Written by Cryo Sleep Studios
Table of Contents:
1. Screenshots
2. Installing on Windows Pc
3. Installing on Linux
4. System Requirements
5. Game features
6. Reviews
This guide describes how to use Steam Proton to play and run Windows games on your Linux computer. Some games may not work or may break because Steam Proton is still at a very early stage.
1. Activating Steam Proton for Linux:
Proton is integrated into the Steam Client with "Steam Play." To activate proton, go into your steam client and click on Steam in the upper right corner. Then click on settings to open a new window. From here, click on the Steam Play button at the bottom of the panel. Click "Enable Steam Play for Supported Titles."
Alternatively: Go to Steam > Settings > Steam Play and turn on the "Enable Steam Play for Supported Titles" option.
Valve has tested and fixed some Steam titles and you will now be able to play most of them. However, if you want to go further and play titles that even Valve hasn't tested, toggle the "Enable Steam Play for all titles" option.
2. Choose a version
You should use the Steam Proton version recommended by Steam: 3.7-8. This is the most stable version of Steam Proton at the moment.
3. Restart your Steam
After you have successfully activated Steam Proton, click "OK" and Steam will ask you to restart it for the changes to take effect. Restart it. Your computer will now play all of steam's whitelisted games seamlessly.
4. Launch Stardew Valley on Linux:
Before you can use Steam Proton, you must first download the Stardew Valley Windows game from Steam. When you download Stardew Valley for the first time, you will notice that the download size is slightly larger than the size of the game.
This happens because Steam will download your chosen Steam Proton version with this game as well. After the download is complete, simply click the "Play" button.
Forged over 9 years, The Vanguard Expanse 4065 is a deep, text-based incremental 4X RPG that refuses to hold your hand. Survive a procedurally evolving universe. Build massive industries, command fleets, or rule the black market. It is difficult, rewarding, and you play however you want!
A Note from the Developer: I have spent 9 years building The Vanguard Expanse 4065. My goal was to create a game that respects your intelligence, offers a genuine challenge, and absolutely refuses to hold your hand. This is a difficult, complex, but incredibly rewarding incremental strategy RPG. There is no linear path and no "right" way to win. Play however you want, adapt to the universe, and forge your own empire. Good luck, Commander. — JD
The year is 4065. Earth is a memory. As the commander of The Vanguard, you are the architect of humanity's survival in a hostile, procedurally evolving universe.
The Vanguard Expanse 4065 is a text-based incremental strategy RPG that fuses deep 4X empire building with infinite procedural progression. This isn't just a game about watching numbers go up; it's about adapting to a galaxy that fights back and changes every time you blink.
PLAY HOWEVER YOU WANT Are you a ruthless warlord? A cunning political mastermind? A shadow-market smuggler, or an industrial tycoon? The choice is entirely up to you. Build your empire your way.
A UNIVERSE GENERATED FOR YOU No two command tenures are alike. You must survive random stellar phenomena and dynamic galactic events. Will you divert power to your shields to survive a corrosive Acid Storm, or risk your hull to salvage a Derelict Ghost Ship drifting through the void?
INFINITE INDUSTRIAL SCALING: Start with a single mining drone and expand into a multi-planetary industrial complex. Research 10,000+ procedural tech levels. Automate the extraction of 20+ resources, from simple Metal to exotic Neutronium and Dark Matter. Build massive Dyson Spheres to harness the power of stars.
TACTICAL FLEET COMMAND: You are in the captain's chair. Assemble a fleet of Corvettes, Destroyers, and massive Titans. Engage in active battles. Fight against the Iron Legion, Space Pirates, and the encroaching horror of The Consumption.
EVOLUTION & CYBERNETICS: Morality is a luxury you cannot afford. Harvest Biomass from alien kills to mutate your population with Hive Minds. Construct a Cyborg Foundry to build Infiltrator Units for high-risk Black Ops missions involving assassination and sabotage.
POLITICS & THE BLACK MARKET: Join the Galactic Parliament. Use Influence to pass galaxy-wide laws—vote for Martial Law to boost your fleet damage, or Free Trade to supercharge your economy. If politics fail, visit the Shadow Exchange to smuggle illegal goods and bribe rival factions.
LOGISTICS & HAULING: Manage a complex Logistics Network. Sign contracts for Short Hauls or high-stakes Sector Warps. Risk it all on Smuggler Runs—illegal cargo pays 50x more, but attracts the deadliest pirates in the sector.
A LIVING ECONOMY & INFINITE LOOT: Hunt bosses to find flagship modules with randomized affixes (e.g., "Overclocked Hyper-Railgun of the Vampire"). Trade over 1,000 unique procedurally generated commodities like Quantum Silk and Void Spices in a dynamic market simulation.
THE OMEGA POINT: When you have conquered this reality, trigger the Ascension. Reset the universe with Prestige mechanics, earning Cosmic Essence to unlock game-breaking permanent upgrades and push further into the unknown in your next life.
The stars are not silent. They are waiting for a commander who won't back down.