https://www.protondb.com/ if you didn’t know about protondb it’s really helpful to look for game compatibility. Proton is what lets most windows games run on linux, and is easy to turn on in the steam compatibility settings.
Ironically, windows games run better on Linux than Linux games run on Linux. I wouldn’t worry about it, Proton (the thing that lets you run Windows games) is extremely good now. Just make sure to enable it in your Steam settings
I’m at the point now that I don’t even bother checking ProtonDB unless it’s a really expensive purchase. Most things work out of the box for me. With some games that have a native Linux client, the Windows version will actually run better for me.
Dumb question. Can you play games that don’t officially support Linux? The oblivion remaster that came out today for instance
I’m due for an OS reinstall and maybe this is the time for the switch
From personal experience testing some games before, indie games ran better performance than they do on windows while AAA games ran worse.
That was years ago tho. Apparently steamdeck uses linux and valve has started helping to the contributors working on linux gaming.
https://www.protondb.com/ if you didn’t know about protondb it’s really helpful to look for game compatibility. Proton is what lets most windows games run on linux, and is easy to turn on in the steam compatibility settings.
Ironically, windows games run better on Linux than Linux games run on Linux. I wouldn’t worry about it, Proton (the thing that lets you run Windows games) is extremely good now. Just make sure to enable it in your Steam settings
I’m at the point now that I don’t even bother checking ProtonDB unless it’s a really expensive purchase. Most things work out of the box for me. With some games that have a native Linux client, the Windows version will actually run better for me.