In this video, I cover how to install and play Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time on Linux using Steam Proton. The game has been available on the PC platform for a while now, first as an exclusive on Blizzard Battle.net and from October last year, on Steam. Unfortunately, if you have the Battle.net version of the game, it still does not work on Linux, due to the implementation of always online DRM. It is possible to install Battle.net using Lutris, and by extension install and launch the game, but it gets stuck at the checking online loading screen, which is when the DRM is check is made. However, the version available on Steam, works out of the box with the latest build of Proton Experimental as the always online DRM is not used. Step 1. Install The Latest GPU Drivers. https://github.com/lutris/docs/blob/master/InstallingDrivers.md For information about installing the latest GPU drivers for your hardware and distribution, I recommend checking out the Installing Drivers page of the Lutris wiki. As the page covers installing both AMD and Nvidia GPU drivers for Arch, Ubuntu, Fedora and OpenSUSE based distributions. So, follow the relevant section for your system, check that the driver you are installing supports your hardware, and then reboot to finish the process. Step 2. Install Steam. Steam is available to install in every Linux distribution, and in most cases, is installed using your package manager, either through a GUI software centre or the Terminal. For example, to install Steam on an Arch based distribution such as EndeavourOS, you would use the following Terminal command: sudo pacman –S steam Alternatively, for Ubuntu distributions, you would either open KDE Discover, Ubuntu Software, or the equivalent for the installed desktop environment, search for Steam, and then install from there. Alternatively, you can install Steam using the below Terminal command: sudo apt install steam Either way, once Steam is installed, launch using your application launcher, apply the update, and then sign into your account. Step 3. Enable Steam Proton. To enable Steam Proton, navigate to Steam, Settings, Steam Play and make sure that both “Enable Steam Play for supported titles” and “Enable Steam Play for all other titles” are ticked. This will also select Proton Experimental as the default build of Proton to be used, which is the build you want to use. From here, install the game as normal, and once it is installed, click the green Play button to launch the game. All the cutscenes will work, and the game performance using Proton is just as good as running it natively on Windows. Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time. It’s About Time - the critically-acclaimed Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It's About Time is now on Steam! Crash fourward into a time shattered adventure with your favorite marsupials. Neo Cortex and N. Tropy are back at it again and launching an all-out assault on not just this universe, but the entire multiverse! Crash and Coco are here to save the day by reuniting the four Quantum Masks and bending the rules of reality. New abilities? Check. More playable characters? Yep. Alternate dimensions? Obviously. Ridonkulous bosses? For sure. Same awesome sauce? You bet your sweet jorts. Wait, are they actually jorts? Not in this universe! #crashbandicoot #linuxgaming #proton Social Media Links Discord - https://discord.gg/3SxGk3WG2D Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Intelligent-Gaming-101640054531594 Mastodon - https://mastodon.social/@Intelligentgaming Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/IntelligentGaming2020/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/inspectorgecko