Can I play non-steam games on the Solus OS/Linux?

itsno

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I happen to have some games like GTA5 but not on steam, and I have been thinking of converting from Windows 10 to Linux(Solus or Ubuntu+Wine). So, is it possible to install and play windows games which I don't have on steam?
 
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Mostly, only old games or extremely popular F2P games get support on Linux. Go to WineHQ's website and you can check on a per-app basis, however, I do not expect GTA V or IV would work well, if at all. I've been inclined toward converting to Linux myself, but it is truly a very small portion of games that run appreciably well - many won't even start, let alone run with good performance.

itsno

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What about the performance in Solus? Is it viable, like do the games run smoothly, or should I just stick to Windows?
 


The above poster didn't mention the full picture.

Mostly, only old games or extremely popular F2P games get support on Linux. Go to WineHQ's website and you can check on a per-app basis, however, I do not expect GTA V or IV would work well, if at all. I've been inclined toward converting to Linux myself, but it is truly a very small portion of games that run appreciably well - many won't even start, let alone run with good performance.
 
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