RunsOnLinux

Does Magicka run on Linux?

Verdict: Partly

Partly. Magicka runs on Linux through Steam's Proton tool, but players on ProtonDB rate it Silver, the middle rating, which means expect some problems. Its anti-cheat (VAC) works on Linux.

Magicka by Arrowhead Game Studios · Action, RPG

Magicka is an action and RPG game from Arrowhead Game Studios, published by Paradox Interactive, first released on 25 January 2011.

You can play it alone, together online, or with someone on the same screen. Steam lists it as fully playable with a controller. Critics scored it 74 out of 100 on Metacritic.

The evidence

Its own Linux version
No, it runs through Proton
Player rating on ProtonDB
Silver, from 128 reports
Recent reports
Trending Gold
Steam Deck (which runs Linux)
Playable, with small niggles
Anti-cheat
VAC: 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 Magicka and press Play.

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