Epic Games has confirmed plans to bring its vibe-coded Epic Games Launcher to SteamOS. The company says it hopes to support as many Linux distributions as possible, including Fedora, SteamOS, CachyOS, and Omarchy.
The launcher is currently available in preview for Windows, macOS, and Linux. For Steam Deck users, an official launcher would let them log in, browse the Epic Games Store, and install and manage games. Until now, many users have used third-party launchers like Heroic Games Launcher or run the Windows Epic launcher through Proton.
The announcement does not mean every Epic game will run natively on SteamOS. Most titles on the Epic Games Store are optimized for Windows, so users will still need Proton or similar to run most of them.
Epic says the Steam Deck does not currently support the required features for EAC (Easy Anti-Cheat) Linux v2. This makes Fortnite a major unresolved issue. The company says it is in talks with Valve about its hardware supporting EAC v2 in the future, but no timeline is available as of now, meaning Epic’s most popular game will still be waiting in the wings.
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