The Lutris team has recently published the release of Lutris 0.5.18, an innovative game platform designed to simplify the installation, setup, and control of games on Linux. This open-source project is written in Python and distributed under the GPLV3 license. Users can access ready assemblies in flatpak format.
One of the key features of Lutris is its support for a catalog that enables quick search and installation of gaming applications. This allows gamers to run their favorite games through a single interface in Linux without the hassle of dealing with dependencies and settings. The project also provides runtime components for launching games, which are distribution-independent and include libraries from Steamos, Ubuntu, and other sources.
Lutris offers the option to install games from GOG, Steam, Epic Games Store, Battle.net, Amazon Games, Origin, and Uplay. It acts as an intermediary, facilitating access to games from various services. However, users are required to purchase commercial games from the respective services, while free games can be launched directly from the Lutris interface.
Each game in Lutris is associated with a boot script and an environment handler for launching the game. The platform also includes pre-configured profiles for running games with optimal settings using Wine. Additionally, users can launch games using console emulators like Retroarch, Dosbox, fs-uae, scumvm, mess/mame, and dolphin.
Some of the key changes in the new version of Lutris include:
- Activation of the dark theme by default.
- Display of narrow pictures with game covers instead of wide banners.
- Addition of a viewing mode in the side panel without category division.
- Inclusion of clarifying tags for searching, such as ‘Installed: Yes’ and ‘Source: Gog’ with a filter button.
- Enhanced integration with ITCH.IO, Flathub, and Amazon services.
- Provision of a fresh GE-Proton package if a Wine version is detected in the system.
- Improved support for systems with Wayland and added support for the terminal emulator foot.
- Inclusion of DirectX 8 API and ayatana indicator support.
- Ability to view the Lutris Log in the ‘System’ tab of the configurator.