I currently have a load of pirated games and I’m considering moving my systems to Linux cuz Windows is ass. Would this make it difficult to run pirated games?

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    13 hours ago

    It’s never been difficult for me to run pirated games on Linux. Occasionally you’ll get a game that needs something like the .NET framework, which increases the install time by about another thirty seconds or so.

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    15 hours ago

    Lutris and steam’s proton (with protontricks if needed) have worked for me quite well so far. Biggest possible issue is with the different dependencies that games might have (I’m looking at you .NET)

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    11 hours ago

    Linuxrulez is nice, for ones that are still seeded at least. I have over 300 games that run perfectly on EndeavorOS and Lutris, wine is literally magic.

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    19 hours ago

    Not at all, I have been running Linux for years now without any issues. Lutris and Heroic Launcher covers all my pirated gaming needs.

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    19 hours ago

    It’ll be easier than running uncracked games. It’s difficult to say how well your games will run in general.

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    19 hours ago

    Its not as easy as launching from steam for example, but if you have some basic linux knowledge and the ability to use Google you can get 99% of pirated games running in either bottles or lutris. Search for steam deck specific piracy guides, they largely apply to all linux distros.

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      18 hours ago

      Its not as easy as launching from steam

      Nonsense! Often adding as a non-steam game and using proton is one of the fastest ways to get up and running!

      But yeah, it’s trivial

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      14 hours ago

      Actually, it often is that easy. If the game isn’t a repack, you can usually add the EXE to Steam and launch. If you need dependencies, then you can take the extra minute or two to add it to Lutris or Bottles.