I discussed this in depth with the Lutris team and we both agreed that this was not good. I cannot treat issues caused by not running the runtime properly as valid issue because I cannot validate it is a proper issue since it is not using the correct runtime libraries when running games via lutris. When used with Lutris the runtime container is not used, leading to additional issues. It (the option to use Proton in Lutris) was removed because proton requires it's runtime environment container to be used in order to function properly. Doing so can break the whole way they are designed to work and thus is NOT recommended. Proton wine builds (-tkg, -GE, official or others) are not suited for use outside of Steam, even if the option is provided by some third party tools. TK-Glitch and GloriousEggroll, the guys behind the two biggest custom Proton builds, and two of the most highly regarded guys in the community, have said as much numerous times. Running non-Steam games with Proton causes more problems than it solves.
Universe sandbox 2 steam needs to run install#
U/Bilu47 for confirming that you can install your game using this method. Valve, keep up the good work! Linux community appreciates it, a lot! Thanks for proton! Massive shoutout to Timothee "TTimo" Besset. I was so relieved infact that I decided to spend half an hour on making this guide instead of playing the games to make fellow gamers feel this way too XD This was one of the only reasons I still have dual boot. I am very relieved I can play my older titles that aren't available on steam without fiddling with wine. Improve the "Add non-steam Games" dialog box.
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Install the dependencies itself based on the version of proton the user selected. Here are the some things valve can do to improve the situation.įix the bug where you have to have no spaces on the path to the executable and its name. Valve wanna see linux gaming community grow, and if it makes it easier to install non-steam games, I think the notion that you can only play games licensed through steam on proton will die, and more people will switch to linux. Honestly this guide should not have been required, and this should have been a intuitive process. If you were installing the game using this method, when the installer finishes, you now have to only add your game's executable as a non-steam game and enable it to use proton now. Note that when adding a new game you won't have to Install proton and its dependencies again :D You might want to bring your library back to normal, so you can click the "All" dropdown in library tab, and deselect "tools"
Universe sandbox 2 steam needs to run windows#
Don't worry, they don't have to match exactly)Ĭongratulation! You will now be able to play your windows game on linux! Just click the play button and enjoy! Proton X.X (where X.X correspond to the version number that you selected earlier. In the library tab, click "Games and Software" dropdown and check mark "Tools". In the meantime you can manually install them. Unfortunately proton dependencies aren't automatically installed for non-steam games (bug valve to enable that). Installing proton and the required tools. Go to Compatibility and enable "Force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool. Right click on the game name in your library and click "Properties". Then make sure you executable is selected and click "Add selected programmes". If you can't see the executable, make sure "All files" is selected in the "File type".Īgain click "+Add a game" > Add a non-steam Game. Go to "+Add a game" > Add a non-steam Game (bottom left hand corner of the screen).ĭouble click the executable of your game. So, the final path looked like /media/abhi/3ECE5FF3CE5FA1C7/Games/Universe-Sandbox/US圆4.exe I had to change the name of folder to Universe-Sandbox and name of executable to US圆4.exe. I had to rename "/media/abhi/3ECE5FF3CE5FA1C7/Games/Universe Sandbox/Universe Sandbox 圆4.exe". So, make sure there are no spaces in the name of the executable of your game and path leading upto it.As a example: **A bug:**Steam had a bug where when I had spaces leading upto the name of my game, the game won't launch. Instead of doing all these steps for your game, do it for your setup file.
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Note: This guide assumes that you already have installed the game, but even if you haven't, don't worry.
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I wanted a way to launch non-steam games using proton using only steam.
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Background:I had a unnessisarily complicated setup using lutris with GE proton to play non-steam games on my linux machine.