Does Starbound run on Linux?
Verdict: Yes
Yes. Starbound has its own Linux version on Steam, so it installs and plays like any other Linux game.
Starbound is an indie action, adventure, casual and RPG game from Chucklefish, first released on 22 July 2016.
You can play it alone or co-operatively online. Critics scored it 81 out of 100 on Metacritic.
The evidence
- Its own Linux version
- Yes, on Steam
- Player rating on ProtonDB
- Gold, from 46 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.
- Install Starbound and press Play.
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