Not just Proton: Getting to know Valve's new SteamOS compatibility layers

Can’t we all just get along? Not just Proton: Getting to know Valve’s new SteamOS compatibility layers New system-level tools bring Arm chipsets, Android APKs into the Steam ecosystem.

19 Everything is fitting together quite nicely. Credit: Aurich Lawson Everything is fitting together quite nicely. Credit: Aurich Lawson Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav Since the release of the Steam Deck , Valve fans have gotten very familiar with the idea of the Proton compatibility layer that allows games written for Windows to run capably on the Linux-based SteamOS (though Valve’s efforts in this realm date back farther than that ). To get more games running on the SteamOS-powered Steam Frame , though, Valve is relying on two additional compatibility layers that are new to the Steam architecture .