Any Linux gamers here?

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I thought I'd start a thread for all the Linux gamers out there to share news, tips, tricks and ways to get games working properly on Linux whatever your distribution.

I'm currently running OpenSUSE Tumbleweed and plan on getting back into the Total War: Warhammer series.
 
Currently trying to go exclusive Linux with Bazzite & SteamOS. I've been pleasantly surprised at how well supported Linux is, but I think that may be down to the fact I'm all AMD

Any more Linux gamers out there?
 
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Dirk Diggler said:
Currently trying to go exclusive Linux with Bazzite & SteamOS. I've been pleasantly surprised at how well supported Linux is, but I think that may be down to the fact I'm all AMD

Any more Linux gamers out there?
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Linux works quite well on Nvidia to be fair. I had issues with gamescope earlier this year and a few driver issues a couple of years back, but generally it wasn't terrible. Now with AMD and it's been better I can't deny, but Nvidia isn't a lost cause.
 
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I've noticed 7 Days to Die has lost FSR3 on the OpenGL Linux renderer, and the Vulkan one has a memory leak bug that makes it unusable on AMD. Currently running the Windows version via Proton/DXVK, which runs well but means Anti Cheat won't work.
 
I have recently changed over from Windows 11 to Bazzite.

Not played many games apart from CS2 and my main game currently is Helldivers 2

No issues running either of them but a learning curve on how things work\install etc

I did try the Battlefield 6 Open Beta but that refused to run through Steam\Proton
 
I've been solely gaming on Linux since 2017 and there's nothing that would drag me back to Windows now. It was a lot more hit and miss back then though I was primarily playing WoW which worked relatively well even then via Wine. With the likes of Lutris, Heroic Games Launcher and Proton it's now very rare for a game not to work. As my signature says, Windows can suck it! :)
 
ED209 said:
I have recently changed over from Windows 11 to Bazzite.

Not played many games apart from CS2 and my main game currently is Helldivers 2

No issues running either of them but a learning curve on how things work\install etc

I did try the Battlefield 6 Open Beta but that refused to run through Steam\Proton
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EA will never support Linux anti cheat sadly. Only reason I have Windows on my machine, if they ever released a Linux anti cheat Windows is gone.
 
randal said:
EA will never support Linux anti cheat sadly. Only reason I have Windows on my machine, if they ever released a Linux anti cheat Windows is gone.
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Does not surprise me but does not seemed to have helped with the amount of hackers during the open Beta lol.

I do have the option to dual boot so if needs must I can switch back but currently everything I do seems to be going well.
 
I tried it briefly but it was poor for gaming (this was in like 2019) and tbh as that's the main thing I use my PC for, I don't want the nonsense of having to see how well or if a game even works, and gaming with extra steps involved is not appealing in the slightest. I'm not bothered about 'sticking it to the man' so Win is no bother for me, the things most people get irritated about I don't even see or experience.
 
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I’m looking into building a SteamOS gaming PC out of some old bits that I’ve got lying around. I’m aware than AMD graphics cards are better supported, is there any issue using Intel CPUs?
 
This is something on my radar, Linux has came along in leaps and bounds for game support (in large thanks to Steam) and for general use purposes I do not get on with W11.

I'll use it on work equipment but with W10 becoming EoL it's slowly moving toward my wanting to shift away from the platform entirely for personal usage.
 
I have to keep Windows on one PC for my wheel and pedals software, but have been using Mint on everything else. I don't play competitive shooters so it's a no-brainer.

I've noticed for emulation of some systems, the experience is much much smoother on Linux, with the constant shader stutter on new plays gone.
 
I would like to do the same but most of the big PC games are on Windows only.

So many new PC games with the previous versions supporting Linux and the new one doesn't.
 
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I’ve been running Linux for 2/3 years on my gaming PC. Recently built a new machine on AMD CPU and GPU but didn’t have issues with Intel previously.

For all the games I regularly play, the performance and experience has been better than Windows! Especially GTA:IV.

As a desktop OS, it’s awesome. I’ve been slowly learning Linux, especially management via command line (I also now run a server) and it’s been a worthwhile process for sure.

I’m using NixOS (not for everyone but I love the concept of declarative config) with GNOME & Wayland, Lutris, Proton and Steam for games which work great.

The only game I tried to get working and didn’t quickly was Test Drive Unlimited 2. It may work now, I don’t know.
 
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I tried it briefly but it was poor for gaming (this was in like 2019) and tbh as that's the main thing I use my PC for, I don't want the nonsense of having to see how well or if a game even works, and gaming with extra steps involved is not appealing in the slightest. I'm not bothered about 'sticking it to the man' so Win is no bother for me, the things most people get irritated about I don't even see or experience.
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Funnily enough, this is now what attracts me to Linux gaming; the console experience with proper power under the hood and no messing around to get things working - I don't even need to bother with a keyboard or mouse!
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I would like to do the same but most of the big PC games are on Windows only.

So many new PC games with the previous versions supporting Linux and the new one doesn't.
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This might be why I'm having such a positive experienced as I'm not playing any new titles, but that's because none of them appeal to me.

I'm going to play Clair Obscur at some point and will probably do it via Xbox Game Pass for PC and will probably have to boot into Windows to do that.
 
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This might be why I'm having such a positive experienced as I'm not playing any new titles, but that's because none of them appeal to me.
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Thats the problem, most of the games I play are indie titles. You think they support Linux because of the Steam Deck but Windows is their primary platform and Linux is an after thought.

It would be nice to launch a game without going through extra steps or wrappers. Unless its my Steam Deck, for now Linux is used for my none gaming stuff.
 
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Can't see me ever converting due to convenience but might give it another go just for a sperriment. I could do a dual boot I guess, I have free M2 slots available.

I do have Kali but that's just ran in VM.
 
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I went for a long time without a gaming PC but a couple of months ago I bought a cheapish gaming laptop. Windows 11 ran fine on it but I wanted to see how it would perform using Linux so I installed Fedora 42 KDE on it and it feels like a whole new machine. I'm quite impressed so far. Took a couple of hours to get everything installed and up and running so no big loss there. Had a bit of an issue with secure boot but got that sorted in the end.
 
malachi said:
I would like to do the same but most of the big PC games are on Windows only.

So many new PC games with the previous versions supporting Linux and the new one doesn't.
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You might be surprised. The main problem with Linux gaming is kernel level anti-cheat software as the developers can't do that on Linux and so won't let the game run. These tend to be online FPS games but there are plenty of AAA games, including relatively new ones, that work flawlessly on Linux. ProtonDB, already mentioned above, is an excellent resource to see if something is likely to work.
 
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