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GTA 5 Proton Experimental

A new Proton Experimental update was released earlier today that fixes up some issues with a couple of games. A multitude of problems with Grand Theft Auto 5 Enhanced have been patched up, including not being able to uninstall the game or the launcher hanging, XCOM 2 shouldn't pull up an error when trying to connect to my2K anymore, and MySims Kingdom should be playable along with Stardust Skate.

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 4/4/25 Update Changelog:

  • Now playable: MySims Kingdom, STAR OCEAN THE DIVINE FORCE.
  • Reinstated hack from Proton 7 that helped with SpellForce: Platinum Edition, NieR: Automata, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and DARK SOULS III crashing with monitors exposing too many possible resolutions.
  • Fixed XCOM 2 erroring out when trying to connect to my2K.
  • Fixed network issues in Hunt: Showdown 1896 after a recent game update.
  • Fixed Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced launcher hang.
  • Fixed Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced showing driver version warning with AMD GPUs.
  • Fixed Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced not being able to be uninstalled via Steam.
  • Fixed cursor not working in the menu of Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy (1999).
  • Fixed The Last Of US 2 Remastered PC crashing with Nvidia GPUs.
  • Fixed Proton 9.0 regression:
    • Stardust Skate is 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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