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Are previously downloaded Steam games transferable from Windows to Linux? (reddthat.com)
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I've backed up many of the Steam games I had installed in Windows. Am I able to use these on Linux or do I need to re-download them?

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[–] RaumEnde@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

AFAIK you can skip the "download" by also copying the corresponding .acf file in the parent directory.