Steam Machine
Can the Steam Machine run Call of Duty?
Call of Duty is blocked on SteamOS by its anti-cheat (RICOCHET (no Linux support)). Playing it means installing Windows, which replaces SteamOS.
Call of Duty on the Steam Machine at a glance
- Official SteamOS or Deck status
- Not available on SteamOS
- Anti-cheat
- RICOCHET (no Linux support)
- Required launcher
- Battle.net or Steam
- Controller support
- Full controller support
RICOCHET anti-cheat does not support Linux and is mandatory for modern Call of Duty, including Black Ops 7, so it is blocked on SteamOS. Windows is required.
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Call of Duty is blocked on SteamOS by its anti-cheat (RICOCHET (no Linux support)). Playing it means installing Windows, which replaces SteamOS.
- Official SteamOS or Deck status
- Not available on SteamOS official
- Anti-cheat
- RICOCHET (no Linux support)
- Required launcher
- Battle.net or Steam
- Controller support
- Full controller support
- VRAM pressure at this target
- moderate
- Suggested internal resolution
- Render near 1080p to 1440p, FSR Quality up to 1440p
- Windows drivers
- Official Valve Windows drivers are available for the Steam Machine.
Installing Windows on the Steam Machine currently means replacing SteamOS. Valve has released official Windows drivers, but the dual-boot wizard is not available yet, so you cannot keep both without a manual setup and a drive wipe.