diff --git a/src/js/App.js b/src/js/App.js
index 6d4b274..f42149e 100644
--- a/src/js/App.js
+++ b/src/js/App.js
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ import UWPNoise from '../img/uwp-noise.png';
 import Search from './Search.js';
 import Games from './games.js';
 import Import from './Import.js';
+import Remote from './Remote.js';
 
 // Using window.require so babel doesn't change the node require
 const electron = window.require('electron');
-const remote = electron.remote;
+const remote = new Remote(electron.remote);
 
 // Log renderer errors
 const log = window.require('electron-log');
@@ -75,8 +76,8 @@ class App extends React.Component {
     }
 
     render() {
-        const accentColor = remote.systemPreferences.getAccentColor();
         const navWidth = 48;
+        const accentColor = remote.systemPreferences.getAccentColor();
 
         const navigationTopNodes = [
             <SplitViewCommand key="0" label="Library" icon={'Library'} onClick={() => this.handleNavRedirect('/')} />,
diff --git a/src/js/Remote.js b/src/js/Remote.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4bcb748
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/js/Remote.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+export class Remote {
+    constructor(remote) {
+        this.remote = remote;
+        this.platform = process.platform;
+        this.systemPreferences = new SystemPreferences(this.remote);
+    }
+
+    getCurrentWindow() {
+        return this.remote.getCurrentWindow();
+    }
+}
+
+class SystemPreferences {
+    constructor(remote) {
+        this.remote = remote;
+    }
+
+    getAccentColor() {
+        if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+            return this.remote.getAccentColor();
+        } else {
+            // TODO: change this hard-coded colour
+            return '00FF00';
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+export default Remote;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/js/Steam.js b/src/js/Steam.js
index aaba6e3..54b3c07 100644
--- a/src/js/Steam.js
+++ b/src/js/Steam.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const Registry = window.require('winreg');
 const Store = window.require('electron-store');
 const fs = window.require('fs');
+const os = window.require('os');
 const {join} = window.require('path');
 const VDF = window.require('@node-steam/vdf');
 const shortcut = window.require('steam-shortcut-editor');
@@ -24,28 +25,41 @@ class Steam {
                 return resolve(this.steamPath);
             }
 
-            const key = new Registry({
-                hive: Registry.HKCU,
-                key:  '\\Software\\Valve\\Steam'
-            });
+            if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+                const key = new Registry({
+                    hive: Registry.HKCU,
+                    key: '\\Software\\Valve\\Steam'
+                });
 
-            key.values((err, items) => {
-                let steamPath = false;
+                key.values((err, items) => {
+                    let steamPath = false;
 
-                items.forEach((item) => {
-                    if (item.name === 'SteamPath') {
-                        steamPath = item.value;
+                    items.forEach((item) => {
+                        if (item.name === 'SteamPath') {
+                            steamPath = item.value;
+                        }
+                    });
+
+                    if (steamPath) {
+                        this.steamPath = steamPath;
+                        log.info(`Got Steam path: ${steamPath}`);
+                        resolve(steamPath);
+                    } else {
+                        reject(new Error('Could not find Steam path.'));
                     }
                 });
+            } else if (process.platform === 'linux') {
+                // TODO: add support for Steam in other locations than default
+                const steamPath = `${os.homedir()}/.steam/steam`;
 
-                if (steamPath) {
-                    this.steamPath = steamPath;
-                    log.info(`Got Steam path: ${steamPath}`);
+                if (fs.existsSync(steamPath)) {
                     resolve(steamPath);
                 } else {
-                    reject(new Error('Could not find Steam path.'));
+                    reject(new Error(`Steam was not found in default location (${steamPath})`));
                 }
-            });
+            } else {
+                reject(new Error(`getSteamPath() has no code path for platform "${process.platform}"`));
+            }
         });
     }