Does Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition run on Linux?
Verdict: Yes
Yes. Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition is a Windows game that runs on Linux through Proton, the tool built into Steam, and players on ProtonDB rate it Gold, the second-highest rating.
Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition is an adventure, RPG and strategy game from Larian Studios, first released on 14 September 2017.
You can play it alone, together online, or with someone on the same screen. Steam lists it as fully playable with a controller. Critics scored it 93 out of 100 on Metacritic.
The evidence
- Its own Linux version
- No, it runs through Proton
- Player rating on ProtonDB
- Gold, from 658 reports
- Recent reports
- Trending Platinum
- Steam Deck (which runs Linux)
- Verified by Valve
- Anti-cheat
- None listed
How to play it
- Install Steam from your Linux app store and sign in. Your library is already there.
- 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.
- Install Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition and press Play.
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