In this video I cover how to install and play Overwatch 2 on Linux, either using Blizzard Battle.net installed with Lutris or directly using Steam with Proton Experimental.
Step 1. Install Latest GPU Driver.
To install the latest compatible GPU driver for your installation, I would strongly recommend reading the InstallingDrivers page on the Lutris wiki as this covers the installation methods for Nvidia and AMD hardware running on Ubuntu, Fedora and Arch based Linux distributions.
Once done, you can now install Overwatch 2 using one of the two methods below.
Method 1: Install Blizzard Battle.net Using Lutris.
The first method for playing Overwatch 2 on Linux is to use Lutris to install the Blizzard Battle.net client, which in turn will allow you download, install and play the game.
However first, we need to install some Wine dependencies for Lutris.
Once again, I would recommend reading the WineDependencies page on the Lutris wiki as this covers installing Wine on Fedora, Ubuntu, and Arch Linux based distributions.
Once Wine is installed, we can move onto installing Lutris.
Lutris can be installed on almost any Linux distribution, therefore I recommend finding your Linux distribution on the download page, and follow the recommended installation method.
In either case, once Lutris is installed, launch the application.
To install Battle.net, click on the + symbol at the top left, select the Lutris website for installers option and in the field that appears, type and search for Battle.net.
Next, click on the relevant entry, and follow the installation instructions, installing Wine mono if prompted.
Once installation has finished, simply launch Battle.net using the shortcut, sign into your account, and then download, install and play the game.
Method 2. Using Steam With Proton Experimental.
The second method for playing Overwatch 2 on Linux is to download and install it using Steam, and then use the Proton compatibility layer to play the game.
Steam can be installed on almost any Linux distribution, but the installation method may differ.
For example, Arch based distributions can install Steam using the Terminal, whereas Ubuntu based distributions can download and run the installation package from Steam’s website.
In either case, once Steam is installed, launch it, apply the update, and sign into your account.
To enable Steam Proton, navigate to the Steam menu at the top left, Settings, Compatibility, and enable both the Enable Steam Play for supported titles and Enable Steam Play for all other titles are toggled on.
This will also set Proton Experimental as the default Proton build to use, which is what we want.
Restart Steam to apply the settings.
From here, download, install and launch the game as normal.
At first launch, you will be prompted to associate a Blizzard account, which is easy to do using the provided QR code displayed on the screen.
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