Apex Legends bans play on several platforms due to cheaters, sparking a wave of negative reviews on Steam

Apex Legends is having audience issues, and recently received an unexpected blow. In their battle against cheaters, the developers took a radical measure.

The free-to-play game Apex Legends is suffering from cheaters. Recently, Respawn Entertainment struck a blow against dishonest players, but in the process also affected part of the “legitimate audience”.

The issue is that the developers of Apex Legends blocked access to the game on devices running the Linux operating system—and owners of the Steam Deck handheld device (which runs on SteamOS by default) were also hit.

The creators of Apex Legends took this step because they “...identified that Linux OS is a path for a variety of impactful exploits and cheats”. As a result, the decision was made to block Linux OS access to the game, as the developers explained: “While this will impact a small number of Apex players, we believe the decision will meaningfully decrease instances of cheating in our game”.

On Steam, one can notice a slight spike in negative reviews from disgruntled Apex Legends fans (numbering several hundred).

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Cover author: Respawn Entertainment, Electronic Arts. Image source: steamcommunity.com

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