Proton 11.0-1 on SteamOS: Resident Evil, Dino Crisis, and Gothic Now Run Smoothly on Linux

Valve has released Proton 11.0-1, the new chapter of its compatibility layer that allows Windows games to run on Linux and SteamOS. The update also addresses a number of bugs that have long plagued already supported games.

The most relevant news concerns Electronic Arts titles: a recent update of the EA App had rendered several of the publisher's games unplayable, and Proton 11.0-1 restores compatibility. Valve also took the opportunity to improve the functioning of the Steam Overlay specifically for EA titles, which previously exhibited malfunctions.

On the classic side, Resident Evil (1996), Resident Evil 2 (1998), Dino Crisis, Dino Crisis 2, SHOGUN: Total War, Warhammer: Vermintide 2, and METAL GEAR SURVIVE move from the Experimental branch to stable release, along with other titles like DCS World Steam Edition, totaling 14 games promoted to full compatibility.

SteamOS: New Supported Games and Technical Fixes

Among the titles debuting as playable with this version are Gothic 1 Classic, X-Plane 12, Breath of Fire IV, Deadly Premonition, and Unknown Faces. An intervention on HELLDIVERS 2 is also notable, where Valve fixed a crash that occurred during missions with a high number of enemies on screen.

Proton 11.0-1 also restores VR support for No Man's Sky, resolves startup issues for Killer Inn on Steam Deck, and fixes video playback in games like She Sees Red, BIRDCAGE, and Crimson Desert. Furthermore, it enhances controller support, particularly focusing on the 8BitDo Ultimate 2C model, while addressing some glitches found on KDE and GNOME desktops. The complete details are listed in the official changelog published by Valve.

From a technical perspective, the base of the compatibility layer is rebuilt on Wine 11.0, an update that also brings new graphics components: DXVK moves to version 2.7.1-467 for the Proton 11 branch, while VKD3D stands at 1.19-139. Wine Mono has been updated to 11.0.0 and Xalia to 0.4.9, the latter responsible for better support for the EA App and controllers.

For ARM64EC builds, Valve integrates FEX-2605, while support for the gaming API SteamWorks SDK 1.64 is included. Time zone detection has also been updated, a minor detail that had previously caused issues in several titles with mechanics related to the system time.

Overall, Proton 11.0-1 confirms the trajectory Valve has been pursuing for years: fewer flashy announcements and more targeted maintenance work, with the Wine base consistently kept up to date with the latest versions and a growing focus on titles generating more reports from the community, starting with EA games and the great classics brought back into the spotlight by remakes.