Proton (Compatibility tool)

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Release Date
2018-08-21
External Links
Official Site
Who made this?
Valve
Platform
Native Linux

About this game:

Proton is a compatibility layer built from Wine, DXVK and other special patches. It's included in the Linux Steam client, as part of the Steam Play system. See our dedicated Steam Play page.

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