Steam
Blastronaut
Blastronaut is a space procedurally generated resource gathering sci-fi game. Use your blue goo gun and jetpack to break apart blocks on the planet and find precious resources. Upgrade your machines in order to buy fuel and other abilities and tools.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1392650/BLASTRONAUT/
I played the beta demo in Steam and never saw a SteamPlay warning... so I'm not sure if it was a native version or not? But either way, the game played beautifully! I was able to maneuver with my jetpack and dig down into the planet to find the best resources. Be careful not to waste your fuel... otherwise you might not make it back to the surface.
Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 440.100
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1392650/BLASTRONAUT/
I played the beta demo in Steam and never saw a SteamPlay warning... so I'm not sure if it was a native version or not? But either way, the game played beautifully! I was able to maneuver with my jetpack and dig down into the planet to find the best resources. Be careful not to waste your fuel... otherwise you might not make it back to the surface.
Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 440.100
Deiland in Proton
I first play Deiland on mobile a few years back and though it was interesting. Play as a boy on a small planet harvesting corn, crafting a camp and defending against aliens. Then I picked it up on Steam during a sale and found it to be even more fun! Not only are the graphics better but the interaction and controls seem more immersive on my large monitor.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/760620/Deiland/
Proton was able to handle Deiland without any issues on my GeForce GTX 1060. I was able to complete quests, load and save. If you like casual survival games with quests and action, this is a good one.
Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 440.59
Proton5.9
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/760620/Deiland/
Proton was able to handle Deiland without any issues on my GeForce GTX 1060. I was able to complete quests, load and save. If you like casual survival games with quests and action, this is a good one.
Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 440.59
Proton5.9
Mirror's Edge in Proton
Back in 2013 I posted a step-by-step guide on how to install Steam in PlayOnLinux and run Mirror's Edge. It was a lot of worked to get it setup. But today you can seriously just run it in Proton through Linux Steam.
Game Play
Mirror's Edge runs great in Proton as it is a DirectX 9 game. I was able to crank all the settings to high and play without any bugs or crashes. The game saved and continued without issues either. This is great for us gamers because Proton handles everything from DirectX & Visual C+ installation to Physx setup.
Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 440.100
Proton 5.0-9
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Game Play
Mirror's Edge runs great in Proton as it is a DirectX 9 game. I was able to crank all the settings to high and play without any bugs or crashes. The game saved and continued without issues either. This is great for us gamers because Proton handles everything from DirectX & Visual C+ installation to Physx setup.
Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 440.100
Proton 5.0-9
Them And Us in Proton
Them and Us is a 3rd person action horror adventure made in Unreal Engine. Play as Alicia waking up in a mysterious room in a huge mansion. As she searches for clues and tools she quickly discovers she is not alone. Explore the mansion and find weapons and tools to survive. What happened to the people who lived here? Can she find her way out alive?
Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/915600/Them_and_Us/
Itch.io
https://tendogames.itch.io/them-and-us
I stumbled on Them and Us searching for horror games on itch.io
I was unable to extract the download, but found the demo was also available on Steam. I was able to download and play the whole demo with Proton in Steam.
This is an amazing Resident-Evilesque-Inspired action game! In fact you can choose to have static camera views just like the original Resident Evil games, or use over-the-shoulder views. The game is fairly slow but intense at the same time. Progress is...
Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/915600/Them_and_Us/
Itch.io
https://tendogames.itch.io/them-and-us
I stumbled on Them and Us searching for horror games on itch.io
I was unable to extract the download, but found the demo was also available on Steam. I was able to download and play the whole demo with Proton in Steam.
This is an amazing Resident-Evilesque-Inspired action game! In fact you can choose to have static camera views just like the original Resident Evil games, or use over-the-shoulder views. The game is fairly slow but intense at the same time. Progress is...
Fallout 4 in Proton
I tested Fallout 4 a few years ago and found that there were some serious mouse and audio issues. Tried a bunch of workarounds and gave up. Test again later and same problems. Even the older Fallout games had some problems but could be resolved with a few hacks and overrides.
Today Fallout 4 runs great in Proton because of the DXVK efforts and faudio compatibility. I was able to run Fallout 4 with the following "launch options":
Fallout 4 plays almost perfectly on my GeForce GX 1060 with everything set to Ultra! There area few graphical bugs with loading textures/decals, but its rarely noticeable.
Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 440.100
Proton 5.0-9
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Today Fallout 4 runs great in Proton because of the DXVK efforts and faudio compatibility. I was able to run Fallout 4 with the following "launch options":
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WINEDLLOVERRIDES="xaudio2_7=n,b" PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC=90 %command%Fallout 4 plays almost perfectly on my GeForce GX 1060 with everything set to Ultra! There area few graphical bugs with loading textures/decals, but its rarely noticeable.
Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 440.100
Proton 5.0-9
Chex Quest
Remember the old Chex Quest game in 1996 by Digital Café as a Chex cereal promotion? I don't, but I remember reading about it. This was an attempt to create a non-violent first person shooter for kids age 6-9 where you can shoot slimy aliens who are trying to take your Chex cereal away.
Team Chex Quest HD have re-created the original game in a modern game engine and its totally free!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/804270/Chex_Quest_HD/
Slay green slime aliens with your special laser weapons and even a spoon. Find the keys and navigate your way through the levels leaving no alien traces behind. There are secret areas, interactive elements and of course a non violent arsenal of cereal weapons.
Proton handled Chex Quest just fine in Steam. I was able to download, launch and play several levels without any bugs or artifacts.
Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 440.100
Proton 5.0-9
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Team Chex Quest HD have re-created the original game in a modern game engine and its totally free!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/804270/Chex_Quest_HD/
Slay green slime aliens with your special laser weapons and even a spoon. Find the keys and navigate your way through the levels leaving no alien traces behind. There are secret areas, interactive elements and of course a non violent arsenal of cereal weapons.
Proton handled Chex Quest just fine in Steam. I was able to download, launch and play several levels without any bugs or artifacts.
Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 440.100
Proton 5.0-9
Assassin's Creed Origins in Proton
Every Assassin's Creed game I've played has run in Linux with the help of Wine and DXVK. I've always used PlayOnLinux and installed a legacy version of Uplay because of Windows XP compatibility. You can find those step-by-step guides here on GamersOnLinux. There are a LOT of steps and sometimes Uplay will run and other times you have to start over. Once you get the game downloaded you run Uplay offline otherwise a simple update will break it.
Not Any More!!!
Steam and Proton handle downloading Assassin's Creed Origins and running Uplay without issue. Somehow its painlessly compatible with Proton and I was able to run the game first try! That is impressive after all the previous steps I used to run one game.
Thank you Steam!
Assassin's Creed Origin runs great in Mint with my GeForce GTX 1060 and Proton. Frame rates are smooth and traversing around the cities is stunning! I have only taken time to explore...
Not Any More!!!
Steam and Proton handle downloading Assassin's Creed Origins and running Uplay without issue. Somehow its painlessly compatible with Proton and I was able to run the game first try! That is impressive after all the previous steps I used to run one game.
Thank you Steam!
Assassin's Creed Origin runs great in Mint with my GeForce GTX 1060 and Proton. Frame rates are smooth and traversing around the cities is stunning! I have only taken time to explore...
Borderlands 3 in Proton
Borderlands 3 initially released only on the Epic Store. Later it was released on Steam and of course we wanted to see if Proton could handle it. We prefer a native port like all the other Borderlands, but until then lets play in Proton?
My daughter and I have played through all of the Borderlands games in co-op modes over LAN. They all ran almost flawlessly. In Borderlands 3 they have introduced the ShiFT account which still includes LAN play and online as always. We were not able to play over LAN so I had to purchase two copies of the game. We were able to play in Proton 5 and the game ran decent after the initial stutter of loading shader cache.
As we played there was one serious problem... a video is supposed to play during an early quest with Lilith. The video on the TV never plays and the quest is stuck. After reading several post with Windows and Linux gamers having the same problem, turns out Borderlands is using Media Foundation...
My daughter and I have played through all of the Borderlands games in co-op modes over LAN. They all ran almost flawlessly. In Borderlands 3 they have introduced the ShiFT account which still includes LAN play and online as always. We were not able to play over LAN so I had to purchase two copies of the game. We were able to play in Proton 5 and the game ran decent after the initial stutter of loading shader cache.
As we played there was one serious problem... a video is supposed to play during an early quest with Lilith. The video on the TV never plays and the quest is stuck. After reading several post with Windows and Linux gamers having the same problem, turns out Borderlands is using Media Foundation...
A Story About My Uncle
A Story About My Uncle is not a read-along adventure... or a children's book...
