I currently have a load of pirated games and I’m considering moving my systems to Linux cuz Windows is ass. Would this make it difficult to run pirated games?
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Not at all, I have been running Linux for years now without any issues. Lutris and Heroic Launcher covers all my pirated gaming needs.
nope
Lutris or Bottles or … ?
also OS is Ubuntu, arch, Manjaro, Nobara or … ?Bazzite + Lutris works really well
You can also play around with things like ProtonGE-custom, there’s a very useful tool called ProtonUp-Qt that helps you install it, among with other useful stuff
Some people also reported that running (pirated, Windows-exclusive) games in the Heroic launcher works pretty well
Its not as easy as launching from steam for example, but if you have some basic linux knowledge and the ability to use Google you can get 99% of pirated games running in either bottles or lutris. Search for steam deck specific piracy guides, they largely apply to all linux distros.
Actually, it often is that easy. If the game isn’t a repack, you can usually add the EXE to Steam and launch. If you need dependencies, then you can take the extra minute or two to add it to Lutris or Bottles.
Even if the game is a repack, you can add the installer EXE to Steam and it’ll run with Proton Experimental or GE, choose the install location, then add the resulting, unpacked EXE to Steam and it’ll run just fine.
I meant to say, if a game doesn’t require dependencies, adding it through Steam is easier. You can still do that if it does, but installing dependencies like .NET is slightly easier with Lutris or Bottles.
Some repacks (fitgirl and dodi and sometimes others) occasionally decide not to install ever in any linux system with wine or proton (they’ll crash at some point in the installation), and then you’ll have to install them first in a windows vm and then move them over to linux. It’s not really a rare issue, like 50/50, depends on the repack and its compression settings and just the luck of the day. Games that are already installed which you’re just moving over work perfectly 99% of the time. I recommend lutris.
You could download pre-installed games (e.g. from SteamRIP.net, or Steam Depots from cs.rin.ru)
You can even get uncracked game folders from cs.rin.ru and then crack them yourself (assuming only steam drm) using something like „steam auto cracker“ or whatever that tool is called.
That’s what I meant by “Steam Depots”.
oops sorry
No prob anyway … You explained the meaning of “Steam Depot” to those who may not know.
It’s never been difficult for me to run pirated games on Linux. Occasionally you’ll get a game that needs something like the .NET framework, which increases the install time by about another thirty seconds or so.
