Does Cheat Engine run on Linux?

Cheat Engine is best known as a Windows tool, but the project's own downloads page lists a Linux release. It also provides a small launcher for starting Cheat Engine inside the same compatibility environment as a game that Steam is running through Proton, which is the situation most Linux players are in.

That last part is the catch worth understanding. A single-player Windows game on Linux is usually running inside its own walled-off environment. Cheat Engine has to be inside that same environment to see the game's memory, which is what the Proton launcher is for. It is more setup than double-clicking on Windows and it does not always go smoothly.

Existing cheat tables are plain files and can be copied across. Whether a table still matches the game depends on the game version, exactly as it did on Windows.

A blunt warning that applies on either system: using this in online games gets accounts banned, and modern anti-cheat software treats memory editing as an attack. Keep it to single-player.