How to give Valve feedback when Proton games have issues on Linux / SteamOS
You've tried to run that fancy new game on your Linux / SteamOS system with Proton - but it has issues! Here's what you can do to help improve things.
Category: Misc
SteamOS 3.7.25 and 3.8.5 Beta released - bug fixes and better dGPU video memory management
Valve released the latest small stable update to their Linux distro with SteamOS 3.7.25, along with SteamOS 3.8.5 Beta bringing extra fixes and enhancements.
Proton Experimental gets fixes for Forza Horizon 4, 5 and 6 plus other games
Valve released the latest update to Proton Experimental to bring more fixes for running Windows games on Linux / SteamOS systems.
Square Enix rolling out Steam Cloud support to various classics
Square Enix are going back over some of their older titles to see what small improvements they can make - like hooking up Steam Cloud support.
Embracer Group split again spinning off their biggest IP, along with plans for IP partnerships
Embracer Group are still going through some massive changes, after all their previous troubles and selling off multiple companies they're now splitting again.
D7VK 1.10 brings even more 2D upgrades for retro Direct3D games on Linux
D7VK continues bringing enhancements for running retro Direct3D Windows games to run nicely on Linux / SteamOS, with a fresh release boosting 2D games.
NVIDIA reveal more GPU driver security flaws for May 2026
Do you have an NVIDIA GPU? You should probably ensure you're on updated drivers, as we have another wave of security issues that have been revealed today.
Steam Beta brings even more Steam Controller tweaks and a firmware fix for Linux
Valve released the latest Steam Beta, and if you have the new Steam Controller you may want to ensure you've opted into it.
Valve make adjustments to Steam tags, and they settled the Vampire Survivor-like argument with Bullet Heaven
Valve announced a whole bunch of changes to Steam tags with plenty removed and added, along with settling the score on what to call Vampire Survivor-likes.
Sony to no longer bring PlayStation narrative single-player games to PC
It is now reportedly confirmed that Sony will no longer bring their PlayStation narrative single-player games to PC. Return of the console wars?
The PlayStation 5 Linux project has been upgraded to support more firmware
Installing Linux on a PlayStation 5 gets even easier now, with recent updates expanding the firmware versions that are supported.
You think you've seen it all and then there's a Wayland Compositor inside Minecraft on Linux
I'm not sure why you would want to do this, but you can run a Linux Wayland Compositor inside Minecraft to get various external windows inside the game.
Sunshine game streaming tool adds Vulkan encoding plus XDG, Pipewire, and KWin direct screencast capture
Sunshine, the game streaming tool you use with Moonlight, has a major upgrade now available with some big new features and a security fix too.
Linux head says "AI tools are great" but they're making the security list "almost entirely unmanageable"
While announcing the fourth release candidate for Linux kernel 7.1, Linux head Linus Torvalds had some interesting words to say about AI.
New "low_latency_layer" brings Reflex and Anti-Lag 2 to AMD and Intel GPUs on Linux
Linux gets expanded support for Reflex and Anti-Lag tech thanks to a new open source Vulkan layer called "low_latency_layer".
Proton-CachyOS 11 adds initial OptiScaler integration and lots of other fixes
The very popular Linux distribution CachyOS roll their own advanced build of Proton, and with the latest Proton-CachyOS 11 update they added OptiScaler.
Heroic Games Launcher v2.22 brings library editing, big screen console mode improvements
The excellent Heroic Games Launcher for running games from GOG, Epic Games and more on Linux released version 2.22 with some big new features.
Wine 11.9 released with ARM64 improvements, initial support for system threads
The latest development release of the Windows compatibility layer Wine 11.9 has arrived with new features and bug fixes.
Not only will the new Steam Controller scream at you but it can play tunes as well
The original Steam Controller was a lot of fun to mess with, and you can similarly mess with the new Steam Controller to play silly little tunes.
We're inching closer to the Steam Frame release with a SteamOS Manager update
We still don't know exactly when the Steam Frame will release, but we're seeing more work towards it arriving in code for SteamOS Manager.