This is an epic first person physics adventure where your grappling hook and jump tricks allow you to traverse amazing terrain. Jump super high with your suit and grapple floating islands, rocks and structures. Fling yourself around cliffs and waterfalls above bottomless worlds. Meet alien creatures who inhibit these mysterious floating lands and use energy crystals fly themselves across the landscape. All in the name of finding uncle Fred.
A Story About My Uncle ran great in Steam with my GeForce GTX 1060. I never had any performance issues and the graphics settings were cranked to high. This Linux port made with UDK (Unreal Development Kit) in 2012 by a group of students at Södertörn University.
Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 440.100
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This is an epic first person physics adventure where your grappling hook and jump tricks allow you to traverse amazing terrain. Jump super high with your suit and grapple floating islands, rocks and structures. Fling yourself around cliffs and waterfalls above bottomless worlds. Meet alien creatures who inhibit these mysterious floating lands and use energy crystals fly themselves across the landscape. All in the name of finding uncle Fred.
A Story About My Uncle ran great in Steam with my GeForce GTX 1060. I never had any performance issues and the graphics settings were cranked to high. This Linux port made with UDK (Unreal Development Kit) in 2012 by a group of students at Södertörn University.
Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 440.100
Manual Samuel in Proton
Manual Samuel is a clever comedy 2D puzzle/action game where you are forced to control every single one of Samuel's extremities:
Proton in Steam runs the game almost perfectly. The only problem I had was fullscreen. The game thinks its in fullscreen, but the top of the window is visible and the Linux panel is still visible. So I minimized the panel and just left it like in the video.
Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 440.100
Proton 5.0-9
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- Eyes
- Breathing
- Hands
- Feet
- Balance
Proton in Steam runs the game almost perfectly. The only problem I had was fullscreen. The game thinks its in fullscreen, but the top of the window is visible and the Linux panel is still visible. So I minimized the panel and just left it like in the video.
Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 440.100
Proton 5.0-9
Bendy And The Ink Machine
https://joeydrewstudios.com/batim
Bendy And The Ink Machine base on a cartoon made back in the 30's where you (an animator) re-visits the old studio and find that something has gone terribly wrong. Expect jump scares, spooky cartoon-esque environments, survival elements and puzzles. This first person horror adventure doesn't disappoint. It may be short, but currently on sale during the Steam summer sale.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/622650/Bendy_and_the_Ink_Machine/
The best part? Its a native Linux game available on Steam.
You can also download the demo in itch.io as well
https://joeydrewstudios.itch.io/batim-demo
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Bendy And The Ink Machine base on a cartoon made back in the 30's where you (an animator) re-visits the old studio and find that something has gone terribly wrong. Expect jump scares, spooky cartoon-esque environments, survival elements and puzzles. This first person horror adventure doesn't disappoint. It may be short, but currently on sale during the Steam summer sale.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/622650/Bendy_and_the_Ink_Machine/
The best part? Its a native Linux game available on Steam.
You can also download the demo in itch.io as well
https://joeydrewstudios.itch.io/batim-demo
Enslaved Oddyssey To The West in Proton
I picked up ENSLAVED™: Odyssey to the West™ Premium Edition during a Humble Bundle sale. After checking https://www.protondb.com/ first of course. It runs GREAT in Proton!
I was using Proton 5.0-8 but I'm sure it runs fine in Proton 5.0-9 as well. Cutscenes, gameplay, performance, load/save all worked as expected. Definitely worth the sale!
150 years after a global war, a survival ship crashes in America. Play as Monkey (the beefy strong tempered tough guy) who is forced to escort Trip (the young beautiful woman) through city rubble, puzzles and mechanical enemies. Work together and traverse your way across dangerous terrain using parkour, weapons and Trips special abilities.
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I was using Proton 5.0-8 but I'm sure it runs fine in Proton 5.0-9 as well. Cutscenes, gameplay, performance, load/save all worked as expected. Definitely worth the sale!
150 years after a global war, a survival ship crashes in America. Play as Monkey (the beefy strong tempered tough guy) who is forced to escort Trip (the young beautiful woman) through city rubble, puzzles and mechanical enemies. Work together and traverse your way across dangerous terrain using parkour, weapons and Trips special abilities.
Snake Pass in Proton
Snake Pass looks like a kids game from Nintendo, but after playing it is quite a realistic snake challenge. Slither up and around bamboo objects to collect bubbles, coins and medallions to complete each level. It was definitely created with a controller in mind, but I was able to play with keyboard & mouse.
