How to play Ori and the Blind Forest on Linux
Ori and the Blind Forrest is a Metroidvania-style platformer developed by Moon Studios and published by Microsoft Studios in 2015. Here’s how you can play Ori and the blind forest on Linux.
Getting Ori and the Blind Forest working on Linux
Ori and the blind forest was never released for Linux. However, it doesn’t matter, thanks to Valve’s Proton’s brilliance. You’ll need to install the Steam app to enjoy Ori and the blind forest on your Linux system.
Installing Steam on Linux requires a terminal. To open up a terminal on Linux, press Ctrl + Alt + T on the keyboard. Alternatively, search for “Terminal” in the app menu and launch it that way.
With the terminal window open, the installation can begin. First, install the Steam app on your computer by following the instructions below that correspond with the Linux OS you use.
Ubuntu
Steam is very easy to get going on Ubuntu systems. To install it on your Ubuntu computer, run the following apt install command.
sudo apt install steam
Debian
To use Steam on Debian, start downloading the latest Steam DEB package to your computer using the wget download command.
wget https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/installer/steam.deb
After downloading the latest Steam version to your computer, install the app using the dpkg command.
sudo dpkg -i steam.deb
Once installed, you need to correct any dependency errors during the installation by running the apt-get install command.
Arch Linux
You’ll need to enable the “multilib” software repository to install Steam on Arch Linux. Open up a text editor (as root) for the /etc/pacman.conf file.
Once the text editor is open, locate the “multilib” line and remove the # symbol. Then, remove the # symbol from the lines directly below. When done, save and enter 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’re on Fedora or OpenSUSE, you can install Steam through software repositories included with your operating system. However, we suggest installing the Flatpak Steam app, as it tends to work better on Fedora/OpenSUSE.
Flatpak
If you wish to install Steam as a Flatpak, you’ll need to set up the Flatpak runtime on your computer. You can configure the Flatpak runtime by following our guide on how to set up Flatpak.
After installing the Flatpak runtime on your computer, you can install the Steam app using the two commands below.
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
flatpak install flathub com.valvesoftware.Steam
With the Steam app installed, launch it and log into your account using your user credentials. Then, follow the step-by-step instructions below to get Ori and the Blind Forrest working on Linux.
Step 1: Find the “Steam” menu inside the Steam app and click on it with the mouse. After loading the Steam menu, find the “Settings” button and click on it to access the Steam settings area.
Inside the Steam settings area, find the “Steam Play” section. Then, check both the box Enable Steam Play for supported titles” and the “Enable Steam Play for all other titles” box. Finally, click “OK” to save.
Step 2: With your settings saved, find the “Store” button inside the Steam app and click on it with the mouse. When you select this button, you’ll load up the Steam Storefront.
On the Steam storefront, find the search box and click on it with the mouse. Then, type in “Ori and the blind forest.” Finally, press the Enter key to view the search results.
Step 3: Look through the Steam search results for “Ori and the blind forest.” Once you’ve found the game, select it with the mouse to load up the Ori and the blind forest Steam storefront page.
On the Ori and the blind forest Steam storefront page, find the green “Add to cart” button and select it with the mouse. When you choose this button, you’ll add Ori and the blind forest to your Steam cart.
Step 4: Click on the Steam cart icon to access your Steam cart. From here, you can purchase Ori and the blind forest. When you’ve purchased the game, find the “Library” button and click on it with the mouse to load up your Steam games library.
Step 5: Look through your Steam games library for “Ori and the blind forest.” When you’ve found it, select the blue “INSTALL” button. When you click on the blue “INSTALL” button, the Linux Steam app will begin downloading and installing Ori to your computer.
Step 6: The download for Ori and the blind forest should be quick as it is a small game. When the process is complete, the blue “INSTALL” button will become a green “PLAY” button. Select it to play Ori on your Linux PC!
