Testing Compatibilities

Apps

Available on Linux

  • VScode.

  • Blender.

  • Blockbench.

  • Firefox.

  • Brave.

  • Google Chrome.

  • Discord.

  • Telegram.

  • Krita.

  • Gimp.

  • Obsidian.

  • LibreOffice.

  • OBS.

  • Pixelorama.

  • PureRef.

  • Spotify.

  • Steam.

  • Godot.

  • Unity Engine.

  • Unreal Engine.

  • VLC Media Player.

  • Audacity.

  • InkScape.

  • Aseprite.

  • XP-Pen Pentablet.

  • LDtk.

  • Slk_img2pixel.

  • PCSX2 (PS2 emulator).

  • RPCS3 (PS3 emulator).

  • Yuzu (Nintendo Switch emulator).

  • Cemu (Nintendo Wii U emulator).

  • qBitTorrent.

  • 7zip.

  • SourceGit.

  • AnyDesk.

  • Parsec.

  • OpenVPN.

  • DBBrowser.

  • MongoDB Community.

  • WireShark.

  • IRPF2025.

Not available on Linux

  • Anything from Adobe.

    • Windows and Mac.

    • Photoshop.

      • Photoshop cc 2017 works, only.

    • Illustrator.

    • Premiere.

    • After Effects.

  • FLStudio.

    • Reaper.

    • Possible to use with Wine, but apparently it's not that good.

  • Sony Vegas Pro.

  • Xbox App.

  • Whatsapp.

    • Works normally in the browser.

    • "The other option is to download and install free clients, like:"

      • Franz.

      • WhaSie.

      • ZapZap.

  • MSI Afterburner / RTSS Rivatuner.

    • I saw suggestions for several alternatives.

  • PotPlayer.

    • Windows.

    • Ideas:

      • Haruna.

      • ReinPlayer

      • VLC.

      • SMPlayer.

  • ds4Windows.

    • No need to install, the controller works natively.

  • UCR (rebinding controls).

  • CPU-Z

    • Alternative: CPU-X.

  • GPU-Z.

    • Alternative: CPU-G.

  • CPUID HWMonitor.

  • Netflix App.

    • Works fine in the browser.

  • Hulu App.

    • Works fine in the browser.

  • Equalizer APO.

    • Windows.

  • AutoCAD.

  • MagicaVoxel.

    • Windows and Mac.

  • Cinema4D.

  • Rokoko Studio.

    • Windows and Mac.

  • Materialize.

    • Windows.

  • Cheat Engine.

Windows Apps on Linux

Wine

  • Wine .

  • Wine AppDB .

  • "Compatibility layer".

  • "Since Windows is closed source, the app just tries to mimic Windows and may have some issues".

Bottles

  • Is a user-friendly graphical tool that simplifies the creation and management of Wine prefixes  (also called "bottles").

  • Using Bottles .

VMs

  • "Some apps detect that you are in a VM and don't work, for example some games".

DualBooting

GRUB

  • .

Gaming

Lutris

  • Launcher.

Steam Proton

  • Uses DXVK, translating DirectX into Vulkan.

  • Based on Wine.

  • "Vulkan Windows gaming for Linux".

  • "Translation layer Linux uses to let you play Windows games on your PC."

SteamOS

  • (2025-05-21)

  • Explanations from LinusTechTips .

  • Requirements :

    • AMD video card.

    • Distro that supports it, etc.

  • I didn't like it much.

  • It's an immutable OS, which means you don't have low-level control.

  • You can't download apps outside the Steam store.

    • Maybe you can, but Steam resets those settings on each OS update.

Games

Native

  • Minecraft.

Platinum

  • Hollow Knight.

  • Barotrauma.

  • Arco.

  • Celeste.

  • Crosscode.

  • Dark Souls 1 Remastered.

  • Dark Souls 2.

  • Sekiro.

  • Dead Cells.

  • Deep Rock Galactic.

  • Guild Wars 2.

  • LEGO games (Platinum or Gold).

  • Life is Strange (Platinum or Gold).

  • Noita.

  • Path of Exile 2.

  • Portal 2.

  • Slay the Spire.

  • Stardew Valley.

  • Darkwood.

  • Frostpunk 2.

  • Ghostrunner 1 and 2.

  • Into the Breach.

  • Rain World.

  • Team Fortress 2.

  • Left 4 Dead 2.

  • Factorio.

  • Undertale.

  • Doom.

  • Darkest Dungeon.

  • Cuphead.

  • Xcom 2.

  • Project Zomboid.

  • Resident Evil 2.

  • Stray.

  • Hitman 2.

  • Final Fantasy XV.

  • Hades.

  • Metal Gear Solid V.

  • Slime Rancher.

  • Subnatica Below Zero.

  • Ori and the Blind Forest.

  • Prey.

  • Enter the Gungeon.

  • Alien Isolation.

  • Elden Ring.

  • Cyberpunk 2077.

  • Baldur's Gate 3.

  • The Witcher 3.

  • Warframe.

  • Risk of Rain 2.

  • The Last of Us 1 and 2.

  • RimWorld.

  • Dead by Daylight.

  • Balatro.

Gold

  • Ark Survival.

  • CSGO.

  • Dark and Darker.

  • Dark Souls 3.

  • Don't Starve Together.

  • GTFO.

  • GTA V.

  • No Man's Sky.

  • Once Human.

  • Path of Exile 1.

  • Teardown.

  • Terraria.

  • Throne and Liberty.

  • Call Of Duty (most are Gold, while some are Broken).

  • Wakfu.

  • Frostpunk 1.

  • Subnautica.

  • Raft.

  • The Forest.

  • The Division 2.

  • Skyrim.

  • Far Cry 5.

  • Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

  • Planet Coaster.

  • It Takes Two.

  • Horizon Zero Dawn.

  • Death Stranding.

  • Kenshi.

  • Disco Elysium.

  • Remnant From the Ashes.

  • God of War.

  • Ori and the Will of the Wisps.

  • Resident Evil 3.

  • Fallout New Vegas.

  • Nier Replicant.

  • Gris.

  • Outer Wilds.

Silver

  • Fall Guys.

  • Hidden Deep.

  • Smite.

  • Dofus.

  • Battlefield V.

  • Nioh.

Broken, Bronze, or Not Supported

  • Destiny 2.

  • League of Legends.

  • Apex.

  • Rainbow Six Siege.

  • Paladins.

  • Pubg.

  • Fortnite.