Gaming

Genesi runs the CachyOS performance kernel, which makes it a solid gaming base. The fastest way to get set up is the Package Installer, which has a one-click gaming category. You can also install things manually:

sudo pacman -S steam lutris gamemode

Then, in Steam → Settings → Compatibility, enable Steam Play (Proton) for all titles.

Make sure your GPU drivers are set up first — see GPU Drivers. For laptops with two GPUs, see Dual GPU.

For Vulkan support you'll want the right driver packages:

# AMD
sudo pacman -S vulkan-radeon lib32-vulkan-radeon
# Intel
sudo pacman -S vulkan-intel lib32-vulkan-intel
# NVIDIA: the nvidia-utils / lib32-nvidia-utils packages provide Vulkan

CachyOS's gaming guide and the Arch Wiki: Gaming go deeper on tuning, anti-cheat, and per-title tweaks.