Ever wonder what it takes to play Steam games on Linux? This is almost everything you need to know: Proton, environment variables, anti-cheat, and mandatory hacking skills.

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Chapters: 0:00 What Does It Take to Game on Linux? 1:07 The Sacrifices of the Linux Gamer 4:38 Where Do You Start? 7:03 Configuring Steam Play 8:08 Custom Proton Compatibility 9:14 Proton Launch Options 10:52 Esync 11:28 Shader Caching & Fossilize 12:58 NVIDIA env variables 14:11 Launch Arguments 14:55 Recap 16:10 Outro