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New to Linux—Epic Games compatibility? (Plus more)
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Firstly, Epic Games doesn't officially support Linux. So if anything goes wrong you may be out of luck.
However I have had success playing a handful of games on Lutris under Wine. I would check online sites for reviews of the games that you are most interested in and see how they worked for others. Wine is getting better every day so this will keep improving but I would at least look at the games you currently play and see what is up.
One major concern is games with DRM or anti-cheat. Most of these will not work on Wine, but providers are slowly adding support. But again, looking up the games you are interested in will tell you.