I hesitated looking into Proton-GE despite hearing about it, because I thought it would be a long install path or updating the root of the OS -- but didn't realize it was this simple, did it in literally two minutes.
You made my day - thank you so much for this video! Thanks to your help I can now FINALLY play L.A. Noire on the Steam Deck. Thanks again! Best regards from Germany, Michael
Cheers for doing all the videos, mate! I am about to get my Steam Deck in the next couple of days and I am hyping myself up right now. Your videos have been helping a lot and I already know what to install and loojk out for the next couple of days, once again: Cheers! :)
Thank you for all of these great videos/guides. I just got my deck last night and stayed up till 4am following your Emudeck video. Best channel for anything steam deck related. I appreciate your thoroughness, and how easy it is to follow your voice/visual aid. Have a great night!
Thanks for this, after this my Forza Horizon 5 doesn’t crash randomly anymore ! It would crash in free mode and now I’m even doing races and it’s a little smoother too! Also i now understand why it wasn’t working perfectly because it’s a windows based games and makes sense
This is so funny/ironic, Sleeping Dogs is the exact game that sent me searching for answers and stumbled across your video. Thanks for breaking it down for this SD noob. You’ve earned a new subscriber 👍
I just got a new OLED deck last weekend and I was having trouble with Call of Cthulhu giving me a test screen image during the introduction and cut scenes. Installed Proton GE and everything works great!
I hope this helps me play 'Bully: Scholarship Edition'. When the game loads it's drowned out by an awful cackling sound that makes it unplayable. It's the only game in my library that doesn't work 😞
Great in-depth tutorial and explanation of proton GE. So whenever there is a new version, basically, we have to go through desktop mode again and download the latest version?
For anyone looking at this in 2024 follow the steps in this video. But if you're having trouble still, do the following. When in desktop mode, close steam, otherwise (for me at least) PrtonUp-QT doesn't give the option to select a version when you try and add a new one. And as of Mar 28th, posting this. DO NOT CHOSE the latest option. GE-Proton9-2 It SAYS that there's an "Active Download" top right but nothing actually happens. But when you go to the prior version of GE-Proton9-1 instead and you'll find an actual progress bar appears at the bottom of the window. When finished it should then show in the "Installed Compatibility tools" area. ProtonUP-QT also has the option bottom right, to "Show Game List" and choose which version of proton you'd like to select for which game.
Hey, great video. Silly question, how do I get the proton compatibility icon so show at the top left like yours? 3:20 Edit: Found out how in one of your other video, thanks!
@@kovusensei you don’t need to install the latest version if everything is working fine. You can check the GitHub page for the latest release, I don’t believe there is a way to get notification. Usually each release will contain fixes for certain games so you can check the release notes to see if it’s worth downloading. I usually check back everyone and again, or other YT channels such as gaming on Linux post about it and I get alerted that way
Proton and Proton GE wont get Anarchy Online running. And its one of those old MMO's I really want to get working. I tried installing ProtonTricks but that shit don't really work either. Its confusing to use as well. I tried using launch options with protontricks but that didn't work either... AO has to patch first before you can actually play it. Technically it will boot the games launcher first, patch game, then after fully patched you will have to hit play from launcher.... I tried following the AO official guide for steamdeck but that doesn't work either.... I get errors. And the launcher never opens. And I of course have no idea how to use wine.
I don’t unfortunately. Which game in the trilogy are you having issues with? Others may be able to help. I’d also suggest checking over at protonDB website to see what other settings people are using
Wonder if this would solve my issues with dead or alive 5 white screen but sometimes will boot into the game but with a weird white boarder around the frame.
Not ever game will work. Did you check over at proton db website? For each game you can find out which version (if any) works best. Some games need additional run commands to boot
Sounds like you may not have installed it correctly. Try again, and make sure that ‘install for’ has steam selected. See 2:29 for reference. Good luck!
Proton isn’t working for me. I’ve tried on multiple different games and they all refuse to launch with proton selected. I’ve tried over 20 different versions of proton as well that have all been working for other people on that specific game. Could I somehow have a faulty device? Could I request an RMA from Valve for this?
