Help running windows games in Kubuntu
So I replaced my laptops default windows OS that I've been using for years with kubuntu today and I am in the process of moving my backed up files from my hard drive to my new desktop. I've hit a wall because I have a bunch of games that are meant to run on windows I'd rather not lose progress in that obviously can't run on linux. I've downloaded wine and wine tricks in an attempt to get them running on emulation but all the tutorials I find online are so light on details they're practically useless and just wound up pissing me off. If anyone can point me to an in- depth tutorial that would be great, I want to start playing my VNs again.
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Are your games from Steam? If so, keep a backup of your old C:\Users\(you) folder, and after you let Steam install games via Proton, go into each game's CompatData folder, and copy your old game's folder from C:\Users\(you)\Documents\MyGames (or wherever your saved games are) to the file path within the CompatData folder.
It will be a pain in the butt if you have a couple hundred games, because each game will have its own CompatData folder, instead of your whole library looking at one Documents folder, but this is something you only have to do once.
Not to mention, if you just install your games through Steam, all of your recent saves should be already stored in the cloud, if you want to just wait for them to sync.
If you're using Lutris, or making your own Wine bottles, you'll have to move each game's folder to the right place within that games PFX folder.
DeviantPost [OP] 1 points · Jan 2024
I have a handful of games from steam, but a lot are downloaded from itch.io and similar independent gaming sites whose data is stored directly on the computer.
bradleypariah 3 points · Jan 2024
I recommend you watch some YouTube tutorials about Lutris. It changes a lot with updates, so be sure to watch mostly recent stuff, or buttons won't be located where the videos show them.