Does Call of Duty: Black Ops II run on Linux?
Verdict: Yes
Yes. Call of Duty: Black Ops II is a Windows game that runs on Linux through Proton, the tool built into Steam, and players on ProtonDB rate it Gold, the second-highest rating. Its anti-cheat (VAC and Treyarch Anti-Cheat) works on Linux.
Call of Duty: Black Ops II is an action game from Treyarch, published by Activision, first released on 12 November 2012.
You can play it alone or co-operatively online. Steam lists it as fully playable with a controller. Critics scored it 74 out of 100 on Metacritic.
The evidence
- Its own Linux version
- No, it runs through Proton
- Player rating on ProtonDB
- Gold, from 175 reports
- Steam Deck (which runs Linux)
- Marked unsupported by Valve
- Anti-cheat
- VAC, Treyarch Anti-Cheat: Works on Linux, officially
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 Call of Duty: Black Ops II and press Play.
Valve marks this game unsupported on the Steam Deck. That rating is about the handheld, and can be down to its screen, controls or power, so it does not by itself mean the game fails on a desktop PC. Check the recent ProtonDB reports before buying.
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