Does LEGO Marvel Super Heroes run on Linux?

Verdict: Yes

Yes. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is a Windows game that runs on Linux through Proton, the tool built into Steam, and players on ProtonDB rate it Platinum, the top rating.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes by Traveller's Tales · Action, Adventure

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is an action and adventure game from Traveller's Tales, published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, first released on 22 October 2013.

It has a single-player side and an online one. 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
Platinum, from 66 reports
Steam Deck (which runs Linux)
Verified by Valve
Anti-cheat
None listed

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 LEGO Marvel Super Heroes and press Play.

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