The Proton project, in which Valve develops an extension over Wine to run Linux gaming applications created for Windows and listed in the Steam catalog, has nearly reached the milestone of 7,000 confirmed games with platinum support level. In comparison, a year ago, this level of support covered about 5,000 games. A platinum level means that the game works fully on Linux and does not require additional manipulations to start.
The total number of Windows games running through Proton is estimated at 13,700, with around 3,500 games that have not yet been successfully launched. Of the new games released, less than 20% fail to launch using Proton. Each month, the number of supported games increases by approximately 100. 49.8% of the 13,700 launchable games are classified at the highest (platinum) support level, meaning these games run on Linux as well as they do on Windows.
The remaining half launch, but with some issues. Among the most common problems are failures during video playback, inability to play multiplayer due to incompatibility with anti-cheat systems, restrictions due to digital rights management (DRM), performance issues, and insufficient support for DX12 in Proton.
Some games that have issues launching in Proton can be successfully run in the experimental branch Proton Experimental, as well as in a version supported by independent enthusiasts known as Proton GE, which features a newer version of Wine, additional patches, and the use of FFmpeg. Furthermore, work is underway to create a new runtime container for Linux — Soldier Linux (Steam Runtime 2).
Source: opennet.ru
