Valve has just released Proton 10.0-3, the newest stable version of the compatibility layer that lets Linux and Steam Deck users run thousands of Windows games. This update is absolutely massive and comes with better stability, performance boosts, and support for a huge list of titles.
The biggest draw of any major Proton release is always the long list of games that become playable. This time around, we’re seeing some huge additions:
- Act of War: Direct Action (with AMD GPUs)
- Arken Age
- Fairy Fencer F Advent Dark Force
- Far Horizon
- Firefly Village
- Gemstones
- Grim Fandango Remastered (AMD & Intel GPUs)
- Mary Skelter: Nightmares
- Ninja Reflex: Steamworks Edition
- SSR Wives: The Murder Of My Winter Crush Demo
- Starlight Re:Volver
- The Crew Motorfest
- The Riftbreaker: Multiplayer Playtest
- Viking Rise: Valhalla
For those of us who spend a lot of time on the Steam Deck, the specific handheld fixes are arguably the most important part of this release. For example, players with the newer OLED Steam Deck can finally play The Quarry.
One change fixes Sony controller issues in God of War: Ragnarok that plagued the game when the Deck was in handheld mode. There were also many regressions from other Proton versions that needed cleanup. Videos in Resident Evil 7 Biohazard should now play at a normal speed again on the Steam Deck, and Resident Evil Village no longer freezes after cutscenes. The infamous blue tint that sometimes appeared in Resident Evil Village cutscenes is also gone now.
This update also comes with quality-of-life improvements for Linux gaming. A major win is the fix for the Epic Games Store. An update had caused the launcher to stop launching entirely under Proton, but that issue has been fixed. This lets you access your entire library regardless of which storefront you like.
Competitive players will be happy to hear that The Finals won’t kick players out anymore. The update also comes with improved performance for both Rocket League and Unreal Tournament 3, and game freezing and lag have been resolved in Deadlock.
While the update fixes DualSense controllers registering spurious touchpad clicks when connected over Bluetooth, Valve has started sweating the details on more niche controllers. There’s a specific fix for keybindings in Hunt: Showdown 1896 when using the Programmer Dvorak keyboard layout.
The team also tackled a bunch of lingering issues across a wide variety of titles. Those who love massive multiplayer worlds will appreciate the improvements to VRChat’s AVPro player compatibility. There is less freezing, better seeking, and video playback should work in more cases than before. The update also fixes many classic titles, including Alone in the Dark (2008) and Prototype 2, that were failing to run on high-core count CPUs.
Under the hood, Proton 10.0-3 is built on updated components, including DXVK version 2.6.2 and vkd3d-proton version 2.14.1. If you want to try out all these improvements, just enable Proton 10.
You can enable Proton 10 by right-clicking on any game in your Steam Library, selecting Properties, and then getting to the Compatibility section. You can select version 10.0-3 from the drop-down list, and Steam will handle the download automatically.
Source: GitHub via 9to5Linux
