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.
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.