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Sonic Forces Proton Experimental

Proton Experimental got a new update yesterday that fixed some nasty bugs for some games, while also making old ones playable! Starfield: Creation Kit will no longer crash, while Mafia 2's crash on launch has been fixed. The Finals should be playable game, font rendering in Shady Brook should be all good to go, and video playback for Spirit Hunter: NG should be working again.

We also had some regressions that make GRID Autosport and 2 playable again, while controllers should be usable with Sonic Forces. VKD3D was also updated to make more games playable like Metal Slug, Gods Will Be Watching, and The Last Blade.

Your Steam Deck will automatically add the new update to the download queue if you already have the layer, and if you don't, you can find it by searching "Proton Experimental" in the search bar.

Proton Experimental 7/31 Update Changelog:

  • Fixed connecting with Unreal Insights to games running under Proton.
  • Fixed video playback in Spirit Hunter: NG.
  • Fixed "Customize Setup" not working during EA Launcher installation.
  • Fixed The Finals not being playable after a recent game update.
  • Fixed font rendering in Shady Brook - A Dark Mystery Text Adventure.
  • Fixed a crash in Starfield: Creation Kit.
  • Fixed video quality of live streamed episodes in Quantum Break.
  • Fixed artifacts in Yakuza 4 Remastered opening video.
  • Updated vkd3d-shader to vkd3d-1.12-89-g68b7f9df making the following games playable: Metal Slug, Zombie Gunship Survival, Gods Will Be Watching, The Last Blade.
  • Fixed Proton Experimental regression that caused Mafia II to crash on launch.
  • Fixed 9.0 regressions:
    • Controllers work again in Sonic Forces.
    • GRID Autosport and GRID 2 are playable again.

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Noah Kupetsky
A lover of gaming since 4, Noah has grown up with a love and passion for the industry. From there, he started to travel a lot and develop a joy for handheld and PC gaming. When the Steam Deck released, it just all clicked.
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