You know how games use to come on a dvd or a big brick called a cartridge… Can i do something like that but in modern day. I have a bunch of blank dvd and cds collecting dust and linux os’s but could i put game son them on installers and give them some cool art? Is there a better way to do this? This would also be for personal use cases.
Im just not sure how well save files would be handled, or if this is worth doing.
If your collection is in GOG or itch.io, yes you can do that. But I don’t think there’s a good practical way to do it with Steam games.
Jc141 does compress games in a wine wrapper for ready use on Linux using dwarFS. I could see those working for this is it’s a steam only release. So if you put in the work yourself to do something similar then maybe so. I think must be including Goldberg emulator or something in there to keep them running without steam.
You can use brasso to burn ISO’s of the games.
Steam used to have a game backup function. Not sure if its there anymore or if it would even work without steam.
Steam’s backup option is still there, and it can break the game files up into CD or DVD sized chunks for this exact purpose.
You do need to have Steam installed for the discs to work later.
Good to know that the info I gave was correct. Thanks for the confirmation!
Not all games work without DRM, but some do, for example you can find your Stardew Valley files and just copy the folder onto anywhere else, and run the executable from another device, and it just works.
Get your games as GOG Offline Installers. Burn them onto M-Disc Media. Supposed to last 1000 years. Terribly slow to burn at the suggested x4 speed but after it’s done you got it forever! Then if you’re really serious, use the 3-2-1 rule with 3 copies, on at least 2 different media, and with 1 stored off-site.
Wait some years until the game is fully updated and with all DLC released. Then download a pirate copy of it and burn it into any optical media (CD, DVD or Blu-ray). Boom, you got it until forever. Truly yours.
Dvd and Blu ray?? Fr???
