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How to run/install a game repacked for windows on Linux? Is it possible?

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[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago

Wine via Lutris or bottles.

Install bottles from flatpak.

Press "run executable" and run the installer, installing in a folder like ~/games for easy finding

If you're lucky the game now appears in bottles and you can run it, otherwise add a shortcut (button in bottles) pointing to the game's exe.

If you need controller support, from bottles click "more" on the game and add it to steam (restart steam for it to show up) and launch the game from steam and it will take care of the controller mapping and you even get the nice remapping features.

[–] mateomaui@reddthat.com 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yes. You may need to install it in a VM first (or a Windows dual boot partition) then move the files into the linux host system. Fitgirl installers usually report not enough memory for me, even though there’s 32GB available and the installer option to limit to 2GB is turned on.

edit: once it’s on there, I usually have success with Heroic, just when adding the game to the library, you have to use the “install first” option in the game settings window to install any needed visual c++ runtime, before pointing it to the game exe and saving. I haven’t found a way to add it afterward.