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Does DARK SOULS: REMASTERED run on Linux?

Verdict: Yes

Yes. DARK SOULS: REMASTERED 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.

DARK SOULS: REMASTERED by QLOC, FromSoftware, Inc. · Action

DARK SOULS: REMASTERED is an action game from QLOC, published by FromSoftware, Inc., first released on 23 May 2018.

It has a single-player side and an online one. Steam lists it as fully playable with a controller. Critics scored it 84 out of 100 on Metacritic.

The evidence

Its own Linux version
No, it runs through Proton
Player rating on ProtonDB
Platinum, from 416 reports
Steam Deck (which runs Linux)
Playable, with small niggles
Anti-cheat
None listed

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 DARK SOULS: REMASTERED and press Play.

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