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How to play games outside steam? (lemdro.id)
submitted 1 day ago by claim_arguably@lemdro.id to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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I'm looking for a guide on how to install and play games from that girl we know using heroic launcher.

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[–] daggermoon@piefed.world 11 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

That girl you know's installer doesn't play nice on Linux. There are ways to get it working but the easiest way I've found is to install it on Windows and than copy it to my Linux machine. I'm guessing that isn't an option for you so try Lutris. I've only ever gotten them working with Lutris. It's still a crapshoot whether or not it works.

[–] jaycifer@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe if they don’t have a Windows device they could set up a Windows virtual machine in their Linux environment, install the games to the VM, then “pull” them out to the main environment?

[–] daggermoon@piefed.world 3 points 1 hour ago

I used to do that. It works but it's a hassle. You need lots of RAM and storage to dedicate to a VM. It'll work though.

[–] snugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I haven't had issues with it yet, running it through wine seems to work for me. That being said it's not guaranteed to behave.

[–] daggermoon@piefed.world 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Are you using standard WINE? I must admit the thought never occured to me to try it.

[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Use Wine 9 or a fork of Wine 9, and install to the C: drive. Works every time.

[–] daggermoon@piefed.world 1 points 1 hour ago

I'll give it a go. Thank you!