Yes, that is absolutely how it works, the compression or the files being distributed via torrents doesn't make any difference. I have installed plenty of (Fitgirl) repacks just by setting up wine and double-clicking the .exe file. I've never had any issues whatsoever.

I'm not sure what problem you are having when you say 'nothing works'. I've installed several FG repacks over the years including one only a couple of weeks ago. Open and terminal and cd to the directory that contains your FG download, then:

1. export WINEPREFIX=$HOME/.wine_gamename
2. winetricks -q dxvk xact xinput vcrun2022 win10
3. winetricks -q vkd3d corefonts win10
4. wine setup.exe
5. cd installdirectory
6. wine gamename.exe

I separate the winetricks lines as sometimes winetricks gets overwhelmed if you call two many functions. I can assure you that this does work, though the repacks sometimes take ages to install. Personally I use rutracker as my source as the games come pre-made with wine.

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If the game isn't too big, you can add the installer exe to Steam via the "add a non-Steam game" menu, set it up to run with Proton, and then click the Play button which will launch the installer. When it's done installing, remove the installer from your games, and add the game's exe to Steam directly.

If the game is too big (60gb or more) use Lutris's "install a game" feature, and run the installer from there.

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