Epic Games has confirmed that the Epic Games Launcher will be officially supported on SteamOS and Steam Deck. This information was confirmed by Epic Games' communications director, Jake Jones. The launcher is currently in Preview phase.
What the Support for Epic Games Launcher on SteamOS and Steam Deck Means
According to Epic Games, the launcher is intended to work on as many Linux distributions as possible. Jones stated that supported distributions include Fedora, SteamOS, Cachy, Omarchy, and others. Epic is also testing and evaluating package formats. AppImage is expected to return in November 2026.
However, support for SteamOS does not mean that Fortnite will work on SteamOS. The game requires Easy Anti-Cheat Linux v2, which depends on Secure Boot, TPM 2.0, signed kernels, and other security features.
According to Epic Games, Steam Deck does not support the features necessary for EAC v2. The company has stated that it is actively negotiating with Valve and hopes for future support.
Linux, Ubuntu, and Packages
The Epic Games Launcher Preview is already running natively on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and newer. Epic is releasing an official.deb package for it, as reported by ubuntufree.com. Initially, the Preview was distributed as an AppImage, which was later replaced by the.deb for Debian and Ubuntu.
Windows games in the Epic Games Store may require a compatibility layer on Linux, such as Wine or Proton, warns notebookcheck.net. According to ixbt.games, Epic may also release an official Flatpak via Flathub in the future.
The minimum requirements for Ubuntu are a 64-bit x86-64 processor with two cores at 2 GHz, 4 GB of RAM, and 2 GB of free disk space. The Preview is at version 0.113.0. Epic has not yet announced a release date for the final version of the launcher for SteamOS, adds ubuntufree.com.