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This works really well! Combined with Boilr it's a great solution.

I *really* wish that the linux steam app would let me install Windows steam games, and try them in proton. Is that in the cards for the future?

So far, playability of linux has been pretty great. More than half the games I've tried have launched and worked without any configuration. Of the remaining games, less than half haven't worked after some basic configuration.

I'm really curious to try some windows games, but I'm not ready to jump through these hoops.

Mr Yesca2 years ago(+4)

I think you meant you wish the Linux itch app would allow adding Windows games to the Deck... Because it doesn't. I feel your pain.

Time to experiment with the Windows itch app, running on Deck via Bottles.

Obviously nothing is final yet. How lucky we are having a Deck that could run the best of either -- Windows or native Linux.

ajroach422 years ago(+1)

Oops, yeah. I wish the Linux Itch app would allow adding windows games.

I'm going to try to get the Windows Itch App installed, and see if Boilr can see those.

ssartell2 years ago(+1)

There's a reddit post that runs through installing the windows app and it does let you install windows games, but I cannot for the life of me get my games to consistently run from steam. Pyre in particular will only launch from the itch app and not directly from steam.