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# Games
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A video game - short game - is an electronic game that features interation and input from the user
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to generate a feedback.
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Games can be played on different platforms.
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## Game Platforms, Distributors and Managers
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There are various platforms for managing games.
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[Steam](/wiki/games/steam.md) is a gaming a platform for games that distributes games at the same
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time.
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Games bought in the Steam shop but also third party games can be added to the game list.
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It is very popular and cross platform capable.
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For [Linux-based systems](/wiki/linux.md) the most used platform is a game manager called
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[Lutris](/wiki/games/lutris.md).
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Lutris can incorporate local games, aswell as games from various big platforms including steam.
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It is especially popular on Linux because it can manage [WINE](/wiki/linux/wine.md) prefixes and
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thus is able to easily run [Windows](/wiki/windows.md) games on Linux.
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Furthermore [Gameyfin](/wiki/games/gameyfin.md) is a game manager that can be easily accessed
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through a web interface.
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Games can then be downloaded from the website.
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