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NameStatusUpdatedAnti-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 Anticheat
STEEL HUNTERS
Proton
Works
 2025-04-30 09:45:58 Easy Anti-Cheat
Wuthering Waves
Broken
 2025-04-29 09:53:37 Anti-Cheat Expert (ACE)
Honkai Impact 3rd
Broken
 2025-04-29 09:44:39 Anti-Cheat Expert (ACE)
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NameStatusDeveloperAnti-cheat
7 Days to Die
Proton
Proton
Works
 The Fun Pimps Easy Anti-Cheat
Albion Online
Proton
Works
 Sandbox Interactive BattlEye
Apex Legends
Broken
 Electronic Arts, Respawn Entertainment Easy Anti-Cheat
ARK: Survival Ascended
Proton
Works
 Studio Wildcard BattlEye
ARK: Survival Evolved
Proton
Works
 Studio Wildcard BattlEye
Arma 3
Proton
Works
 Bohemia Interactive BattlEye
Back 4 Blood
Proton
Works
 Turtle Rock Studios Easy Anti-Cheat
BattleBit Remastered
Proton
Works
 SgtOkiDoki Easy Anti-Cheat
Battlefield 1
Broken
 Electronic Arts EA Anticheat
Battlefield 2042
Broken
 Electronic Arts EA Anticheat
Battlefield V
Broken
 Electronic Arts EA Anticheat
Black Desert
Proton
Works
 Pearl Abyss XIGNCODE3
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007)
Proton
Works
 Activision, Infinity Ward PunkBuster
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Proton
Works
 Activision Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC)
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Broken
 Activision RICOCHET Anti-Cheat
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
Broken
 Activision, Treyarch Treyarch Anti-Cheat
Call of Duty: Black Ops III
Proton
Works
 Treyarch, Activision Treyarch Anti-Cheat
Call of Duty: Ghosts
Proton
Works
 Activision, Infinity Ward Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC)
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
Proton
Works
 Activision, Infinity Ward Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)
Broken
 Activision RICOCHET Anti-Cheat
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009)
Proton
Works
 Infinity Ward, Activision Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023)
Broken
 Activision RICOCHET Anti-Cheat
Call of Duty: Warzone
Broken
 Activision RICOCHET Anti-Cheat
Conan Exiles
Proton
Works
 Funcom BattlEye
Counter-Strike
Proton
Works
 Valve Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC)
Counter-Strike 2
Proton
Works
 Valve Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC)
Counter-Strike: Source
Proton
Works
 Valve Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC)
Crossout
Proton
Works
 Targem Games Easy Anti-Cheat
Dark and Darker
Proton
Works
 IRONMACE Ironshield
Dauntless
Proton
Works
 Phoenix Labs Easy Anti-Cheat
Day of Defeat: Source
Proton
Works
 Valve Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC)
DayZ
Proton
Works
 Bohemia Interactive BattlEye
Dead by Daylight
Proton
Works
 Behaviour Interactive Inc. Easy Anti-Cheat
Deadlock
Proton
Works
 Valve Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC)
Delta Force (2024)
Proton
Steam Deck only
 TiMi Studio Group, Team Jade Anti-Cheat Expert (ACE)
Destiny 2
Broken
 Bungie BattlEye
Digimon Masters Online
Broken
 Move Games Co., Ltd., MOVE ON USA CO. XIGNCODE3
Dirty Bomb
Broken
 Splash Damage Easy Anti-Cheat
Dota 2
Proton
Works
 Valve Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC)
DRAGON BALL FighterZ
Broken
 Arc System Works Easy Anti-Cheat
DUCKSIDE
Broken
 tinyBuild BattlEye
Due Process
Proton
Works
 Giant Enemy Crab Easy Anti-Cheat
Dying Light
Proton
Proton
Works
 Techland Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC)
EA SPORTS FC 24
Broken
 Electronic Arts EA Anticheat
EA SPORTS FC 25
Broken
 Electronic Arts EA Anticheat
EA SPORTS FIFA 23
Broken
 Electronic Arts EA Anticheat
EA SPORTS WRC
Broken
 Codemasters, Electronic Arts EA Anticheat
eFootball
Proton
Works
 KONAMI Denuvo Anti-Cheat
ELDEN RING
Proton
Works
 FromSoftware, Inc. Easy Anti-Cheat
Enlisted
Proton
Works
 Darkflow Software BattlEye
Escape from Tarkov
Broken
 Battlestate Games BattlEye
Evil Dead: The Game
Broken
 Saber Interactive Easy Anti-Cheat
F1 24
Broken
 Electronic Arts, Codemasters EA Anticheat
Fall Guys
Proton
Works
 Mediatonic Easy Anti-Cheat
FOR HONOR
Proton
Works
 Ubisoft Easy Anti-Cheat
Fortnite
Broken
 Epic Games Easy Anti-Cheat
Fortune Avenue
Proton
Works
 Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC)
FragPunk
Proton
Works
 Bad Guitar Studio NEAC Protect
Goose Goose Duck
Proton
Works
 Gaggle Studios, Inc. Easy Anti-Cheat
Grand Theft Auto V
Single Player Only
 Rockstar Games BattlEye
Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced
Single Player Only
 Rockstar Games BattlEye
Halo Infinite
Proton
Works
 Xbox Game Studios, 343 Industries Arbiter, Easy Anti-Cheat
Halo: The Master Chief Collection
Proton
Works
 Xbox Game Studios Easy Anti-Cheat
Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions
Proton
Works
 Easy Anti-Cheat
Hell Let Loose
Proton
Works
 Team17 Easy Anti-Cheat
HELLDIVERS 2
Proton
Works
 Arrowhead Game Studios, PlayStation Publishing LLC nProtect GameGuard
Honkai Impact 3rd
Broken
 COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD. Anti-Cheat Expert (ACE)
Hunt: Showdown 1896
Proton
Works
 Crytek Easy Anti-Cheat
Infinity Nikki

