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How to play games outside steam? (self.linux_gaming)

submitted 1 week ago by claim_arguably to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world

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I'm looking for a guide on how to install and play games from that girl we know using heroic launcher.

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[–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I’ve found Bottles works better than Lutris almost always.

[–] Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus 2 points 6 days ago

I started with Lutris, and dropped it about a year ago. Lutris tries too many things at once, and badly. If i want emulation, i prefer stuff like Retrodeck, which is a one-stop-shop for this usecase, and Heroic now can handle the same stuff as Lutris regarding PC games with less fiddling and an actually usable UI.

Faugus Launcher is my new light-weight addition, but it's place is not yet secure on my system. I would LOVE for Playnite to get ported over to Linux, it's the only piece of software i really, really miss from my Windows times.

[–] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Both are honestly shit at this point. One is made by an insane idiot and the other has become vibe coded and is falling apart.

[–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I don’t know about any of that. I’m happy to move to another solution when it presents itself. Bottles has been working fine for warez installs until then.