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How to fix glitching Steam Deck games

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There’s no doubt Valve Software has done more to propel Linux gaming forward than T almost anything else in recent years. The Steam Deck and its Proton spin of Wine have brought more games to Linux along with new users than anything else could. But despite the stellar work put into fixing game compatibility, glitches still exist.

Some simply won’t ever be fixed, but for many, the Steam community has chugged into action and created a host of workarounds. We’re looking at a number of troubleshooting options here, from spotting them before you even try a game to replacements for the default Proton layer.

Let’s kick off with basic and search for the game in question. We’re going to be looking at this is rated as Unsupported by Valve for the Steam Deck, while ProtonDB has it classified as Silver. Why the two different classifications?

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