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.
Dungeon Defenders is a native Linux game, but the native release of the game runs poorly. So instead, those looking to play Dungeon Defenders must use Proton.
To make use of Proton for Dungeon Defenders, you need to install the Linux release of Steam. You can get the Steam app working on Linux via the official Linux release.
Install Steam
Installing Steam on Linux requires the terminal. To open up a terminal, press Ctrl + Alt + T on the keyboard. Or, search for “Terminal” in the app menu and launch it that way.
Ubuntu
Installing Steam on Ubuntu is very easy, as it is included in the official software sources. To get it working, enter the apt install command below.
sudo apt install steam
Debian
If you’d like to use Steam on Debian, you’ll have 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 down below, install the latest release of Steam.
sudo dpkg -i steam.deb
After setting up the Steam DEB package on your computer, you’ll need to correct any dependency errors that may have occurred during the installation.
sudo apt-get install -f
Arch Linux
Steam is available on Arch Linux via the “multilib” software repository. To get it working on your computer, you’ll first need to enable the repo.
To enable the “multilib” software repository on your computer, open up the /etc/pacman.conf file with your favorite text editor (as root). Once open, find “multilib” and remove the # symbol from in front of it, as well as lines down below.
After editing, save the edits and close the editor. Then, use the pacman -Syy command to re-sync Arch with the official software repos.
sudo pacman -Syy
Finally, install the Steam app.
sudo pacman -S steam
Fedora/OpenSUSE
Steam works on both Fedora and OpenSUSE using software repositories included in the operating system. However, Steam works better with Flatpak on these OSes, so we suggest using the Flatpak release instead.
Flatpak
To get Flatpak working on Linux, you’ll install the Flatpak runtime and configure the Flathub app store. Getting the Flatpak runtime is relatively easy. To do it, please follow our guide on the subject.
After setting up the runtime, you’ll be able to get the Flathub app store working. Using the flatpak remote-add command below, configure Flathub.
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
Finally, set up the Steam application using the flatpak install command below.
flatpak install flathub com.valvesoftware.Steam
Install Dungeon Defenders on Linux
With Steam installed, open up the app on your computer and log in using your user credentials. Then, follow the step-by-step instructions below to get Dungeon Defenders working on Linux.
Step 1: Find the “Steam” button in Steam and click on it with the mouse. Then, select the “Settings” button inside the menu to open up the Steam settings area.
Inside of the Steam menu, find the “Steam” play section and select it. Then, select both the “Enable Steam Play for supported titles” box and “Enable Steam Play for all other titles.”
Step 2: After selecting the checkboxes, find the “Store” button inside Steam and load up the Steam store. Once inside the Steam store, locate the search box.
After clicking on the search box, type in “Dungeon Defenders” and press the Enter key on the keyboard. Then, look through the search results and locate “Dungeon Defenders.”
Step 3: Click on “Dungeon Defenders” in the Steam search results. Then, find the “add to cart” button to add the game to your Steam shopping cart. Then, purchase the game using the Steam app.
Step 4: Once you’ve purchased Dungeon Defenders, find the “Library” button inside Steam and click on it. Then, find “Dungeon Defenders” in your list of games, and right-click on it.
In the right-click menu, select “Properties” with the mouse to open up game properties. Then, click on. “Force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool.”
Select the latest release of Proton. Dungeon Defenders doesn’t run well natively on Linux, so this step is crucial.
Step 5: Find the blue “INSTALL” button on the Dungeon Defenders game page and click on it to install the game to your Linux PC. The installation will take some time.
When the installation of Dungeon Defenders is complete, the blue “INSTALL” button will become a green “PLAY” button. Select this button to start up the game.
