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Certain games on Steam that you play across either Linux desktop or Steam Deck get a specific version of Proton set by Valve, and at times they don't quite work right like ELDEN RING.

In this case Valve had set Proton Experimental to be the default to run ELDEN RING, where it did work previously, however they just recently upgraded Proton Experimental basing it upon the newly released Proton 8. With any new Proton version can come breakage as the translation layer isn't quite perfected just yet and in this case the popular game is having issues with the Proton upgrades.

As mentioned on Twitter by Valve developer Pierre-Loup Griffais:

The launch issue with ELDEN RING has been addressed by temporarily reverting the game to using Proton 7 while the Proton 8 update issue is being investigated. Restarting Steam will pick up the fix.

So if you're forcing a compatibility option on ELDEN RING, you might want to uncheck it to pick up what Valve set or change it yourself back to Proton 7 to have it work again.

Nice to see Valve continue to keep on top of compatibility like this.

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hardpenguin Apr 24
QuoteWith any new Proton version can come breakage as the translation layer isn't quite perfected just yet and in this case the popular game is having issues with the Proton upgrades.
I wonder what other games might be affected 🙈
mamiller Apr 24
That's good to know, thanks!
Phlebiac Apr 25
Quoting: hardpenguinI wonder what other games might be affected 🙈

I think this is one of the areas where protondb can be really helpful, as you can see which versions of Proton are known to have worked, when the latest is having issues.
hardpenguin Apr 25
Quoting: Phlebiac
Quoting: hardpenguinI wonder what other games might be affected 🙈

I think this is one of the areas where protondb can be really helpful, as you can see which versions of Proton are known to have worked, when the latest is having issues.
Yes, ProtonDB is a blessing 🙏
HxE Apr 25
well it works fine with proton 8.0 for me (launches without tweaks and can get into online mode), I guess not all distros affected, or it was already resolved. but to be safe I'll download proton 7, just in case
g000h Apr 25
I've had a few different titles give me DirectX 11 error boxes with Proton 8, for instance Desktop Dungeons: Rewind and Ring Of Pain. Switching over to Proton 7 sorted it out.


Last edited by g000h on 25 April 2023 at 12:25 pm UTC
FWIW (nothing) I always use ProtonDB and never find Valve’s SteamDB really helpful at all.
Eike Apr 26
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Quoting: itscalledrealityFWIW (nothing) I always use ProtonDB and never find Valve’s SteamDB really helpful at all.

SteamDB isn't by Valve either though. See bottom line of main menu there.
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