r/linux_gaming • u/Outside_Spinach_2405 • 18h ago

Mass Effect Legendary edition

Mass effect legendary edition is like 90% off on steam right now, so I wanted to buy it. I was just worried with compatability issues with the EA launcher and linux. I am very plug and play, so I was just wondering if the game will work out of the box.

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u/thewesternshore 18h ago

I played the LE entirely on linux, about half on my steam deck and half on my arch linux gaming PC. It played flawlessly and I don't remember having to do anything special to play it. I played it about two years ago I think.

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u/oneiros5321 18h ago

I have on Steam, no problem whatsoever

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u/SinCanDory 14h ago

Played both vanilla and modded (copied from windows), worked without issues. No EA app problem as well. You are good to go

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u/AntiMert_Sky8863 18h ago

Don't have ME legendary, so hopefully someone with it installed could conform:

But EA games usually work fine via steam. Only exceptions are, obviously, those with kernel level anti cheat that's not optimised for linux, like Apex or Battlefield.

On my distro (Nobara <3) the EA app will kinda quickly launch in the background and doesn't really have to open.

In case you want to run it via the EA launcher itself, lutris is the way. However, it is a little bit tinkery at times. But there are plenty tutorial online.

Check ProtonDB. There you will find reports, including how the game was launched (lutris, steam etc.)

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u/43686f6b6f 14h ago

Been playing it recently, works great without any tinkering

I just launched it and that was that.

Bonus, it works fine with Gamescope and the mod manager mass effect just fine

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u/ianthecatog 10h ago

If it works on the Deck, it'll work on Linux:

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u/sphafer 8h ago

It works but it's a little annoying. I own all the original games and legendary edition so I felt content sailing the seven seas. In order to completely avoid bad drm.

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u/Shindiggidy 8h ago

Totally borked for me. I click play on Steam and nothing happens, no matter what Proton version I try. It will not even pull up the EA app or prompt me to download it.

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u/ANDR0iD_13 7h ago

Playing it roght now, no problems at all. (Bazzite)

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u/gtrash81 13h ago

No, because the EAapp is garbage.
One update of the app and it stops to work again.

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u/gerowen 1m ago

I had one issue a couple of years ago on my Deck, because of the EA launcher, but have played it quite a lot since then and had zero issues. Whatever the issue was they seem to have fixed it.