Does Call of Duty: Ghosts run on Linux?

Verdict: Yes

Yes. Call of Duty: Ghosts 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) works on Linux.

Call of Duty: Ghosts by Infinity Ward · Action

Call of Duty: Ghosts is an action game from Infinity Ward, published by Activision, first released on 25 March 2014.

It has a single-player side and an online one. Steam lists it as fully playable with a controller. Critics scored it 68 out of 100 on Metacritic.

The evidence

Its own Linux version
No, it runs through Proton
Player rating on ProtonDB
Gold, from 52 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 Call of Duty: Ghosts and press Play.

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