GeForce Now

Streaming Games

1. Overview

NVIDIA's GeForce Now service can stream games from Steam, Epic, Blizzard, and other platforms. These games are not installed on your system, so you can save lots of disk space. We still recommend local installation of fast-paced games where the lowest latency is desired.

GeForce Now is a great way to try the newest games or those not currently available on Ubuntu.

2. Sign Into GeForce Now

Navigate to https://geforcenow.com. If you have an account, click on [ Login ] at the top right and sign in. If you don't already have an account, click on [ Join Now ] instead.

To create a new account, enter an email address without a current existing Nvidia account linked to it. When you do this, you can also link to your outside accounts. After clicking continue, you will be asked to create a password and verify your new login.

3. Find And Play Games

After you've signed in, navigate to https://play.geforcenow.com. Then enter the desired game in the search bar or choose one from your library by linking your Steam account.

Once you have clicked on the desired game, you will see the launcher as shown below. As this example shows, you need to sign in to your Steam account to launch Steam games. To do this, you have to visit the account settings and link your Steam account.

If you find the system losing focus on the browser during game play, we suggest you enable native toolbars as shown here. Then choose Right-click on title bar > More actions > [x] Keep above others. You might also set full-screen mode using [SUPER][F].

Game Titles

Per-Game Hints

Assetto Corsa

All Proton versions allow the game to be installed but will crash seconds after launch. You can watch a detailed video about using Protontricks to install and run the game here. After the first run of the game, you may improve performance by switching to a newer version of Proton. You may need to reinstall if the game is stuck on the "Setting Defaults" screen.

Dirt Rally 2.0

Proton 5.13-4 may present a black screen at launch. Use an earlier version of Proton instead: click Gear Button > Properties... > Compatibility > Force the use ... and then select Proton 5.0-10.

Fallout 4

Fallout 4 runs well at 100-300 FPS on Focus M2 systems. To enable audio, view the game in Library and click on Gear Button > Properties... > General > Launch Options and enter the following:

Overwatch

When running on Lutris, Overwatch may launch with a black screen. Click on Lutris > Overwatch > Configure > System Options and then change the Vulkan ICD loader from default (auto) to nvidia_icd.json.

Troubleshooting - General

Q: I Get an error when opening Steam. It shows a window that says Couldn't set up steam data. Please contact technical support.

A: This occurs when the .steam directory gets corrupted. Run the following in a terminal and then start Steam again.

Q: My system disk is getting full. How can I move my Steam games to a different disk?

A: Use Steam > Settings > Download > Steam Library Folders to add a new directory on a new disk. Then in the library, right-click on an installed game and select Properties > Local Files > Move Install Folder to select the new location. Do this for each game you wish to move.

Q: On the main menu of Dota 2, I cannot use the cursor to point-and-click on any buttons. The game otherwise starts and looks great. When I detach external monitors and restart the game, however, I can then point-and-click on the menu buttons again. What’s going on?

A: This is an issue with cursor coordinate mapping, and it might affect games besides Dota 2 from time to time. The fix is to open System Settings > Display and Monitor > Display Configuration and drag the display you want to use to the top-left corner. As you drag, the coordnates will show, and you want to ensure they are (0,0). Then run the game on this display. Detatching all other monitors also works because the lone remaining display always has coordinates of (0,0).

Troubleshooting - M1 + M2 Models

Q: I cannot start a Windows game on Steam. It appears to want to use the Intel GPU.

A1: Direct Proton to use the NVIDIA GPU. Select the game from your library and click on Gear Button > Properties... > General > Launch Options. Enter the following text and restart the game.

A2: Proton may not recognize the NVIDIA GPU if the game was installed using the iGPU. You can rebuild the configurations as shown below.

Q: The NVIDIA drivers do not seem to work. How can I fix this?

A1: Make sure your system is running the Nvidia GPU. Focus M2 systems use a Plasma Optimus widget in the system tray to select the GPU. If you see Intel® instead of an Nvidia logo, click on it to switch to the GPU to Nvidia Performance (do NOT use on-demand).

A2: Make sure the correct packages are installed. Open a terminal and enter the commands as shown below:

Troubleshooting - Ir14, Ir16, NX, and XE Models

Q: In Team Fortress 2, Left for Dead, Dota 2, and others, the graphics flickers when using Vulkan. How do I fix this?

A: This is an Intel i915 graphics issue. See GPU Select for complete resolution.

Q: I am seeing corrupt text on some websites. What could be the issue?

A: This is an Intel i915 graphics issue. See GPU Select for complete resolution.

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