Hi everyone! I'm a Sekiro speedrunner but since switching my OS to Fedora Linux, I've found myself without LiveSplit and Soul-splitter. I tried LiveSplit-one but I coudn't get SS to work with it tbh. Does anyone have any tips or specific tools for speedrunning on Linux ?

Hi NowexSSJ3 & fellow Linux-runner!

There are a couple of timers you can try. You'd have to see for yourself what suits you:

• molok <- That's the one I use currently. Works great & nice to have advanced statistics. Doesn't have a built-in editor, so you need to provide a lss-file (download from split.io or therun.gg).
• Livesplit one (browser): Does work, but needs the window active to register splits. I needed a workaround to capture it...
• Livesplit via wine: Installation is a hassle. Might work for you, for me it didn't.
• Llanfair <- has it's fair share of issues (pun intended!). Especially when resizing or doing large edits. Still I used that quite a lot before I changed to molok.
• Urn <- hasn't been updated in years. The interesting part is that you it is required for LibreSplit, an Linux autosplitter
• https://github.com/slashinfty/chronode <- never tried this one, no idea how good it works
• https://github.com/Toasterbirb/SeedSplit <- never tried this one, no idea how good it works
• https://github.com/ZellyDev-Games/OpenSplit <- recent project, didn't try
• https://github.com/SrWither/OpenSpeedRun <- recent project, didn't try

Have fun speedrunning on Linux!

Hi everyone,

I have moved recently (Spring 2026) from Windows to Linux (Linux Mint 22.3 Cinnamon).

It took me a while to figure out how to speedrun in Linux. (Especially Lotus3 under DOSBox under Wine + LiveSplit under Wine)

I have accomplished to run LiveSplit correctly and have written a guide for it: Here

If you have questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

Have fun speedrunning on Linux!

I'm on fedora and would love to speedrun Outlast and more on it, but I've yet to find and autosplitter that works well. I've looked into some and I'm getting stuck. I tried to even run livesplit through bottles, and while it does let me use it, and the autosplitter option is there, I can't get it to work.

I am not sure if it works on Bottles. I am not familiar with Bottles and have no idea. I use Wine to run Windows programs.

I am almost sure if you can install Wine and then Outlast, it could work. Wine installation is always a bit tricky and you need make good research for how. Maybe it is very easy in Fedora. I use Linux Mint 22.3 (Actually it is Ubuntu Distro). So, you're setup probably different.

I believe these need to be you're steps:

1. Wine Installation on Fedora

2. Outlast installation on Wine (You need to install it on Wine)

3. Copy all LiveSplit files and setups under drive_c (/home/user/.wine/drive_c/LiveSplit/)

4. Run outlast (wine "/home/user/.wine/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Outlast/Outlast.exe" &)

5. Run livesplit (wine "/home/user/.wine/drive_c/LiveSplit/LiveSplit.exe" &)

Note: user is your user name. Filenames and directories in above are as an example. You need to find your's.

Hint: Both game and Livesplit need to be in the same session. So, LiveSplit can read game memory. This is easy in Wine. This could be also your problem in Bottles. Bottles may seperate each program runs and it is not good for LiveSplit. Just an idea. Please check for yourself.

I just saw this. Do I need to install steam also through wine in order to install Outlast? I can't find a way to do that if so.

From what I've heard so far, WINE is a part of Bottles but can be separate as well. I'm still pretty new to Linux. Been on since about Jan or Feb.

I have specific game setup and it is different from yours.

You might try below two setups and see result:

1. Through Steam

You need to have native Steam installation for your game (Outlast). You probably have Outlast in your Library. I have seen someone running windows executables inside Steam (other than games). You need to check how to do it. If it is possible, you can run Outlast and LiveSplit through Steam.

2. Through Bottles/Wine:

I believe it is not possible to install Outlast outside of Steam. If it is possible, you need to install Outlast inside Bottles (or Wine). Than try to run Outlast through Bottles (or Wine) and then Livesplit.

I am also newbie to Linux and am using Linux Mint since end of April.

@DewdyDoes: depending on how you use WINE you should be able to install Steam with the regular installer from their website. I have no experience with Bottles, but there should be an option to run an executable from your installation in your preferred bottle-container.

If you encounter issues, it usually helps to read up on how other people installed it on winehq (e.g. for Steam https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=19444)