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Mageia is compatible with game environments that allow you to play Windows games: Heroic Game Launcher, Playonlinux, Steam, Wine. You need to install one or more of these environments, then you can install games in them.

Running these games requires finding the right settings and the right versions of Proton, wine for each game.

This page will show you these settings to save you time.

For Heroic Game Launcher and steam, a database Protondb exists to help you find the right settings.

Mageia is one of the most successful distributions for Windows games.

Mageia does not officially support those games, because Mageia only supports Mageia packages

WINDOWS GAMES ENVIRONMENTS
	Heroic Game Launcher	Heroic Game launcher Client (See Ways to install programs)
	Playonlinux	Playonlinux (See Ways to install programs)
	Steam	Steam Client (See Installationand Errata)​ 
	Wine	WINE Is Not An Emulator - runs MS Windows programs (See Ways to install programs)

WINDOWS GAMES
	Beyond Blue	works very well with Heroic Game Launcher and Proton-GE-Proton 9.16
	Bioshock remastered	works very well with steam avec proton 8.0-5 Launch option : PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1 %command%
	Bioshock 2 remastered	works very well with steam avec proton 8.0-5 Launch option : PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1 %command%
	Control	works very well with Heroic Game Launcher and Proton-GE-Proton 9.16
	Deus Ex: Mankind Divided	works very well with steam and Proton 7.0.6.
	Dishonored definitive edition	works very well with Heroic Game Launcher and Proton-GE-Proton 7.1.
	Dishonored 2	works very well with Heroic Game Launcher and Proton-GE-Proton 8.32
	Dying light	works very well with Heroic Game Launcher and Proton-GE-proton8-14. Check "Automatic installation/update of DXVK/VKD3D prefix" In my case, when the game starts, the music starts but the window is hidden by the Heroic window. Put the game window on top and it works perfectly.
	Eternal Threads	works very well with Heroic Game Launcher and Proton-GE-Proton8-14.
	Fallout New vegas	works very well with Heroic Game Launcher and Proton-GE-Proton 8-5 Check "use steam runtime Check "Automatic installation/update of DXVK/VKD3D prefix". Environment variables : PROTON_USE_WINED3D11=1 DXVK_FRAME_RATE=144 DXVK_ASYNC=1 DXVK_STATE_CACHE=1 ENABLE_VKBASALT=1
	Fallout 2	works very well with Heroic Game Launcher and Proton-ge-proton 7.51. You need to check the "use Steam runtime" box and install the Steam runtime in Steam. In the "Environment variable" field, enter : PROTON_USE_WINED3D11=1
	Fallout3 GOTY	works very well with Heroic Game Launcher and Proton-ge-proton 7-20 Check "use steam runtime Environment variable : PROTON_USE_WINED3D11=1 In this case, I'm using an ATI card. For those using an Intel chipset, there's a mod on the Internet: "Fallout intell HD bypass". There are two files to paste: - d3d9.dll - FALLOUT.INI
	Gamedec	works very well with Heroic Game Launcher and Proton-GE-Proton 8-14
	Ghostrunner	works very well with Heroic Game Launcher and Proton-GE-proton8-32. Install vcrun2019 with winetricks (wine and wine32 must be installed).
	Invincible Presents: Atom Eve	works very well with Heroic Game Launcher and Proton-GE-Proton 8.32
	Metro last light redux	works very well with Heroic Game Launcher and Proton-GE-Proton 7.1
	Orwell: Keeping an Eye	works very well with Heroic Game Launcher and Proton 7.0 (steam) Check "use steam runtime Environment variable : PROTON_USE_WINED3D11=1
	Pathfinder Kingmaker	works very well with Heroic Game Launcher and Proton-GE-Proton 8.32
	Sable	works very well with Heroic Game Launcher and Proton-GE-Proton 7.51 Environment variable : PROTON_USE_WINED3D11=1
	Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts	works very well with Heroic Game Launcher and Proton-GE-Proton 9.16
	Star Trek Online	works very well with Heroic Game Launcher and Proton-GE-Proton 8-14 Check "use steam runtime Environment variable : PROTON_USE_WINED3D11=1 Install "d3dcompiler_47.dll" with WINETRICKS
	Star wars The old republic	works very well with Steam Proton 7.0.6 Launch option : PROTON_USE_WINED3D11=1 %command%
	The Bridge	works very well with Heroic Game Launcher and Proton-GE-Proton 8.32
	The witcher	works very well with steam and Proton 8.0-4. Launch option : DXVK_FRAME_RATE=60 PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1 %command%
	The Witcher 2 - Assassins of kings	works very well with steam avec proton 9.0-3 Launch option : PROTON_USE_WINED3D11=1 %command%
	Thief	works very well with Heroic Game Launcher and Proton-GE-Proton 8.32
	Wolfenstein The new order	works very well with Heroic Game Launcher and Proton-GE-Proton 8.32