diff --git a/ulwgl_run.py b/ulwgl_run.py
index 713a98cbd..91c17fec2 100755
--- a/ulwgl_run.py
+++ b/ulwgl_run.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 from ulwgl_consts import Level
 from ulwgl_util import msg
 from ulwgl_log import log, console_handler, debug_formatter
+from ulwgl_util import UnixUser
 
 verbs: Set[str] = {
     "waitforexitandrun",
@@ -86,6 +87,11 @@ def set_log() -> None:
 def setup_pfx(path: str) -> None:
     """Create a symlink to the WINE prefix and tracked_files file."""
     pfx: Path = Path(path).joinpath("pfx").expanduser()
+    steam: Path = Path(path).expanduser().joinpath("drive_c/users/steamuser")
+    user: UnixUser = UnixUser()
+    wineuser: Path = (
+        Path(path).expanduser().joinpath(f"drive_c/users/{user.get_user()}")
+    )
 
     if pfx.is_symlink():
         pfx.unlink()
@@ -95,6 +101,40 @@ def setup_pfx(path: str) -> None:
 
     Path(path).joinpath("tracked_files").expanduser().touch()
 
+    # Create a symlink of the current user to the steamuser dir or vice versa
+    # Default for a new prefix is: unixuser -> steamuser
+    if (
+        not wineuser.is_dir()
+        and not steam.is_dir()
+        and not (wineuser.is_symlink() or steam.is_symlink())
+    ):
+        # For new prefixes with our Proton: user -> steamuser
+        steam.mkdir(parents=True)
+        wineuser.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+        wineuser.symlink_to("steamuser")
+    elif wineuser.is_dir() and not steam.is_dir() and not steam.is_symlink():
+        # When there's a user dir: steamuser -> user
+        # Be sure it's relative
+        steam.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+        steam.symlink_to(user.get_user())
+    elif not wineuser.exists() and not wineuser.is_symlink() and steam.is_dir():
+        wineuser.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+        wineuser.symlink_to("steamuser")
+    else:
+        paths: List[str] = [steam.as_posix(), wineuser.as_posix()]
+        log.warning(
+            msg(
+                f"Skipping link creation for prefix: {pfx}",
+                Level.WARNING,
+            )
+        )
+        log.warning(
+            msg(
+                f"Following paths already exist: {paths}",
+                Level.WARNING,
+            )
+        )
+
 
 def check_env(
     env: Dict[str, str], toml: Dict[str, Any] = None
diff --git a/ulwgl_test.py b/ulwgl_test.py
index 930f6ea08..1d0166926 100644
--- a/ulwgl_test.py
+++ b/ulwgl_test.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import ulwgl_plugins
 import ulwgl_dl_util
 import tarfile
+import ulwgl_util
 
 
 class TestGameLauncher(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -845,35 +846,132 @@ def test_setup_pfx_mv(self):
             Path(self.test_file + "/pfx").is_symlink(), "Expected pfx to be a symlink"
         )
 
-        # Check if the symlink is in its unexpanded form
-        self.assertEqual(
-            Path(self.test_file + "/pfx").readlink().as_posix(),
-            Path(unexpanded_path).expanduser().as_posix(),
+    def test_setup_pfx_symlinks_else(self):
+        """Test setup_pfx in the case both steamuser and unixuser exist in some form.
+
+        Tests the case when they are symlinks
+        An error should not be raised and we should just do nothing
+        """
+        result = None
+        pattern = r"^/home/[\w\d]+"
+        user = ulwgl_util.UnixUser()
+        unexpanded_path = re.sub(
+            pattern,
+            "~",
+            Path(
+                Path(self.test_file).cwd().as_posix() + "/" + self.test_file
+            ).as_posix(),
+        )
+
+        # Create only the dir
+        Path(unexpanded_path).joinpath("drive_c/users").expanduser().mkdir(
+            parents=True, exist_ok=True
         )
 
-        old_link = Path(self.test_file + "/pfx").resolve()
+        # Create the symlink to the test file itself
+        Path(unexpanded_path).joinpath("drive_c/users").joinpath(
+            user.get_user()
+        ).expanduser().symlink_to(Path(self.test_file).absolute())
+        Path(unexpanded_path).joinpath("drive_c/users").joinpath(
+            "steamuser"
+        ).expanduser().symlink_to(Path(self.test_file).absolute())
+
+        result = ulwgl_run.setup_pfx(unexpanded_path)
 
-        # Rename the dir and replicate passing a new WINEPREFIX
-        new_dir = Path(unexpanded_path).expanduser().rename("foo")
-        new_unexpanded_path = re.sub(
+        self.assertIsNone(
+            result,
+            "Expected None when calling setup_pfx",
+        )
+
+    def test_setup_pfx_symlinks_unixuser(self):
+        """Test setup_pfx for symbolic link to steamuser.
+
+        Tests the case when the steamuser dir does not exist and user dir exists
+        In this case, create: steamuser -> user
+        """
+        result = None
+        pattern = r"^/home/[\w\d]+"
+        user = ulwgl_util.UnixUser()
+        unexpanded_path = re.sub(
             pattern,
             "~",
-            new_dir.cwd().joinpath("foo").as_posix(),
+            Path(
+                Path(self.test_file).cwd().as_posix() + "/" + self.test_file
+            ).as_posix(),
         )
 
