▲ 133 ▼ PC gaming's many launchers, reviewed for 2024: Steam still puts the rest to shame (www.pcgamer.com) submitted 2 years ago by alessandro@lemmy.ca to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca 65 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] beckerist@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] rikudou@lemmings.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) While I liked it, the lack of controller support made me switch to Playnite back in my Windows gaming days. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Playnite is awesome. One of the few pieces of software I really miss having on the Linux side of things. Once you have it set up, you truly have everything gaming in one launcher. Non-steam-VR platforms, emulators, etc. And I liked the UI a lot better than Galaxy, too, but that's more subjective. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] savbran@feddit.it 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Lutris is not a valid alternative for Linux? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) No. Lutris is an inconsistent mess of botched amateur level UX. I can barely stand to look at it after using Playnite. I use steam for everything I can, and bottles to manage my wine environments for anything else. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RandomLegend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I'm perfectly happy with lutris and it does everything I want it to do. After configuring everything there I just import them into cartridges for a minimalistic launcher permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Lutris is a passable wine environment manager, surpassed by bottles. My issues are with using it as a library manager and launcher, which is what Playnite is. Lutri's UI is absolutely atrocious for actually browsing your games. You don't use it for that either, apparently. Everything Lutris does that I might need, is done better by other applications. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] savbran@feddit.it 1 point 2 years ago* At this point, I want to try Playnite + Bottle and see if it's a suitable combination. Someone is already using this combo? Pro and cons? permalink fedilink source parent [–] ParetoOptimalDev@lemmy.today 5 points 2 years ago Integrate with just about anything except Linux? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Piafraus@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Have they fixed integrations? A few years ago, all integrations consistently were breaking one by one,which made the usage very frustrating permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago A lot of these are specific to the integration. I had to uninstall the steam one and then install a newer fork. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) While I liked it, the lack of controller support made me switch to Playnite back in my Windows gaming days. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Playnite is awesome. One of the few pieces of software I really miss having on the Linux side of things. Once you have it set up, you truly have everything gaming in one launcher. Non-steam-VR platforms, emulators, etc. And I liked the UI a lot better than Galaxy, too, but that's more subjective. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] savbran@feddit.it 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Lutris is not a valid alternative for Linux? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) No. Lutris is an inconsistent mess of botched amateur level UX. I can barely stand to look at it after using Playnite. I use steam for everything I can, and bottles to manage my wine environments for anything else. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RandomLegend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I'm perfectly happy with lutris and it does everything I want it to do. After configuring everything there I just import them into cartridges for a minimalistic launcher permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Lutris is a passable wine environment manager, surpassed by bottles. My issues are with using it as a library manager and launcher, which is what Playnite is. Lutri's UI is absolutely atrocious for actually browsing your games. You don't use it for that either, apparently. Everything Lutris does that I might need, is done better by other applications. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] savbran@feddit.it 1 point 2 years ago* At this point, I want to try Playnite + Bottle and see if it's a suitable combination. Someone is already using this combo? Pro and cons? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Playnite is awesome. One of the few pieces of software I really miss having on the Linux side of things. Once you have it set up, you truly have everything gaming in one launcher. Non-steam-VR platforms, emulators, etc. And I liked the UI a lot better than Galaxy, too, but that's more subjective. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] savbran@feddit.it 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Lutris is not a valid alternative for Linux? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) No. Lutris is an inconsistent mess of botched amateur level UX. I can barely stand to look at it after using Playnite. I use steam for everything I can, and bottles to manage my wine environments for anything else. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RandomLegend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I'm perfectly happy with lutris and it does everything I want it to do. After configuring everything there I just import them into cartridges for a minimalistic launcher permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Lutris is a passable wine environment manager, surpassed by bottles. My issues are with using it as a library manager and launcher, which is what Playnite is. Lutri's UI is absolutely atrocious for actually browsing your games. You don't use it for that either, apparently. Everything Lutris does that I might need, is done better by other applications. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] savbran@feddit.it 1 point 2 years ago* At this point, I want to try Playnite + Bottle and see if it's a suitable combination. Someone is already using this combo? Pro and cons? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] savbran@feddit.it 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Lutris is not a valid alternative for Linux? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) No. Lutris is an inconsistent mess of botched amateur level UX. I can barely stand to look at it after using Playnite. I use steam for everything I can, and bottles to manage my wine environments for anything else. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RandomLegend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I'm perfectly happy with lutris and it does everything I want it to do. After configuring everything there I just import them into cartridges for a minimalistic launcher permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Lutris is a passable wine environment manager, surpassed by bottles. My issues are with using it as a library manager and launcher, which is what Playnite is. Lutri's UI is absolutely atrocious for actually browsing your games. You don't use it for that either, apparently. Everything Lutris does that I might need, is done better by other applications. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] savbran@feddit.it 1 point 2 years ago* At this point, I want to try Playnite + Bottle and see if it's a suitable combination. Someone is already using this combo? Pro and cons? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) No. Lutris is an inconsistent mess of botched amateur level UX. I can barely stand to look at it after using Playnite. I use steam for everything I can, and bottles to manage my wine environments for anything else. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RandomLegend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I'm perfectly happy with lutris and it does everything I want it to do. After configuring everything there I just import them into cartridges for a minimalistic launcher permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Lutris is a passable wine environment manager, surpassed by bottles. My issues are with using it as a library manager and launcher, which is what Playnite is. Lutri's UI is absolutely atrocious for actually browsing your games. You don't use it for that either, apparently. Everything Lutris does that I might need, is done better by other applications. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] savbran@feddit.it 1 point 2 years ago* At this point, I want to try Playnite + Bottle and see if it's a suitable combination. Someone is already using this combo? Pro and cons? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RandomLegend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I'm perfectly happy with lutris and it does everything I want it to do. After configuring everything there I just import them into cartridges for a minimalistic launcher permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Lutris is a passable wine environment manager, surpassed by bottles. My issues are with using it as a library manager and launcher, which is what Playnite is. Lutri's UI is absolutely atrocious for actually browsing your games. You don't use it for that either, apparently. Everything Lutris does that I might need, is done better by other applications. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] savbran@feddit.it 1 point 2 years ago* At this point, I want to try Playnite + Bottle and see if it's a suitable combination. Someone is already using this combo? Pro and cons? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Lutris is a passable wine environment manager, surpassed by bottles. My issues are with using it as a library manager and launcher, which is what Playnite is. Lutri's UI is absolutely atrocious for actually browsing your games. You don't use it for that either, apparently. Everything Lutris does that I might need, is done better by other applications. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] savbran@feddit.it 1 point 2 years ago* At this point, I want to try Playnite + Bottle and see if it's a suitable combination. Someone is already using this combo? Pro and cons? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] savbran@feddit.it 1 point 2 years ago* At this point, I want to try Playnite + Bottle and see if it's a suitable combination. Someone is already using this combo? Pro and cons? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ParetoOptimalDev@lemmy.today 5 points 2 years ago Integrate with just about anything except Linux? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Piafraus@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Have they fixed integrations? A few years ago, all integrations consistently were breaking one by one,which made the usage very frustrating permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago A lot of these are specific to the integration. I had to uninstall the steam one and then install a newer fork. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago A lot of these are specific to the integration. I had to uninstall the steam one and then install a newer fork. permalink fedilink source parent