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Does Insurgency: Sandstorm run on Linux?

Verdict: Yes

Yes. Insurgency: Sandstorm 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. Its anti-cheat (Easy Anti-Cheat) works on Linux.

Insurgency: Sandstorm by New World Interactive · Action

Insurgency: Sandstorm is an action game from New World Interactive, published by Focus Entertainment, first released on 12 December 2018.

It is played co-operatively. Steam lists it as fully playable with a controller. Critics scored it 78 out of 100 on Metacritic.

The evidence

Its own Linux version
No, it runs through Proton
Player rating on ProtonDB
Gold, from 650 reports
Steam Deck (which runs Linux)
Playable, with small niggles
Anti-cheat
Easy Anti-Cheat: Works on Linux, officially

How to play it

  1. Install Steam from your Linux app store and sign in. Your library is already there.
  2. 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.
  3. Install Insurgency: Sandstorm and press Play.

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