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Nothing more disappointing to me than seeing a game I might enjoy... and then it's only available on PC on Epic Games store. Why can't it be available on Epic, Xbox game store and Steam? It's so annoying, like you have no choice but to use Epic... which I would literally do ANYTHING not to use.

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[–] normalexit@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I haven't tried GOG but their business model seems awesome. Do their games work on Linux / Mac?

[–] mightyfoolish@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Lutris is a game launcher for Linux that can install games from your GOG, Epic, and Steam accounts. I believe it even supports Proton which is a compatibility layer to run Windows games on Linux (which is a Valve project that is based on Wine).

[–] normalexit@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Nice! I'll give it a spin

[–] cmhe@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Depends on the game developers, if they offer/upload a Linux/Mac version. On Linux, you have to either install/update your games manually, or use a third-party client. Idk about Mac. Third party clients can also integrate Wine for Windows games.

[–] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You don't need to update them manually if you installed them using Heroic. You only need to update them manually if they were manually installed using a offline installer.

[–] cmhe@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Which is what I said: "On Linux, you have to either install/update your games manually, or use a third-party client." With third-party client I meant a client like Heroic.

[–] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 2 weeks ago

If a game works on Windows, there's a 95% chance it works as good or better on Linux. The same can be said for MacOS apps, and Android apps, as there are packages to run those on Linux as well.