Does Half-Life run on Linux?
Verdict: Yes
Yes. Half-Life 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 is an action game from Valve, first released on 19 November 1998.
It has a single-player side and an online one. Steam lists it as fully playable with a controller. Critics scored it 96 out of 100 on Metacritic.
The evidence
- Its own Linux version
- Yes, on Steam
- Player rating on ProtonDB
- Platinum, from 171 reports
- Steam Deck (which runs Linux)
- Verified by Valve
- 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 and press Play.
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