Support us on Patreon
PayPalValve and CodeWeavers have once again updated Proton Experimental, bringing with it a needed fix for Resident Evil Village running on Linux.
It was only a few days ago Proton Experimental was updated to get RE Village working but it came with one big drawback. Previously you couldn't change any graphics settings in-game but as of the latest May 12 build, this has now been solved with Proton Experimental. So that marks another AAA Windows-supported game working nicely on Linux thanks to the Proton compatibility layer - such fast paced improvements!
The latest build of Proton Experimental also fixed up the latest 2K Games launcher, to give even more titles a better experience when played on Linux.
If you're not clear on what Proton and Steam Play are, be sure to check out our constantly updated dedicated page. It's a special compatibility layer for running Windows games and apps from Steam on Linux.
Need to know how to actually use Proton Experimental? Here's a simple HOWTO (as it's not complicated!). Make sure it's installed by searching for it in your Steam Library, then select it from the Compatibility menu in the Properties section of a game. See our quick video below:
You can buy Resident Evil Village from Humble Store and Steam.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Some you may have missed, popular articles from the last month:
The comments on this article are closed.
All posts need to follow our rules. For users logged in: please hit the Report Flag icon on any post that breaks the rules or contains illegal / harmful content. Guest readers can email us for any issues.
14 comments
I love that this is playable straight out of the box now (presumably), but I just went to take a look on Steam and not only is it a cool £65, it's also hampered by Denuvo DRM. I can stomach the former, but I don't buy anything related to the latter, so it's a no from me.
Game looks great too, although I've watched a couple of Twitch streams on it and while it's very pretty, everyone's main complaint is that it's trivially easy. I wonder if they'll add in a hard mode after you complete the game, perhaps?
But as long as it has Denuvo, I ain't touching it.
Game looks great too, although I've watched a couple of Twitch streams on it and while it's very pretty, everyone's main complaint is that it's trivially easy. I wonder if they'll add in a hard mode after you complete the game, perhaps?
But as long as it has Denuvo, I ain't touching it.
1 Likes, Who?
I fricking love it: Linux has better dx12 support than windows 7 (which doesn't at all). I know win7 is no longer supported but it is still used by 15% of win users!
The other day, one of my windows friends was saying he would have to update to win10 to play REVIII. I had to repress myself from shouting triumphantly "OR TO UPGRADE TO LINUX, THE GAME WORKS THERE TOO! HUH!?" but sadly the game only had initial support at that point :( Now I may have another chance :D
My point is we've come a long way
Last edited by elgatil on 13 May 2021 at 9:27 am UTC
The other day, one of my windows friends was saying he would have to update to win10 to play REVIII. I had to repress myself from shouting triumphantly "OR TO UPGRADE TO LINUX, THE GAME WORKS THERE TOO! HUH!?" but sadly the game only had initial support at that point :( Now I may have another chance :D
My point is we've come a long way
Last edited by elgatil on 13 May 2021 at 9:27 am UTC
7 Likes, Who?
I fricking love it: Linux has better dx12 support than windows 7 (which doesn't at all).
Doesn't vkd3d also work on windows? In that case it would have the same support.
1 Likes, Who?
everyone's main complaint is that it's trivially easy. I wonder if they'll add in a hard mode after you complete the game, perhaps?I've heard that its hardest mode is VERY hard, harder than Inferno in RE 3.
1 Likes, Who?
LordDaveTheKind May 13, 2021
I would definitely buy and play it, if I wasn't kind of sensitive to horror and gore 
1 Likes, Who?
I would definitely buy and play it, if I wasn't kind of sensitive to horror and gore
Horror isn't my thing either. How I ever completed Amnesia the dark descent in High school I'll never understand. Much like Amnesia Rebirth isn't as scary as TDD, REVIII is not as scary as REVII. I could barely stomach 30 minutes in REVII and yet I've played hours of REVIII on Stadia. It is a really easy horror game with some jump scares thrown in to keep you on your toes.
If Google wasn't giving away a free Stadia Premiere edition with REVIII I likely would've ordered it on Steam. Hopefully an FOV slider gets added to all platforms soon.
1 Likes, Who?
I would definitely buy and play it, if I wasn't kind of sensitive to horror and gore
Horror isn't my thing either. How I ever completed Amnesia the dark descent in High school I'll never understand. Much like Amnesia Rebirth isn't as scary as TDD, REVIII is not as scary as REVII. I could barely stomach 30 minutes in REVII and yet I've played hours of REVIII on Stadia. It is a really easy horror game with some jump scares thrown in to keep you on your toes.
If Google wasn't giving away a free Stadia Premiere edition with REVIII I likely would've ordered it on Steam. Hopefully an FOV slider gets added to all platforms soon.
The FOV is brutal. I was getting slightly queasy watching FuryForge playing it on Twitch. Lovely looking game too, such a shame it's like watching it through a telescope.
0 Likes
I would definitely buy and play it, if I wasn't kind of sensitive to horror and gore
But why? There are so many other great games, what makes this one so special? From what I've seen of it, I really couldn't understand the appeal. I'm not hating on it, I'm genuinely asking, because usually I at least to some degree get the hype for certain games, but on this one I'm really lost.
1 Likes, Who?
But why? There are so many other great games, what makes this one so special?
Last edited by ageres on 16 May 2021 at 2:39 am UTC
5 Likes, Who?
But why? There are so many other great games, what makes this one so special?
Understandable, have a nice day.
Last edited by Rooster on 13 May 2021 at 5:31 pm UTC
3 Likes, Who?
LordDaveTheKind May 14, 2021
I agree. I do believe that this is more a behaviour coming from the consoles market: hype the game, sell the game full-priced and make all play it at the same time.I would definitely buy and play it, if I wasn't kind of sensitive to horror and gore
But why? There are so many other great games, what makes this one so special? From what I've seen of it, I really couldn't understand the appeal. I'm not hating on it, I'm genuinely asking, because usually I at least to some degree get the hype for certain games, but on this one I'm really lost.
Last edited by LordDaveTheKind on 14 May 2021 at 1:19 pm UTC
1 Likes, Who?
I think there is a lot of appeal in the Resident Evil games, if one likes the classic survival horror formula (and I do )
- In Resident Evil you can fight back, there is action!
- Great production values and a lot of content
- Likeable campy story and characters
I was hyped for Resident Evil Village especially because it is in first person like Resident Evil 7 (that game is actually my favorite in the entire series).
Most other modern horror games are indie titles that are often just simple "walking sims" with jump scares, quick time events and perhaps some occasional running away/hiding from enemies. Horror games where you can fight back are uncommon nowadays.
) - In Resident Evil you can fight back, there is action!
- Great production values and a lot of content
- Likeable campy story and characters
I was hyped for Resident Evil Village especially because it is in first person like Resident Evil 7 (that game is actually my favorite in the entire series).
Most other modern horror games are indie titles that are often just simple "walking sims" with jump scares, quick time events and perhaps some occasional running away/hiding from enemies. Horror games where you can fight back are uncommon nowadays.
0 Likes
Eh, I bet it's riddled with bugs. I mean, it comes with a built in flyswatter...
0 Likes
#FeelsBadMan
See more from me