RunsOnLinux

Does Deadlock run on Linux?

Verdict: Yes

Yes. Deadlock 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. Its anti-cheat (VAC) works on Linux.

Deadlock by Valve · Action · number 21 on Steam's most-played list when checked

Deadlock is made by Valve, the same company that makes Proton and the Linux based Steam Deck, and it uses Valve's own anti-cheat rather than a kernel level system bought in from elsewhere. Online matches are not walled off from Linux players.

The barrier here has nothing to do with Linux. Steam still says access is limited to friend invites from existing playtesters, so somebody has to let you in before the question of your operating system comes up at all. There is no release date, and the system requirements on the Steam page are still listed as to be decided, so nothing about it is settled yet.

Deadlock is an action game from Valve.

It is played online against other people.

The evidence

Its own Linux version
No, it runs through Proton
Player rating on ProtonDB
Platinum, from 695 reports
Steam Deck (which runs Linux)
Not yet tested by Valve
Anti-cheat
VAC: Works on Linux, officially

Notes from Are We Anti-Cheat Yet

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 Deadlock and press Play.

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