@gamingonlinux two decent reasons for this game’s launcher;

1(minor). Normally the launcher has game settings so you can make sure to fix any jank settings before launching. Idk why they removed that for the Linux release 🤔

2(major). Shader pre comp. To fix massive stuttering issues of modern PC games they used their launcher to do shader pre comp. Kinda annoying you have to press the button again but that shader pre comp is a life saver, just ask digital foundry lmao