Does Rome: Total War - Collection run on Linux?

Verdict: Yes

Yes. Rome: Total War - Collection 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.

Rome: Total War - Collection by CREATIVE ASSEMBLY · Strategy

Rome: Total War - Collection is a strategy game from CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, published by SEGA, first released on 28 August 2007.

It has a single-player side and an online one. Critics scored it 92 out of 100 on Metacritic.

The evidence

Its own Linux version
No, it runs through Proton
Player rating on ProtonDB
Platinum, from 49 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 Rome: Total War - Collection and press Play.

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