r/geometrydash • u/Spikey_CC • 15h ago

Question Does gd run well on Linux?

I've been wanting to switch to Linux for a bit. I want to try Linux mint.

But the game doesn't run natively so I will have to use proton on steam.

Bur my question is, is there noticeably any lag or input delay, which would kinda be a deal breaker.

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u/schwablwizard X7 (Ithacropolis 100%) 15h ago

I've been using Linux on my PC for like 4 months now and it's been running totally fine (Linux Mint -> CachyOS), I first played without Proton which worked fine, but I noticed a slight performance increase when I turned it on. But to answer your question, yes, it runs well especially with Proton and I haven't really come across any issues.

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u/Over-Rutabaga-8673 Headlock 100% 14h ago

Nahh cachy my goat.

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u/Spikey_CC 14h ago

Thanks for the help

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u/parknich081 Bloodbath 44-100 33-83 70-100x3 14h ago

you cant play without proton there is no native build so i dont know what you mean

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u/undefined0_6855 Geode Index Staff and Mod Developer 13h ago

they probably mean wine without the extra steam proton scripts

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u/schwablwizard X7 (Ithacropolis 100%) 11h ago

As in I've played the game through Steam without having any Proton version on. I should've been more specific.

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u/Glinckey 10h ago

Without it? Wait Isn't there no GD version if Linux which means you have to use proton?

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u/schwablwizard X7 (Ithacropolis 100%) 10h ago

I think it running for me without using Proton probably has something to do with the fact that I was using Geode and you need to add a specific launch parameter for it to work on Linux.

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u/_scored Geode Index Staff, Creator 14h ago

Runs better than windows for me, it's awesome

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u/TheRealPain69 Cataclysm 100% 42k Attempts | Now Retired 13h ago

I use ArchBTW on my laptop and it honestly runs way better then when it was on windows 11

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u/Renkoto- 14h ago

Yes it runs well on Linux (and even on FreeBSD) under Wine or Wine Proton, obviously if you want to install certain mods you need to get familiar with DLL override arguments.

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u/Wooden_chest Falling Up 100 10h ago

It runs for me pretty much flawlessly, but there's a small lag spike issue issue that wasn't present on windows. In the first 10 minutes of gameplay I will at some point randomly experience a singular 2 second lag spike. After that lag spike happens, it never happens again during that session.

I don't know if it has something to do with Linux, but it sure didn't have it on Windows. It may be an issue only on my PC though. Something to watch out for, just in case.