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Is it now safe to assume that all games now work in Linux? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago by incici@lemmy.ml to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml

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I remember those dark days when I would check winehq before buying games because I didn't know if they would work in Linux or not.

I realized recently that I stopped checking winehq or protondb, because I implicitly assume that everything will "just work". Hard to say when this transition happened, but it feels at least a few years old.

Looking at latest stats, the only holdouts appear to be those games that explicitly ban Linux users with some quasi-malware anti-cheat.

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/06/3500-games-now-steam-deck-verified-or-playable/

What a time we live in!

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[–] sgtnasty@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago

[–] v162@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

I recognize it because the most free PvP games are working now Linux also the new upcoming ones

[+] charlie_root@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

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[–] incici@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

How vulnerable does wine make one for windows malware?

[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

You can look up some in-depth responses, including people showing which malware works when run through Wine. It's a pretty common question.

A relevant question and advice from the Wine FAQ: https://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#Is_Wine_malware-compatible.3F

The bottom line is that you've asked a very open, broad question. 'Windows malware' covers all kinds of things: do you mean a group that has made a malware for Windows users, because that's the biggest and often easiest target? Or do you mean someone repurposing a Windows malware intentionally targeting Wine users? One will of course have more chance at success than the other.

[–] twoyuanfiftycents@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago

afaik some things like modding or anticheats for online games don’t work well but i’d say in general linux compatibility is getting better

[–] TPWitchcraft@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

I still encounter Software that doesn't run or doesn't perfectly run on Wine; one example would be Warcraft III that doesn't install well after Blizzard "upgraded" the installer; and my friend who tried to play LBA under wine a few days ago encountered problems regarding the controller. However: Most things work well, and I even managed to run a few old and obscure games with that wouldn't work under windows (a long time ago).

On the Malware-Question: It is possible, however I have yet to meet somebody who managed to get his Wine-Install infected. Native Linux-Viruses should have a much harder time, since the user privileges in Linux are - as far as I know - much stricter than those for windows.

[–] marmulak@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Not all games, of course, but it's getting that way, yes.

[–] twoyuanfiftycents@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 years ago

afaik some things like modding or anticheats for online games don’t work well but i’d say in general linux compatibility is getting better

[–] SudoDnfDashY@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

No. Most, but not all.