It won’t be a hardware issue. You probably need to do a factory reset. Also make sure you are on the stable of steamOS, and if you haven’t tried yet, so a full system reboot
Could this fix netcode issues for games? I have been trying to play Halo MCC with my friend. I have a gaming PC and he has a Steam Deck. The game was working until we started to desync
Would proton GE work for farming simulator 22? I’m getting a steam deck in a few weeks and I want so badly to play farming simulator 22 but it’s not even on the playable list and I’m worried about that
Did you sort this? I’m assuming you tired restarting the deck and also checked to make sure that it had actually downloaded proton properly? You may want to try downloading another version too
Great vid, I want to play vermintide II on my SD, the installation went well, but then "installing Microsoft Edge Webview2 Runtime" keeps coming up and just stays there, any ideas?
Okay... But now the game i applied this to doesnt launch at all and the option to unselect the force a compatibility tool for ProtonGE is greyed out... So now im fucked...
It doesn't update automatically. You use the app to download new releases, and also delete old versions. If you'll want to delete an old version though, you first need to make sure no-games are using it. You can easily manage this in the app though, and it makes it really easy.
Hi, I watched your video because I was interested in downloading Proton qt, Although I followed the steps in your video, and for some reason the app doesn’t launch and sends me back where it says play. I need help launching the app please!
@@steamdeckguyHey, thanks for answering back! I downloaded Proton qt like the video said but, the app won’t opened. I already tried to restart the steam deck 3 times and turn it off also 3 times and nothing. I downloaded the latest proton wine which is for me “Proton GE 8-25” and nothing.
@@steamdeckguyBefore I downloaded Proton qt, I downloaded first a other app called Heroic Launcher, and that app I can almost any game that I have except “Ghostwire: Tokyo” for some reason. The game opens up and prompts me to the menu, but if I press play it’s just a black screen with some background noise from the game. As you can tell I am very new at this, so I don’t know what I’m doing sorry for the long paragraphs!
The best video on youtube explaining Proton GE. Step by step, screenshots, on screen guidance. Well done 👏 subscribed
Thanks - I try to get better with each video.
@@steamdeckguy does this work for all EA games
@@steamdeckguy when i type in the word proton nothing comes up
never mind forget the question that I just ask u
FACTS, came to the comments to say just this and i subbed because of this too. Great straight to the point content !
I hesitated looking into Proton-GE despite hearing about it, because I thought it would be a long install path or updating the root of the OS -- but didn't realize it was this simple, did it in literally two minutes.
Genuinely the most helpful video ever regarding “proton GE” thanks mate.
Thanks, was glad to see I could just use ProtonUp instead of dealing with compiling it from source.
This fixed the fact that a video in-game wasn't working but now i have the video but still no sound to it :( still thanks for the helpful video
Do FC24 working after installing proton?
You made my day - thank you so much for this video! Thanks to your help I can now FINALLY play L.A. Noire on the Steam Deck. Thanks again!
Best regards from Germany, Michael
You made this super easy to understand. Wanted to play arkham asylum and city and read that proton GE helps with crashes and such.
Thank you so much. Lego batman 2 wouldnt have properly working textures without this guide. Thank you for allowing me to relive my childhood ♥️
Do FC24 working after installing proton?
I don't think I know what FC24 is. Best of luck with you though
Fifa24
@@Bigsabb not sure. I don't have it. Probably does though
Cheers for doing all the videos, mate! I am about to get my Steam Deck in the next couple of days and I am hyping myself up right now. Your videos have been helping a lot and I already know what to install and loojk out for the next couple of days, once again: Cheers! :)
You’re welcome mate. Feel free to use the comments if you get stuck! Which version did you go for?
Thank you man. We need people like you
Quick, easy, no bs. Thanks for the help Steam Deck Guy! ^^
Seems like some games just don’t work, but it worked for the game i wanted to play-thanks!!!
Very helpful video! Thank you so much!
Dude, you made it so simple and clear. Thanks a bunch, subbed
Glad you liked it!
Thank you for all of these great videos/guides. I just got my deck last night and stayed up till 4am following your Emudeck video.
Best channel for anything steam deck related. I appreciate your thoroughness, and how easy it is to follow your voice/visual aid. Have a great night!
To clarify, the emudeck video it's great, no issues at all.
Glad to hear and thanks for watching!
