Does Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist run on Linux?
Verdict: Yes
Yes. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist 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.
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist is an action and adventure game from Ubisoft Toronto, published by Ubisoft, first released on 20 August 2013.
You can play it alone or co-operatively online.
The evidence
- Its own Linux version
- No, it runs through Proton
- Player rating on ProtonDB
- Gold, from 77 reports
- 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 Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist and press Play.
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