Hello, I want to fully switch to Garuda. However, my Age of Empires series was purchased through the Microsoft Store. I play them without issues on Windows 11 using the Xbox Games program. Is there a chance to play these on Garuda? Because my games are not on Steam or Epic Games. If this is possible, it would be truly great.
No. Only via cloud/browser, and that’s hardly playable in terms of performance.
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Age of empires is awesome.
The definitive edition is dirt cheap from third party websites. I’ve seen it as low as 2 bucks.
If you own both CDs: AoE II and Conqueros Extension, and install winetricks, and playonlinux in addition to wine, you can play AoE.
My recommendation: https://play0ad.com/
sudo pacman -S 0ad
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That would work if it wasn’t bought digitally on the Microsoft store. It’s impossible to run MS store games on Linux (UWP) it’s heavily reliant on the windows infrastructure.
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AoE2 works great through Steam, including online matches. I haven’t heard of a way to get stuff from the Microsoft Store running though.
That being said, I agree with @Sunda-Spirit that 0AD is a great RTS replacement. I genuinely prefer it over AoE. It’s totally free and is available for Windows or Linux. I’d give it a try on Windows before making the switch.
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Since discovering 0ad, I’ve lost interest in AoE II.
But still, AoE runs on Garuda. I’ve tested it myself.
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