Does XCOM: Enemy Unknown run on Linux?
Verdict: Yes
Yes. XCOM: Enemy Unknown has its own Linux version on Steam, so it installs and plays like any other Linux game.
XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a strategy game from Firaxis Games, published by 2K, first released on 8 October 2012.
It has a single-player side and an online one. Steam lists it as fully playable with a controller. Critics scored it 89 out of 100 on Metacritic.
The evidence
- Its own Linux version
- Yes, on Steam
- Player rating on ProtonDB
- Gold, from 93 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 XCOM: Enemy Unknown and press Play.
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