This is one of the most original ideas I've seen in a long time. Moving a snake in any direction with gravity as your enemy is quite difficult. There is a rhythm and synchronization with movement in order to traverse the objects. Once you reach the top where a coin or bubble resides, its quite satisfying.
Performance was great in Proton with my GeForce GTX 1060. Never had any game-stopping stutters or save/load issues. It just ran awesome!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/544330/Snake_Pass/
Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 440.59
Proton 5.0-9
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This is one of the most original ideas I've seen in a long time. Moving a snake in any direction with gravity as your enemy is quite difficult. There is a rhythm and synchronization with movement in order to traverse the objects. Once you reach the top where a coin or bubble resides, its quite satisfying.
Performance was great in Proton with my GeForce GTX 1060. Never had any game-stopping stutters or save/load issues. It just ran awesome!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/544330/Snake_Pass/
Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 440.59
Proton 5.0-9
Dungeon Siege III in Proton
I initially tested Dungeon Siege III in PlayOnLinux back in 2015 and posted a guide. I was able to finish the game and really enjoyed it!
Now I'm replaying Dungeon Siege III in Steam with Proton and even co-op with my wife and two controllers.
So far Proton is handling the game perfectly! It's even funner playing co-op and the adventure is just as interesting and action-packed as before.
My GeForce GTX 1060 is able to handle the game without any issues and the environments are beautiful!
If you see Dungeon Siege III on sale, definitely pick it up!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/39160/Dungeon_Siege_III/
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Now I'm replaying Dungeon Siege III in Steam with Proton and even co-op with my wife and two controllers.
So far Proton is handling the game perfectly! It's even funner playing co-op and the adventure is just as interesting and action-packed as before.
My GeForce GTX 1060 is able to handle the game without any issues and the environments are beautiful!
If you see Dungeon Siege III on sale, definitely pick it up!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/39160/Dungeon_Siege_III/
Lurk In The Dark: Prologue in Proton
Lurk In The Dark: Prologue is a Japanese first person horror game playing as Marcus Brown, a detective investigating murder case in Babels Hill Top mining town. What he doesn't know is that he's entering a nightmare of his own.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1094030/Lurk_in_the_Dark__Prologue/
You can play the initial episode called "The Guilty" for free with Steam and Proton. It is an incomplete demo as you have to purchase the DLC, so the ending will feel very incomplete. Prepare yourself for dark scenery with evil lurking around the corner and difficult clues to the puzzle.
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1094030/Lurk_in_the_Dark__Prologue/
You can play the initial episode called "The Guilty" for free with Steam and Proton. It is an incomplete demo as you have to purchase the DLC, so the ending will feel very incomplete. Prepare yourself for dark scenery with evil lurking around the corner and difficult clues to the puzzle.
Doom 2016 in Proton
Remember DOOM 3?
The first time I played it I was awe struck with the beautiful graphics, creepy monsters and scripted events. Like visions of hell, floating objects, automated machinery and monsters crawling on the walls.
Doom 2016 is a re-creation of Doom 3 better in every way. Glory kill minions with your bare-gloves, parkour across levels to reach power ups and level up your weapons and skills. This is what everyone wanted! An epic bloody horror space action FPS with all of our favorite monsters.
In Linux Proton 5.0-7 handles Doom 2016 (vulkan) perfectly! I was able to launch, configure graphics settings and play without any problems. Game-play and controls handle nicely with my GTX 1060. This game is beautifully made. Every objects looks hand-crafted and all the gory details are there. Anyone who loves FPS shooters has to buy this one.
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The first time I played it I was awe struck with the beautiful graphics, creepy monsters and scripted events. Like visions of hell, floating objects, automated machinery and monsters crawling on the walls.
Doom 2016 is a re-creation of Doom 3 better in every way. Glory kill minions with your bare-gloves, parkour across levels to reach power ups and level up your weapons and skills. This is what everyone wanted! An epic bloody horror space action FPS with all of our favorite monsters.
In Linux Proton 5.0-7 handles Doom 2016 (vulkan) perfectly! I was able to launch, configure graphics settings and play without any problems. Game-play and controls handle nicely with my GTX 1060. This game is beautifully made. Every objects looks hand-crafted and all the gory details are there. Anyone who loves FPS shooters has to buy this one.
A Plague Tale: Innocence in Proton
A Plague Tale: Innocence is story of a french girls and her little brother during the black plague. You will be immersed in tale of horror when they are forced our of their castle as she witnesses the murder of her father and servants. Use stealth tactics to escape unseen and maneuver your environments. Your sling will come in handy to serve as a distraction or weapon. Keep in mind your completely responsible for your brothers safety.
