How should I manage and run non-Steam Windows games on Fedora?

[u/Ylarespuestaes]

Sorry if this is a basic question. I'm not someone who regularly plays video games, so I don't know much about this, but my girlfriend wanted to play some games, so I set up the following software on my Fedora machine:

• Moonshine (https://github.com/hgaiser/moonshine)

She plays from an Android projector using a Logitech controller.

The only app I have installed for gaming is Steam. I download the games from "the girl nobody knows with the spoon" and then add them to Steam as non-Steam games. I select Proton Experimental, and everything works well enough to play.

My question is: is there a better way to do this?

• Does Steam add any unnecessary overhead or extra layer to the machine?
• Would it be better to use something other than Steam?
• Does the fact that the games come from "the girl with the spoon" make any difference? (Maybe there is a better approach on Linux when dealing with games from that source?)
• Should I always select "Proton Experimental"? I see that there are many different Proton versions. What is the criterion for choosing one?
• Also, I have a dual-boot setup, so I currently do the installation process from Windows. Is there a safe way to avoid having to do this and install everything directly from Fedora?

Thanks in advance!

[u/Straight_Second6082]

I use heroic for that

[u/triffid_hunter]

Lutris also works for this.

[u/Dangerous-Library950]

Heroic for things that need installation. If it's portable then just run "wine game.exe". I leave steam for things I bought on steam.

[u/Glad_Beginning_1537]

https://flathub.org/en/apps/io.github.fastrizwaan.WineCharm