BattleBit Remastered is a Roblox-looking Battlefield-feeling game that many players want to play on Steam Deck. Since Steam Deck is such an amazing handheld console and BattleBit Remastered is such an amazing shooter, their pairing is a match made in heaven, right? The question is does BattleBit Remastered run on Steam Deck?
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Does BattleBit Remastered work on Steam Deck?
Since BattleBit Remastered is still in early access, there is no way for Steam to verify if it is certifiably playable or not. However, from our hands-on experience, BattleBit Remastered runs great on Steam Deck.
When games are in early access, the Steam Deck compatibility is Unknown. Steam Deck compatibility can either be Verified, which means 100% playable, Playable, which means it runs but there may be some things in the game that require extra configuring, and Unsupported, which means the game can’t run on Steam Deck. In our opinion, the current version of BattleBit Remastered seems like it easily could have a Verified Steam Deck compatibility.
An Unknown Steam Deck compatibility does not mean an Unsupported Steam Deck compatibility. Unknown simply means that Steam hasn’t verified if it runs because it is in early access. However, BattleBit Remastered could fall into the trap of becoming Unsupported on Steam Deck soon.
BattleBit Remastered: How to play on Steam Deck
Like all multiplayer games, BattleBit Remastered currently has Easy Anti-Cheat as its anti-cheat engine. Since this engine isn’t the best, BattleBit Remastered could opt for FACEIT or BattlEye once it comes out of early access.
The bad news for Steam Deck users is that Easy Anti-Cheat works with Linux, the operating system of Steam Deck, but FACEIT and BattlEye only work with Windows. In short, BattleBit Remastered could be completely unplayable on Steam Deck if they switch their anti-cheat engine to something like FACEIT or BattlEye, which is the exact reason Destiny 2 doesn’t work natively on the Steam Deck.
Nothing is known about BattleBit Remastered changing its anti-cheap engine, so for the time being, enjoy BattleBit Remastered on Steam Deck. You might even want to know how to customize your character before jumping head-first into battle.
