Does EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair run on Linux?
Verdict: Yes
Yes. EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair 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.
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair is an action game from SANDLOT, published by D3PUBLISHER, first released on 18 July 2016.
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 79 out of 100 on Metacritic.
The evidence
- Its own Linux version
- No, it runs through Proton
- Player rating on ProtonDB
- Gold, from 87 reports
- Recent reports
- Trending Platinum
- 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.
- 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 EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair and press Play.
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