Proton 5.0-7 handles this game really well. I only played the demo, but it ran great without any crashing or stuttering. I was able to handle almost all the settings on high with my GTX 1060. No need for launch options.
Graphics: Amazing!
Story: Stunning and unpredictable
Animation: Exceptional
Audio: Crisp and Realistic
Realism: Immersed
Specs
Mint 19.3. 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia: 440.59
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Proton 5.0-7 handles this game really well. I only played the demo, but it ran great without any crashing or stuttering. I was able to handle almost all the settings on high with my GTX 1060. No need for launch options.
Graphics: Amazing!
Story: Stunning and unpredictable
Animation: Exceptional
Audio: Crisp and Realistic
Realism: Immersed
Specs
Mint 19.3. 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia: 440.59
How To Survive 2 Review
A few years back I was able to play through all of How To Survive - A 3rd person survival action game based on several tiered islands. As you slay zombies, search for food, water and resources... you can craft a bunch of neat gear and weapons. The goal was to survive night & day and leave the island alive.
The game ran well in PlayOnLinux with Wine and only a few minor issues, but I was still able to play through the entire campaign cooperatively with my wife.
How To Survive 2 is a promising sequel that ultimately fails. From the beginning it didn't play in PlayOnLinux with Wine or even Proton. There were reports of an anti-cheat in place that was not compatible with Wine. Sure enough it didn't work in Proton either. So I would check back every few months to see if it was fixed or some kind of good result. One day it happened, someone posted on protondb.com that How To Survive was now working Proton. Gave...
The game ran well in PlayOnLinux with Wine and only a few minor issues, but I was still able to play through the entire campaign cooperatively with my wife.
How To Survive 2 is a promising sequel that ultimately fails. From the beginning it didn't play in PlayOnLinux with Wine or even Proton. There were reports of an anti-cheat in place that was not compatible with Wine. Sure enough it didn't work in Proton either. So I would check back every few months to see if it was fixed or some kind of good result. One day it happened, someone posted on protondb.com that How To Survive was now working Proton. Gave...
Westerado in Proton
Westerado is a 2D open-world, 8-bit inspired, western shoot-em-up action adventure game. Your family was murdered by a bandit and you chase him and his posse down. But first, you got to find him by investigating and asking questions around town. Interact with everyone in the game, quick travel to areas on the map, or lone-gun it riding your horse across dangerous terrain. Sneak through underground mines or across barren deserts. Either way... you are gonna DIE!
Your reputation play an important role in Westerado as well. Locals will help you if you help them first, or they will kill you if you play hard-ball. Once I shot a turkey on some farmers land and he attacked me. Every time I went back to his farm I was his sworn enemy. Be careful who and what you shoot.
Running Westerado was flawless with Proton 5.0-7
Never had any issues with settings, keyboard/mouse or load/save.
Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 4440.59
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Your reputation play an important role in Westerado as well. Locals will help you if you help them first, or they will kill you if you play hard-ball. Once I shot a turkey on some farmers land and he attacked me. Every time I went back to his farm I was his sworn enemy. Be careful who and what you shoot.
Running Westerado was flawless with Proton 5.0-7
Never had any issues with settings, keyboard/mouse or load/save.
Specs:
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 4440.59
Wolcen Lords Of Mayhem
Mint 19.3 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 440.59
Proton 5
I crowdfunded Wolcen Lords of Mayhem back when it was on Kickstarter as Umbra. Hoping they would do a Linux port and implement co-op they finally finished it and runs great in Proton. I'm assuming it will probably never get a Linux port, but as long as my investment was well rewarded I'm ok with playing in Proton.
I was able to run Wolcen with all the settings on high and can play offline or online without any serious issues. This game is beautiful! Epic animated backgrounds with waves and soldiers... I'm not regretting my $15 cost years and years ago.
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GeForce GTX 1060
Nvidia 440.59
Proton 5
I crowdfunded Wolcen Lords of Mayhem back when it was on Kickstarter as Umbra. Hoping they would do a Linux port and implement co-op they finally finished it and runs great in Proton. I'm assuming it will probably never get a Linux port, but as long as my investment was well rewarded I'm ok with playing in Proton.
I was able to run Wolcen with all the settings on high and can play offline or online without any serious issues. This game is beautiful! Epic animated backgrounds with waves and soldiers... I'm not regretting my $15 cost years and years ago.