How to manually install a Windows game using Lutris on Linux
This post explains the simple process of installing a Windows game manually using Lutris with step-by-step instructions.
Before we start
Before we start we need to define some of the terms discussed in this post.
Lutris: an Open Source gaming platform for Linux. It allows you to install games from multiple sources including Steam, GOG, Origin, etc. https://lutris.net
Wine: allows you to run Windows native programs by translating Windows system calls to run on Linux. https://www.winehq.org/.
This post was inspired by this amazing post: https://forums.lutris.net/t/very-brief-tutorial-on-manually-installing-a-game-in-lutris/2028
Setup
In this step we'll explain how to install / update wine.
- Open Lutris
- Click the hamburger menu on the top right
- Click preferences
- Select the "Runners" tab
- Scroll down until you find Wine
- Click the settings icon on the right
- Select the newest GE version of Wine it might be named "lutris-ge-#.#"
- Let it download, once finished click "Ok" at the bottom
- Click the settings icon on the left
- Under "Wine version", select the version you just installed and click save
Installation
In this step we'll cover the steps on how to install a game.
- Click the plus icon in the top left
- Enter a name and select "Wine" as the runner
- Navigate to "Game options"
- Under "Executable" select the setup exe for your game
- Under "Wine prefix" select the folder where you want to install the game
- Under "Prefix architecture" select 64-bit if it is relatively new, otherwise leave it as auto
- Click "Save" at the bottom
- Run or "Play" the game, the installer will now run
- Install the game as one normall would in Windows
- Right click the game square in lutris and click "Configure"
- Navigate to "Game Options" and change "Executable" to the game's exe (This can be found where you installed the game earlier, eg:
wine prefix/Drive_c/program files (X86)
) - Click "Save" at the bottom
Congrats! You've now installed a Windows game on Linux using Lutris
If you have any issues or additional concerns, feel free to leave a comment below. Thanks for reading!