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cm0002@infosec.pub to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 1 day ago

Nearly 90% of Windows Games now run on Linux, latest data shows

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Nearly 90% of Windows Games now run on Linux, latest data shows — as Windows 10 dies, gaming on Linux is more viable than ever
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  • nymnympseudonym@piefed.social
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    Still not Bloons Tower Defense 4 😢

    Edit: stupidly did not give the version number of one of my favorite games and a cherished childhood memory of my children

    Had no idea like every other version is Proton :/

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      Really? I could’ve sworn I’d played that on Linux before, unless it’s been a lot longer than I thought since I touched it. Are we talking BTD6 on steam specifically?

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      Works for me, it’s just a unity game. Which one you struggling with?

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      Seems to run fairly well. Has Platinum/Gold protondb ratings for most releases:

      Bloons TD 6
      https://www.protondb.com/app/960090

      Blooms TD 5
      https://www.protondb.com/app/306020

      Bloons TD Battles
      https://www.protondb.com/app/444640

      Bloons Monkey City
      https://www.protondb.com/app/1252780

      Bloons Adventure Time TD
      https://www.protondb.com/app/979060

      Bloons TD Battles 2
      https://www.protondb.com/app/1276390

      Bloons Card Storm
      https://www.protondb.com/app/2876550

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    On Steam****

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      You can run non-steam windows games on linux as well, even without steam installed.

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        No.

        90% of Windows games on steam.

        The real number is way higher. Stuff made in the 00s probably runs better under wine than on windows 10 o or 11 but was usually distributed outside Steam.

        • Gabadabs@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          You don’t need to use steam to use wine and proton. I do this pretty much every day, playing games from GOG, or from itch.io. where you get the executable for the game doesn’t matter. I’m currently part way through a run of Baldur’s Gate 1 from GOG, and it’s a Windows executable. You could set up a wine prefix manually, but there’s options like lutris, bottles, or play on Linux to handle that for you. I’ve played games from battle.net and ea app as well, all on linux by setting up proton in Lutris.

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            Yes I know. That’s what I just said.

            the 90% figure is for games on Steam

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