Notes: It might only work on Steam Deck LCD, not the Steam Deck OLED.
Proton
Steam Deck only
 Infold Games Anti-Cheat Expert (ACE)
Insurgency
Proton
Proton
Works
 New World Interactive BattlEye
Insurgency: Sandstorm
Proton
Works
 New World Interactive Easy Anti-Cheat
Ironsight
Proton
Works
 WipleGames Inc. Easy Anti-Cheat
League of Legends
Broken
 Riot Games Vanguard
Left 4 Dead 2
Proton
Works
 Valve Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC)
Longvinter
Proton
Works
 Uuvana Studios Easy Anti-Cheat
Lost Ark
Broken
 Amazon Games Easy Anti-Cheat
Marvel Rivals

Notes: Desktop Linux currently needs to use "SteamDeck=1 %command%" as a launch argument to run.
Proton
Works
 NetEase Games NEAC Protect
Mini Royale
Proton
Works
 IndigoBlue Easy Anti-Cheat
MIR4
Broken
 Wemade nProtect GameGuard
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Proton
Works
 TaleWorlds Entertainment BattlEye
NARAKA: BLADEPOINT
Proton
Works
 24 Entertainment NEAC Protect
New World: Aeternum
Proton
Works
 Amazon Games Easy Anti-Cheat
Once Human
Proton
Works
 Starry Studio Unknown
Outriders
Proton
Works
 People Can Fly Easy Anti-Cheat
Overwatch 2
Proton
Works
 Blizzard Entertainment Warden
Paladins
Broken
 Evil Mojo Games, Hi-Rez Studios Easy Anti-Cheat
PlanetSide 2
Proton
Works
 Rogue Planet Games BattlEye
Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2
Broken
 PopCap, Electronic Arts EA Anticheat
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
Broken
 PUBG Corporation BattlEye
Realm Royale Reforged
Broken
 Heroic Leap Games Easy Anti-Cheat
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam
Broken
 Tripwire Interactive Easy Anti-Cheat
Roblox
Broken
 Roblox Corporation Hyperion
Rogue Company
Proton
Works
 First Watch Games Easy Anti-Cheat
Rust
Broken
 Facepunch Studios Easy Anti-Cheat
SCUM
Broken
 Gamepires Easy Anti-Cheat
Sea of Thieves
Proton
Works
 Xbox Game Studios Easy Anti-Cheat
Skull and Bones
Proton
Works
 Ubisoft BattlEye
SMITE 2
Proton
Works
 Titan Forge Games Easy Anti-Cheat
Sonic Rumble
Proton
Works
 SEGA Uncheater
Squad
Proton
Works
 Offworld Easy Anti-Cheat
Squad 44
Proton
Works
 Offworld Easy Anti-Cheat
STALCRAFT: X
Proton
Works
 EXBO EXens
STEEL HUNTERS
Proton
Works
 Wargaming Group Limited Easy Anti-Cheat
SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris
Broken
 BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Easy Anti-Cheat
Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet
Broken
 BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Easy Anti-Cheat
Tallowmere 2: Curse of the Kittens
Proton
Works
 Chris McFarland Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC)
Team Fortress 2
Proton
Works
 Valve Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC)
The Crew 2
Broken
 Ubisoft, Ivory Tower BattlEye
The Crew Motorfest
Broken
 Ubisoft BattlEye
THE FINALS

Notes: The game regularly breaks after updates.
Proton
Works
 Embark Studios Easy Anti-Cheat
The First Descendant
Proton
Works
 NEXON Easy Anti-Cheat
THRONE AND LIBERTY
Proton
Works
 NCSOFT, Amazon Games Easy Anti-Cheat
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Broken
 Ubisoft BattlEye
Tom Clancy's The Division 2
Proton
Works
 Ubisoft Easy Anti-Cheat
Trials Rising
Broken
 Ubisoft Easy Anti-Cheat
Unturned
Proton
Proton
Works
 Smartly Dressed Games BattlEye
VALORANT
Broken
 Riot Games Vanguard
War Thunder
Proton
Proton
Works
 Gaijin Entertainment BattlEye
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Proton
Works
 Focus Entertainment, Saber Interactive Easy Anti-Cheat
Warhammer: Vermintide 2

Notes: You need to opt into the "Bypass Launcher" Beta on Steam.
Proton
Works
 Fatshark Easy Anti-Cheat
Worms Rumble
Broken
 Team17 Easy Anti-Cheat
Wuthering Waves
Broken
 KURO GAMES Anti-Cheat Expert (ACE)
Zero Hour
Broken
 M7 Productions Denuvo Anti-Cheat
Legend
= Works
= Broken
= Single Player Works
Proton
= Works with Proton
Proton
= Works with Native Linux
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