Thanks for this, after this my Forza Horizon 5 doesn’t crash randomly anymore ! It would crash in free mode and now I’m even doing races and it’s a little smoother too! Also i now understand why it wasn’t working perfectly because it’s a windows based games and makes sense
Is FC24 working after downloading the proton GE?
New to steam deck and all things steam. You did this quick and properly thank you.
You’re welcome - thanks for watching!
Simple and to the point, thank you so much!
You saved me time thank you very much
Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video. I’ve only had my Steam Deck for a couple of weeks and this helped tremendously! Subbed
Glad it helped!
This is so funny/ironic, Sleeping Dogs is the exact game that sent me searching for answers and stumbled across your video. Thanks for breaking it down for this SD noob. You’ve earned a new subscriber 👍
Sounds like fate 😂 Glad it helped! 👍
Thanks for the guide!
I’m gonna watch this video once my steam deck comes home next Tuesday i can’t wait 😃
Thank you so much, I can now relive my childhood on the go :D
Your amazing this helped me so much I'm gonna subscribe!
My hero 😍
This is difficult or impossible do be more clean. Congratulations 👏 new sub
Edit : I'm french so if i can understand, everybody can.
Thanks! Appreciate the feedback!
Thank you. You've got a new subscriber!
Thank you, this was really helpful 👌🏿
I just got a new OLED deck last weekend and I was having trouble with Call of Cthulhu giving me a test screen image during the introduction and cut scenes. Installed Proton GE and everything works great!
Do FC24 working after installing proton?
Such a short and easy video to follow thank you so much. Hopefully I can play resident evil 0 now
I hope this helps me play 'Bully: Scholarship Edition'. When the game loads it's drowned out by an awful cackling sound that makes it unplayable. It's the only game in my library that doesn't work 😞
Great in-depth tutorial and explanation of proton GE. So whenever there is a new version, basically, we have to go through desktop mode again and download the latest version?
Yes, exactly that. Thanks for watching!
thanks for the vid!!!
Thank you for the video
For anyone looking at this in 2024 follow the steps in this video. But if you're having trouble still, do the following.
When in desktop mode, close steam, otherwise (for me at least) PrtonUp-QT doesn't give the option to select a version when you try and add a new one. And as of Mar 28th, posting this. DO NOT CHOSE the latest option. GE-Proton9-2 It SAYS that there's an "Active Download" top right but nothing actually happens. But when you go to the prior version of GE-Proton9-1 instead and you'll find an actual progress bar appears at the bottom of the window. When finished it should then show in the "Installed Compatibility tools" area.
ProtonUP-QT also has the option bottom right, to "Show Game List" and choose which version of proton you'd like to select for which game.
Best video very instructive
Great video!!! thanks
Do FC24 working after installing proton?
Thank you! Fallout 4 modded here I come!
Absolute legend
Brilliant thanks,
Thanks dude
Respect
Thanks.
I can now play Ace combat assault horizon without having it crash. Thanks!
thanks
Hey, great video. Silly question, how do I get the proton compatibility icon so show at the top left like yours? 3:20
Edit: Found out how in one of your other video, thanks!
Thanks
Thank you!
Спасибо!)
Thanks!
Thannnnk yoouuuu
I can’t get battle front 2 to stop crashing 2 minutes into a game starting, I’ve tried everything
Thanks for this information. Is this still the best option to this date?
GEProton7-51 is the latest release
@@steamdeckguy do you need to install the latest version everytime? if so, how do you find out if there a new update
@@kovusensei you don’t need to install the latest version if everything is working fine. You can check the GitHub page for the latest release, I don’t believe there is a way to get notification. Usually each release will contain fixes for certain games so you can check the release notes to see if it’s worth downloading. I usually check back everyone and again, or other YT channels such as gaming on Linux post about it and I get alerted that way
So I follow this guide completely but I stil don’t have any proton ge under my games what’s my issue?
Have you tried restarting steam?
When I go, add version nothings coming up
Did you sort this? Assume you tried the obvious “turn it off and back on again”
Proton and Proton GE wont get Anarchy Online running. And its one of those old MMO's I really want to get working. I tried installing ProtonTricks but that shit don't really work either. Its confusing to use as well. I tried using launch options with protontricks but that didn't work either... AO has to patch first before you can actually play it. Technically it will boot the games launcher first, patch game, then after fully patched you will have to hit play from launcher.... I tried following the AO official guide for steamdeck but that doesn't work either.... I get errors. And the launcher never opens. And I of course have no idea how to use wine.
