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The GamingOnLinux list of games with Anti-Cheat and their status for Steam Deck, SteamOS and Desktop Linux. We are currently listing 115 games with some form of anti-cheat. You can get help in our Discord.
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NameStatusUpdatedAnti-cheat
DUCKSIDE

Broken
2025-04-09 16:00:05 BattlEye
Sonic Rumble

Works
Proton
2025-04-03 09:17:57 Uncheater
Mini Royale

Works
Proton
2025-03-28 13:38:07 Easy Anti-Cheat
Squad 44

Works
Proton
2025-03-28 12:36:06 Easy Anti-Cheat
Goose Goose Duck

Works
Proton
2025-03-27 15:51:08 Easy Anti-Cheat
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NameStatusDeveloperAnti-cheat
7 Days to Die

Works
Proton
Proton
The Fun Pimps Easy Anti-Cheat
Albion Online

Works
Proton
Sandbox Interactive BattlEye
Apex Legends

Broken
Electronic Arts, Respawn Entertainment Easy Anti-Cheat
ARK: Survival Ascended

Works
Proton
Studio Wildcard BattlEye
ARK: Survival Evolved

Works
Proton
Studio Wildcard BattlEye
Arma 3

Works
Proton
Bohemia Interactive BattlEye
Back 4 Blood

Works
Proton
Turtle Rock Studios Easy Anti-Cheat
BattleBit Remastered

Works
Proton
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

Works
Proton
Pearl Abyss XIGNCODE3
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007)

Works
Proton
Activision, Infinity Ward PunkBuster
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

Works
Proton
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

Works
Proton
Treyarch, Activision Treyarch Anti-Cheat
Call of Duty: Ghosts

Works
Proton
Activision, Infinity Ward Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC)
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

Works
Proton
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)

Works
Proton
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

Works
Proton
Funcom BattlEye
Counter-Strike

Works
Proton
Valve Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC)
Counter-Strike 2

Works
Proton
Valve Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC)
Counter-Strike: Source

Works
Proton
Valve Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC)
Crossout

Works
Proton
Targem Games Easy Anti-Cheat
Dark and Darker

Works
Proton
IRONMACE Ironshield
Dauntless

Works
Proton
Phoenix Labs Easy Anti-Cheat
Day of Defeat: Source

Works
Proton
Valve Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC)
DayZ

Works
Proton
Bohemia Interactive BattlEye
Dead by Daylight

Works
Proton
Behaviour Interactive Inc. Easy Anti-Cheat
Deadlock

Works
Proton
Valve Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC)
Delta Force (2024)

Broken
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

Works
Proton
Valve Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC)
DRAGON BALL FighterZ

Broken
Arc System Works Easy Anti-Cheat
DUCKSIDE

Broken
tinyBuild BattlEye
Due Process

Works
Proton
Giant Enemy Crab Easy Anti-Cheat
Dying Light

Works
Proton
Proton
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
eFootball

Works
Proton
KONAMI Denuvo Anti-Cheat
ELDEN RING

Works
Proton
FromSoftware, Inc. Easy Anti-Cheat
Enlisted

Works
Proton
Darkflow Software BattlEye
Escape from Tarkov

Broken
Battlestate Games BattlEye
F1 24

Broken
Electronic Arts, Codemasters EA Anticheat
Fall Guys

Works
Proton
Mediatonic Easy Anti-Cheat
FOR HONOR

Works
Proton
Ubisoft Easy Anti-Cheat
Fortnite

Broken
Epic Games Easy Anti-Cheat
FragPunk

Works
Proton
Bad Guitar Studio NEAC Protect
Goose Goose Duck

Works
Proton
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

Works
Proton
Xbox Game Studios, 343 Industries Arbiter, Easy Anti-Cheat
Halo: The Master Chief Collection

Works
Proton
Xbox Game Studios Easy Anti-Cheat
Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions

Works
Proton
Easy Anti-Cheat
Hell Let Loose

Works
Proton
Team17 Easy Anti-Cheat
HELLDIVERS 2

Works
Proton
Arrowhead Game Studios, PlayStation Publishing LLC nProtect GameGuard
Hunt: Showdown 1896

Works
Proton
Crytek Easy Anti-Cheat
Insurgency

Works
Proton
New World Interactive BattlEye
Insurgency: Sandstorm

Works
Proton
New World Interactive Easy Anti-Cheat
Ironsight

Works
Proton
WipleGames Inc. Easy Anti-Cheat
League of Legends

Broken
Riot Games Vanguard
Left 4 Dead 2

Works
Proton
Valve Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC)
Longvinter

Works
Proton
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.
Works
Proton
NetEase Games NEAC Protect
Mini Royale

Works
Proton
IndigoBlue Easy Anti-Cheat
MIR4

Broken
Wemade nProtect GameGuard
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord

Works
Proton
TaleWorlds Entertainment BattlEye
NARAKA: BLADEPOINT

Works
Proton
24 Entertainment NEAC Protect
New World: Aeternum

Works
Proton
Amazon Games Easy Anti-Cheat
Once Human

Works
Proton
Starry Studio Unknown
Outriders

Works
Proton
People Can Fly Easy Anti-Cheat
Overwatch 2

Works
Proton
Blizzard Entertainment Warden
Paladins

Broken
Evil Mojo Games, Hi-Rez Studios Easy Anti-Cheat
PlanetSide 2

Works
Proton
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

Works
Proton
First Watch Games Easy Anti-Cheat
Rust

Broken
Facepunch Studios Easy Anti-Cheat
SCUM

Broken
Gamepires Easy Anti-Cheat
Sea of Thieves

Works
Proton
Xbox Game Studios Easy Anti-Cheat
Skull and Bones

Works
Proton
Ubisoft BattlEye
SMITE 2

Works
Proton
Titan Forge Games Easy Anti-Cheat
Sonic Rumble

Works
Proton
SEGA Uncheater
Squad

Works
Proton
Offworld Easy Anti-Cheat
Squad 44

Works
Proton
Offworld 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

Works
Proton
Chris McFarland Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC)
Team Fortress 2

Works
Proton
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.
Works
Proton
Embark Studios Easy Anti-Cheat
The First Descendant

Works
Proton
NEXON Easy Anti-Cheat
THRONE AND LIBERTY

Works
Proton
NCSOFT, Amazon Games Easy Anti-Cheat
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Broken
Ubisoft BattlEye
Tom Clancy's The Division 2

Works
Proton
Ubisoft Easy Anti-Cheat
Trials Rising

Broken
Ubisoft Easy Anti-Cheat
Unturned

Works
Proton
Proton
Smartly Dressed Games BattlEye
VALORANT

Broken
Riot Games Vanguard
War Thunder

Works
Proton
Proton
Gaijin Entertainment BattlEye
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Works
Proton
Focus Entertainment, Saber Interactive Easy Anti-Cheat
Warhammer: Vermintide 2

Notes: You need to opt into the "Bypass Launcher" Beta on Steam.
Works
Proton
Fatshark Easy Anti-Cheat
Worms Rumble

Broken
Team17 Easy Anti-Cheat
Zero Hour

Broken
M7 Productions Denuvo Anti-Cheat
Legend
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Proton
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Proton
= Works with Native Linux