I personally use bottles via flatpak and flatseal to make the games not connect to the internet when it’s not needed just in case.
If you want native linux games, there are sites for that.
Never really had a problem with either FitGirl or DODI repacks in Lutris
Install the full Visual Studio runtime and try some different settings with winecfg. People recommend Lutris but for me it never made a difference
Run the installer in Proton, then point the steam shortcut to the installed executable. No tools needed except steam
You can find a procedure using Lutris here
Worked great for me on a fitgirl repack.
Not sure if this C is about the same thing, but there it is. Linux crack.
I’ve installed a few through Litrus and they have just worked. This was on SteamDeck and Ubuntu desktop
Install them with Bottles or Lutris
I install them on my Windows Desktop, copy the files, and run them with Proton
Or just
wine
that bitch.That works 99% of the time. I’ve run across a couple that refuse to extract, so I had to run them in a VM and copy the files over.