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But I haven’t tested them there, so YMMV, as they say.

That said, these installation steps should work on any other Linux computer with a graphics card capable of running AoE 4 (which is most standalone graphics cards). Here are the details on my graphics setup (from the lshw -C video command), in case you’re curious: *-displayĬapabilities: vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom My setupīefore diving into the installation steps, a little context: These AoE 4 installation steps work on my System76 laptop, which is running Ubuntu 20.04.2 and has an NVIDIA GPU as well as an on-board Intel GPU. Fortunately, you don’t need to do any of that to make AoE 4 run smoothly on Ubuntu. Overall, the setup process is pretty easy – much easier than old-timers like me had it circa fifteen years ago, when attempting to run Windows games on Linux usually required compiling Wine from source and screwing around with graphics drivers, only to find that the game would only half-work no matter how hard you tried.

Doing a few tweaks so that Age of Empires 4 runs on Ubuntu.

#AGE OF EMPIRES 4 OPEN BETA HOW TO#

How to install Age of Empires 4 in Steam.

How to install the Steam gaming platform on Ubuntu.

To prove the point, here’s a step-by-step guide on getting Age of Empires 4 running on Ubuntu.

Unofficially, however, the game works very well on Linux, too – so well that if you, like me, are a fan of both real-time strategy games and Linux, there’s nothing stopping you from enjoying them in tandem in the wake of the AoE 4 launch. Officially, Age of Empires 4, which Microsoft released in October 2021, only runs on Windows.

Age of empires 4 open beta