Once the terminal window is open and ready to go, follow along with the command-line installation instructions outlined below that corresponds with the Linux OS you currently use. To install Steam on Linux, open up a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T on the keyboard. To play this game on your Linux PC, you will need to install the official Steam client. Payday 2 works on Linux thanks to the Steam for Linux client. In this guide, we’ll show you how to get Payday 2 working on Linux. In the game, players team up in a group of 4 to do bank robberies. Payday 2 is a cooperative FPS developed by Overkill Software and published by 505 games.