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  • heartsofwar@lemmy.worldtoLinux Gaming@lemmy.world•Steam won't run The Sims 4 [Linux Mint]English
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    1 year ago

    I think you might be crossing the streams a little…

    • WINE is the base open source software that allows you to run Windows applications / games on Linux
    • Steam Proton is its own fork of WINE that has additional changes contributed from CodeWeavers, Valve, and other developers as well as integrating packages / libs like DXVK.
    • Steam is a Proton management sandbox which allows you to run multiple different Proton prefixes / environments
    • Lutris is a WINE or Proton management sandbox which allows you to run multiple different WINE / Proton environments with a gaming focus
    • Bottles is a WINE or Proton management sandbox which allows you to run multiple different WINE / Proton environments with a general focus

    To get the best compatibility, and run Sims 4 from Steam, you need to

    • Run Steam natively on your Linux computer which loads a Proton environment that will run the EA app and kick off Sims 4

    Do not use Bottles or Lutris; they’re not necessary and might only cause problems.

    According to ProtonDB, if you already linked your EA account, you might need to downgrade to Proton 8.0-2 to get Sims 4 to work…