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I haven't made the switch yet, and I want to know if Linux can run my favorite games.

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[–] odium@programming.dev 147 points 6 months ago
[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 89 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Honestly, we're so far that it's easier to look for unsupported games. Those include those with draconian anti cheat (see https://areweanticheatyet.com/) and those that can only be installed with the Windows store like Minecraft Bedrock edition (but for that the Android version works) and Gamepass games.

[–] stsquad@lemmy.ml 7 points 6 months ago

You can launch Minecraft Bedrock with the mcpelauncher of the Steam Deck or you can use Waydroid.

[–] BaalInvoker@lemmy.eco.br 55 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] venturi@lemmy.ml 16 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)
[–] Mikelius@lemmy.ml 15 points 6 months ago

Even if a game doesn't look like it'll work based on protondb, try it anyway. Many times I've had games that were marked as low ratings start up without any changes lol. I remember even when d4 beta came out, I saw people struggling to install and play it on the first weekend... Worked out of the box for me.

[–] nossaquesapao@lemmy.eco.br 7 points 6 months ago

There's also the wine appdb on the winehq website.

[–] popekingjoe@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Sort by platinum rating and that'll get you games that run with no (or exceedingly minimal) issues

[–] Shareni@programming.dev 19 points 6 months ago

Rule of thumb: if it doesn't require a rootkit anti-cheat, it's probably going to work

Here's a list that wasn't posted yet https://lutris.net/games

[–] Gebruikersnaam@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 months ago

Looking at Steam Deck verified titles is also an option either on Steam or a third party website.

[–] pmk@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 6 months ago

There's always Nethack.