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Download and play a windows only steam game? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by SanPe_@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Hey ! I bought a game on steam, but I cannot install it on lutris as it's not even listed... It's a windows only game. Is there a way to play it? Am I doing something wrong?

The game is Wednesdays : https://store.steampowered.com/app/2747770/Wednesdays/

Thanks!

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[–] nocteb@feddit.org 104 points 1 month ago (5 children)

If you don't see your windows games in steam on Linux you have to enable Settings/Compatibility/'Enable Steam Play for all other titles', then just install normally from the Library screen.

[–] keen@lemmy.world 55 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I feel that this setting could be on by default nowadays

[–] SanPe_@lemmy.world 27 points 1 month ago

That was it! Thanks a lot!!!

[–] gonzo-rand19@moist.catsweat.com 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I want to add, for OP and others' sake, that you don't need to add all of your Steam games to Lutris/Heroic/whatever in order to play them. This step (enabling Proton) is all you should need.

[–] Eyedust@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago

I would also like to add that if the newest Proton version doesn't work for a newer game, you should grab ProtonUp-QT. Sometimes GEProton will work or else come out with support faster than official channels.

[–] buwho@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 month ago

what a time to be alive

[–] Xiisadaddy@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 month ago

Especially considering theyre plenty happy to advertise and sell windows only games to you in the store when running linux.