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Compatibility tool for Steam Play based on Wine and additional components

28 mentions on Hacker News by 24 people: 5 stories, 23 comments · first 2020-12-07 · latest 2026-06-24

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  1. …cutscene) issues if both the stable and the experimental branch of Proton can't make it work. [1] https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom
    comment by Dystakruul · 2026-03-24 · in Wine 11 rewrites how Linux runs Windows games at kernel with massive speed gains
  2. …the box . Here's a useful resource for understanding the settings. Use this before you ask the AI: https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom Also, let's be clear about what those rankings mean on ProtonDB Native: Just works i.e.…
    comment by godelski · 2026-01-28 · in Microsoft forced me to switch to Linux
  3. …(or a specific different version if you'd like) is documented in the README in this table: https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom#modifica...
    comment by saghm · 2025-12-03 · in Valve reveals it’s the architect behind a push to bring Windows games to Arm
  4. …a console UI oriented distro like Bazzite). It includes a bunch of nice things and cutting edge ( https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom ) stuff out of the box so there’s less for me to set up with. Steam, and the few games I…
    comment by Modified3019 · 2025-10-07 · in Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without MS account
  5. …>Balatro wouldn't launch under Hyprland Just tried it, worked without issue using Proton-GE https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom
    comment by seaal · 2025-08-26 · in Omarchy Is Out
  6. …their changes to other projects. There are actually open source forks of things like Proton ( https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom is a popular one).
    comment by TehCorwiz · 2025-04-03 · in The Steam Deck is software-freedom friendly
  7. …tried the GE fork? I’ve found some things just won’t work with vanilla proton with my Nvidia card. https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom
    comment by rounce · 2024-12-02 · in Steam Deck hits 17,000 games playable and verified
  8. What about proton-ge wine with Android x86? https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom (Edit) the Moonlight + LizardByte/Sunshine server part of Steam-Headless can do 4k 120fps FWIU; and there's already a Moonlight client for…
    comment by westurner · 2024-01-22 · in Winlator: Android app that lets you to run Windows apps with Wine
  9. …from kernel changes probably don't hurt either. 0: Requires unreleased proton-ge build: https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom/pull/104...
    comment by ParetoOptimal · 2023-12-31 · in I forked SteamOS for my living room PC
  10. …has done fantastic work on Proton and it generally works better for me than the official version. https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom
    comment by MikeMaven · 2022-11-23 · in Valve Introduces Proton Next
  11. …But if the problem is with proton, you'd have the same issues on the steam deck as well. [0] https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom
    comment by doix · 2022-10-01 · in Nier Automata for Switch is a miracle port
  12. …it from the game's working directory. If you're using steam, use GloriousEggroll's latest version ( https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom/releases ). In both cases, you'll need vkd3d-proton to get the dx12 shaders working (…
    comment by azalemeth · 2022-05-27 · in Elden Ring is super fun to not play
  13. …proton has caught up, so if you tried to play AoE4 on Linux today, it'll probably "just work". [0] https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom
    comment by doix · 2022-01-16 · in Switching from macOS to Pop_OS
  14. Yeah you may need to use Glorious Eggroll [1] for some games. [1] https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom/releases
    comment by r00fus · 2021-12-16 · in Windows 11 Officially Shuts Down Firefox’s Default Browser Workaround
  15. https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom An experimental patchset for Wine/Proton. Might help with some newer titles, and Steam gives you the choice per-game to target a specific Proton version.
    comment by 1_player · 2021-12-02 · in Microsoft’s new Windows prompts try to stop people downloading Chrome
  16. …Once built and copied into place, it's as easy as selecting it in the Proton dropdown. [0] https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom/releases
    comment by revolvingocelot · 2021-11-02 · in Ask HN: Linux users, which Steam game would you recommend and why?
  17. …know about the official proton for No Man's Sky, but I used the Glorious Eggroll's fork[0]. [0]: https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom
    comment by yusi-san · 2021-09-11 · in Steam Top 50 Games: Over 70% now work on Linux
  18. …that already exists is probably the biggest hurdle. [0] https://www.protondb.com/app/1238860 [1] https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom
    comment by revolvingocelot · 2021-09-11 · in Steam Top 50 Games: Over 70% now work on Linux
  19. …of the past already. I installed Steam on Debian sid via Flathub / Flatpak, and then installed https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom using their flatpak instructions as well. Honestly, it has never been easier to get a…
    comment by ThatGeoGuy · 2021-07-15 · in Valve Steam Deck
  20. You might want to look into GloriousEggroll, it tends to have better support for media and such. https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom/wiki
    comment by asgeir · 2021-05-19 · in Nvidia cripples cryptocurrency mining on RTX 3080 and 3070 cards
  21. …of it as similar to Wine DB. For unsupported games, I usually use GloriousEggroll's custom build: https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom . This "fixes" many games, especially if they use videos in cutscenes and many other…
    comment by andrewmackrodt · 2021-03-05 · in Valve's Proton Has Enabled 7000 Windows Games on Linux
  22. …ran on both nvidia driver 450.80.02 and 455.45.01, and i've not really noticed a difference. [1]: https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom/releases
    comment by foxhill · 2020-12-10 · in Cyberpunk 2077 runs on Linux through the Proton compatibility layer
  23. …it took manual steps, but I recently switched to a new distro, used GE, and needed nothing more: https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom
    comment by gtk40 · 2020-12-07 · in With Proton and Steam Play, many Windows games now work on Linux