Xodus Nexus compatible games
Which Game Pass and Microsoft Store games work with Xodus Nexus on Linux and Steam Deck. The list comes from the project’s own testing and user reports: 47 playable, 4 partly playable and 12 not working so far.
How to read this list. Results come from individual setups and can change with each game, backend and runtime update. "Playable" is not a promise that a game runs well on every machine. Use the latest launcher, backend and runtime before testing.
Playable games
| Game | Playable | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Gears of War: E-Day | Yes | Playable online. |
| Deep Rock Galactic | Yes | Playable online. |
| Minecraft Dungeons | Yes | Playable online with launcher 0.3.5; ownership failures also reported on other setups. |
| Minecraft Dungeons II | Yes | Playable online. |
| Minecraft for Windows | Yes | Playable online. |
| Minecraft Launcher | Yes | Sign-in and Java download/startup work with launcher 0.3.5; Java online unverified. Login failure also reported on another setup. |
| No Man's Sky | Yes | Playable online. |
| Valor Mortis | Yes | Fully playable. |
| Forza Horizon 6 | Yes | Playable online; some setups need VC++ prerequisites. Loading failures also reported. |
| Palworld | Yes | Playable online. |
| DOOM Eternal | Yes | Playable. |
| DOOM: The Dark Ages | Yes | Playable (user report). |
| Fallout 76 | Yes | Playable online; one reported setup requires gamescope to display correctly. |
| The Outer Worlds 2 | Yes | Playable. |
| Wolfenstein: The Old Blood | Yes | Playable. |
| Wasteland Remastered | Yes | Playable. |
| Danganronpa 2 | Yes | Playable. |
| Neon Abyss 2 | Yes | Playable. |
| Hollow Knight: Voidheart Edition | Yes | Playable. |
| Avowed | Yes | Playable. |
| Mortal Shell: Enhanced Edition | Yes | Playable (user report). |
| Sea of Thieves | Yes | Playable online. |
| BALL x PIT | Yes | Playable (user report). |
| TCG Card Shop Simulator | Yes | Playable (user report). |
| Hogwarts Legacy | Yes | Playable. (user report) |
| Halo: Campaign Evolved | Yes | Playable; may remain running after quitting. (user report) |
| Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy | Yes | Playable; black screen reported when ending a game on Steam Deck. (user report) |
| Resident Evil 2 | Yes | Playable; may remain running after quitting. (user report) |
| Wreckfest | Yes | Playable. (user report) |
| TUNIC | Yes | Playable. (user report) |
| Hades | Yes | Playable. (user report) |
| Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus | Yes | Playable. (user report) |
| The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos | Yes | Playable. (user report) |
| Soul Hackers 2 | Yes | Playable with launcher 0.3.8 (user report, #166). |
| Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom | Yes | Playable. (user report) |
| Hollow Knight: Silksong | Yes | Playable. (user report) |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge | Yes | Playable. (user report) |
| SIGNALIS | Yes | Playable. (user report) |
| DREDGE | Yes | Playable. (user report) |
| Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 | Yes | Playable; online unverified. (user report) |
| Indiana Jones and the Great Circle | Yes | First mission playable. (#78) |
| AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative | Yes | Playable; Store ID detection issue reported. (user report) |
| Minecraft Legends | Yes | Playable; an online session starts, but play with friends is unverified. (user report) |
| Kingdom Come: Deliverance II | Yes | Playable. (#112) |
| PowerWash Simulator 2 | Yes | Playable. (#69) |
| LIMBO | Yes | Playable. |
| Balatro | Yes | Playable. |
Partly working, not working and unverified
| Game | Playable | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 | Partial | Solo playable; Private Match loads a map. Joining other players and public matchmaking remain unconfirmed. (#88) |
| ARC Raiders | No | Launches but cannot connect to online services. (user report) |
| Hell Let Loose: Vietnam | No | Crashes after Easy Anti-Cheat initialization on Arch Linux with an Arc A770. (user report) |
| Human: Fall Flat | Partial | Public online game search fails. (user report) |
| DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition | No | Crashes after the first loading screen. (user report) |
| ACA NEOGEO METAL SLUG | No | Crashes at launch. (user report) |
| Microsoft Jewel | No | Crashes at launch. (user report) |
| Microsoft Bubble | No | Crashes at launch. (user report) |
| The Elder Scrolls: Arena | No | Crashes at launch. (user report) |
| The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall | No | Crashes at launch. (user report) |
| Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory | Partial | Playable, but cannot join PunkBuster-enabled servers. (user report) |
| Hell Let Loose | No | Crashes at startup. (user report) |
| PAC-MAN MUSEUM+ | No | Stops after the opening logos. (user report) |
| Farming Simulator 25 | No | Startup failure reported; updated runtime retest pending. (user report) |
| Young Souls | Unverified | Launches in Steam Deck Desktop Mode; gameplay unverified. (user report) |
| Remnant II | Unverified | Starts and exits cleanly; gameplay and online were not detailed. (user report) |
| The Witcher 3 | No | Currently crashes on launch. |
| World War Z | Partial | Connects to online services and starts Quick Match search; joining a match is unverified. |
Source: the official compatibility list on the Xodus Nexus wiki, checked October 20, 2026. The wiki links each user report.
Why some games do not work
Xodus Nexus can only install PC games that use Microsoft’s GDK packaging. The upstream Xodus project names Gears of War 4 as a prominent title it cannot support for now. Games with kernel anti-cheat, or online services that check the platform, can launch and still fail to connect. Each release fixes specific games, so a "No" today can change.
Reporting a game
If you test a game, report it on the Xodus Nexus issue tracker with the game name, what worked, the component versions and your distribution. Launch-only reports do not confirm gameplay or online play.
Game compatibility questions
Does Halo work with Xodus Nexus?
Halo: Campaign Evolved is reported playable, though it may keep running after you quit.
Does Forza Horizon 6 work?
It is reported playable online. Some setups need the VC++ prerequisites, and loading failures have also been reported.
Does Minecraft work?
Minecraft for Windows is reported playable online. The Minecraft Launcher signs in and starts Java Edition, but Java online play is unverified.
Do anti-cheat games work?
Some do not. Hell Let Loose and Hell Let Loose: Vietnam crash at startup, and Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory cannot join PunkBuster servers.
My game is not on the list.
It may still work, but it has not been verified. Only PC games in Microsoft’s GDK packaging can be installed at all.
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