RunsOnLinux

Does PAYDAY The Heist run on Linux?

Verdict: Yes

Yes. PAYDAY The Heist 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.

PAYDAY The Heist by OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio. · Action

PAYDAY The Heist is an action game from OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio., published by Starbreeze Entertainment, first released on 20 October 2011.

You can play it alone or co-operatively online. Critics scored it 76 out of 100 on Metacritic.

The evidence

Its own Linux version
No, it runs through Proton
Player rating on ProtonDB
Platinum, from 53 reports
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 PAYDAY The Heist and press Play.

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