Well, there it is, the update for Roblox has arrived that now forcefully blocks it from working with Wine on Linux systems (like Steam Deck).
It's been a bit of a saga hasn't it? Roblox has always been somewhat iffy to play on Linux, at times being broken while people working on the likes of Grapefruit and Vinegar repeatedly kept up with changes to make it work. The Roblox developers then introduced Hyperion anti-cheat software, although they continued to make it work unofficially with Wine but that wasn't to last as a developer explained that it has caused cheating.
Now if you try to run it, you will simply be told "Wine is not supported.":
This is an intentional change by the Roblox dev team, to block Wine, as noted in the previous article linked above where a Roblox developer clearly replied to note it wouldn't work in future.
Despite what you may think of Roblox (and it's historically had plenty of problems) as one of the biggest gaming platforms ever, it's certainly a shame to see it go. There's plenty of people out there that have Roblox as their main thing, and so not being able to do it on Linux is quite a loss.
Any game that intentionally prevents it from working on Linux is a loss as it just increases the uphill battle Linux has as a gaming platform. There's not exactly many accessible alternatives to it for Linux fans.
Know any alternatives for people looking? Let readers know in the comments.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Quoting: iFlxyIn the case of Roblox, Waydroid may be our only solution. I hope someone will make a script to make it easier for people new to Linux to install the game on an Android container... Or maybe it will be me making the script some day (even though I'm a very inexperienced hobbyist), who knows.Just did this on my steamdeck, super easy and roblox does work pretty damn well in the android it loads:
https://github.com/ryanrudolfoba/SteamOS-Waydroid-Installer
Quoting: StenPettMy ten-year-old son just summed up this article for me;
"Well, now Roblox has gone and made themselves shit"
His PC's running Debian 12, and Roblox is his favourite game. He plays it just about daily with his classmates. Now he's stuck with playing it on his phone. He asked me today if there's a way to trick Roblox into thinking it's running on Windows, but it's actually running on Linux, and I had to explain to him that that's basically what he's been doing for the last two years.
Waydroid is totally Debian compatible. While the steamdeck uses Arch Linux so this likely isn't ideal, this script totally works on it and you get a Pixel 5 Android OS running near native performance (not a vm):
https://github.com/ryanrudolfoba/SteamOS-Waydroid-Installer
Here's the official advice, scroll to the Debian section for your son. Just share this with him and let him figure it out. Kids with a desire tend to learn best!
https://docs.waydro.id/usage/install-on-desktops
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