[Steam Play] DOSBox with Boxtron

Overview

Do you own classic games on Steam that run with DOSBox? Now you can play them properly with Boxtron, a Steam Play compatibility tool that runs your DOS games natively.

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Introduction

Boxtron[github.com] is a Steam Play compatibility tool to run DOS games on Steam using your native Linux DOSBox.

• Lower input lag (compared to DOSBox inside Proton)
• Steam features working as expected (e.g. Steam Cloud, Controller settings or recording of time played)
• Better fullscreen support, especially on multi-monitor setups*
• Steam Overlay working out of the box*
• More configuration options and better defaults*
• Automatic detection of MIDI hardware, with software synthesiser used as fallback
• Automatic MIDI setup for supported titles (click Play and enjoy pre-configured MIDI music)

* – compared to vanilla DOSBox

Prerequisites & Installation

You will need Python (>= 3.5), DOSBox (>= 0.74), inotify-tools, TiMidity++, and a soundfont. Optionally, you can use FluidSynth as well.

1. Close Steam.
2. Download and unpack tarball to compatibilitytools.d directory (create one if it does not exist):
   $ cd ~/.local/share/Steam/compatibilitytools.d/ || cd ~/.steam/root/compatibilitytools.d/ $ curl -L [link] | tar xJf –
3. Start Steam
4. In game properties window select “Force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool” and select “Boxtron (native DOSBox)”.

Steam Curator: Made by DOSBox

Made by DOSBox is a Steam Curator specializing in cataloging all the DOS games that exist on Steam. If you’re looking for games to play with Boxtron it’s a useful resource.

Help & Support

If you’re having trouble, there are resources to help you:

• You’re welcome to join us on Discord: [link]
• We have a wiki: [link]
• You can submit a bug report on the issue tracker: [link]