Does Day of Defeat run on Linux?

Verdict: Yes

Yes. Day of Defeat 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 by Valve · Action

Day of Defeat is an action game from Valve, first released on 1 May 2003.

It is played online against other people. Critics scored it 79 out of 100 on Metacritic.

The evidence

Its own Linux version
Yes, on Steam
Player rating on ProtonDB
Platinum, from 13 reports
Recent reports
Trending Gold
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. Install Day of Defeat and press Play.

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