Also when running and playing games on Linux I find that starting directly from the exe can cause compatability issues.
Comment on Why do games like Minecraft require a launcher?
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 2 weeks agoDoesn’t work with every game, though. Some have DRM that depends on the launcher and/or authentication.
mx_smith@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
TachyonTele@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
Obviously not every game. Multiplay games won’t work with it. And yes anything that inherently depends on the launcher. The vast majority of games it does work though.
9bananas@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
that’s not actually a guarantee: BG3 has multiplayer and works just fine without the launcher. as do plenty of others.
swab148@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
–skip-launcherin the launch options on Steam, for anyone who doesn’t know already