Workaround is installing the game(if need to be installed) with Bottles(preferably in a location you can access), then add it to Steam as a non-steam game, change the compatibility layer to “experimental” or anything, then launch. I did this to the OG GTA:SA just a few days ago, and it works like a charm. You can also try using Bottles to launch it but i haven’t tried it.
I just tried it a while ago after fucking up somewhere with the installation of bottles because I figured that there was a chance it might work and until now I never had a problem with it. The only annoying thing for me was that I have to remove the installer from steam if I don’t want to clog my list of games with them and that I need to manually make the game’s page look good on steam afterwards. The only thing I miss on linux for gaming is playnite that one at least found the metadata for you.
For sure, same here, but my heads at this was vibe coded to work on windows. It’s bound to have quirks and because if that, I feel it increases the chances of glitches using compatibility layers.
If it’s all vibe coded, couldn’t be that hard to make this work in Linux or with proton? I don’t use windows.
The Linux version is here, you still need to obtain the original game files to play it though.
Fuck yeah, thanks. I was playing this briefly on shad4 or whatever the emulator was on my deck. Ran a bit rough. Can’t wait to try this out!
Also the windows version works via heroic including online play
Workaround is installing the game(if need to be installed) with Bottles(preferably in a location you can access), then add it to Steam as a non-steam game, change the compatibility layer to “experimental” or anything, then launch. I did this to the OG GTA:SA just a few days ago, and it works like a charm. You can also try using Bottles to launch it but i haven’t tried it.
I’m too lazy for installing bottles, I just launch the game installer directly with the steam compatibility. One less piece of software to update.
…i can do that? I didn’t know i can do that.
I just tried it a while ago after fucking up somewhere with the installation of bottles because I figured that there was a chance it might work and until now I never had a problem with it. The only annoying thing for me was that I have to remove the installer from steam if I don’t want to clog my list of games with them and that I need to manually make the game’s page look good on steam afterwards. The only thing I miss on linux for gaming is playnite that one at least found the metadata for you.
Just add it as a non-Steam game in the Steam library.
I usually use Lutris; it automatically uses whatever GE wine version but you can direct it to use whatever Proton version youd like.
For sure, same here, but my heads at this was vibe coded to work on windows. It’s bound to have quirks and because if that, I feel it increases the chances of glitches using compatibility layers.