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@gog and others with GOG and VR experience,

is there any guide on how to run VR games purchased on GOG under Linux?

I'm surprised I haven't found any useful guides to this question through search engines. My best guess is to add the games to Steam as external apps, and try my luck through Steam VR.

Now that I've got my VR setup up and running, I plan to get new titles. I'd much rather pay to a Polish company than send my hard-earned money to Trumpistan.

From: blenderdumbass . org

Most Free / Libre Software projects are maintained either by strong communities, or through some kind of donation system. Libre Games struggle with both aspects. There are community driven games, but those lack vision and coherent style, because different people contribute differently, on...

Read or listen: blenderdumbass.org/articles/li

blenderdumbass . orgLibre Games and Making Money: Introducing Petitions

"Complicated though, since every store (yes, including GOG) are just giving you a license. You don't own the games you buy."

Source: gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/vide

I can download the installation files for every game I have bought on GOG. I can install these games with no internet thanks to the EXE/sh files.

In my eyes, that's not a license that I bought. I bought the game so I can download and install it whenever I want to, just like in the good old days.

GamingOnLinux · Video Games Europe release a statement on Stop Killing GamesBy Liam Dawe

From: blenderdumbass . org

The multiplayer, or the lack there of, at the moment is so utterly broken and so lacking of being properly made that for a long time, I was just not bothering with it. Seeing it as something unnecessary. Something that does not need to be touched, because other things, like the...

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blenderdumbass . orgA Rant About Making a Multiplayer Game

Hi #MutualAid, @StopKillingGames needs your help!

If you live in the EU and have strong feelings about video games, whether you love them or hate them, this is your chance to make an impact.

Boost this post now, join the conversation everyone is talking about, and make your voice heard.

Don’t hold back, let’s get this moving!

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