Does Half-Life 2: Deathmatch run on Linux?
Verdict: Yes
Yes. Half-Life 2: Deathmatch has its own Linux version on Steam, so it installs and plays like any other Linux game. Its anti-cheat (VAC) works on Linux.
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch is an action game from Valve, first released on 1 November 2004.
It is played online against other people.
The evidence
- Its own Linux version
- Yes, on Steam
- Player rating on ProtonDB
- Gold, from 43 reports
- Recent reports
- Trending Platinum
- Steam Deck (which runs Linux)
- Playable, with small niggles
- Anti-cheat
- VAC: Works on Linux, officially
How to play it
- Install Steam from your Linux app store and sign in. Your library is already there.
- Install Half-Life 2: Deathmatch and press Play.
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