Sorry, no idea
I downloaded the latest GEproton but it still won’t show up in my steam compatability tab. Any fixes?
Shame proton doesn't even appear when searching
Edit so it did eventually find it, thank you much appreciated
How did u change the color of your interface to yellow that’s so cool
It’s using the CSS loader plugin. I have a video talking about the plugins I use, so you may want to go check that out
Thanks will do just got my steam deck been grinding Skyrim for the idek how many times now but it runs so well
Thanks bro,, im frustating playing pes2018 in steamdeck and there’s always random crash, and when I try Ge Proton everything is fine
When new version of GE Proton came out, do I need to install in manually or it will be updated automatically? Thanks.
Need to follow the same process to get the latest version 👍
When I hit install on after clicking add version. Nothing happens…
Did you get it sorted?
Please help.why my steamdeck controler not working on proton ge.so i must change to proton experimental.
Sorry no idea.
When I go to click add version. It's greyed out and not click able
Did you ever solve this?
Hey do you own the Mass Effect Legendady trilogy on your deck? I’m running into major performance issues
I don’t unfortunately. Which game in the trilogy are you having issues with? Others may be able to help. I’d also suggest checking over at protonDB website to see what other settings people are using
Wonder if this would solve my issues with dead or alive 5 white screen but sometimes will boot into the game but with a weird white boarder around the frame.
It's worth giving it a shot - nothing to lose. Also worth checking over on protondb.com as you may find that there are other fixes you could try
My game won’t launch if it’s forced to use proton?
Not ever game will work. Did you check over at proton db website? For each game you can find out which version (if any) works best. Some games need additional run commands to boot
Nice
Good eve from 🇵🇭
Please do video tutorial to how to disable anticheat on steam deck🥺…. My epic games cant open
I’m trying to mod re3 remake but it won’t boot. It resets
Sounds like an issue with the mod - I don’t think proton GE will help with that.
I downloaded it but it doesn’t show in my game I don’t see it is compatibility
Sounds like you may not have installed it correctly. Try again, and make sure that ‘install for’ has steam selected. See 2:29 for reference. Good luck!
Proton isn’t working for me. I’ve tried on multiple different games and they all refuse to launch with proton selected. I’ve tried over 20 different versions of proton as well that have all been working for other people on that specific game.
Could I somehow have a faulty device? Could I request an RMA from Valve for this?
It won’t be a hardware issue. You probably need to do a factory reset. Also make sure you are on the stable of steamOS, and if you haven’t tried yet, so a full system reboot
I tried the latest version of proton8 with this same game and it wasn’t working so I downloaded the latest version of proton7 and it did 🤔 (:
I had proton 8. Something I forgot what number what is but can anyone remind me what was the best one
I always go with the latest versions.
Could this fix netcode issues for games? I have been trying to play Halo MCC with my friend. I have a gaming PC and he has a Steam Deck. The game was working until we started to desync
No idea tbh, but I would think not…
protonup is not showing up in my store app
Usually that means you were searching in the wrong place. Check what is selected in the left menu before you search
So do you have to relaunch the game in the new proton version to see what it effects?
Yes. You enable it in the compatibility settings as I showed in the video…
Would proton GE work for farming simulator 22? I’m getting a steam deck in a few weeks and I want so badly to play farming simulator 22 but it’s not even on the playable list and I’m worried about that
Check over on protonDB.com
So is this something that may allow you to run games that are not Steam Deck Verified?
Potentially yes. Check protondb website for a specific game to see which version of proton works best
Do FC24 working after installing proton?
Have you checked over on protonDB?
Dont know if Im doing something wrong but the version of proton compatibility that I download doesnt show when I try to force apply it in steam
Did you sort this? I’m assuming you tired restarting the deck and also checked to make sure that it had actually downloaded proton properly? You may want to try downloading another version too
Try unclicking the force experimental button and reclick it
Worked for me
What if I have proton tricks already installed for my fallout modding?
Not sure tbh - I don’t use protontricks or mods
which proton i use to run just cause 2?
tried different but crashing
Have you checked protondb website?
@@steamdeckguy but cant find how to fix just cause 2 anywhere. tried most all protons but none work .
