[PLUS] Comparison: Playing on Linux and Windows

A few years ago, playing with Linux was still a perversion that only a few hobbyists and perfectionists wanted. Meanwhile, Linux has blossomed into a serious gaming platform. Not least thanks to Valve, which brought everything forward with Linux-based SteamOS and the Proton compatibility layer. While Windows is still the undisputed number one, Linux has gained more and more fans thanks to its open source philosophy and strong community support.

So I dared to make a comparison between Linux and Windows. Meanwhile, somewhere on a news site, I saw a picture of a Japanese man running a marathon in traditional Japanese shoes. This made me laugh out loud not because running a marathon in these shoes is weird in and of itself. It’s more because I said to myself: This is exactly the type I am. Me, who was in the mood for a Linux theme again and wanted to know what gaming with Linux was like. Yes, you can do that, but you don’t necessarily have to, because it’s easier with Windows. But that’s not the point here, because this guy must have realized he could have run the marathon in just running shoes. A small disclaimer first: dear Linux geeks, no, this isn’t going to be a handbook about how complex and intricate Linux is for desktop or even gaming PCs, and ultimately how pointless the whole thing is. First things first: Linux games aren’t nearly as painful to install or useless in terms of performance, as we’ll find out here.

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