Gaming on Linux has me really confused right now.
by mkil5 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#50CAT)
I am a big PC gamer, so when Proton came out, I thought about giving Linux another try. I currently have a spare PC (i7-4790 with no GPU). So I am not going to be trying to play complex games, I am mainly trying to learn and get used to how to get games running on Linux. In hopes I can eventually make the full switch. Well, right now, I am really confused.
As far as Steam games go, that is easy. I have downloaded Steam, enabled Proton, and there we go. However, with games that aren't on Steam, I am struggling.
For example, Epic Game Store games. I have downloaded Lutris, and I have EGS installed. During Christmas or so, they had new games every day, so I got them when I could. Right now, I am trying to run Into the Breach. Whether it has a Linux version, I don't know, but I know for sure the EGS version is not a Linux version. I installed Into The Breach through the EGS, went into Steam and added a non-Steam game, and navigated to the exe. I turned on Proton, and got nothing. I tried launching the game from the EGS, and it worked, but it was very buggy and ended up crashing before I could even navigate the menu. How would I go about getting a game like this to run with Proton? I feel like there has to be a way, but I am completely missing something.
Also, what would I do for a game that is not on a store, I have no specific example off my head, but for example a fan game that only comes as a rar'd exe.
Sorry for the long post, but I think there is just something there that I am not quite getting right now and I don't know what it is. I have Googled the problem, but it hasn't came to me yet. Thanks for the help.
As far as Steam games go, that is easy. I have downloaded Steam, enabled Proton, and there we go. However, with games that aren't on Steam, I am struggling.
For example, Epic Game Store games. I have downloaded Lutris, and I have EGS installed. During Christmas or so, they had new games every day, so I got them when I could. Right now, I am trying to run Into the Breach. Whether it has a Linux version, I don't know, but I know for sure the EGS version is not a Linux version. I installed Into The Breach through the EGS, went into Steam and added a non-Steam game, and navigated to the exe. I turned on Proton, and got nothing. I tried launching the game from the EGS, and it worked, but it was very buggy and ended up crashing before I could even navigate the menu. How would I go about getting a game like this to run with Proton? I feel like there has to be a way, but I am completely missing something.
Also, what would I do for a game that is not on a store, I have no specific example off my head, but for example a fan game that only comes as a rar'd exe.
Sorry for the long post, but I think there is just something there that I am not quite getting right now and I don't know what it is. I have Googled the problem, but it hasn't came to me yet. Thanks for the help.