Steam Machine

Can the Steam Machine run Marathon?

FrameReady has not confirmed how Marathon behaves on SteamOS yet. As a competitive extraction shooter, Marathon is likely to use anti-cheat that could block SteamOS, but FrameReady has not confirmed its Linux status. Treat SteamOS support as unknown until verified.

Reviewed July 12, 2026. Evidence: unknown.

Marathon on the Steam Machine at a glance

Official SteamOS or Deck status
Not confirmed
Anti-cheat
Likely kernel-level (unconfirmed)
Required launcher
Steam
Controller support
Full controller support

As a competitive extraction shooter, Marathon is likely to use anti-cheat that could block SteamOS, but FrameReady has not confirmed its Linux status. Treat SteamOS support as unknown until verified.

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Insufficient evidence

FrameReady has not confirmed how Marathon behaves on SteamOS yet. As a competitive extraction shooter, Marathon is likely to use anti-cheat that could block SteamOS, but FrameReady has not confirmed its Linux status. Treat SteamOS support as unknown until verified.

Official SteamOS or Deck status
Not confirmed unknown
Anti-cheat
Likely kernel-level (unconfirmed)
Required launcher
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.

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