Popular Linux Games To Run Natively On Mir!

SDL now has the support for Ubuntu’s Mir display server. 

In a recent development, some of Linux's most popular games will now run natively on Ubuntu's Mir display server. This has been made possible after Simple Direct Media layer (SDL) gained support for Mir. It must be noted that SDL is a part of many high-profile games and the number keeps rising with each day.

SDL is a cross-platform development library that provides game developers with a simplified way to access audio and input devices through OpenGL. With the versatility and simplicity it brings to the table, SDL is currently being used in more than 700 games. So much so that the list also includes the Linux ports of popular titles available on Valve’s Steam client and via the Humble Bundle. With Mir and SDL together, games using it will run natively under Unity 8 on Mir. SDL also supports Wayland in a similar way.

SDL officially supports Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, iOS, and Android. Meanwhile, support for other platforms may be found in the source code. SDL works natively with C++, while C# and Python are supported via bindings. A few games that use SDL include: The Walking Dead, Dominions, Frozen Bubble among others. Meanwhile, games which use SDL for the Linux version only include: Civilization: Call to Power, DEFCON, Heroes of Might and Magic III and others.

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Shivam Kotwalia, CodeKill