How to play Zombie Army 4: Dead War on Linux
Zombie Army 4: Dead War is the 4th entry in the Zombie Army series, a game in which the player fights hordes of zombies. Here’s how you can play Zombie Army 4 on your Linux PC.
Getting Zombie Army 4: Dead War working on Linux
Zombie Army 4: Dead War is not native to Linux. Despite it not being native, it has a decent rating on ProtonDB, which means you can play it on your Linux PC with a bit of tweaking.
To start the setup process for Zombie Army 4, you’ll need to install the Linux Steam app. Then, open up a terminal window on the Linux desktop to set up Steam. You can launch a terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T on the keyboard. Or by searching for “Terminal” in the app menu.
With the terminal window open and ready to use, Steam installation can begin. Follow the instructions below that correspond to the Linux OS you use on your computer.
Ubuntu
To set up Steam on Ubuntu, run the following apt install command below.
sudo apt install steam
Debian
To set up Steam on Debian, you’ll need first to download the latest Steam DEB package to your computer. You can download the Steam DEB package using the wget download command below.
wget https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/installer/steam.deb
After downloading the Steam DEB package to your computer using the wget command, you can install the app on your system using the dpkg command below.
sudo dpkg -i steam.deb
During the DEB installation, you may run into dependency issues. Thankfully, these problems are quickly resolved using the apt-get install command.
sudo apt-get install -f
Arch Linux
To install Steam on Arch Linux, you’ll need to enable the “multilib” software repo. Open up 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.
When you’ve finished the edits, save and close the text editor. Then, run the pacman -Syy command.
sudo pacman -Syy
Finally, set up the Steam app on your computer using the pacman -S command.
sudo pacman -S steam
Fedora/OpenSUSE
On Fedora and OpenSUSE, the Steam app is available for installation. If you use either of these OSes, you can install the app using software repos included with your OS. However, we suggest setting up Steam via Flatpak, as that version of Steam works better on these operating systems.
Flatpak
Steam works well on Flatpak, but you must set up the Flatpak runtime on your computer before installing it. Enter the two commands below to get Steam working when the runtime is up and running.
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
flatpak install flathub com.valvesoftware.Steam
With Steam set up, launch it and log into your account. Then, follow the step-by-step instructions below to get Zombie Army 4 working on your system.
Step 1: Open the Steam app and click on the “Steam” menu. Once inside the Steam menu, find the “Settings” button, and select it to open up the Steam settings area.
Inside the Steam settings area, locate the “Steam Play” section and click on it with the mouse. Then, check both the box “Enable Steam Play for supported titles” and “Enable Steam Play for all other titles.”
Click on the “OK” button to confirm your choice. Steam will restart after selecting the “OK” button.
Step 2: Find the “Store” button inside the Steam app and click on it with the mouse to access the Steam storefront. Next, click on the search box, and type in “Zombie Army 4: Dead War.” After typing in your search term, press the Enter key to view the search results.
Step 3: Look through the Steam search results for “Zombie Army 4.” When you’ve located the game, select it with the mouse. Clicking “Zombie Army 4” will open up the game’s Steam store page.
On the Zombie Army 4 Steam store page, find the green “Add to cart” button and click on it with the mouse. Selecting this button will add Zombie Army 4 to your Steam cart so you can purchase it.
Step 4: Find the “Library” button in the Steam app and click on it with the mouse to access your Steam library. Once there, look for “Zombie Army 4: Dead War.” Then, select the blue “INSTALL” button to download and install the game to your PC.
Step 5: The installation process will take some time to complete. When the process is finished, the blue “INSTALL” button will become a green “PLAY” button. Select it to start up Zombie Army 4: Dead War on your Linux PC.
