What are my options for playing kernel-level anti-cheat games on Linux?

There isn’t a universal workaround. Kernel-level anti-cheat systems are usually built around the Windows kernel, so Wine or Proton can’t simply reproduce everything they expect. Some anti-cheat systems can support Linux when the developers enable that option, but the decision belongs to each game’s developers and publisher.

For competitive games that refuse to run on Linux, the practical solution is dual-booting. You can use Bazzite for games that work well with Linux and keep a separate Windows installation for the few titles that require unsupported anti-cheat. Running Windows in a virtual machine generally won’t help because those games often need low-level system access.

A lot of Linux users simply skip games that require invasive kernel anti-cheat. Whether you’re comfortable with that software is a personal choice, but there usually isn’t a user-side setting that can make an incompatible game work. Bazzite can still be a good gaming-focused Linux option; you’ll just want to check compatibility for the games you play most.