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How to add RetroArch games on Steam? (self.linux_gaming)

submitted 7 months ago by SolarPunker to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml

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crosspostato da: https://slrpnk.net/post/8602499

My stuff:

ArchLinux KDE, amdgpu, vulkan, wayland

RetroArch installed from official repos

cores installed via RetroArch utility

I'm using this command but it results in a graphical glitch when launched from steam:

retroarch -L "path/to/core" "path/to/game"

Possible causes I found:

the command may not work if the game is a .cue file

loading a game from Steam via RetroArch 64bit can be a problem(?)

cores installed with the utility are in ".info" and not in the ".so" extension

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I haven't tried Steam Rom Manager as it doesn't solve my doubt and in any case I'm not sure it can solve the problem even if set correctly.

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[–] sudo@programming.dev 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Its unusual to install retroarch via pacman and launch it with steam. Usually its either:

install via pacman dont use steam at all.
install via steam and launch via steam.

I suspect steam is running the retroarch with different environment variables (ie LD_PRELOAD) than your system. I dont know what those would be or what to set them to if I did.

You can try experimenting with using steam-native and steam-runtime to check if there is a difference. You can also try to install retroarch via steam, find its executable in ~/.local/share and adjust your script accordingly.

[–] SolarPunker 1 points 7 months ago

Thank you