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Does Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord run on Linux?

Verdict: Yes

Yes. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord 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 (BattlEye) works on Linux.

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord by TaleWorlds Entertainment · Action, Indie, RPG · number 76 on Steam's most-played list when checked

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is an indie action, RPG, simulation and strategy game from TaleWorlds Entertainment, first released on 25 October 2022.

It has a single-player side and an online one. Steam lists partial controller support. Critics scored it 77 out of 100 on Metacritic.

The evidence

Its own Linux version
No, it runs through Proton
Player rating on ProtonDB
Gold, from 463 reports
Steam Deck (which runs Linux)
Playable, with small niggles
Anti-cheat
BattlEye: 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 Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord and press Play.

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