How to play Assassin's Creed Odyssey on Linux

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is an action RPG developed by Ubisoft Quebec and published by Ubisoft. Here’s how you can play Assassin’s Creed Odyssey on your Linux PC.

Getting Assassin’s Creed Odyssey working on Linux

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is available for Windows only. However, with Proton and the Steam client, you’ll be able to enjoy it on Linux. You’ll need to install the Steam client for Linux to play the game.

To install the Steam app on your Linux PC, open a terminal window. You can open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T on the keyboard. You can also open up one by searching for it in the app menu.

Once the terminal window is open and ready to use, Steam is ready to install. Follow the step-by-step instructions below that corresponds with the Linux OS you use on your PC.

Ubuntu

To get Steam working on Ubuntu, use the following apt install command.

sudo apt install steam

Debian

To install the Steam app on Debian, start by downloading the latest Steam DEB package to your computer. Then, run the wget command to download.

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

After downloading the DEB package to your computer, run the following dpkg command to install the software on your Debian system.

sudo dpkg -i steam.deb

Finally, correct all Steam dependencies by running the apt-get install -f command.

Arch Linux

To install Steam on Arch Linux, you’ll need to enable the “multilib” software repository on your system. First, open the /etc/pacman.conf file in a text editor (as root). Once open, find the “multilib” line and remove the # symbol. Also, remove the # symbol from the line below.

Save your edits. Then, run the pacman -Syy command below.

sudo pacman -Syy

Finally, install the Steam app on Arch Linux by entering the pacman -S command.

sudo pacman -S steam

Fedora/OpenSUSE

If you use Fedora or OpenSUSE, you’ll be able to install Steam using the software repos included out of the box. However, we suggest installing the Flatpak release instead, as it tends to work better on these OSes.

Flatpak

Before you install Steam as a Flatpak, you must enable the Flatpak runtime. After enabling it, you can install the latest release of Steam on your computer using the two commands below.

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

flatpak install flathub com.valvesoftware.Steam

After installing the Steam application on your computer, open it up. Then, log into your Steam account using your user credentials. Finally, follow the step-by-step instructions below to get Assassin’s Creed Odyssey working on Linux.

Step 1: Find the “Steam” menu and select it with the mouse. After clicking on the Steam menu, select the “Settings” button to open the Steam settings area. Then, find the “Steam Play” section.

Check both the “Enable Steam Play for supported titles” box and the “Enable Steam Play for all other titles” box. Click the “OK” button when done to save the settings in the Steam app.

Step 2: Find the “Store” button in Steam and click on it with the mouse to access the Steam store. Once inside the Steam store, find the search box and click on it with the mouse.

Type in “Assassin’s Creed Odyssey” and press the Enter key to view the search results.

Step 3: Look through the search results for “Assassin’s Creed Odyssey.” When you’ve found it select it with the mouse to access the game’s Steam storefront page. Then, find the green “Add to cart” button and click it with the mouse to add it to your Steam cart.

Step 4: Once AC: Odyssey is in your Steam cart, purchase the game. After buying the game, follow our guide to install Proton GE. Proton GE includes many fixes for AC: Odyssey.

Step 5: After setting up Proton GE, find the “Library” button in Steam and click on it with the mouse. Locate AC: Odyssey in your library, right-click on it, and select “Properties.”

Inside the “Properties” area, find “Compatibility” and select it. Then, check the box next to “Force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool.” Set the version of Proton to GE-Proton7-21 or higher.

Step 6: Find the blue “INSTALL” button for AC: Odyssey and click on it with the mouse. Selecting this button will download the game through Steam and install Ubisoft’s game launcher.

If you have issues with Ubisoft’s launcher, try restarting it, and it should work.

Step 7: Click on the green “PLAY” button to start up Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey on your Linux PC.

Troubleshooting

Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey works on Steam but is very buggy. If you have issues getting this game to run, so please be sure to check out the game’s ProtonDB page.