Does Counter-Strike: Source run on Linux?
Verdict: Yes
Yes. Counter-Strike: Source has its own Linux version on Steam, so it installs and plays like any other Linux game. Its anti-cheat (VAC) works on Linux.
Counter-Strike: Source is an action game from Valve, first released on 1 November 2004.
It is played online against other people. Critics scored it 88 out of 100 on Metacritic.
The evidence
- Its own Linux version
- Yes, on Steam
- Player rating on ProtonDB
- Gold, from 154 reports
- Steam Deck (which runs Linux)
- Playable, with small niggles
- Anti-cheat
- VAC: Works on Linux, officially
How to play it
- Install Steam from your Linux app store and sign in. Your library is already there.
- Install Counter-Strike: Source and press Play.
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