How to play Battlerite on linux
Battlerite is a free-to-play action-based MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena). The game was developed and published by Stunlock Studios. Here’s how to play Battlerite on Linux.
Getting Battlerite working on Linux
Battlerite is not a Linux game, but it can be run on the Linux platform thanks to Proton and Steam Play. However, you must first install the Steam app for your Linux PC.
To install the Steam app for Linux, open up a terminal window. You can open up a terminal window on the desktop by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T on the keyboard. Or by searching for “Terminal” in the app menu.
Once the terminal window is open, the installation of Steam is ready to begin. Follow the instructions below that corresponds with the Linux OS you use.
Ubuntu
To get Steam working on Ubuntu, use the following apt install command.
sudo apt install steam
Debian
To use Steam on your Debian system, start by downloading the Steam client DEB package using the wget downloader tool.
wget https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/installer/steam.deb
Once the Steam DEB package is done downloading to your computer, you can install it using the dpkg command below.
sudo dpkg -i steam.deb
With the Steam DEB package installed on your Debian system, use the apt-get install -f command below to correct any dependency issues that may have occurred during the installation process.
sudo apt-get install -f
Arch Linux
To install Steam on Arch Linux, you must enable the “multilib” software repository. Enable it by opening up the /etc/pacman.conf file in a text editor as root, finding the “multilib” line and removing the # symbols.
Save the edits, close the editor and run the pacman -Syy command.
sudo pacman -Syy
Finally, install the Steam app using the pacman -S command.
sudo pacman -S steam
Fedora/OpenSUSE
If you use Fedora Linux or OpenSUSE Linux, you’ll be able to install Steam through the software repositories included within the operating system. However, consider setting up Steam via Flatpak, as the Flatpak version tends to run better.
Flatpak
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
flatpak install flathub com.valvesoftware.Steam
Once the Steam app is installed, open it up, log into your account and follow the step-by-step instructions below to get Battlerite working on Linux.
Step 1: Open up the “Steam” menu inside the Steam app, and select the “Settings” button. Then, click on the “Steam Play” section to access Steam’s Proton settings.
Once inside of the “Steam Play” area, check “Enable Steam Play for supported titles” and “Enable Steam Play for all other titles.”
Step 2: Find the “Store” button inside the Steam app and click on it with the mouse. Then, select the search box, and type in “Battlerite.” Finally, click on “Battlerite” in the search results to access the game’s Steam storefront page.
Step 3: On the Battlerite Steam storefront page, scroll down and find the green “Play Game” button. Click on the “Play Game” button.
When you select the “Play Game” button, the “Install – Battlerite” button will appear. Find the “Next” button, and select it to install the game to your home directory. Be sure to check the “Create desktop shortcut” box if you wish to create a shortcut for the game on your Linux desktop.
Step 4: After installing Battlerite on your Linux PC, select the “Library” button inside the Steam app using the mouse. Once inside your Steam games library, search for “Battlerite” and right-click on it.
In the right-click menu, select the “Properties” option.
Step 5: Inside Battlerite’s “Properties” area, find the “LAUNCH OPTIONS” text box. Then, paste the following code into it. This code is essential and must be put in to run the game.
PROTON_NO_FSYNC=1 PROTON_NO_ESYNC=1 %command%
Step 6: After adding the custom launch options to Battlerite, find the “COMPATIBILITY” section in the “Properties” area and click on it with the mouse. Then, check the “Force using a specific Steam Play compatibility tool” box.
After checking the “Force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool” box, set the version of Proton to 6.3.8.
Step 7: Once you’ve set Battlerite to use Proton 6.3.8, it should be ready to play. Find the green “PLAY” button to start the game on your computer.
Troubleshooting
Battlerite is known to have issues on Linux, even with Proton. If you’ve followed the steps in this guide to get the game working but aren’t able to play it, check out the Battlerite ProtonDB page for help.
