If it's anti cheat stopping it I blame the game. If it's a bug or poor performance I just say oh well it will work one day.
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There's some BS happening around Linux support from some devs. e.g. Metro Exodus is Linux native, Metro Exodus Enhanced is Windows only and doesn't work with AMD GPUs.
I bought the game twice (made a mistake and bought it on Epic at launch and now bought it again on Steam to support Linux development and companies that release native builds).
I'm disappointed to see I'm unable to play the Enhanced version.
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I've had issue with Stray not detecting my game controller. Went to the customer service and they told me it only runs on Windows...
I've successfully run it, only missing the controller support. Turns out I needed to install the udev support to solve it.
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Paladins is a pain for this. Game runs fine on proton, and all it needs is some work with EAC to enable linux on multiplayer but despite all the requests they've yet to bother.
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If a game cant be run on linux, thats usually intentional. Microshit at least gives discounts to the developer if the game runs only on their shit. Also m$ have some of components that ultimately lock things to wincrap, for example d3d is meant to do this. Microsoft is a cancerm just like google become one
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I was just thinking about this the other day...like games are optized for windows usually, but windows is not optimized for games. A fresh Windows 10 runs at 2gb ram on idle. It all went down hill for gamers when Microsoft killed xp
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I'm blaming companies making a windows and linux version of a software while the linux version is wastly inferior, full of bugs and unstable. I do love the OS but the software experience sometimes ruining it.
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I had a heck of a time trying to get It Takes Two to work on my machine. Apparently every game that launches the EA App from Steam is broken now and needs a custom fix using ProtonTricks.
After a while of searching, I found this guide and it was a lifesaver.
https://steamdeckhq.com/tips-and-guides/fixing-ea-play-blank-screen-for-ea-games-on-steam/
These are sadly the kind of issues that scare people away from Linux gaming. The stuff that works, works great. But when something is not supported, it can be a real pain to find a fix.
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This is the way.
As a GOG customer, I'll take anything they are giving away, even if I can't run it.
I can always install it in someone's computer for them to enjoy.
Does "plays on linux" mean native , or just 'works fine with WINE (edit: or proton, apparently)'?
There are plenty of games that are very specifically targeting Proton compatibility at a very minimum thanks to the Steam Deck, so I'm perfectly happy with any game that's developed with that in mind.
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Proton* Proton is the way. Granted, proton uses wine... but, makes getting games running nearly effortless is the majority of cases.
Also, has a nice website, protondb.com, which tells you how well / if a game works on linux.
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Gaming on Linux has evolved by leaps and bounds. We're now at the point where only a select few Windows games (usually due to the anti cheat) won't run.
I'll buy Windows games at full price only if the developer has made efforts to better support Linux users (say by fixing a bug that only affects Linux users).
Refund?? 🏴☠️