Does Insurgency run on Linux?
Verdict: Yes
Yes. Insurgency has its own Linux version on Steam, so it installs and plays like any other Linux game. Its anti-cheat (VAC and BattlEye) works on Linux.
Insurgency is an indie action and strategy game from New World Interactive, first released on 22 January 2014.
It is played co-operatively. Steam lists it as fully playable with a controller. Critics scored it 74 out of 100 on Metacritic.
The evidence
- Its own Linux version
- Yes, on Steam
- Player rating on ProtonDB
- Gold, from 93 reports
- Steam Deck (which runs Linux)
- Marked unsupported by Valve
- Anti-cheat
- VAC, BattlEye: Works on Linux, officially
How to play it
- Install Steam from your Linux app store and sign in. Your library is already there.
- Install Insurgency and press Play.
Valve marks this game unsupported on the Steam Deck. That rating is about the handheld, and can be down to its screen, controls or power, so it does not by itself mean the game fails on a desktop PC. Check the recent ProtonDB reports before buying.
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