Does PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS run on Linux?
Verdict: No
No. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS relies on Zakynthos and BattlEye and UNCHEATER, which does not currently work on Linux, so the game either will not start or will not let you play online.
PUBG does not start on Linux. The block comes from the anti-cheat that loads before the game itself, so you get an error message instead of a menu. This is not a game that runs badly, it is a game that refuses to open.
The decision sits with the publisher, Krafton. Are We Anti-Cheat Yet has recorded the game as not working on Linux since November 2021, and notes that the developers have made no statement about it in the years since.
Nothing you install or change on your own PC will fix this, because the refusal happens on the game's side. Trying to get around anti-cheat can also cost you your account.
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is an action and adventure game from PUBG Corporation, published by KRAFTON, Inc., first released on 21 December 2017.
It is played online against other people. Steam lists partial controller support. It is free to play.
The evidence
- Its own Linux version
- No, it runs through Proton
- Player rating on ProtonDB
- Borked, from 196 reports
- Steam Deck (which runs Linux)
- Marked unsupported by Valve
- Anti-cheat
- Zakynthos, BattlEye, UNCHEATER: Does not work on Linux
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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