Does Don't Starve run on Linux?
Verdict: Yes
Yes. Don't Starve has its own Linux version on Steam, so it installs and plays like any other Linux game.
Don't Starve is an indie adventure and simulation game from Klei Entertainment, first released on 23 April 2013.
It is a game for one player. Steam lists it as fully playable with a controller. Critics scored it 79 out of 100 on Metacritic.
The evidence
- Its own Linux version
- Yes, on Steam
- Player rating on ProtonDB
- Platinum, from 34 reports
- Steam Deck (which runs Linux)
- Playable, with small niggles
- Anti-cheat
- None listed
How to play it
- Install Steam from your Linux app store and sign in. Your library is already there.
- Install Don't Starve and press Play.
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