🐧 Linux & Steam Deck Support is Now Live!

We've got something special for our Linux community today.

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🐧 NATIVE LINUX SUPPORT

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NO MORE PROTON REQUIRED

We saw many of you running Neon Whispers through Proton — and you made it work! But we wanted to give you something better. Starting today, Linux users get a fully native x86_64 Linux build with full Steam integration.

🎮 STEAM DECK COMPATIBLE

For our Steam Deck players: this is your moment. Take Mina, Elena, Karma, and the whole crew with you anywhere. Native SteamOS support means smooth performance and proper resource handling.

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✨ FULL FEATURE PARITY

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Every feature from the Windows build works natively on Linux:

✓ All 7 characters and 1,000+ branching scenes

✓ 10,000+ high-quality AI-generated visuals

✓ ▶▶ Auto-play mode

✓ 📜 Dialogue Log (press H)

✓ 💾 3 Save Slots

✓ 🎓 Interactive Tutorial in 12 languages

✓ Full Adults Only DLC integration

✓ Steam Achievements

✓ Steam Cloud saves

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🎮 HOW TO PLAY ON LINUX

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Just install or update via Steam. The Linux native build will be automatically selected when you click Play on a Linux machine.

If you were previously running through Proton, you can disable that and let Steam use the native build — better performance and full Steam integration.

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🙏 THANK YOU

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Special thanks to the Linux community members who reported how the game ran through Proton and asked for native support — your feedback drove this update.

We see you. We hear you. The neon city is now open to everyone, on every platform. 🖤

— EMG Tech