RunsOnLinux

Does Call of Duty: WWII run on Linux?

Verdict: Yes

Yes. Call of Duty: WWII 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: WWII by Sledgehammer Games, Raven Software · Action

Call of Duty: WWII is an action game from Sledgehammer Games, published by Activision, first released on 2 November 2017.

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
Gold, from 89 reports
Recent reports
Trending Platinum
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: WWII and press Play.

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