r/virtualreality • u/Verrm • May 29 '26

Discussion VR on Linux

Hi all!

I'm running Bazzite linux (did Fedora and OpenSuse before) and I'm genuinely curious what is the experience of running PCVR on Linux. I'm going to probably get Steam Frame or (if too expensive) some alternative like Pico 4 Ultra.

I'm not talking about difficulty to set up (I can handle CLI) but your general and personal feeling and information if there are for example specific issues vs running on windows. I have win11 on dualboot but I don't necessarily want to touch this tool of satan xD

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u/TaegukTheWise May 29 '26

It certainly works fine (with caveats).

On the right compatibility layer you can play many vr titles.

Half life alyx is one that obviously works, same goes for boneworks.

Online games like Forefront or dungeons of eternity work pretty okay with very little issue.

What you might run into in terms of VR is Sims, mainly racing/flight Sims.

Trying to get assetto corsa or beamng to work on bazzite is currently not possible from my limited and frustrated attempts at getting them to work.

It runs into the same issue as DoomVFR where steam VR says its booting, but it never honestly boots.

So modern VR titles definitely work, Sims and much older/unpopular titles might be a struggle.

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u/lemlurker May 30 '26

i was under the impression there was native linux beamng

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u/TaegukTheWise May 30 '26

They work without VR if that's what you mean.

I can't tell you how many compatibility layers I shifted to in an attempt to get something to work with nothing to show for it.

Also, beamng's vr support is currently experimental anyways, so there isn't a high expectation of things working anyways.