Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck Anti-Cheat Compatibility

The GamingOnLinux list of games with Anti-Cheat and their status for Steam Deck, SteamOS and Desktop Linux. We are currently listing 161 games with some form of anti-cheat. You can get help and follow for new updates in our Discord.

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Name	Status	Updated	Anti-cheat
Umamusume: Pretty Derby	Works	2025-07-16 12:58:05	CrackProof
Lost Ark	Works	2025-07-16 11:24:56	Easy Anti-Cheat
skate.	Broken	2025-07-15 21:49:54	EA Javelin Anticheat
Wuthering Waves Notes: You still need GE-Proton on Desktop Linux or to set a launch option with Proton Experimental, but works out of the box on Steam Deck.	Works	2025-07-15 15:15:52	Anti-Cheat Expert (ACE)
Gray Zone Warfare Notes: There's been some reports of potential bans on Linux but it seems they will unban if you contact their support.	Works	2025-07-07 09:26:34	Easy Anti-Cheat
Blue Archive	Works	2025-07-04 08:48:56	Nexon Game Security
Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville	Broken	2025-07-01 15:34:21	EA Javelin Anticheat
Battlefield 4 Notes: Playable if you manually update PunkBuster.	Broken	2025-07-01 15:15:20	PunkBuster
Mecha BREAK	Steam Deck / SteamOS only	2025-06-26 11:26:27	Anti-Cheat Expert (ACE)
Broken Arrow	Works	2025-06-24 14:58:13	Broken Arrow Anti-Cheat System
CarX Street	Works	2025-06-23 11:58:15	Easy Anti-Cheat
Heroes of Valor	Works	2025-06-12 11:31:55	Unknown
Gears of War: Reloaded	Works	2025-06-12 08:30:18	Easy Anti-Cheat
MapleStory	Broken	2025-06-03 16:33:47	Nexon Game Security
WATCH_DOGS 2	Broken	2025-06-03 16:30:02	Easy Anti-Cheat
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands	Broken	2025-06-03 16:28:34	Easy Anti-Cheat
SUPERVIVE	Broken	2025-06-03 16:24:56	NEAC Protect
REMATCH	Works	2025-05-29 16:02:14	Easy Anti-Cheat
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN	Works	2025-05-29 12:51:39	Easy Anti-Cheat
Lambda Fortress	Works	2025-05-27 21:06:08	Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC)
Splitgate 2	Works	2025-05-27 10:15:06	RedKard
FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time	Works	2025-05-21 14:42:44	Easy Anti-Cheat
Genshin Impact Notes: The developer has never expressed support, but it has worked for a long time.	Works	2025-05-19 19:18:50	miHoYo Protect
CRSED: Cuisine Royale	Broken	2025-05-16 10:04:09	BattlEye
Tower of Fantasy	Works	2025-05-12 10:12:36	Ksophon
Dune: Awakening	Works	2025-05-12 07:51:55	BattlEye
Pavlov	Works	2025-05-07 18:35:45	Easy Anti-Cheat
Call of Duty 2	Works	2025-05-07 18:31:40	PunkBuster
Teamfight Tactics	Broken	2025-05-07 17:51:13	Vanguard
Starship Troopers: Extermination	Works	2025-05-07 17:49:28	Easy Anti-Cheat
EA SPORTS Madden NFL 25	Broken	2025-05-07 17:24:32	EA Javelin Anticheat
EA SPORTS Madden NFL 26	Broken	2025-05-07 17:20:11	EA Javelin Anticheat
HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED 2 - Turbocharged	Works	2025-05-07 17:14:37	Easy Anti-Cheat
MY HERO ULTRA RUMBLE	Works	2025-05-07 17:11:19	Easy Anti-Cheat
Block N Load	Broken	2025-05-07 17:03:31	Easy Anti-Cheat
Monstrum 2	Broken	2025-05-07 17:00:08	Easy Anti-Cheat
Battlefield 3 Notes: Playable if you manually update PunkBuster.	Broken	2025-05-07 16:55:34	PunkBuster
Riders Republic	Works	2025-05-07 16:49:44	BattlEye
F1 25	Broken	2025-05-07 10:44:19	EA Javelin Anticheat
Caliber	Works	2025-05-06 09:14:39	Easy Anti-Cheat
Evil Dead: The Game	Broken	2025-05-01 07:27:21	Easy Anti-Cheat
EA SPORTS WRC	Broken	2025-04-30 17:06:04	EA Javelin Anticheat
STEEL HUNTERS	Works	2025-04-30 09:45:58	Easy Anti-Cheat
Honkai Impact 3rd	Broken	2025-04-29 09:44:39	Anti-Cheat Expert (ACE)
Delta Force (2024)	Steam Deck / SteamOS only	2025-04-29 08:15:51	Anti-Cheat Expert (ACE)
Infinity Nikki Notes: It might only work on Steam Deck LCD, not the Steam Deck OLED.	Steam Deck / SteamOS only	2025-04-29 07:40:35	Anti-Cheat Expert (ACE)
Fortune Avenue	Works	2025-04-25 13:15:47	Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC)
STALCRAFT: X	Works	2025-04-25 11:48:28	EXens
DUCKSIDE	Broken	2025-04-09 16:00:05	BattlEye
Sonic Rumble	Works	2025-04-03 09:17:57	Uncheater