-        ulwgl_run.setup_pfx(new_unexpanded_path)
+        # Create only the user dir
+        Path(unexpanded_path).joinpath("drive_c/users").joinpath(
+            user.get_user()
+        ).expanduser().mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+        result = ulwgl_run.setup_pfx(unexpanded_path)
+
+        self.assertIsNone(
+            result,
+            "Expected None when creating symbolic link to WINE prefix and tracked_files file",
+        )
 
-        new_link = Path("foo/pfx").resolve()
+        # Verify steamuser -> unix user
         self.assertTrue(
-            old_link is not new_link,
-            "Expected the symbolic link to change after moving the WINEPREFIX",
+            Path(self.test_file).joinpath("drive_c/users/steamuser").is_symlink(),
+            "Expected steamuser to be a symbolic link",
         )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            Path(self.test_file).joinpath("drive_c/users/steamuser").readlink(),
+            Path(user.get_user()),
+            "Expected steamuser -> user",
+        )
+
+    def test_setup_pfx_symlinks_steamuser(self):
+        """Test setup_pfx for symbolic link to wine.
+
+        Tests the case when only steamuser exist and the user dir does not exist
+        """
+        result = None
+        user = ulwgl_util.UnixUser()
+        pattern = r"^/home/[\w\d]+"
+        unexpanded_path = re.sub(
+            pattern,
+            "~",
+            Path(
+                Path(self.test_file).cwd().as_posix() + "/" + self.test_file
+            ).as_posix(),
+        )
+
+        # Create the steamuser dir
+        Path(unexpanded_path + "/drive_c/users/steamuser").expanduser().mkdir(
+            parents=True, exist_ok=True
+        )
+
+        result = ulwgl_run.setup_pfx(unexpanded_path)
 
-        if new_link.exists():
-            rmtree(new_link.as_posix())
+        self.assertIsNone(
+            result,
+            "Expected None when creating symbolic link to WINE prefix and tracked_files file",
+        )
+
+        # Verify unixuser -> steamuser
+        self.assertTrue(
+            Path(self.test_file + "/drive_c/users/steamuser").is_dir(),
+            "Expected steamuser to be created",
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(
+            Path(unexpanded_path + "/drive_c/users/" + user.get_user())
+            .expanduser()
+            .is_symlink(),
+            "Expected symbolic link for unixuser",
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            Path(self.test_file)
+            .joinpath(f"drive_c/users/{user.get_user()}")
+            .readlink(),
+            Path("steamuser"),
+            "Expected unixuser -> steamuser",
+        )
 
     def test_setup_pfx_symlinks(self):
-        """Test _setup_pfx for valid symlinks.
+        """Test setup_pfx for valid symlinks.
 
         Ensure that symbolic links to the WINE prefix (pfx) are always in expanded form when passed an unexpanded path.
         For example:
@@ -946,6 +1044,7 @@ def test_setup_pfx_paths(self):
     def test_setup_pfx(self):
         """Test setup_pfx."""
         result = None
+        user = ulwgl_util.UnixUser()
         result = ulwgl_run.setup_pfx(self.test_file)
         self.assertIsNone(
             result,
@@ -958,6 +1057,17 @@ def test_setup_pfx(self):
             Path(self.test_file + "/tracked_files").is_file(),
             "Expected tracked_files to be a file",
         )
+        # For new prefixes, steamuser should exist and a user symlink
+        self.assertTrue(
+            Path(self.test_file + "/drive_c/users/steamuser").is_dir(),
+            "Expected steamuser to be created",
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(
+            Path(self.test_file + "/drive_c/users/" + user.get_user())
+            .expanduser()
+            .is_symlink(),
+            "Expected symlink of username -> steamuser",
+        )
 
     def test_parse_args(self):
         """Test parse_args with no options.
diff --git a/ulwgl_util.py b/ulwgl_util.py
index b0960598b..54c28255e 100644
--- a/ulwgl_util.py
+++ b/ulwgl_util.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 from ulwgl_consts import Color, Level
 from typing import Any
+from os import getuid
+from pathlib import Path
+from pwd import struct_passwd, getpwuid
 
 
 def msg(msg: Any, level: Level):
@@ -18,3 +21,33 @@ def msg(msg: Any, level: Level):
         log = f"{Color.BOLD.value}{Color.DEBUG.value}{msg}{Color.RESET.value}"
 
     return log
+
+
+class UnixUser:
+    """Represents the User of the system as determined by the password database rather than environment variables or file system paths."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        """Immutable properties of the user determined by the password database that's derived from the real user id."""
+        uid: int = getuid()
+        entry: struct_passwd = getpwuid(uid)
+        # Immutable properties, hence no setters
+        self.name: str = entry.pw_name
+        self.puid: str = entry.pw_uid  # Should be equivalent to the value from getuid
+        self.dir: str = entry.pw_dir
+        self.is_user: bool = self.puid == uid
+
+    def get_home_dir(self) -> Path:
+        """User home directory as determined by the password database that's derived from the current process's real user id."""
+        return Path(self.dir).as_posix()
+
+    def get_user(self) -> str:
+        """User (login name) as determined by the password database that's derived from the current process's real user id."""
+        return self.name
+
+    def get_puid(self) -> int:
+        """Numerical user ID as determined by the password database that's derived from the current process's real user id."""
+        return self.puid
+
+    def is_user(self, uid: int) -> bool:
+        """Compare the UID passed in to this instance."""
+        return uid == self.puid