Does Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm run on Linux?
Verdict: Yes
Yes. Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm 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.
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm is an action and simulation game from Tripwire Interactive, first released on 13 September 2011.
It is played online against other people. Critics scored it 76 out of 100 on Metacritic.
The evidence
- Its own Linux version
- No, it runs through Proton
- Player rating on ProtonDB
- Gold, from 79 reports
- Steam Deck (which runs Linux)
- Playable, with small niggles
- Anti-cheat
- None listed
How to play it
- Install Steam from your Linux app store and sign in. Your library is already there.
- 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.
- Install Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm and press Play.
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