It’s fantastic. Unless you’re playing a specific few multiplayer competitive games, it’s just like windows (sometimes even better in terms of performance - and sometimes better in terms of retro compatibility)
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Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 day ago
Im hearing proton is good for games?
FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee 1 day ago
Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 day ago
Nice! So long as i can still play with by siblings on some private games ill be ok.
PrivateNoob@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
Do note that generally speaking an AMD gpu on Linux vs Windows similarly. You can maybe expect a 1-2 FPS downgrades on average but it really depends on the game.
On the other hand, NVIDIA gpus have a bit more FPS disadvantage but it’s still not a major drawback I think? Idk how much is the fps difference
Ricaz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 hours ago
In my experience, Nvidia drivers work just fine. They’re just proprietary, and once in a while they release a faulty driver (which you can just roll back ofc). Happened to me a couple of times over the past… 14 years, fuck
Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 hours ago
1-2 FPS‽ The horror! faints
Jokes aside I can more of a difference than that by simply forgetting to close a few tabs of YouTube before starting my games. Or even starting a game when my room is already hot.
1-2 FPS is basically a rounding error IMO.
AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 12 hours ago
Proton is so good that even when a game has a native Linux version, I often opt for the Proton version (so my games are all in one place). I was even able to install mods for games like Baldur’s Gate 3 (albeit with a bit of tinkering)
Retro_unlimited@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
When I installed the Linux version of “7 days to die” the graphics were washed out and bad. I switched to the Linux version with proton and it fixed the game.
thermal_shock@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
7D2D is one of my all time sandbox open world zombie games. I loved HUGE modded cities to explore. Their dungeon system that came out a few versions ago is fucking awesome. The pois are amazing, even when they are just a basic farm house.
Retro_unlimited@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Yes the game is awesome, I have played almost 700 hours so far. Offline and online, I ran a few servers too, lots of fun playing with others.
Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 7 hours ago
My wife and I started a new playthrough yesterday.
It’s things like this that make me think I’m the main character in a simulation.
Start playing 7D2D again amd then immediately stumble across it being talked about randomly on lemmy haha
AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 9 hours ago
Yeah, it’s the consistency of it that’s so impressive.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 hours ago
It is outstanding
utopiah@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Been playing for years on a nearly daily basis, from Baldur’s Gate 3 to Elden Ring to now Clair Obscur… to VR with e.g. Half-life : Alyx. That’s on my desktop and often also on my Steam Deck. So… yes, Proton is very VERY good for games!
bilb@lemmy.ml 7 hours ago
Clair Obscur is running more smoothly for me on Linux than Windows. That doesn’t always happen, but it’s always satisfying when it does.
binom@lemmy.world 1 day ago
i second @FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee
it’s fantastic for like 85% of all games, and good to acceptable for like 10%. the only big issue is games with kernel level anti cheats, which is a big problem for many gamers, mainly AAA and fps lovers.
NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 22 hours ago
Games with kernal anti-cheat should be treated with precisely the level of respect they show to us.
rami@ani.social 21 hours ago
I’m not sure I can give up helldivers at this point tho.
tekino@pawb.social 21 hours ago
Helldivers 2 works on linux
Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 day ago
Ahh what’s what the previous person meant by competitive games.
Ricaz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 hours ago
You can always check ProtonDB
Spacehooks@reddthat.com 23 hours ago
Love this thanks!