Steam Deck gets 9 new playable games in latest Proton update as Valve releases version 11.0-2

Valve has finally released Proton version 11.0-2, and the latest update is now available for everyone to download. The new update brings a long list of fixes, improvements, and compatibility changes for Linux and SteamOS devices, including Steam Deck and the Steam Machine.

For starters, nine new games are now marked as playable with the latest Proton version. Some of the additions include AsteroidsHD, Plain Sight, Portal Worlds, Otherworld Legends, and more.

The update also fixes several compatibility problems that prevented popular games from launching or running correctly after recent updates. For instance, Diablo IV is now playable again after a recent game update caused compatibility issues. The same applies to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, which had also stopped working following a game update.

Valve has additionally fixed an issue that prevented Helldivers 2 from launching after a recent update. Players using recent SteamOS versions should also no longer encounter black screens in Forza Horizon 4, Forza Horizon 5, and Forza Horizon 6. The full list of fixes and improvements included in Proton version 11.0-2 can be seen below:

• Now playable:
  • AsteroidsHD
  • Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 7
  • Konkan Coast Pirate Solutions
  • Otherworld Legends 战魂铭人
  • Plain Sight
  • Portal Worlds
  • SMILE GAME BUILDER
  • Tetrageddon Games
  • Warhammer: Dark Omen (Classic)

• Fixed Proton 11 regressions:
  • CEG-using games should no longer take extra time to start.
  • Command & Conquer: Generals, Command & Conquer: Renegade, Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour, Command & Conquer Red Alert 3, Command & Conquer Red Alert 3, Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath and Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars should detect custom Steam Workshop levels again.
  • Terraria should no longer perform worse than on Proton 10.
  • Arma 3 workshop mods should no longer unnecessarily update on each launch.
  • Source SDK 2007 and Source SDK 2013 Singleplayer should no longer fail to find gameinfo.txt.
  • Natural Selection 2 should be able to connect to servers again.
  • The Talos Principle and The Talos Principle VR should no longer incorrectly show the login window on launch.
  • The King of Fighters XIII Global Match should no longer leak memory.
  • Resident Evil 2 should no longer have issue with using low resolution full screen mode on high resolution screens on certain setups.
  • Homeworld 2 Classic from Homeworld Remastered Collection should now behave correctly on alt+tab.
  • SHOGUN: Total War no longer should end up on a black screen after alt+tab.
  • Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered now has working input when set to fullscreen mode on SteamOS.
  • Addressed performance regression affecting Exanima on certain setups.
  • Improved rendering of the Imperiums: Greek Wars launcher.
  • Crysis 2 Remastered should no longer hang on game load when ray tracing is enabled.
  • Borderlands Game of the Year Enhanced should no longer fail to launch with initialization error.
  • The Coma 3: Bloodlines is playable again.
  • Debug menu in SCP: Secret Laboratory works again.

• Fixed Worms Armageddon ignoring system locale when suggesting language upon team creation.
• Fixed Diablo IV not being playable after a recent game update.
• Fixed Trove Public Test Server failing to launch after a recent game update.
• Fixed Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain not being playable after a recent game update.
• Fixed Marvel Rivals crashing after a recent game update.
• Fixed Arc Raiders not being playable for some users after a recent game update.
• Fixed Helldivers 2 not launching after a recent game update.
• Fixed Call of Duty (2003) rendering wrong colors in the main menu.
• Fixed Path of Exile crashing caused by specific text in chat.
• Fixed No Limits 2 Roller Coaster Simulation rendering wrong colors with Nvidia GPUs on Wayland.
• Fixed Rocket League incorrectly detecting re-plugged DualShock 4 and DualSense controllers as an additional device.
• Fixed a memory leak in HITMAN World of Assassination.
• Fixed Vagante freezing on character select on setups with using Wayland with Nvidia GPUs.
• Fixed Warhammer: Dark Omen (Classic) displaying low resolution map on certain setups.
• Fixed gamma issues in Exanima showing up on certain setups.
• Fixed Forza Horizon 4, 5 and 6 showing black screen on recent SteamOS versions.
• Fixed Forza Horizon 6 auto-closing after system suspend/resume.
• Fixed Rocket League, Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 and Squad not starting when set to non-English locale.
• Improved reliability of controller hotplug.
• Fixed KeepUp Survival having bad performance and crashing on non-Nvidia GPU.
• Fixed audio distortion in the intro video of Warhammer 40,000: Dakka Squadron - Flyboyz Edition.
• Fixed not being able to interact with the "confirm" button in Lucid Blocks.
• Fixed Mirror's Edge Catalyst freezing on systems without Nvidia GPUs due to nvapi presence.
• Fixed DIRT 5 crashing on CPUs with hybrid cores.
• Fixed sprites not rendering in Zombie Estate 2.
• Fixed Dark and Darker sometimes hanging on start.
• Fixed Escape from Monkey Island crashing on some setups.
• Enabled Xalia for Batman: Arkham City GOTY's settings window.
• Fixed Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara not displaying available resolution correctly on some setups.
• Fixed video playback in Psycho-Sleuth Demo.
• Fixed audio issues in Portal 2 happening on 7.1 setups.
• Fixed sound in Idle Iktah.
• Fixed video playback in STAR WARS Starfighter.
• Fixed saves not working in Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart
• Fixed audio issues in DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS happening after device suspend.
• Fixed RPGMaker Engine games freezing after being minimized inside of gamescope.
• Fixed Moero Chronicle wrongly restarting the intro video every time the game loses focus during playback.
• Fixed intro video playback in Legend of Mana.
• Fixed visual distortions in pre-rendered backgrounds in Resident Evil 0 HD Remaster.
• Fixed War Thunder occasionally crashing when selecting "To Battle!".
• Updated Wine Mono to 11.2.0.
• Updated to FEX-2607.
• Updated vkd3d-proton to v3.0a-252-g212991fc2c26 from proton-11 support branch.
• Updated dxvk to v2.7.1-498-ga6764047e587 from proton-11 support branch.
• Updated vkd3d to 2.0
• Updated dxvk-nvapi to v0.9.2