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The major caveat here is that it's done through Ubisoft directly, not Steam. So for Linux / SteamOS gamers, you'll need to install Ubisoft Connect using Wine or Proton. We have a guide for Battle.net which is basically the same steps, especially if you scroll down to the second option of just installing in Steam directly using Proton - so you shouldn't have too much trouble with it.
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YOU ARE THE GODS' LAST HOPE.
Play as Fenyx on a quest to save the Greek gods from a dark curse.
Take on mythological beasts, master the legendary powers of the gods, and defeat Typhon, the deadliest Titan in Greek mythology, in an epic fight for the ages.
CONFRONT MYTHOLOGICAL ENEMIES
Face off against legendary beasts like Cyclops, Medusa, or Minotaur, and confront them in fast-paced aerial and melee combat, combining your god-given abilities and weapons.
WIELD THE POWER OF GODS
The gods of Olympus have blessed you with gifts. Use them to fight mythical monsters, solve ancient puzzles, and explore the vast open world.
The giveaway ends December 2nd.
You can grab it on the Ubisoft store.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Eh. Not even free games would bring me to use Ubisoft software these days. I'd be worried they'd ask me to delete it a few years later.
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Yeah, I kind of wanted to play it, but knowing it’s Ubisoft and all the hoops I’d have to jump through and EULA I’d have to accept, even free doesn’t sound worth it.
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I'm tempted, but Ubi has so so so soooooooo lost their way. I can only imagine all the good people left long ago due to corporate enshittification and what's left just .... aren't the best?
Example: Star Wars Outlaws. So extremely frustrating. They absolutely nailed the worldbuilding, art, audio, and then the actual gameplay was a combination of extremely boring plus extremely frustrating. The entire thing felt like it was a game made by a committee of accountant suits who have never actually played a game before.
Example: Star Wars Outlaws. So extremely frustrating. They absolutely nailed the worldbuilding, art, audio, and then the actual gameplay was a combination of extremely boring plus extremely frustrating. The entire thing felt like it was a game made by a committee of accountant suits who have never actually played a game before.
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I try by Lutris (Ubisoft Connect was installed), but crash dialog appear.
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I try by Lutris (Ubisoft Connect was installed), but crash dialog appear.I had the same issue. I managed to solve it by changing the runner to wine-10.16-staging-amd64-wow64 x86_64.
I had to install it first, though. You can download this version through Preferences > Runners > Wine.
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Played it on Xbox Game Pass. Pretty fun. A bit repetitive but a solid game with decent humour.
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I installed Ubisoft Connect through Bottles, no issues, immediately worked.
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I realize most Linux folks don't like the Ubi launcher (or seemingly any non-Steam launcher for that matter) but, for what it's worth, I installed the Ubi launcher as a non-Steam game in Steam, logged in once and installed the game without any issues, and then added "uplay://launch/5405/0" to the Steam launch options.
Now when I click Play Fenyx in Steam, the Ubi launcher automatically starts up, minimizes itself to the taskbar, and takes me straight into the game - no interaction with the Ubi launcher needed, except to click the close button when I exit the game. In fact, the majority of the wait time is spent waiting for Steam to start up...
Frankly, I've always thought this worship of the Steam client and aversion to other launchers a bit silly, especially for free games: in the end, I spend 99.999% of my time in-game, not staring at a launcher, whether Steam or otherwise. Normally I wouldn't even use Steam to launch non-Steam games on my desktop (Wine with DXVK works fine), but in this case Proton seems to fix problems with cutscene audio.
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Now when I click Play Fenyx in Steam, the Ubi launcher automatically starts up, minimizes itself to the taskbar, and takes me straight into the game - no interaction with the Ubi launcher needed, except to click the close button when I exit the game. In fact, the majority of the wait time is spent waiting for Steam to start up...
