--- title: Ubisoft banning Steam Deck users from For Honor reveals... description: Ubisoft is removing For Honor from Linux and Steam Deck starting September 10th, citing an inability to meaningfully deploy kernel-level anti-cheat protection... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ubisoft-banning-steam-deck-users-from-for-honor-reveals-how-expendable-linux-gamers-are-ot2bilsk4 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Ubisoft banning Steam Deck users from For Honor reveals how expendable Linux gamers are | daily.dev og:description: Ubisoft is removing For Honor from Linux and Steam Deck starting September 10th, citing an inability to meaningfully deploy kernel-level anti-cheat protection... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ubisoft-banning-steam-deck-users-from-for-honor-reveals-how-expendable-linux-gamers-are-ot2bilsk4 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Ot2bIlsK4.png og:image:alt: Ubisoft banning Steam Deck users from For Honor reveals how expendable Linux gamers are og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Ubisoft banning Steam Deck users from For Honor reveals how expendable Linux gamers are **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Ubisoft is removing For Honor from Linux and Steam Deck starting September 10th, citing an inability to meaningfully deploy kernel-level anti-cheat protection on the platform for a new competitive mode. This follows a broader pattern where game developers deprioritize Linux support due to anti-cheat concerns, since Windows' proprietary nature makes kernel-level anti-cheat easier to enforce than on open Linux systems. The piece argues this will keep happening until Linux gaming represents a large enough share of revenue to matter to publishers. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why is Ubisoft removing For Honor from Steam Deck and Linux? Ubisoft is removing For Honor from Linux and Steam Deck starting September 10th because it cannot meaningfully deploy its kernel-level anti-cheat protection on Linux. The change coincides with a new competitive mode and tweaks to an existing one, which raised concerns about cheaters bypassing anti-cheat via Linux. Ubisoft says it will investigate ways to improve anti-cheat with a possible future reopening of the platform. _Steam Deck owners tracking platform support changes for their games can follow updates like this on daily.dev._ ### Why do many online games block Linux and Steam Deck users with anti-cheat systems? Many anti-cheat systems require kernel-level access to detect cheating, which is straightforward on Windows because it is proprietary and users cannot easily modify its core to enable cheats. Linux's open nature makes it harder for developers to guarantee the same level of protection, so studios like Ubisoft often choose to block Linux and Steam Deck players entirely rather than build Linux-compatible anti-cheat. _Developers weighing anti-cheat trade-offs across platforms can keep up with these decisions via daily.dev._ --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#gaming](https://daily.dev/tags/gaming), [#steam-deck](https://daily.dev/tags/steam-deck) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/ubisoft-banning-steam-deck-users-from-for-honor-reveals-how-expendable-linux-gamers-are-ot2bilsk4) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Ubisoft banning Steam Deck users from For Honor reveals how expendable Linux gamers are","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/ubisoft-banning-steam-deck-users-from-for-honor-reveals-how-expendable-linux-gamers-are-ot2bilsk4","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/ubisoft-banning-steam-deck-users-from-for-honor-reveals-how-expendable-linux-gamers-are-ot2bilsk4"},"datePublished":"2026-09-02T15:48:19.114Z","dateModified":"2026-09-02T16:10:26.579Z","description":"Ubisoft is removing For Honor from Linux and Steam Deck starting September 10th, citing an inability to meaningfully deploy kernel-level anti-cheat protection...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/6e2af27e71b16f9f2a3164cb369b2e93?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/6e2af27e71b16f9f2a3164cb369b2e93?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"XDA Developers","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"XDA Developers","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--kCg6yyAP--/f_auto,q_auto/v1774964407/logos/xda-developers?_a=BAMAMiWQ0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/ubisoft-banning-steam-deck-users-from-for-honor-reveals-how-expendable-linux-gamers-are-ot2bilsk4","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"linux,gaming,steam-deck","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"XDA Developers","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Ubisoft banning Steam Deck users from For Honor reveals how expendable Linux gamers are"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/ubisoft-banning-steam-deck-users-from-for-honor-reveals-how-expendable-linux-gamers-are-ot2bilsk4#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Why is Ubisoft removing For Honor from Steam Deck and Linux?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Ubisoft is removing For Honor from Linux and Steam Deck starting September 10th because it cannot meaningfully deploy its kernel-level anti-cheat protection on Linux. 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