Steam Machine
Can the Steam Machine run Fortnite?
Fortnite is blocked on SteamOS by its anti-cheat (Easy Anti-Cheat (Epic kicks Linux players)). Playing it means installing Windows, which replaces SteamOS.
Fortnite on the Steam Machine at a glance
- Official SteamOS or Deck status
- Not available on SteamOS
- Anti-cheat
- Easy Anti-Cheat (Epic kicks Linux players)
- Required launcher
- Epic Games Launcher
- Controller support
- Full controller support
Epic does not allow Fortnite on Linux or SteamOS. Even though Easy Anti-Cheat can support Linux, Epic kicks Linux players from Fortnite, so it is blocked. Windows is required.
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Fortnite is blocked on SteamOS by its anti-cheat (Easy Anti-Cheat (Epic kicks Linux players)). Playing it means installing Windows, which replaces SteamOS.
- Official SteamOS or Deck status
- Not available on SteamOS official
- Anti-cheat
- Easy Anti-Cheat (Epic kicks Linux players)
- Required launcher
- Epic Games Launcher
- 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.