STEEL OS Help

Gaming

Steam and Proton are built in. Windows game stores are one click away.

Steam

Steam is already installed. Sign in, install your games and press Play. Windows games run through Proton automatically. Check a game on ProtonDB before you buy it.

EA app, Battle.net and Ubisoft

Install Lutris from the Steel OS Portal (Steel Apps, Games and Streaming). In Lutris, search for the store, click Install, then install your games from inside it.

Epic Games and GOG

Install Heroic from the Portal, sign in, and install your games.

Cloud gaming and streaming

Controllers, flight sticks and wheels

Xbox and PlayStation controllers, most clones, the Logitech F310, flight sticks such as the X52, X56 and Thrustmaster HOTAS, and racing wheels work when you plug them in or pair them in Bluetooth settings.

Gaming keypads, keyboards and mice

Star Citizen

  1. Portal, Gaming, Star Citizen: install or update the LUG Helper.
  2. Open Star Citizen LUG Helper from the start menu and choose to install Star Citizen.
  3. After a game patch, if it crashes or stutters: Portal, Gaming, Repair Star Citizen. If that doesn't help, update the Wine runner and DXVK in the LUG Helper.

World of Warcraft and Battle.net

If Battle.net won't open or WoW won't start after a patch: Portal, Gaming, Repair Battle.net and World of Warcraft. Still stuck? Portal, Gaming, Get the newest GE-Proton, then choose it for Battle.net in Lutris.

Some online games with anti-cheat that blocks Linux won't run on any Linux. ProtonDB lists them.