Does anyone have experience with playing Baldurs Gate 3 from GOG? (feddit.de)

submitted 1 year ago by Gnorv@feddit.de to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml

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I have read it runs fine on steam but would rather buy it on GOG due to the lack of DRM.

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[-] dingus@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago

You should be able to add it to your steam library as a non-steam game and then in game options in Steam set up using Proton as long as you have Proton enabled for all games, not just verified games.

[-] rikudou@lemmings.world 12 points 1 year ago

I recommend Heroic Games Launcher for GOG games, it's much nicer to use, IMO.

[-] Dubious_Fart@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

You can log into GOG through Lutris too, and install and launch games through that.

[-] Raincloud@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

That doesn't allow you to update the game though, so it doesn't work out great for new games with frequent updates and a large download file size.

[-] Dubious_Fart@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

I have only used it to download older games, so I have no idea how it handles updates.

[-] Privatepower42@fosstodon.org 2 points 1 year ago

@Dubious_Fart @Raincloud I get this error when I play some games from GOG through heroic which happens on steam deck. Also, controller support is not great on gog through heroic. So, this makes me stay on steam to play games. Anyway, I hear that steam has drm free games so if BG3 and Star field are drm free then it doesn’t matter if it’s on steam or gog.

[-] dingus@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

I thought Heroic was an alternative launcher for Epic Games, I guess I didn't consider that it would work for GOG games as well.

[-] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago

Heroic supports Epic, GoG, and now Amazon games. Supports installs, updates, file validation, and uninstalls perfectly. I think for Epic it supports cloud saves as well, but I don't use that feature and have heard horror stories from early adopters of it.

[-] mhz@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

They added support for gog platform for a while now.

[-] Privatepower42@fosstodon.org 1 points 1 year ago

@rikudou @dingus I just posted my experiences using gog through heroic on this thread. I would appreciate your input.

[-] rikudou@lemmings.world 1 points 1 year ago

You didn't post the error you're getting.

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