RunsOnLinux

Does Path of Exile run on Linux?

Verdict: Yes

Yes. Path of Exile 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.

Path of Exile by Grinding Gear Games · Action, Adventure, Indie

Path of Exile is an indie action, adventure and RPG game from Grinding Gear Games, first released on 23 October 2013.

You can play it alone or co-operatively online. Steam lists it as fully playable with a controller. Critics scored it 86 out of 100 on Metacritic. It is free to play.

The evidence

Its own Linux version
No, it runs through Proton
Player rating on ProtonDB
Gold, from 1,199 reports
Recent reports
Trending Platinum
Steam Deck (which runs Linux)
Playable, with small niggles
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 Path of Exile and press Play.

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