GE-Proton 10-29 released with updates to FEX, Wine, DXVK and a few game fixes

By Liam Dawe - 26 Jan 2026 at 10:46 am UTC

GE-Proton 10-29 has arrived to bring more game compatibility to SteamOS / Linux with a bunch of fixes and improvements throughout.

If you're new to SteamOS / Linux land be sure to check out the GamingOnLinux explainer on the different Proton versions and the GamingOnLinux guide to install GE-Proton to get started with it. You generally only need GE-Proton for very specific games as it's best to stick with Valve's official Proton for support.

From the GE-Proton 10-29 changelog:

Proton:

wine updated to latest bleeding edge

dxvk updated to latest git

dxvk-nvapi updated to latest git

vkd3d updated to latest git

vkd3d-proton updated to latest git

FEX updated to upstream version

vrclient upstream changes imported

wineopenxr upstream changes imported

make + Makefile upstream changes imported

zst build result removed as it is no longer used/needed (originally built for umu)

Protonfixes:

build fixed to allow aarch64 compilation

controller fix for ds4 in bioshock 2 remastered/classic

controller fix for ds4 in dragons dogma: dark arisen

gamedrive option enabled and libglesv2 disabled under wayland for duet night abyss

upscalers: add support for upgrading libxess_dx11.dll

fix added for Dark Earth save game error

remove incorrect GTA IV fix for Independence FM. Game works fine without it when using supported audio formats. Open-Wine-Components/umu-protonfixes@2a348a2

Patches:

em-10/wine-wayland patches updated

Pictured - Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

Source: GitHub

Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.

Tags: Proton, Steam Deck, GE-Proton, Handheld Gaming, Misc, Open Source, SteamOS

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