Does Day of Defeat: Source run on Linux?
Verdict: Yes
Yes. Day of Defeat: 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.
Day of Defeat: Source is an action game from Valve, first released on 12 July 2010.
It is played online against other people. Critics scored it 80 out of 100 on Metacritic.
The evidence
- Its own Linux version
- Yes, on Steam
- Player rating on ProtonDB
- Platinum, from 37 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 Day of Defeat: Source and press Play.
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