GE-Proton 9-22 released with lots of game fixes for Linux / Steam Deck

The community-build of Proton, GE-Proton, was updated with a new version that updates various upstream components and adds plenty of game fixes for Linux desktop and Steam Deck. GE-Proton 9-22 arrived while GamingOnLinux was on a holiday break on December 28th.

The main components behind the scenes to make it do its thing updated in this release include:

• wine updated to latest bleeding edge.
• dxvk updated to latest git.
• vkd3d-proton updated to latest git.
• dxvk-nvapi updated to latest upstream proton.
• Disable nvapi for Assassin's Creed Syndicate.
• Disable nvapi for Simulakros and Simulakros Demo.
• Enable Xalia for games 0.4.5 is expected to fix.
• Update Xalia to 0.4.5.

Pictured - Ghostrunner 2

With this release UMU-Protonfixes, their database of specific tweaks for games, was also updated with more games and some fixes added or removed (no longer needed) for:

• Identity V.
• Ghostrunner 2.
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.
• Assassin's Creed: Syndicate.
• Ubisoft Connect.
• Kao the Kangeroo.
• Redout: Enhanced Edition.
• Bus Simulator 21.
• Hell Yeah!.
• Dungeon Siege 1 & 2 Multiplayer.
• BioShock (GOG).
• BioShock 2.
• From Dust.
• Final Fantasy VII.
• Final Fantasy IX.
• Crysis.

See all in the changelog.

As a reminder: you should ideally stick with Valve's official Proton on Steam, unless you need specific fixes from GE-Proton. Since GE-Proton has less testing, less support, and it's easier to report bugs to Valve if you're using their Proton.