[Question/Discussion] Non-Steam Games in the Library
So aside from Heroic and other NS launcher, at this point i already have installed the app of Epic, GoG and Ubisot correctly. I've also added some artwork with a Decky plugin. After that i've made some folder in my sd named [ launcher game sd] and both with EG and GoG i can find those folders in E:/ and install the game on the sd.
So far so good.
Now, if i try to add the file.exe of a game installed from Epic launcher to my steam library i can actually run the file as a NS game ( Cat quest - proton experimental) but the game don't have any savings. My question is, do I have to run the game from their Epic launcher or there's a way to have my NS games diectly in my library ??
The problem is that when you add the exe to Steam and run it Proton will create a new fake C-drive for that exe. All your saves are in the fake C-drive for the launcher.
To solve this you can either copy or link the saves to the correct C-drive (it's usually called a Wine or Proton prefix or STEAM_COMPAT_DATA_PATH). Google should tell you how to find the correct folder.
Or you can tell Proton in the Steam-entry to use the prefix of the launcher. You'll have to set STEAM_COMPAT_DATA_PATH to the correct folder. The upside with this approach is that your drive won't be cluttered with useless prefixes for every game.
A third way to handle it is to install games with a helper like Heroic or Lutris, that makes it easier to keep track of the prefixes. They usually have a way to add a game to Steam.
Ty i'll eventually try Heroic then. 👌💫
This is the easiest way. After installing the game, Heroic even has a command that will add it to Steam (with artwork IIRC).
No command required, just click "add to Steam" or if you're like me there's an option in the settings to automatically add all games to Steam.
I installed ubisoft with one simple 96 step process. Good grief did that suck. Lol.
It does work fine, at least.
Installed lutris from "Discover", opened lutris, tapped "ubisoft connect", confirmed location, tapped install. Launched Connect, logged in, installed Assassin's Creed Mirage, played game.
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I didn't use Lutris, or any other 3rd party applications. I apparently went for hard mode.
You may want to check how to launch the launcher and tell it to automatically start the game with some launch arguments. This is usually possible because on Windows they create desktop shortcuts to the game anyway that start it through the launcher. You might then want to add more non-steam game entries that launch the launcher and the game. This is how Lutris does that for Epic games running through the actual EGS launcher.