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Games using anti-cheats and their compatibility with GNU/Linux or Wine/Proton

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Resurfaced independently across 3 calendar years, with breakout response in 2 of them.

submissions
3
submitters
3
observed span
2021–2025
peak thread · 477 comments
323 pts
latest 20+ return · 2025-12-01
323 pts

Submission timeline

2007–2026

One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.

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Amongst the discussion of rootkits and anti-cheat, I would like to add that part of the reason it is necessary is caused by the game companies that took away the standard method of playing multiplayer -- players running their own servers. It used to be pretty easy to just ban people from playing, now we're 100% reliant on their ability to do it. So we have anti-cheat which roots our computer, and still doesn't 100% solve the problem.

LanceH·323-point thread·

What an interesting day when you see a site you've worked on for the past 2 (3?) years get posted to HN! Except I tried submitting this site years ago when I had just finished it, but it did not seem like HN was that interested at the time, and I don't blame them. It was very niche and video game related, and the site also looked a lot worse. It's come a long way to the point where there…

Starz0r·165-point thread·

> This project was born out of the fact that I could not find a definite list or source of truth for games that are committing to full GNU/Linux support. ProtonDB exists.

The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.

Breakout years
2

100+ points or 50+ comments

Total points
491

reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking

Total comments
671

reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking

Every submission

DateTitle as submittedByPointsComments
2021-10-10Are We Anti-Cheat Yet? A list of anti-cheat compatible games for GNU/LinuxStarz0r32
2024-08-28Are We Anti-Cheat Yet?First breakoutiscream26165192
2025-12-01Games using anti-cheats and their compatibility with GNU/Linux or Wine/ProtonBest thread · Latest 20+ point returndoener323477