RunsOnLinux

Does SCP: Secret Laboratory run on Linux?

Verdict: Yes

Yes. SCP: Secret Laboratory 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. Its anti-cheat (VAC) works on Linux.

SCP: Secret Laboratory by Northwood Studios · Action, Casual, Indie

SCP: Secret Laboratory is an indie action, casual and RPG game from Northwood Studios, first released on 29 December 2017.

It is played online against other people. It is free to play.

The evidence

Its own Linux version
No, it runs through Proton
Player rating on ProtonDB
Gold, from 511 reports
Steam Deck (which runs Linux)
Playable, with small niggles
Anti-cheat
VAC: Works on Linux, unofficially

Notes from Are We Anti-Cheat Yet

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 SCP: Secret Laboratory and press Play.

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