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Proton reaches around 6,000 Windows games

Summary

Boiling Steam analyses ProtonDB and shows how Wine, DXVK, Mesa and Valve together greatly broaden what can be played on Linux. The analysis cited about 6,000 working games. The underlying data came from ProtonDB.

Ideas

  • Proton bundles several compatibility components behind Steam Play.
  • DXVK translates Direct3D 9 to 11 to Vulkan.
  • Community reports cover games outside Valve's official selection.
  • Driver updates can improve or worsen compatibility.

Insights

  • Platform compatibility grows through the coordinated work of many independent projects.
  • User reports measure practical usability better than whether a game merely starts.
  • An open stack allows bugs to be fixed across organisational boundaries.

Facts

  • Proton is developed as free software.

Recommendations

  • Check individual games against current reports rather than overall numbers.
  • Report graphics bugs with driver, Proton and game versions.

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HN · 2021

Proton brings around 7,000 Windows games to Linux

Boiling Steam analyses ProtonDB again and describes the growth in playable titles thanks to progress in Proton, Wine, DXVK and drivers. The analysis cited about 7,000 working Windows games. At the time Proton had been available for about two and a half years.

HN · 2018

Valve releases Proton for Steam Play

Valve extends Steam Play with Proton so that many Windows games run directly on Linux via Wine and additional free components. Valve announced Proton in August 2018. Proton is developed publicly on GitHub.

HN · 2020

ProtonDB makes Linux playability traceable

ProtonDB collects structured reports on Windows games under Proton and links compatibility with concrete hardware and software versions. ProtonDB is a community-maintained project. The database focuses on Steam games under Proton.