RunsOnLinux

Does Awesomenauts run on Linux?

Verdict: Yes

Yes. Awesomenauts is a Windows game that runs on Linux through Proton, the tool built into Steam, and players on ProtonDB rate it Platinum, the top rating. Its anti-cheat (VAC) works on Linux.

Awesomenauts by Ronimo Games · Action, Indie, Strategy

Awesomenauts is an indie action and strategy game from Ronimo Games, published by Atari, first released on 1 August 2012.

You can play it alone, together online, or with someone on the same screen. Steam lists it as fully playable with a controller. Critics scored it 78 out of 100 on Metacritic.

The evidence

Its own Linux version
No, it runs through Proton
Player rating on ProtonDB
Platinum, from 14 reports
Steam Deck (which runs Linux)
Playable, with small niggles
Anti-cheat
VAC: Works on Linux, officially

How to play it

  1. Install Steam from your Linux app store and sign in. Your library is already there.
  2. In Steam's settings, under Compatibility, switch on "Enable Steam Play for all other titles". That turns on Proton for every Windows game. You only do this once.
  3. Install Awesomenauts and press Play.

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