The Finals’ Bold Move: Kernel Anti‑Cheat Arrives, but Steam OS Support Stays Intact
The Embark Studios team, with the launch of The Finals Season 7, is also rolling out a major update in the new Patch 7.3, which confirms the arrival of kernel-level anti-cheat, while reassuringly maintaining support for Steam OS. Let’s find out more!
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The Finals is the F2P shooter from the development team at Embark Studios. A Swedish development studio based in Stockholm, with Nexon as its main shareholder. Founded in 2018 and debuting in late 2023 with The Finals. A first-person multiplayer shooter that drops us into virtual arenas in the context of a game show.
Putting players to the test in various game modes, from classic TDM and Ranked, to Power Shift and Terminal Attack. Celebrating the new Season 7 which brings lots of new content including game modes, maps, and the new Battle Pass. Buy THE FINALS Season 7 Ultimate Battle Pass Bundle at the best price and get the perks of the new BP!
The Finals: New Kernel Anti-Cheat Confirmed, But with Steam OS Support
As confirmed at the launch of the new Season 7 of The Finals on June 12th, the Embark Studios team brings more news. With Patch 7.3 introducing the new Blast Off mode, destruction, and balancing changes. They also left a special note regarding Security. Confirming the decision to move more towards Kernel-level Anticheat.
A type of anti-cheat that operates at the Kernel level on Windows. Therefore, it’s capable of identifying more sophisticated cheats, but often excludes other incompatible operating systems like Linux. But the team confirms that The Finals will continue to support SteamOS, Proton, Wine, and Steam Deck. Reaffirming that they have been working together with CodeWeavers since Season 5.
The Finals – What’s New in Version 7.3
A very important decision for The Finals, for sure. But the team, while not officially supporting Linux, is aware of the slice of players active on Steam Deck. Especially with the ever-growing compatibility of Steam OS. Meanwhile, among the new features of Version 7.3, we have:
- BLAST OFF! : New limited-time mode with low gravity and rocket launchers. Featuring mid-air combat and pixelated explosions.
- Improved Destructibility: The destruction physics have been substantially improved on various maps. With more realistic effects, also making the maps more dynamic and interesting.
- Balancing: Various balance changes with a nerf to the H+ Infuser and some buffs to the Healing Emitter. But also for weapons with reductions or increases in equip time.
In addition to the new Twitch Drops, which allow fans to get the new Broadcast Blaze set by watching streams from channels with drops enabled. Also accompanied by the ImpOscar sticker.
Detailed information on version 7.3 on the official website
Gear up for BLAST OFF with some EXPLOSIVE new Twitch Drops! Tune into your favorite streamer from July 3rd till July 17th to grab some free goodies! pic.twitter.com/FKUGBh7TJr
— THE FINALS (@reachthefinals) July 3, 2025
In Conclusion
So, The Finals still has a pretty active player base. The new Season 7 brings a lot of new stuff to the gameplay, and confirms the team’s choice for tougher action against cheaters. With the decision for Kernel-level Anti-cheat, but without necessarily abandoning fans on Linux and Steam Deck. So what do you guys think? Let us know in the comments!
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