Valve releases Proton 8.0-5 update for Steam and adds even more games on Linux

Valve has released Proton 8.0-5, the latest version of Wine to support Steam Play, which fixes many issues and adds more games on Linux, writes Phoronix. 

The update added support for Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes, Welcome to Princeland, Red Tie Runner, Simon the Sorcerer: 25th Anniversary Edition та Assassin’s Creed Mirage. 

Proton 8.0-5 has also expanded the games for which HDR options are available, including on Steam Deck OLED. Among them are the latest installments and remakes of Resident Evil, Hogwarts Legacy, Alan Wake 2, and others.

This update also fixed many problems in games, for example, Forza Horizon 5 and Baldur’s Gate 3, which stopped running on Linux after the last updates, are now working again.

The entire list of fixes is available on the Proton 8.0-5 page on GitHub.