’t have specs to share for those platforms at this time.
Source: https://x.com/CivGame/status/1841885325528043648
Now whether all this is just a mix-up in this age of “Linux ports aren’t worth it and they always suck anyway”… maybe.
We’ll see if they actually create ports or just mean general compatibility through translation layers. Idk about proton on apples.
We’ll see if they actually create ports or just mean general compatibility through translation layers.
Proton compatibility doesn’t result in a Linux/SteamOS icon on Steam.
Seems pretty clear to me: “We’re also releasing Civilization VII for MacOS and Linux / SteamOS” doesn’t just not mention Proton, there also isn’t a Proton on MacOS Steam. And you don’t get Linux and Mac system sepcs and platform icons on Windows-only games on Steam whether or not you can run them with Proton; you get ”Steam Deck Verified”.
(I’m half expecting them to walk that back later but for now the message seems clear.)
I see. Well, you might be right after all, but they should’ve phrased it better.
There are no mentions of dedicated ports to linux and mac, only that proton will be able to properly translate for them. That’s not the same thing.
Stop lying
They better have cross operating system multiplayer working this time! Friends and I went straight back to Civ5 when we found that we couldn’t even host LAN between linux and macOS
