Just tried this out on Linux. It runs well! (for my system specs at least :D)

[SourceStick]

To give an idea of how "powerful" my computer is:
CPU: Intel© Core™ i5-7400 CPU @ 3.00GHz × 4
GPU: NVIDIA Corporation GP104 [GeForce GTX 1070]
RAM: 15.6 GiB

Afaik my PC is quite weak. But the performance still surprised me, especially when compared to other games that I have to run through Proton. Such as Space Engineers!

I mainly made this post for other Linux users to find, seeing that the most recent Linux related post is old :D

Edit: Forgot to mention I'm on Mint 21.3 Cinnamon!
Edit 2: Proton version 9.0-1

Edit 3, date 9. 02. 2025: For some time now, I've been getting much more terrible performance (around 15-30 FPS). Though even some Windows users seem to have this problem, so something has gone awry inside the game :P

[GigaCars]

with that setup you could probably run some (sometimes heavily) optimized games at max or high graphics with light anti analising, and demanding games at low to a medium high mix

although you could upgrade to a GTX 1080 for better performance in GPU intensive games like Space Engineers, although that i5 might struggle to keep up with it's Ti variant

RAM is good enough for gaming for now, you'll need to go 24 GB sooner or later though whenever games begin to gobble up more then 16 GB

i'm just on a puny Windows 7 Home Premium that HP made back in 2012, with a A6-3650 i can barely run SE in Solar System with a low with some medi graphical settings, no grids, can't imagine my FPS in this game

EDIT: i'm aiming to have this as a SE alternative after they did a update that destroyed sound for users who aren't using XAudio2_9(the most up to date one i have is 7)

[SourceStick]

Originally posted by GigaCars:

with that setup you could probably run some (sometimes heavily) optimized games at max or high graphics with light anti analising, and demanding games at low to a medium high mix

Correct! I can play Doom Eternal at high settings (ultra being highest). It was one of the first games I tried after switching to Linux too, so that was a pleasant surprise, as I usually hear of Windows only games running poorly with Proton, even today.

Though I haven't checked what frames I actually get. It feels smooth enough to pass at least as an average of 60 FPS.

Originally posted by GigaCars:

although you could upgrade to a GTX 1080 for better performance in GPU intensive games like Space Engineers, although that i5 might struggle to keep up with it's Ti variant

RAM is good enough for gaming for now, you'll need to go 24 GB sooner or later though whenever games begin to gobble up more then 16 GB

I have been thinking of getting a better CPU! There are some games that I would like to play, but the system requires are too high, even for the lowest recommendation. And some games (like Space Engineers and Garry's Mod) I like to mod too much, which the causes lag. (oh and SE doesn't seem to run well on Linux w/ Proton, at least for me, even without mods. I base my experience on when I still used W10 and played SE back then)
Graphics don't matter that much to me, though I do still check what the lowest recommendation is for that too, if even the lowest graphical settings are too high.

The problem is just my lack of knowledge and that my PC was pre-build. So I have no idea what parts of my PC could handle the change, or if this is a problem at all. I will look into it one day though.

[GigaCars]

Originally posted by Hoovy Simulator 2:

Originally posted by GigaCars:

with that setup you could probably run some (sometimes heavily) optimized games at max or high graphics with light anti analising, and demanding games at low to a medium high mix

Correct! I can play Doom Eternal at high settings (ultra being highest). It was one of the first games I tried after switching to Linux too, so that was a pleasant surprise, as I usually hear of Windows only games running poorly with Proton, even today.

Though I haven't checked what frames I actually get. It feels smooth enough to pass at least as an average of 60 FPS.

Originally posted by GigaCars:

although you could upgrade to a GTX 1080 for better performance in GPU intensive games like Space Engineers, although that i5 might struggle to keep up with it's Ti variant

RAM is good enough for gaming for now, you'll need to go 24 GB sooner or later though whenever games begin to gobble up more then 16 GB

I have been thinking of getting a better CPU! There are some games that I would like to play, but the system requires are too high, even for the lowest recommendation. And some games (like Space Engineers and Garry's Mod) I like to mod too much, which the causes lag. (oh and SE doesn't seem to run well on Linux w/ Proton, at least for me, even without mods. I base my experience on when I still used W10 and played SE back then)
Graphics don't matter that much to me, though I do still check what the lowest recommendation is for that too, if even the lowest graphical settings are too high.

The problem is just my lack of knowledge and that my PC was pre-build. So I have no idea what parts of my PC could handle the change, or if this is a problem at all. I will look into it one day though.

there are many online tutorials, you'll find one soon

[Rabiator]

Hi Hoovy, thanks for checking out Linux. I'm somewhat more inclined to buy the game now, I have a 20 Euro Steam balance waiting to be spent. For me, Linux or at least decent stability on Proton is a must.

Originally posted by GigaCars:

with that setup you could probably run some (sometimes heavily) optimized games at max or high graphics with light anti analising, and demanding games at low to a medium high mix

although you could upgrade to a GTX 1080 for better performance in GPU intensive games like Space Engineers, although that i5 might struggle to keep up with it's Ti variant

In 2024, I would no longer recommend the GTX 1080, unless you can get it dirt cheap on Ebay. A RX 6600 would be slightly more capable, and where the ray tracing is weak on that AMD generation, the 1080 has none at all, For those who don't like AMD, a RTX 3060/12GB might be a better option. Or maybe a RTX 4060.

[TruncatedCake]

I've had terrible performance, 11th gen i7-1165G7, 16 gb of memory, iris XE graphics, 8 gigs is dedicated as shared memory for the graphics, game still runs at less than 20 fps at all times on minimum resolution on linux, and is somewhat tolerable on windows
game actually doesn't get that much faster with most of the graphics options disabled, but even SE, or even some heavier games run better
one of the things I've noticed is most of the people who have good frames are usually on nivdia cards
at the least I'd love some less intensive graphics. I don't need graphics that look insanely good, I need a playable game
and debug options don't really make a difference

[Mercury]

Originally posted by TruncatedCake:

11th gen i7-1165G7 ... iris XE graphics ... game still runs at less than 20 fps ... on linux ... I'd love some less intensive graphics. I don't need graphics that look insanely good, I need a playable game

Now now, you need hardware that can play games, don't blame the software. You're trying to game with an integrated gpu vs a discreet dedicated gpu and that CPU is more of a workstation processor.

[GigaCars]

Originally posted by TruncatedCake:

I've had terrible performance, 11th gen i7-1165G7, 16 gb of memory, iris XE graphics, 8 gigs is dedicated as shared memory for the graphics, game still runs at less than 20 fps at all times on minimum resolution on linux, and is somewhat tolerable on windows
game actually doesn't get that much faster with most of the graphics options disabled, but even SE, or even some heavier games run better
one of the things I've noticed is most of the people who have good frames are usually on nivdia cards
at the least I'd love some less intensive graphics. I don't need graphics that look insanely good, I need a playable game
and debug options don't really make a difference

[removed after doing a quick google, it's 11th gen lol]

pair it with a actual GPU, even a GTX and tell me your framerate
then do a RTX and tell me your framerate

your integrated graphics are the thing holding back your frames