Linux Gaming

Linux Gaming How To

Source: THE GAMING ON LINUX GUIDE: How to play anything: Steam, Epic, Ubisoft, Origin, Battle.net, GoG - The Linux Experiment - YouTube, Linux Gaming in 2026 - Learn Linux TV - YouTube

Different options are available.

1. Use Steam with Proton Compatibility tool based on Wine

2. Use Heroic Games Launcher (flatpak) for:

   • Epic Games
     • Set appropriate Wine/proton options
   • GOG

3. Use Lutris (flatpak) for:

   • Origin
   • Ubisoft
   • Steam
   • GOG
   • Battle.net (install inside Lutris, use Battle.net, should run fine)
   • Other stores
   • For Lutris: select appropriate scripts/versions for a game, should be best for game

Apply FSR (requires GE Proton) to set game to lower resolution and upscale to your monitor’s resolution

• For Steam, set in launch options
• For Heroic Launcher, enable FSR hack
• For Lutris, set in game options

Heroic and Lutris can use Wine with additions for Windows games.

1. Use Crossover which uses a proprietary core with Wine. Search Crossover compatibility database for software you want to run.

See Also

• ProtonDB Fixes to Games