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Noob question. Is it easy to play GOG games on Linux? Can you add them to steam?
If you need all the online features you can run gog galaxy through wine, however I just use heroic launcher instead. And you can add any executable to steam, if I'm not mistaken I think heroic has a setting to do it automatically
Thanks. I don't care about online feature so it doesn't seem too complicated. I will probably grab a game to try this out and a few more and everything works without problems.
It's pretty easy if you use a launcher that can manage Wine, DXVK, and the like. Lutris is good for that, and even has its own database of games with ready-made install scripts. I'm told Steam can register non-steam games and handle it, too.
One nice thing about GOG (in addition to being DRM-free) is that you can download games with a web browser. There's no need to install their store app, ever.
I've heard that the Heroic launcher is good for this. I'll try it out on my Steamdeck and report back.
Reporting back:
I tried installing The Witcher and Psychonaut. Both worked mostly seemlessly after prompting to install Wine-GE. The main issue I'm having is with controller support, but this may just be a result of trying much older games and mixing that with trying to use Steam Input through the Heroic launcher. I suspect this can be alleviated by using the "Automatically add games to Steam" option and launching the games through Steam, rather than Heroic. Alternatively, if you're willing to map your bindings for each game, or you are on something other than a Steamdeck and use keyboard and mouse, you should be fine.
I recommend giving a game you already own on Gog a try and seeing how it works for you.
Super useful thanks! I was actually looking at psychonauts 2. I use a Steam controller so that controller thing is getting me a bot worried. I'll do what you say and see how that goes. Cheers!
On all non-steam games added to my library, I always do a quick internet search for "+ steam deck control" to help with the layout. It's not perfect, but I find a lot of useful info for starters.
The cool thing about the Deck is that you can push the Steam key and update those controller settings on the fly.
I play all my GOG games on the Steam Deck. It takes only a very small amount of tweaking. Additionally, I add them as "non-steam games" in the library, update the artwork and icon, and have a very clean interface.
I play Minecraft on the Deck the same way.