Bethesda.net blizzard and Origin, how can I use their games with my steam link?

Norwegian_Imposter · Sep 1, 2018

I know I have to add the games manually to my steam library but whenever I tried doing that with origin games it never really worked. Can I add Bethesda.net games to steam easily? What about battlenet and blizzard games? I wish more companies were like ubisoft in adding them to steam even if they use uplay.

Any help would be appreciated. (I wanna play fallout 76 on my sofa via the steamlink from time to time you see)

JeffGubb · Sep 1, 2018

Add non-steam game button.

It might not work with certain games. But I think you may need to do the command launcher tool with Origin.

Norwegian_Imposter · Sep 1, 2018

JEFFREY GRUBB said:
Add non-steam game button.

yeah but it doesnt work on origin games

Iichter · Sep 1, 2018

Use https://github.com/WombatFromHell/OriginSteamOverlayLauncher

OSOL currently supports the following launchers: Battle.net, UPlay, Origin, GOG Galaxy, Epic Games Launcher, and most Emulators/Master Launchers

Mass_Pincup · Sep 1, 2018

Norwegian_Imposter said:
yeah but it doesnt work on origin games

How so?

WillyFive · Sep 1, 2018

Mass_Pincup said:
How so?

Origin doesn't play nice with Steam. They usually fail to even start if you launch them from Steam, and if they do, it kicks you to the Origin client instead of starting the game; making it unusable on Big Picture Mode or streaming.

As for Blizzard, I had to make a batch file that automatically logged me into Battle.net to use Overwatch on BPM with a Steam controller.

Norwegian_Imposter · Sep 1, 2018

Iichter said:
Use https://github.com/WombatFromHell/OriginSteamOverlayLauncher

so you use that per non steam game such as like "no way out" or "unravel 2" and you can launch it via steam and the steam link?

Lumination · Sep 1, 2018

Stupid question. Doesn't Steam Link just stream your desktop? Could you not just alt-tab out of Big Picture Mode and start your game? I do it all the time for movies.

Mass_Pincup · Sep 1, 2018

WillyFive said:
Origin doesn't play nice with Steam. They usually fail to even start if you launch them from Steam, and if they do, it kicks you to the Origin client instead of starting the game; making it unusable on Big Picture Mode or streaming.

As for Blizzard, I had to make a batch file that automatically logged me into Battle.net to use Overwatch on BPM with a Steam controller.

Never thought that Origin had something on top of the game .exe.

Thanks.

Nabs · Sep 1, 2018

Norwegian_Imposter said:
so you use that per non steam game such as like "no way out" or "unravel 2" and you can launch it via steam and the steam link?

Yeah. Per game. It's also great because it can close Origin after you quit a game (a feature Origin removed years ago for some reason).

Lumination said:
Stupid question. Doesn't Steam Link just stream your desktop? Could you not just alt-tab out of Big Picture Mode and start your game? I do it all the time for movies.

I'm thinking that would kill controller support.

Norwegian_Imposter · Sep 1, 2018

Iichter said:
Use https://github.com/WombatFromHell/OriginSteamOverlayLauncher

it states there is a exe file in those files to run but I see no .exe file

Vaelic · Sep 1, 2018

Norwegian_Imposter said:
it states there is a exe file in those files to run but I see no .exe file

nor do I

Norwegian_Imposter · Sep 1, 2018

Can anyone help, I love what github does but my god can it be confusing lol

Nabs · Sep 1, 2018

Norwegian_Imposter said:
Can anyone help, I love what github does but my god can it be confusing lol

Click on Releases up top. https://github.com/WombatFromHell/OriginSteamOverlayLauncher/releases

Deleted member 27751 · Sep 1, 2018

Norwegian_Imposter said:
it states there is a exe file in those files to run but I see no .exe file

Vaelic said:
nor do I

This wrapper requires no installation other than copying it into the directory of the game executable you wish to run through Steam BPM/Overlay. It also can simply be deleted if you wish to uninstall it at any time. If you have trouble running it, or are running Windows 8 or earlier, you may need to download and install the .NET Framework Runtime v4.7.1.

Edit: I was wrong, there is an executable according to above poster. Sorry!

Iichter · Sep 1, 2018

Norwegian_Imposter said:
so you use that per non steam game such as like "no way out" or "unravel 2" and you can launch it via steam and the steam link?

Per non-steam game.

Rondras · Sep 1, 2018

Alt tab out of the steam client to the desktop and launch from there. That is how I run my media and emulators trough steam link.

Norwegian_Imposter · Sep 1, 2018

Thanks for the help guys, I was playing madden downstairs via my steam link because of this yey :D

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