Install Stormworks: Build and Rescue on Linux
Stormworks: Build and Rescue is a simulation video game developed and published by British studio Geometa. The game was never released on the Linux platform. However, with a bit of tweaking, you’ll be able to play Stormworks: Build and Rescue on Linux.
Getting Stormworks: Build and Rescue working on Linux
Stormworks: Build and Rescue isn’t native to the Linux platform, but it does have a “Platinum” rating on ProtonDB, so it works well out of the box. You’ll have to set up the Steam app to get the game working.
To install Stormworks, you must have a terminal window opened and ready to use. You can open up a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T on the keyboard. Or, search for “Terminal” in the app menu and launch it that way.
The installation can begin with the terminal window open and ready to use. Using the installation instructions below, set up the latest release of Steam on your computer.
Ubuntu
To install Steam on Ubuntu, you’ll need to run the following apt install command below.
sudo apt install steam
Debian
To get Steam working on Debian, you’ll need first to download the latest release of Steam from the official website. You can download Steam to your computer with the following wget download command.
wget https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/installer/steam.deb
After downloading Steam to your Debian PC, you can install it using the dpkg command below.
sudo dpkg -i steam.deb
Once the Steam DEB package is set up on your Debian Linux system, you will need to correct any dependency issues that occurred during the installation process.
sudo apt-get install -f
Arch Linux
To install Steam on Arch Linux, you’ll need to enable the “multilib” software repository on your computer. You can enable this repository by opening up the /etc/pacman.conf file in a text editor (as root).
Once the text file is open, look through and find the “multilib” software repository line. Then, remove the # symbol. Be sure also to remove the # symbol from lines directly below it. Finally, save the file when you’ve finished editing.
With the editing finished, run the pacman -Syy command.
sudo pacman -Syy
Finally, install the latest release of Steam on your computer using the pacman -S command.
sudo pacman -S steam
Fedora/OpenSUSE
If you use Fedora Linux or OpenSUSE Linux, you’ll be able to get Steam working through the software repositories included out of the box. However, the Flatpak release of Steam works much better, so we suggest following those instructions instead.
Flatpak
To set up the Steam app as a Flatpak on your computer, you must first set up the runtime. You can set up the Flatpak runtime on your system by following our tutorial on the subject.
After setting up the Flatpak runtime, install the latest version of Steam on your computer using the two flatpak commands below.
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
flatpak install flathub com.valvesoftware.Steam
With Steam installed, open it up and log into your account. Then, follow the step-by-step instructions below to get Stormworks: Build and Rescue working on your Linux PC.
Step 1: Open the Steam app and click on the “Steam” menu. Then, select the “Settings” button to access the Steam settings area. Once inside the Steam settings area, locate the “Steam Play” section, and check both of the boxes on the page.
Click the ” OK ” button when you’ve selected both boxes on the Steam Play page, click the “OK” button. Choosing “OK” will save and apply your changes to the Steam client.
Step 2: Find the “Store” button and select it to load up the Steam store with the mouse. Once the store is loaded, find the search box and click on it with the mouse. Type in “Stormworks: Build and Rescue” and press the Enter key to view the search results.
Look through the search results for “Stormworks: Build and Rescue” and click on it to access the game’s Steam store page.
Step 3: On the Stormworks: Build and Rescue store page, look for the green “Add to cart” button and click on it to add Stormworks: Build and Rescue to your Steam cart. Once it is in your cart, select the cart icon to go through the process of purchasing it for your Steam account.
Step 4: After purchasing Stormworks: Build and Rescue for your Steam account, find the “Library” button and click on it to access your Steam games library. Then, search for “Stormworks: Build and Rescue” in your games collection.
Select Stormworks: Build and Rescue, then find the blue “INSTALL” button to download and install the game to your computer. The installation process shouldn’t take long.
Step 5: When Stormworks: Build and Rescue is installed, the blue “INSTALL” button will become a green “PLAY” button. Select the green “PLAY” button to start up Stormworks: Build and Rescue on your computer.
