Does Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition run on Linux?

Verdict: Yes

Yes. Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition 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.

Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition by United Front Games, Feral Interactive (Mac) · Action, Adventure, Racing

Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition is an action, adventure and racing game from United Front Games, published by Square Enix, first released on 8 October 2014.

It is a game for one player. Steam lists it as fully playable with a controller.

The evidence

Its own Linux version
No, it runs through Proton
Player rating on ProtonDB
Gold, from 237 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 Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition and press Play.

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