RunsOnLinux

Does Killing Floor 2 run on Linux?

Verdict: Yes

Yes. Killing Floor 2 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 (VAC) works on Linux.

Killing Floor 2 by Tripwire Interactive · Action

Killing Floor 2 is an action game from Tripwire Interactive, first released on 18 November 2016.

You can play it alone or co-operatively online. Steam lists it as fully playable with a controller. Critics scored it 75 out of 100 on Metacritic.

The evidence

Its own Linux version
No, it runs through Proton
Player rating on ProtonDB
Gold, from 459 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

  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 Killing Floor 2 and press Play.

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