RunsOnLinux

Does Portal Knights run on Linux?

Verdict: Yes

Yes. Portal Knights 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.

Portal Knights by Keen Games GmbH · Action, Adventure, RPG

Portal Knights is an action, adventure and RPG game from Keen Games GmbH, published by 505 Games, first released on 18 May 2017.

You can play it alone, together online, or with someone on the same screen. Steam lists partial controller support. Critics scored it 72 out of 100 on Metacritic.

The evidence

Its own Linux version
No, it runs through Proton
Player rating on ProtonDB
Gold, from 60 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 Portal Knights and press Play.

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