Does Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night run on Linux?
Verdict: Yes
Yes. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night 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.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an action, adventure and RPG game from ArtPlay, published by 505 Games, first released on 18 June 2019.
You can play it alone, together online, or with someone on the same screen. Steam lists it as fully playable with a controller.
The evidence
- Its own Linux version
- No, it runs through Proton
- Player rating on ProtonDB
- Platinum, from 217 reports
- Steam Deck (which runs Linux)
- Playable, with small niggles
- Anti-cheat
- None listed
How to play it
- Install Steam from your Linux app store and sign in. Your library is already there.
- 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.
- Install Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night and press Play.
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