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Proton (Compatibility tool)
- Release Date
2018-08-21 - External Links
Official Site
- Who made this?
Valve - Platform
Native Linux
About this game:
Proton is a compatibility layer built from Wine, DXVK and other special patches. It's included in the Linux Steam client, as part of the Steam Play system. See our dedicated Steam Play page.
Recent GamingOnLinux Articles
- Steam Play Proton could get direct support for NVIDIA Image Scaling by Liam Dawe
31 March 2022 at 2:51 pm UTC - Proton Experimental fixes Microsoft Flight Simulator and more for Linux and Steam Deck by Liam Dawe
31 March 2022 at 10:03 am UTC - Proton Experimental fixes Apex Legends, Xbox login and more for Linux and Steam Deck by Liam Dawe
11 March 2022 at 7:16 am UTC - Proton 7.0 out with Easy Anti-Cheat improvements, more games for Linux & Steam Deck by Liam Dawe
16 February 2022 at 8:15 am UTC - Proton Experimental update fixes up DEATHLOOP, Forza Horizon 5 and more by Liam Dawe
19 November 2021 at 12:59 pm UTC - View all tagged articles.
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