Valve Software has released a new version of Proton with various fixes and update components. Proton is a tool based on WINE for use with the Steam client, which allows games that are exclusive to Windows to run on the Linux operating system.
Proton 8.0-5
Most of the fixes were previously available in Proton Experimental.
- Now playable:
- Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes
- Welcome to Princeland
- Red Tie Runner
- Simon the Sorcerer: 25th Anniversary Edition
- Assassin's Creed Mirage
- Made HDR options available on compatible hardware (including Steam Deck OLED) in the following games: Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Resident Evil Village, Hogwarts Legacy, Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Injustice 2, Alan Wake 2, Devil May Cry 5.
- Fixed Baldur's Gate 3 not starting after a recent game update.
- Fixed Cyberpunk 2077 crashing with DualSense plugged in after a recent game update.
- Fixed Forza Horizon 5 not working after a recent game update.
- Fixed Starfield not saving photos in photo mode.
- Fixed swapped Start / Select buttons on controllers in Starfield and other games using Windows.Gaming.Input.
- Fixed Halo Infinite crashes on SteamOS 3.5.
- Fixed Witcher 3 not being able to switch between windowed and fullscreen correctly on XFCE.
- Fixed Witcher 3 and other games crashing when monitor is turned off and on again.
- Fixed Hogwarts Legacy crashing on Intel GPUs.
- Fixed Resident Evil 2 crashing for some users during gameplay.
- Fixed Crysis 2 Remastered showing only black screen for some users.
- Fixed Crysis 3 being unable to launch properly due to failed authorization.
- Fixed Crysis 3 Administrative Approval EA App Window being corrupted on Nvidia.
- Fixed outdated driver warning in The Last of Us Part I.
- Fixed Steam Workshop interface randomly not working in Trivia Tricks.
- Fixed Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster crashing during combat.
- Fixed Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster crashing after Steam Cloud save updates sets resolution to Non-Deck-Native.
- Improved audio in Final Fantasy VIII and Freefall 3050AD.
- Improved load times in LIGHTNING RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY XIII and FINAL FANTASY XIII-2.
- Fixed Remnant: From The Ashes and Deep Rock Galactic and possibly other games crashing when too many audio devices are connected.
- Fixed periodic frame rate drops in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2.
- Fixed Mighty Switch Force! Collection crashing on some setups when no controllers are plugged in.
- Fixed Aura: Fate of the Ages missing some audio cues.
- Fixed games not being able to switch monitors in fullscreen mode on Cinnamon DE.
- Fixed triple monitor handling in Project Cars 3 and Project Cars 2.
- Fixed Elite Dangerous crashing when opening external links.
- Fixed issues with connecting to online services in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2.
- Fixed wrong scaling in MareQuest: An Interactive Tail and Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 on Steam Deck when set to fullscreen.
- Fixed fonts not rendering in the main menu of Aveyond 4: Shadow of the Mist.
- Fixed Aveyond 4: Shadow of the Mist crashing when clicking on Strategy Guide button.
- Fixed The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth crashes that mostly happened when using bombs later in a run.
- Fixed load / save dialogs not working in Idle Spiral on Steam Deck.
- Fixed font rendering in save / load dialog in Idle Spiral.
- Fixed multiplayer in NASCAR Heat 5.
- Fixed multiplayer in DiRT Rally.
- Fixed The Binding of Isaac cursor desync and focus issues when toggling fullscreen.
- Fixed video playback in Out of Ore.
- Fixed multiple memory leaks when playing videos in VRchat using AVPro.
- Improved support for VKB Gladiator NXT Evo and Virpil Constellation ALPHA-R when hidraw device is accessible.
- Enabled nvapi for the following titles:
- Satisfactory
- Updated Wine Mono to 8.1.0.
- Updated dxvk to v2.3-21- g1b31aa5d.
- Updated dxvk-nvapi to v0.6.4-20- g0a7c48b.
- Updated vkd3d-proton to v2.11-19- g0e681135.
