GOG previously said they planned to look closer at Linux, and that it was the next major frontier - and they're now working towards GOG Galaxy on Linux.
A really dumb question from a non-gamer. If I were to buy a game from GOG. Say Doom, can I simply run the Windows installer with bottles? I have no interest in “modern” games and I seldom play, but I have a taste for the occasional trip down memory lane.
I do use a couple of windows programs in bottles without issue, (Bambubuddy and Meshmixer), but I don’t know jack all about buying games.
I’m a poor Linux user so might not be best person to answer, but bottles on Linux provides a framework for programs to emulate a windows environment so you can run non Windows apps within Linux.
This is a bad explanation, if anyone knows better please chime in.
That is exactly what I do. Except that I use Lutris for the better logging and debugging options. Just create an empty proton prefix (“bottle”) and run the installer.exe. Sometimes you might need to install the visual c++ redistributables first (download and run the exe, then run installer.exe).
A really dumb question from a non-gamer. If I were to buy a game from GOG. Say Doom, can I simply run the Windows installer with bottles? I have no interest in “modern” games and I seldom play, but I have a taste for the occasional trip down memory lane.
I do use a couple of windows programs in bottles without issue, (Bambubuddy and Meshmixer), but I don’t know jack all about buying games.
@Bluewing @alfredon996 Look into Heroic Launcher for GoG on Linux: https://heroicgameslauncher.com/
Thank you! I just installed it and it’s more convenient than using Bottles for this stuff.
What’s a bottle in this context?
I’m a poor Linux user so might not be best person to answer, but bottles on Linux provides a framework for programs to emulate a windows environment so you can run non Windows apps within Linux. This is a bad explanation, if anyone knows better please chime in.
Bottles is a container that is like WINE for windows applications. It was easy to install as a flatpak in kinonite and easy to use.
You should be able to, GoG has no DRM and you just get the installer or .exe or however the game comes.
That is exactly what I do. Except that I use Lutris for the better logging and debugging options. Just create an empty proton prefix (“bottle”) and run the installer.exe. Sometimes you might need to install the visual c++ redistributables first (download and run the exe, then run installer.exe).
Of course you can