Does Battlefield V run on Linux?
Verdict: No
No. Battlefield V uses FairFight and EA anticheat, and its maker has declined to let it work on Linux, so you cannot play it there. There is no safe workaround.
Battlefield V is an action game from DICE, published by Electronic Arts, first released on 22 October 2020.
It has a single-player side and an online one. Steam lists it as fully playable with a controller.
The evidence
- Its own Linux version
- No, it runs through Proton
- Player rating on ProtonDB
- Silver, from 297 reports
- Recent reports
- Trending Borked
- Steam Deck (which runs Linux)
- Marked unsupported by Valve
- Anti-cheat
- FairFight, EA anticheat: Maker has refused Linux support
What you can do
No version of Linux and no setting can fix this, because the block is on the game's side. Trying to get around anti-cheat can also put your account at risk. If this is a game you play often, keep Windows on that PC, or install Linux beside Windows and restart into Windows to play.
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Ratings are reported by players at ProtonDB and anti-cheat status by Are We Anti-Cheat Yet. Both change, so follow the links below for today's picture.
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