Does Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter run on Linux?
Verdict: Partly
Partly. Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter runs on Linux through Steam's Proton tool, but players on ProtonDB rate it Silver, the middle rating, which means expect some problems.
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter is an indie action game from Croteam, published by Devolver Digital, first released on 24 November 2009.
You can play it alone, together online, or with someone on the same screen. Steam lists partial controller support. Critics scored it 68 out of 100 on Metacritic.
The evidence
- Its own Linux version
- No, it runs through Proton
- Player rating on ProtonDB
- Silver, from 81 reports
- Recent reports
- Trending Platinum
- 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 Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter and press Play.
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