Can't add Steam Shared Library game

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I’ve been using Lutris for a while now without issues. Recently, I enabled Steam Family Sharing on my wife’s account and added one of her games to my computer (The Witness), I can see it and installed it via Steam, but I can’t see it in Lutris (nor add it like I usually do with other non-shared Steam games). Is there a setting I need to change or some other means to get shared library games to show in Lutris?

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Thanks,
Paul

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Lutris does not management games from steam so if you want to see it appear on Lutris game list then you must:

Enable Local Games in Lutris Preferences → Services
Change Lutris Steam preference → location to your steam library location
Open steam → Install The Witness → Done

Then The Witness will appear in Lutris game list (Local) (without game banner / icons). All you need to do is run it once from Lutris launcher

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@bluesaka111, I wasn’t able to follow your instructions. I see the first one, but not sure where to change the steam library location (it is already set in the preferences). When I made the first change and then look at Lutris game list (local), it only shows “Steam”, not any individual games.

However, I was able to find a solution. I clicked on Lutris under Sources on the left bar and then “Community Installers” tab at the top. Selecting “The Witness” gave me several choices including “Proton”. I chose that and it did the (pseudo) install and configured the game with the correct SteamId and provided the correct name and banner. I then launched the game from that icon and it started up fine.

Thanks,
Paul

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You can change where Lutris look for Steam games by clicking on the gear icon next to Steam in the Runner section.