RunsOnLinux

Does Star Trek Online run on Linux?

Verdict: Yes

Yes. Star Trek Online 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.

Star Trek Online by Cryptic Studios · Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play

Star Trek Online is a RPG game from Cryptic Studios, published by Arc Games, first released on 31 January 2012.

It is played co-operatively. Steam lists it as fully playable with a controller. Critics scored it 66 out of 100 on Metacritic. It is free to play.

The evidence

Its own Linux version
No, it runs through Proton
Player rating on ProtonDB
Gold, from 212 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 Star Trek Online and press Play.

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