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HeroicGamesLauncher
- Heroic: Free and Open Source Epic, GOG and Amazon Prime Games Launcher
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Epic vs. Google Trial Verdict, a Win for All Developers
More likely things like https://heroicgameslauncher.com/
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Cyberpunk 2077 HDR looks completely terrible on the Steam Deck OLED?!
More info -> https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/issues/3281
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How to make the Epic Game Store not sodomise my computer?
try heroic
- (GOG Install help) Can't play installed GOG game, get error: "Failed to compile shader..."
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Tags no longer register and i've finally had it with galaxy 2.0. Any recommended alternatives?
Heroic Games Launcher: Support is limited to Epic, GOG and Amazon but the advantage is that it can manage their games itself without the need of their own launchers. Doesn't have support for tags currently.
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Making the switch - what are the gaps?
For "normal" games you could look yourself using ProtonDB regarding every game released on Steam and AreWeAntiCheatYet for most multiplayer games. If a game isn't available on Steam you have three possibilities. First if it's available on GOG, Epic Games or Amazon Gaming, you could use the Heroic Games Launcher. Second you could try to run the launchers through Steam itself using once again Proton. Third you could try installing it with a script or tutorial in Lutris or Bottles.
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I just bought a steam deck for my 15yo’s bday present - now what?
Maybe also look into HeroicGamesLauncher and how to install it, Steam isn't the only platform for gaming and HeroicGamesLauncher help with the following platform: GoG (Good Old Games) and EGS (Epic Game Store).
- According to a survey, only 36% of PC gamers buy games at full price.
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Been thinking of switching to linux but I am a noob
Heroic
Whisky
- Quickemu: Quickly run optimised Windows, macOS and Linux virtual machines
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Ask HN: State of gaming and it's developement on Apple Silicon
I don't think Apple really does much, at least nothing they've announced publicly.
However, Codeweavers (the company) makes Crossover, which can utilize GPT in its recent versions: https://www.codeweavers.com/crossover/
There is also Whisky, a FOSS app that uses Wine and GPT: https://github.com/Whisky-App/Whisky/ (unlike Codeweavers, it doesn't have per-game profiles, so you just have to look at its wiki and issues and try to get games to run on your own)
In my experience, neither is very good, and both are way more difficult to use than a real PC.
Maybe things will get better if the Apple VR headset spurs a game rush, but I doubt it will. In the meantime, I do all my Mac gaming on Geforce Now and it's been truly wonderful: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce-now/games/ You get a 4080 in the cloud for $20/mo, and no local heat or noise since the rendering happens remotely.
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Diablo IV coming soon to GeForce Now
(Not affiliated with any of these companies, I just really like GeForce Now and use it every day, and have waited a loooooooong time for this to happen, hoping that Microsoft will do us a solid. They finally did!)
Thanks to Microsoft's acquisition of Activision (and them handing cloud streaming rights over to Ubisoft [1]), Diablo IV will soon be coming to Nvidia's cloud streaming service, GeForce Now [2].
GeForce Now offloads rendering to the cloud and makes your computer/tablet/phone act as a thin client that just receives the rendered frames and sends back control inputs. It's similar to how Google's failed Stadia program works, except Nvidia's offering uses your existing Steam/Epic/Xbox/etc. library, offers much more powerful hardware, and utilizes a lot of Nvidia-specific optimizations that Stadia never had.
Between DLSS, Reflex, and the upcoming cloud G-Sync, the game will likely run better on in the cloud than many desktop gaming PCs. The GeForce Now Ultimate tier comes with a RTX 4080 GPU, which is out of reach for many gamers due to its high price.
This will also finally allow Mac gamers to play Diablo IV without Crossover (which has poor performance) or Whisky and GPT (which often breaks and stays broken for weeks at a time [3]). GFN has much more powerful GPUs than even a M3 Max.
For Linux or Steam Deck gamers, D4 is already Proton Gold rated and Steam Deck verified [4], but GeForce Now should allow you to play it on much higher graphics, using less battery, and without using the fans.
[1] https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/13/23915780/ubisoft-activis...
[2] https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/CES-2024-geforce-now-activisio...
[3] https://github.com/Whisky-App/Whisky/issues/682
[4] https://www.protondb.com/app/2344520
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Apple's Push to Transform the Mac into a Gaming Paradise
Have you tried Apple Porting Toolkit? It’s able to get most of my Steam library working well (Cyberpunk and Halo for example). There is an app called Whisky that removes the hoops.
https://getwhisky.app/
- Whisky 2.2.1 (Wine wrapper for macOS)
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Accidentally tried to update Battle.net and now nothing works
https://github.com/Whisky-App/Whisky/issues/682
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[Tutorial] Running Windows Games using GPTK and Steam
Today you just go to https://getwhisky.app/ and grab the app.
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I just got a shiny new Macbook Pro with the M3 Pro chip. Can I play high-spec PC games?
Whisky is amazing. It uses an older — free — version of CrossOver (proprietary and commercial software built on Wine). I'm able to play GTA V on very high graphics settings with amazingly fluid fps on my M1 Pro, with DXVK enabled in Whisky!
- Most hackintoshible laptop with a good GPU?
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Mac Studio gaming performance
Whisky makes playing Windows games much more feasible with Apple's Game Porting Toolkit.
What are some alternatives?
lutris - Lutris desktop client
WineskinServer - Wineskin
Playnite - Video game library manager with support for wide range of 3rd party libraries and game emulation support, providing one unified interface for your games.
winetricks - Winetricks is an easy way to work around problems in Wine
Rare - GUI for legendary. An Epic Games Launcher open source alternative
wine
MangoHud - A Vulkan and OpenGL overlay for monitoring FPS, temperatures, CPU/GPU load and more. Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/Gj5YmBb
Harbor - A harbor for all your game *porting* activities (get it?)
gamemode - Optimise Linux system performance on demand
box64 - Box64 - Linux Userspace x86_64 Emulator with a twist, targeted at ARM64 Linux devices
protontricks - A wrapper that does winetricks things for Proton enabled games, requires Winetricks.
winesapOS - winesapOS - Game with Linux anywhere, no installation required!