The Proton layer in Steam Deck allows the device to run games that are compatible with Windows. We have noticed that on some occasions, the Steam Deck Proton compatibility tool fails, forbidding the ...

Thanks to Valve’s Proton software layer, the Steam Deck can run Windows games without needing to be configured. Though occasionally you might need to change it. Wine is a layer of compatibility that ...

Valve's latest Proton Steam Deck software release brings some much-needed fixes to recent games but also revives a few classics. It's a major update, but it's only hitting beta channels so far. Proton ...

A Steam Deck update is coming, and it packs a few FFXIV fixes and compatibility layer patches for fan favourite games. Available to beta users now, Proton 7.0-4 should help refine the Square Enix ...

The Steam Deck doesn't run Windows. That's right: a gaming handheld based on PC-equivalent hardware, much closer to a full PC than the Xbox or PlayStation, runs Windows PC games on a non-Windows ...

The Steam Deck is a fantastic portable gaming device, but you'll want to tweak a few things before playing your first games.

Valve developed Proton, a compatibility layer designed for SteamOS to help run Windows games on Steam Deck under the Steam Play codename. An experimental branch of Proton has also been updated with ...