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I installed Steam through my software center in order to play just one game. It is called "The Fall of Gods". It was only added to steam a few months ago, so I am not sure if I can even play it on Linux.

What do I need to do to make the game playable on Linux or to check if it is even possible?

erzet
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streak
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The game is listed as Windows only on Steam.
You won't be able to download it through Steam for Linux.

You can install Wine (and then install the Windows version of Steam on Wine) and download the game though that. This might work. It's not a very popular game so there are no reports as to whether or not this works yet.

Some games just never work through Wine. Some work fine.

Oli
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You can check it on the Steam website. No need to install anything.

And the answer is no. It's Windows only.

Javier Rivera
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This is a more general approach on how to find out if any specific game will be playable on Ubuntu. It also is the approach I take before I buy a game for my kids.

  1. Check the system requirements on Steam

    • A game that has a native Linux support will mostly run without issues provided we have an appropriate graphic card and driver. This will be listed like that in Steam: enter image description here

    • For the game in questions it will tell us it is designed for XP,7,8,10 only, i.e. it will not run natively on Ubuntu/Steam for Ubuntu.

  2. See if it is listed in the AppDB to run under Wine or Steam on Wine

    • Anything rated "Platinum" or "Gold" will be playable. Games rated "Silver" may need special hacks, or may not fully run. Games rated "Bronce" or even "Garbage" will not run.
    • You game in question was not listed. So we don't really know whether it will run or not. It may still run but you'd have to try out by yourself.
    • Sometimes you will get a better support for running a given game through playonlinux.
    • Windows Steam games requires the Windows version of Steam to be installed with Wine. You can share your Steam account for both, Linux, and Windows versions.

  3. Google for other people's experince with running that game on Linux.

    • This is a rather tedious approach as it may reveal may irrelevant results, including reports such as your question that were never answered. If we do not find anything (such as in your case) we still don't know.

In case I do not find any positive records on a given game to run in my Ubuntu-only environment I simply will not buy it.

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Takkat
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