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Zaldaryon edited this page Aug 19, 2026 · 2 revisions

Automatic installation (recommended)

RiftLauncher exists to make this easy, so this is the best way to install Vintage Story: it does everything for you.

  1. Install a VS Version. Watch: installing a new version
  2. Add an Installation, the data folder that holds your worlds, configs and maps. Watch: adding a new installation
  3. Head to Play Vintage Story.

If the automatic installation doesn't work for you, try the manual route below and add the result to RiftLauncher afterward.

Manual installation

Installing through RiftLauncher's own install flow is still the easiest path, since it registers everything in the launcher's settings for you. Install manually only if you prefer the old way, or, on Linux, if you need the game's own installer to run once for its dependencies to set up correctly before adding it to RiftLauncher.

Windows

  1. Go to the Vintage Story Client Area and download the .exe for the version you want.
  2. Install it like any other program, choosing your install folder.
  3. Follow Vintage Story is already installed to add it to RiftLauncher.

Ubuntu and derivatives

  1. Go to the Vintage Story Client Area and download the .tar.gz for the version you want. You can also install it through Flatpak or another package manager if it's available there; if so, skip straight to step 4.

  2. Extract the .tar.gz somewhere permanent, for example /usr/share/vintagestory. Don't move or delete this folder afterward.

  3. Make sure the Vintagestory executable can run:

    sudo chmod +x ./Vintagestory

  4. Follow Vintage Story is already installed to add it to RiftLauncher.

Arch and derivatives

  1. Go to the Vintage Story Client Area and download the .tar.gz, or install it from the AUR with the vintagestory package, for example via yay:

    yay -S vintagestory

    If you installed it through the AUR, skip straight to step 4.

  2. Extract the .tar.gz somewhere permanent, for example /usr/share/vintagestory. Don't move or delete this folder afterward.

  3. Make sure the Vintagestory executable can run:

    sudo chmod +x ./Vintagestory

  4. Follow Vintage Story is already installed to add it to RiftLauncher.

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