The original post: /r/piracy by /u/TigerMoskito on 2025-02-20 16:02:00.

I use steam and proton to play pirated games on linux, i install some game from fitgirl/dodi or other, then use “add non-steam games” in steam, so far i haven’t had many problems, but what i’m concerned about is the fact that i might not benefit from some bugfixes.

With each new version of Proton, I see that there are several game-specific bug fixes and performance improvements; but when I play non-Steam games, will Proton be able to detect what game I’m playing and apply the game-specific patches, or am I stuck with the “general” Proton settings, which may lead to some issues.

Can someone with experience in Linux game piracy answer me please?