{"id":251963,"date":"2026-05-21T06:54:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T10:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/anticheat-check-which-competitive-games-actually-work-on-linux\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T19:45:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T23:45:15","slug":"anticheat-check-which-competitive-games-actually-work-on-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/anticheat-check-which-competitive-games-actually-work-on-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"Anticheat check – which competitive games actually work on Linux?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anticheat check – which competitive games actually work on Linux?<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.gamingonlinux.com\/guides\/view\/anticheat-check-which-competitive-games-actually-work-on-linux\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-21 06:54:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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Want to switch from Windows to Linux \/ SteamOS but concerned about games with anti-cheat on Linux? Here’s all you need to know on what you can play.<\/p>\n

Unlike most other games, anti-cheat is a special case when it comes to Linux \/ SteamOS gaming that comes with its own set of issues. Unfortunately, plenty of games do currently (at time of publishing) completely block Linux and prevent you from playing.<\/p>\n

There’s a lot of different anti-cheat systems out there to be aware of too. There’s the likes of Easy Anti-Cheat, BattlEye, Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC), Anti-Cheat Expert (ACE), EA Javelin Anticheat, Nexon Game Security, RICOCHET Anti-Cheat, NetEase Game Security and a great many more. Quite a few developers also use their own specialised anti-cheat systems that don’t have a specific name attached to them. And all of them work differently!<\/p>\n

On Linux there’s also multiple ways to play games – there’s Native Linux games (those built for it) and then there’s also Valve’s Proton compatibility layer to run Windows games. Anti-cheat will work differently between those versions of games as well. You may find if a game has a Native Linux build, the anti-cheat might only work there (which is the case for some Valve games).<\/p>\n

Some games that absolutely will not work (and likely never will) include some big hitters like Fortnite<\/strong>, Valorant<\/strong> and Warzone<\/strong>. But there’s a number that do work great like Counter-Strike 2<\/strong>, ARC Raiders<\/strong> and Marvel Rivals<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

You also have to take into account the way these anti-cheat systems interact with your system. Some are purely server-based so they don’t touch your system. Some are installed into your local filesystem and others go hook directly into the kernel. On Linux though, kernel-level anti-cheat is not a thing (it’s all user-based). This is part of why many games choose to block Linux, because they can’t get into the kernel to provide the level of protection they specifically want.<\/p>\n

Some games even allow SteamOS \/ Steam Deck, but block other forms…<\/p>\n

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