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Wait, what? Does Steam bake in some kind of automatic virtualization support for Windows games these days?

• Aeolun 6y ago
  Jup, comes with a customized proton build, and the ability to select specific proton versions if you have them installed. I’d say 50% of games works out of the box. And 25% more after installing some video libraries that are for some reason not automatically installed.
  • circularfoyers 6y ago
    You can also get more precise and up to date numbers on what does and doesn't work from ProtonDB[1]. In the reports for each game you're able to see details like distro release, proton release and any other extra steps required (if any) to get the game working. [1] https://www.protondb.com https://www.protondb.com
    • ghthor 6y ago
      Proton DB is great, Donate to the maker!
  • IggleSniggle 6y ago
    Welp, especially with how infrequently I play games these days, there goes my last reason to ever install Windows on my home machines. Thanks for taking the time to give me a sense of how it looks “in reality” these days.