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> what Proton is. I thought WINE was the Windows Emulation Layer on Linux Proton is just a fork of WINE[0], with a gaming focus and some Steam-specific compati

> what Proton is. I thought WINE was the Windows Emulation Layer on Linux Proton is just a fork of WINE[0], with a gaming focus and some Steam-specific compatibility additions. [0] https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/ https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/

__bjoernd 8y ago
And it works great! I'm using it to run Windows-only games on Linux without issues. (I'm not playing extremely demanding titles, though.)
- kzrdude 8y ago
  Nice, can you install custom ones or do they need to be from steam?
ekianjo 8y ago
Yeah, more specifically: - DXVK, a translation layer for DX10/11 to Vulkan - ESync - Wine - Proper overlay support within Steam
- SXX 8y ago
  You forgot another important part: - Official Steamworks support without need to also run Windows version of Steam. Most games on Steam use Steamworks for multiplayer and while there was steam bridge before, but it's wasn't official.
  - ekianjo 8y ago
    Yup, I missed that part. thanks.
simonh 8y ago
I'm a big fan of Porting Kit, a Mac app that has a library of pre-configured Wine wrappers for windows games, the installers for which are usually obtained from GOG or Steam. It worked really well. Currently enjoying Far Cry 2 on my iMac.
- ekianjo 8y ago
  The equivalent on Linux is Lutris.