Gaming on AcreetionOS
Arch-based + current Mesa/NVIDIA drivers = one of the best gaming platforms around. Setup takes minutes.
Steam + Proton
sudo pacman -S steam lib32-mesa vulkan-radeon lib32-vulkan-radeon # AMD
# NVIDIA instead: nvidia-utils lib32-nvidia-utils (see xref below)
In Steam: Settings → Compatibility → Enable Proton for all titles. Most single-player Windows titles now run out of the box — check specific titles on ProtonDB.
NVIDIA users: NVIDIA Drivers first; AMD users are already done (AMD & Intel Graphics).
Launch options worth knowing
gamemoderun %command% # performance mode while playing
mangohud gamemoderun %command% # + overlay FPS monitor
PROTON_ENABLE_NVAPI=1 %command% # DLSS on some titles (NVIDIA)
Install the helpers: sudo pacman -S gamemode mangohud.
Everything else via Lutris
Epic, GOG, EA, Battle.net, emulators — Lutris orchestrates Wine versions and runners:
lutris # from repos/AUR; community install scripts handle the rest
Native games
Factorio, CS2, Dota 2, Hades, Baldur’s Gate 3… run native. Filter the Steam store by "SteamOS" — that flag means native Linux build available.
Anti-cheat honesty
Kernel-level anti-cheats (Valorant, some CoD/Fortnite modes) block Linux regardless of effort. Check https://areweanticheatyet.com before buying competitive titles. Single-player is unaffected.
Performance checklist
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Vulkan active:
vulkaninfo --summary -
GPU acceleration confirmed in-game overlays via mangohud
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zram helps shader-compile memory spikes: Performance Tuning
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Laptop:
prime-run %command%to force dGPU (Laptops: Battery & Power Saving)