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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Do Ubisoft and Blizzard games run? I keep reading praises about Steam but I am more concerned with the other launchers

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

They usually do if they don't use kernel level anti cheat. But it's a bit more complicated than Steam. There are guides online. It's manageable but it's not "click play and you're done" like steam

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Afaik Steam has a compatibility layer (Proton) which makes the games run on linux, because the SteamOS which is running on the Steam Deck is Linux. There is Wine you could use for games outside Steam, or you could also try running them throuhg Steam.

Now I have no experience with any of this, but plan to set up Linux dual boot at some point and this is my understanding of things. Somebody better suited will probably chime in with mire details

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

There's the new UMU launcher that allows running proton outside of steam. Winehq also works fine by itself, at the end of the day proton is just a fork of wine with a few patches and relies on plenty of shared components like dxvk and vkd3d.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Blizzard games have always had good linux compatibility. Might change now that they've bought by microsoft though.
As for ubisoft games they probably run too, launchers are a pita but they do run, you'll need something like lutris, bottles or heroic launcher to get you started running shit outside of steam, they're not necessary but they make things simpler.