Which is best, Ge vs experimental ?
GE proton is more up to date, but can introduce issues. I’d recommend using experimental for verified games, and GE proton for the rest.
Does Proton GE fix halo infinite? Really want to continue playing on the steam deck but it just won’t load
It should just work with the latest release of proton - haven’t tried it myself though… maybe try switching to proton experimental first
Great vid, I want to play vermintide II on my SD, the installation went well, but then "installing Microsoft Edge Webview2 Runtime" keeps coming up and just stays there, any ideas?
You could try installing the runtime in desktop mode. developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/webview2/
aHHHHHH OK,!", ill give that a go!! thank you@@steamdeckguy
what is the plugin at 2:05 of the button that says stop streaming?
I’m using steamlink to record the steamdeck screen which is why it’s says ‘stop streaming’
@@steamdeckguy ohhh
do you know an app to record the steam deck without decky recorder?
I don't get protonUp I followed your instructions it is not there. Why? What am I missing?
Select home on the left menu before you search
@@steamdeckguy I did a factory reset and now I have it. Thank you.
@@steamdeckguy works AMAZING, thank you so much. Have a great Christmas, Happy Holidays.
Okay... But now the game i applied this to doesnt launch at all and the option to unselect the force a compatibility tool for ProtonGE is greyed out... So now im fucked...
Just reset your steam deck - sounds like a bug with steamOS
What’s the best proton version for cyberpunk ? I’m also using mods
Check the protonDB website to see what other people are using. I’d probably just use the latest version myself
How do I reinstall my protons my games won’t launch anymore I accidentally deleted them
I believe regular valve protons can be found by searching the store
how do i unstall a version of say GE proton?
There is an option to uninstall
Hi do you know how to install and use beammp launcher exe. On the steam deck?
Sorry I don’t - I had to actually google what it was 😂
Literally three decades of Wine development unacknowledged. Ouch. 😅
For the purposes of this video, it wasn’t necessary to talk about Wine
@@steamdeckguy Kinda uncool to only credit Valve and CodeWeavers though, when Wine was the basis.
Does this app update itself? And if it doesn't: How do I delete the older ones that I downloaded once I download a new one?
It doesn't update automatically. You use the app to download new releases, and also delete old versions. If you'll want to delete an old version though, you first need to make sure no-games are using it. You can easily manage this in the app though, and it makes it really easy.
@@steamdeckguy thanks
@@VegitoBlackityBlack I GOTTA TAKE A SHIT because i order 5 of those domino’s loaded tots last night now my butthole is tellin me to take a SHIT now 😃
I'm trying to play Final Fantasy 9 and 13 on Steam Deck 😅
Both are deck verified so should should just work straight out of the box
@@steamdeckguy you the man!
Do I need to manually update proton be or does it auto update?
You need to install updated versions manually
@@steamdeckguy Sounds good. Thanks for responding so quick. Nice video btw. I subscribed.
but does in't steam have proton already
Yes, but proton GE is different as I explain in the video that you clearly didn’t watch
How do i make my gaming mode ui look like yours
You need to install decky loader, then check out my ‘recommended plugin’ video
@@steamdeckguy Thanks
On the compatibility tool, I only see wine-GE
On the first pop up make sure to select ‘Steam’ from the ‘install for’ drop down box. You probably selected something else…
I can play Epic mickey 2 with this g-proton ???
Dunno. Check protonDB.com
Hi, I watched your video because I was interested in downloading Proton qt, Although I followed the steps in your video, and for some reason the app doesn’t launch and sends me back where it says play. I need help launching the app please!
Are you saying proton qt doesn’t load or a game? First thing to try is to restart your steam deck
@@steamdeckguyHey, thanks for answering back! I downloaded Proton qt like the video said but, the app won’t opened. I already tried to restart the steam deck 3 times and turn it off also 3 times and nothing. I downloaded the latest proton wine which is for me “Proton GE 8-25” and nothing.
@@steamdeckguyBefore I downloaded Proton qt, I downloaded first a other app called Heroic Launcher, and that app I can almost any game that I have except “Ghostwire: Tokyo” for some reason. The game opens up and prompts me to the menu, but if I press play it’s just a black screen with some background noise from the game. As you can tell I am very new at this, so I don’t know what I’m doing sorry for the long paragraphs!