I think people really need a refresher on the ratings purpose. No, it doesn't make sense to mark a game Playable when a major feature of the game cannot be played at all.

The ratings are fine, if used consistently.

• Verified: literally everything works


• Playable: you can finish it, it's playable, but there's some minor issues


• Unsupported: major problems (like no online play)

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@d10sfan Not sure what your comment is referencing, the article states clearly at the top you do need to own Half-Life 2. Which you do.

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I don't really get what you're saying then. Steam has a clear way to pick a default when launching a game. I just tried it with one game already open, and then went to launch another, and it showed up still to pick.

Edit: oh, this is about the switcher on Steam Deck. Not sure why you want more than one game open on Deck anyway?

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It should have been fixed via Proton Hotfix a day later: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/proton-hotfix-updated-to-fix-the-finals-and-grand-theft-auto-v-enhanced-offline-on-steam-deck-linux/

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There already is a don't ask again option when you get multiple choices on how to launch a game. On desktop it's a tickbox "Always use this option", can't remember how it's shown on Steam Deck.

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Interesting, what CTF mod is it?

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Proton 9 came in May, Proton 8 came in April. So probably not till next month at a minimum I would say.

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Article updated with a statement direct from 4A Games.

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Sorry no plans to use Liberapay, it became pretty much pointless and was a hassle to admin.

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The law and guidance is multiple hundreds of pages long and they’ve so far refused to properly clarify what they deem comments on comments. Allowing direct user to user replies (including directed quotes) right now is a grey area. During an FAQ it was asked of Ofcom, and they didn’t have an actual answer. Eventually when we get proper clarifications, especially for small sites and that sort of thing, it could return but as the single person responsible for everything I’m just not willing to risk the site or me directly.

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