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[–] Hexarei@programming.dev 3 points 7 months ago (5 children)

You can add non steam games to steam and it'll run them via proton, can be pretty effortless in most scenarios. Otherwise, you can install Lutris and there's a significant chance there'll be an entry for how to run the game you want

[–] original_reader@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (4 children)

I read that a lot. Somehow I'm not into adding all my games into the Steam client, though I am not totally opposed if there's no other option. That's due to my inherent trust issues with gaming platforms.

Might give Lutris a shot.

Whatever happened to PlayOnLinux?

[–] Hexarei@programming.dev 1 points 7 months ago (3 children)

POL is still around, it's just not quite as user friendly as Lutris. I use Lutris for Battle.net games and older titles where I have a physical disk. Easier than trying to add them to steam IMHO.

[–] FilterItOut@thelemmy.club 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I tried a while ago to get SC2 working, but didn't have luck. Are there any tricks to it these days?

[–] Hexarei@programming.dev 1 points 7 months ago

I haven't tried SC2 in a while but I seem to recall it working fine for me a few years ago. Dunno. Lutris has good details on the website for tons of stuff, no idea what that looks like for SC2 tho