Sid Meier's Civilization VII is Steam Deck Verified with the Linux version ahead of release on February 11

My old PC could barely launch STALKER 2 so I decided it was time to upgrade. While picking out the parts I also decided I wanted to try using Linux as the OS. Then I got worried some of my games wouldn't work. I mean, would STALKER 2 even run on Linux? What about Monster Hunter? Surley these huge titles wouldn't have Linux support! They do. They work out of the box. It's amazing how far Linux support for gaming has come.

I think I remember hearing about a bunch of Linux rivals players getting caught up in bans recently. BUT I also heard the company apologized, stated it was a mistake and reinstated them all. Which was sad to see happen but an extremely good sign that they wanted those players.

Civ6 runs fine on Linux

Civ VI runs great on my Steam Deck.

I believe the only reason civ 6 isn't verified is because the keyboard doesn't automatically appear when needed, otherwise it works pretty seamlessly in my experience. Good controller support, touch pad is ideal for navigating the UI, and I setup a custom virtual menu with hot keys for common actions.

There's technically a native Linux version too, but lacks multithreading so Windows version with proton is still better.