The development team behind the popular Dolphin Wii and GameCube emulator has announced an official Steam release for the app. For those who don’t know, Dolphin allows users to play copies of their Wii and GameCube games on PC, Mac and Linux – granted they have supported hardware.
The emulator is more than just a simple game backup system though. Gamers can also make use of the various visual enhancements on the platform to further experiment with their games. Shader systems and high-resolution plugins allow you to play games in 4K with some dated visuals ironed out at the same time.
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The Steam release for Dolphin is definitely good news. It means the program will be more accessible than ever before and reach more players at the same time. It will also be usable on Steam Deck which in turn, turns the device into a portable GameCube console.
We are pleased to announce our great experiment – Dolphin is coming to Steam! Our store page is now live, and you can visit it with the handy widget below. However, due to how Steam works, you won’t be able to download the emulator through Steam just yet. Feel free to wishlist us to be notified when Dolphin is available to download on Steam! When we launch on Steam, we’ll have a feature article detailing the process and features of the Steam release. We’re pleased to finally tell the world of our experiment. This has been the product of many months of work, and we look forward to getting it into users’ hands soon!
The team claims the app will be ready by June. However, if you can’t wait that long, you can still download Dolphin outside of Steam and use it regardless.
In the meantime, you can add Dolphin to your Steam Wishlist ahead of its launch.
