Medal of Honor: Airborne

2007 EA Los Angeles Action

Windows 11With a fix

MacNot sold

LinuxPlatinum

Steam DeckUnsupported

Gamicality score

Metacritic 784

OpenCritic Not rated

Steam players 791

How it’s combined

Playability today

Runs today3/5

Design today2.5/5

Steam user reviews

Very Positive

81%

4,965 reviews1

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Facts checked November 1, 2026

Does Medal of Honor: Airborne run on Windows 11, Apple Silicon Macs, Linux and Steam Deck?

Windows 11With a fix

Runs with a fix. See the steps below.1

Mac (Apple Silicon)Not sold

No Mac version is sold.

LinuxPlatinum

Through Proton. ProtonDB: Platinum, runs perfectly out of the box.3

Steam DeckUnsupported

Unsupported, as rated by Valve.1

Played Medal of Honor: Airborne lately?

One click, no account, so the next player knows. How we check where it runs

How to get Medal of Honor: Airborne running today

Install the Nvidia PhysX Legacy System Software 9.13.0604, which the game needs to run properly, as listed on PCGamingWiki.
For a wider view on 16:9 screens, use the AirborneFixer FOV fix linked from PCGamingWiki.

Synopsis

A World War II shooter in which you play a paratrooper who jumps into each mission from a transport plane. Where you steer your parachute decides where the fight starts, and from there you take objectives in any order across six large battles from Sicily to a German flak tower. Weapons gain upgrades the more you use them.

Developer: EA Los Angeles
Released: 2007
Genre: Action

Reception

Critics praised the freedom of the parachute drops, the open level design, smart enemy soldiers and an intense final mission. Reviewers criticized the short campaign, enemies that keep respawning around objectives, clumsy friendly soldiers and checkpoints that only trigger after a finished objective. Players today remember it fondly as one of the better entries in the series and like its soundtrack and weapon upgrades. Many also note that the multiplayer servers are gone, and the game is no longer sold on Steam except through the EA Play subscription.

Trailer from Steam

Playability today

The average of two parts, each from 1 to 5. Tap a check to see why. How it works

Runs today

3/5

Not sold or given away today by any official source
Needs fan patches to run well on Windows 11
?Not confirmed yetSingle-player works without an internet connection
No source covers the current version yet, so this check counts as open, not passed. Played it lately? Tell us
Some content no longer works (servers, DLC, unlocks)
The official multiplayer service shut down on February 16, 2023, and the game is no longer sold on Steam as a one-time purchase since January 20, 2022; it is only playable there through the EA Play subscription (PCGamingWiki).
Supports modern resolutions and widescreen
Widescreen resolutions work but the image is Vert- (PCGamingWiki).
Full controller support or remappable controls
XInput controllers work, though some options cannot be changed with a gamepad (PCGamingWiki).
Not Steam Deck Verified or Playable
No intrusive DRM or required third-party launcher account
No pay-to-win or pushy microtransactions
No known game-breaking bugs in the current version
Once the PhysX legacy software is installed, PCGamingWiki lists no open issue that crashes or blocks progress (PCGamingWiki).

Design today

2.5/5

Controls feel awkward on a modern controller or mouse and keyboard
When aiming down sights, tiny mouse movements make the crosshair jump dozens of pixels, and binding the scroll wheel removes its default weapon switch with no way back. Source: pcgamingwiki.com.
Menus, text or interface are hard to read on today's screens
The game was built for 4:3, and at 4K the HUD and loading screens scale poorly while the key binding screen can stop working. Source: pcgamingwiki.com.
Saving is harsh: few saves or checkpoints, progress gets lost
Progress is checkpointed only after an objective is complete, so dying near the end of a long objective means parachuting in and fighting through it again. Source: trustedreviews.com.
It teaches itself: no guide needed to make progress
A boot camp tutorial comes before the first mission, and a compass points to each objective once you land. Source: pcgamingwiki.com, ign.com.
Pacing holds up: little grind, filler or forced backtracking
The campaign covers six distinct battles with open areas and a choice of landing spots, with no grind or backtracking between them. Source: eurogamer.net, ign.com.
Camera or movement fights the player
The field of view is Vert-, so widescreen screens crop the top and bottom of the image, and widening it needs an external mod. Source: pcgamingwiki.com.