Frankly, I've always thought this worship of the Steam client and aversion to other launchers a bit silly, especially for free games: in the end, I spend 99.999% of my time in-game, not staring at a launcher, whether Steam or otherwise. Normally I wouldn't even use Steam to launch non-Steam games on my desktop (Wine with DXVK works fine), but in this case Proton seems to fix problems with cutscene audio.
Last edited by seamoose on 13 Nov 2025 at 10:23 pm UTC
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Dana Souly 22 hours ago
As my age progresses i do not play so many games anymore - I've even stopped playing on my PS5.
I just don't bother about free games anymore.
At the moment I'm playing mostly Oldschool Runescape and if I want some variety, i check what I've installed on my too big Steam Library. I have so many unplayed or unfinished games.
But yet, here I am waiting for nostalgia games like HoMM: Olden Era, Moulder, Hark the Ghoul or Mina the hollower.
I've even installed TES2: Daggerfall not long ago.
What is wrong with me?
Why am I not excited anymore?
When did I lost my passion for gaming?
It's like the games are just an occupational therapy for filling out my empty life.
Click here, work there, a new level, a new skill, oh - shiny!
(don't worry about me, I'm already in therapy.)
I just don't bother about free games anymore.
At the moment I'm playing mostly Oldschool Runescape and if I want some variety, i check what I've installed on my too big Steam Library. I have so many unplayed or unfinished games.
But yet, here I am waiting for nostalgia games like HoMM: Olden Era, Moulder, Hark the Ghoul or Mina the hollower.
I've even installed TES2: Daggerfall not long ago.
What is wrong with me?
Why am I not excited anymore?
When did I lost my passion for gaming?
It's like the games are just an occupational therapy for filling out my empty life.
Click here, work there, a new level, a new skill, oh - shiny!
(don't worry about me, I'm already in therapy.)
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I realize most Linux folks don't like the Ubi launcher
Not only Linux folks. Ubisoft Connect was the bane of my existence and one of the more annoying things I had to deal with when I was on Windows. It needed updates every goddamn time I wanted to play R6 Siege. And it was obnoxiously amensic, asking me for my credentials in what feels like every single time I have to launch it to play the game, the 'Remember me' button didn't work. Not to mention the extra 1-2 min I'd have to sit for it to initialize or steal my data or something before Siege properly launches. The overlay is also garbage as it's very slow and unresponsive at times.
Probably the shittiest launcher out there as I had better luck with the likes of EA launcher which was notorious itself but admittedly less so recently, as they must've gotten their shit together.
I haven't used the Ubisoft launcher in months, so all of what I said could very well be outdated by now.
Last edited by Pyrate on 14 Nov 2025 at 9:15 am UTC
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soulsource 12 hours ago
I played it on the Switch.
The game itself is pretty good. The requirement to be logged in with a Ubisoft account is horrible.
I cannot recommend the game therefore.
(On Switch, at least, you could work around the login-requirement by disconnecting from the internet. I don't know if that's an option on PC.)
The game itself is pretty good. The requirement to be logged in with a Ubisoft account is horrible.
I cannot recommend the game therefore.
(On Switch, at least, you could work around the login-requirement by disconnecting from the internet. I don't know if that's an option on PC.)
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What is wrong with me?
Why am I not excited anymore?
When did I lost my passion for gaming?
What has worked for me when I get in this very exactly the same situation (where no games "click" with me and I just wind up putting them down after a tiny bit over and over again) ... I try a different medium. I will pick back up any one of the bazillion scifi books I have on my to-read list, go through 2 or 3 of those and BAM I've got the bigtime itch for a good story heavy turn based rpg. Or start watching a series with my wife (I almost never watch tv normally). Stuff like that. Small breaks always work wonders for me.
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taosecurity 6 hours ago
It might be worth grabbing this just to run the in-game benchmark?
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i installed ubisoft connect on lutris, but the launch button from the store doesn't do anything. what am i supposed to do to get the launch link to to launch ubisoft connect?
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