Does Marvel Rivals run on Linux?
Verdict: Yes
Yes. Marvel Rivals 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 (NetEase Game Security) works on Linux.
Marvel Rivals has no Linux build. It is a Windows game running through Proton, and beyond switching that on in Steam once there is nothing else to do. NetEase has never promised Linux support, but it has said it intends to keep the game working for people playing through a compatibility layer.
There is a history worth knowing before you install it. In early January 2025 a wave of bans caught players on Linux, the Steam Deck and macOS who had not cheated at all. NetEase apologised, reversed the bans, and said players who play fairly would not be banned for the operating system they use.
Marvel Rivals is an action, adventure, casual, racing, RPG and strategy game from NetEase Games, first released on 5 December 2024.
It is played co-operatively. Steam lists it as fully playable with a controller. It is free to play.
The evidence
- Its own Linux version
- No, it runs through Proton
- Player rating on ProtonDB
- Gold, from 1,641 reports
- Steam Deck (which runs Linux)
- Playable, with small niggles
- Anti-cheat
- NetEase Game Security: Works on Linux, unofficially
How to play it
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