RunsOnLinux

Does Left 4 Dead run on Linux?

Verdict: Yes

Yes. Left 4 Dead 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 (Valve Anti-Cheat) works on Linux.

Left 4 Dead by Valve · Action

Left 4 Dead is an action game from Valve, first released on 17 November 2008.

You can play it alone or co-operatively online. Steam lists it as fully playable with a controller. Critics scored it 89 out of 100 on Metacritic.

The evidence

Its own Linux version
No, it runs through Proton
Player rating on ProtonDB
Gold, from 161 reports
Steam Deck (which runs Linux)
Playable, with small niggles
Anti-cheat
Valve Anti-Cheat: Works on Linux, unofficially

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 Left 4 Dead and press Play.

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