diff --git a/internal/platform/linux.go b/internal/platform/linux.go
index 680614a..f0df171 100644
--- a/internal/platform/linux.go
+++ b/internal/platform/linux.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 var (
 	DefaultSteamRoot      = "~/.local/share/steam/Steam"
 	DefaultTF2Root        = "~/.local/share/steam/Steam/steamapps/common/Team Fortress 2/tf"
+	BinaryName            = "hl2"
 	TF2RootValidationFile = "bin/client.so"
 )
 
@@ -35,6 +36,20 @@ func OpenFolder(dir string) {
 	}
 }
 
+func IsGameRunning() bool {
+	processes, errPs := ps.Processes()
+	if errPs != nil {
+		log.Printf("Failed to get process list: %v\n", errPs)
+		return false
+	}
+	for _, process := range processes {
+		if process.Executable() == BinaryName {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func init() {
 	// We cant really auto-detect this stuff in the same manner line on windows with the registry
 	// so linux users may need to configure this manually.