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Metal Gear Solid V Proton Experimental

A new Proton Experimental update was released yesterday with some fixes for new games and controllers. Grim Fandango Remastered and Far Horizon are now playable, while God Eater Resurrection got a fix for its long loading times, and Crysis 3 won't get stuck at the old EA login page anymore. There were also some regression fixes for Metal Gear Solid V and Resident Evil Village, and a fix for DualSense controllers registering touchpad clicks over Bluetooth when they shouldn't.

The new Proton Experimental update should automatically download if you already have the experimental layer. If not, just search for Proton Experimental in the Steam store on your Steam Deck and download.

Proton Experimental 8/7/25 Update Changelog:

  • Now playable: Far Horizon, Grim Fandango Remastered (AMD & Intel GPUs), SSR Wives: The Murder Of My Winter Crush Demo.
  • Fixed internet radio in Motor Town: Behind The Wheel.
  • Fixed broken CD key entry field in Age of Empires III.
  • Fixed DualSense controllers registering spurious touchpad clicks over Bluetooth.
  • Fixed long loading times in God Eater Resurrection.
  • Fixed Crysis 3 getting stuck on an old EA Login page.
  • Fixed Proton 10 regressions:
    • METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN no longer crashes at the start of Chapter 1 video.
    • Resident Evil Village no longer freezes after cutscenes.

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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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