How to play Dungeon Defenders on Linux – Easy Steps

Dungeon Defenders is a hybrid multiplayer video game developed by Trendy Entertainment. The game was released on Microsoft Windows, Xbox, iOS, Mac OS, Linux, etc. Here’s how to play the game on Linux.

Getting Dungeon Defenders to work on Linux

Dungeon Defenders is a native Linux game, but the native version of the game works poorly. So those looking to play Dungeon Defenders should use Proton.

To use Proton for Dungeon Defenders, you must install the Linux version of Steam. You can make the Steam app work on Linux through the official Linux version.

Instalar Steam

Installing Steam on Linux requires the terminal. To open a terminal, press Ctrl + Alt + T on the keyboard. Or search for “Terminal” in the application menu and run it that way.

Ubuntu

Installing Steam in Ubuntu is very easy, since it is included in the official sources of the software. To make it work, enter the fit to install command below.

sudo apt install steam

Debian

If you want to use Steam on Debian, you will need to download the official DEB package from Valve. To download the package, use the following wget download command below.

wget https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/installer/steam.deb

When the package file is downloaded to your computer, the installation can begin. Using the dpkg command then install the latest version of Steam.

sudo dpkg -i steam.deb

After setting up the Steam DEB package on your computer, you will need to correct any dependency errors that may have occurred during installation.

sudo apt-get install -f

Arch Linux

Steam is available on Arch Linux through the “multilib” software repository. In order for it to work on your computer, you will first need to enable the repository.

To enable the “multilib” software repository on your computer, open the /etc/pacman.conf file with your favorite text editor (as root). Once open, search for “multilib” and remove the # symbol in front of it, as well as the lines below.

After editing, save your edits and close the editor. Then use the pacman -Cause command to resynchronize Arch with official software repositories.

sudo pacman -Syy

Finally, install the Steam application.

sudo pacman -S steam

Fedora / OpenSUSE

Steam works on both Fedora and OpenSUSE using software repositories included with the operating system. However, Steam works best with Flatpak on these operating systems, so we suggest using the Flatpak version instead.

Flatpak

In order for Flatpak to work on Linux, you will install the Flatpak runtime and configure the Flathub app store. Getting the Flatpak runtime is relatively easy. To do so, follow our guide on the subject.

After setting the runtime, you will be able to get the Flathub app store working. Using the remote flatpak-add command then configure Flathub.

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

Finally, configure the Steam application using the flatpak installation command below.

flatpak install flathub com.valvesoftware.Steam

Install Dungeon Defenders on Linux

With Steam installed, open the application on your computer and log in with your user credentials. Then follow the step-by-step instructions below to get Dungeon Defenders working on Linux.

Paso 1: Find the “Steam” button in Steam and click on it with your mouse. Then select the “Settings” button within the menu to open the Steam settings area.

Inside the Steam menu, find the “Steam” play section and select it. Then check the box “Enable Steam Play for supported titles” and “Enable Steam Play for all other titles.”

Paso 2: After selecting the check boxes, find the “Store” button within Steam and load the Steam store. Once inside the Steam store, locate the search box.

After clicking the search box, type “Dungeon Defenders” and hit the button. Pay in key on keyboard. Then, look at the search results and locate “Dungeon Defenders.”

Paso 3: Click on “Dungeon Defenders” in the Steam search results. Next, look for the “add to cart” button to add the game to your Steam shopping cart. Next, buy the game using the Steam app.

Paso 4: Once you have purchased Dungeon Defenders, find the “Library” button within Steam and click on it. Then find “Dungeon Defenders” in your games list and right click on it.

In the right-click menu, select “Properties” with the mouse to open the game properties. Then click. “Force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool.”

Select the latest version of Proton. Dungeon Defenders doesn’t run well natively on Linux, so this step is crucial.

Paso 5: Look for the blue “INSTALL” button on the Dungeon Defenders game page and click it to install the game on your Linux PC. Installation will take some time.

When the Dungeon Defenders installation is complete, the blue “INSTALL” button will turn into a green “PLAY” button. Select this button to start the game.