Epic is rebuilding Easy Anti-Cheat to bring Fortnite to Linux

Epic Games is rebuilding its Easy Anti-Cheat software to bring Fortnite to Linux. The company says the current version of EAC lacks the protection levels of its Windows counterpart, which is why Fortnite has remained unavailable on the platform. The new version, called EAC Linux v2, aims to close this security gap.

Unlike the Windows version, EAC Linux v2 will not use a kernel driver. Instead, it relies on platform security features including signed kernels and modules, Secure Boot with attestation, TPM 2.0, measured boot, and IOMMU support for non-handhelds. It will also use eBPF logic to detect cheaters. Epic notes these features are not available on every distribution and may require manual configuration.

Fortnite will serve as the initial test for the software before Epic makes the tools available to other developers. Epic has also released a new, features-light version of the Epic Games Launcher for Linux.

Steam Deck support is not available yet. Epic says the device does not currently support the required features for EAC Linux v2, though the company is talking with Valve about future support. There is no official release date for the update.