WARDOGS developers clarify Linux support via Proton may come later

5 Sep 2026 at 3:05 pm UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand

It seems the upcoming shooter WARDOGS will actually not have Linux support with Proton at launch. This might end up being the next big shooter - so it's a bit of a shame that we have to wait and see what they will actually do.

GamingOnLinux covered their previous statement, and since then it seems their Community Manager did a bit of a woops in Discord making it seem like it would be officially supported at release. That has now been walked-back with a new official statement of their plans:

We do not officially support Linux and we cannot commit to having support for launch. We are still working on Official Linux Proton compatibility.

This official stance has not changed since pre-release.

We admit there was a mistake in communication by our CM which was unfortunately screenshotted in our Discord and then posted on the linux Reddit, when the official stance has always been 'we are working on proton compatibility'.

Any previous Alpha/Beta test where Linux worked was by happen stance, which led to some users discuss the game as being Linux compatible. However, as previously stated - we do not yet officially support Linux and we are still working on our proton support for WARDOGS. We will update our stance once we have this confirmed. That is our goal.

We cannot commit to having Linux support for our Early Access launch. So please, refund the game if you mistakenly bought it thinking you would be able to run Linux via Proton on September 10th. We hope to have you back as soon as we can confirm official compatibility.

We know this is not what you want to hear... but the continued demand for Linux has been heard and it is still in our sights. Thankyou.

Keep an eye on our dedicated anti-cheat page for compatibility. They were using Easy Anti-Cheat but it seems they're testing something else. We'll note what it has at release and keep it up to date.

Release Date: 📅 10th September 2026Platform: ⚛ Proton / Wine (Windows)Devs:Team17, BULKHEADOfficial links:Steam 🌐 External Sources: steamcommunity.com Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com. Tags: Anti-Cheat, Early Access, Proton, FPS, Steam, Upcoming | Apps: WARDOGS 6 Likes Some you may have missed, popular articles from the last month:Lossless Scaling Frame Generation on Linux lsfg-vk moves away from GitHub, changes license due to AI slop forksGOG have a great sale on shooters going onAgent 64: Spies Never Die is pure retro FPS nostalgia baitSTAR WARS Zero Company is out now All posts need to follow our rules. Please hit the Report Flag icon on any post that breaks the rules or contains illegal / harmful content. Readers can also email us for any issues or concerns.