GamePKG

Save PG Games as Arch Linux Packages.

GamePKG allows you to package any game, including ROMs, as an Arch Linux package (.pkg.tar.zst). This enables easy installation, removal, and system-wide management of games with pacman.

Features

• System Integration: Automatically sets up a desktop menu entry with game icons.
• Extras Included: Icons, banners, and additional metadata.
• Wine Support: Handles necessary Wine dependencies and launch scripts for Windows games.
• Effortless Management: Install and remove games just like any other package.

Installation & Removal

With GamePKG, games can be distributed via pacco, making installations seamless:

pacman -S games/elden.ring  # Install a game
pacman -R games/elden.ring  # Remove a game

You can also download the packages yourself and install with:

pacman -U ./pkg.file.tar.gz.zst

Since the package files can become very big for games and pacman might not handle it always, you could add the following the pacman.conf

XferCommand = /usr/bin/wget --passive-ftp -c -O %o %u

Package Format

Each game package should contain:

• Game Icons → /usr/share/icons/
• Menu Entry → /usr/share/applications/
• Game Files → /games
• README → Game-specific information

The menu entry should allow launching the game with a single click, requiring no additional setup. The package should declare any necessary dependencies.
Game Icons and Metadata can be sourced from SteamGridDB.

Naming Convention

Game names should be formatted by replacing spaces with dots (e.g., Game Title -> game.title).

Building a Game Package

See the examples/ directory for a minimal build template to package games.

• Windows Games
• PlayStation 3