SteamTinkerLaunch – the massive Swiss army knife when it comes to managing your Proton-based games on Steam – hit a new milestone with the release of version 10, codenamed “Bagatelle.” One major feature that was added is initial Steam Deck support. Though the script doesn’t get installed as a Flatpak, you can simply download the steamtinkerlaunch script from the project’s GitHub and start it as deck user. You can actually navigate across the different options with the Deck’s built-in controls. There’s a couple of gotchas with this, however; check the Wiki for more details.

More gamescope features and options have been added. FSR can now be used in conjunction with gamescope, FSR strength is now set at a default of 2, Nearest Neighbor has been added as a filter option, and even more stuff packed in. Additionally, a new gamescope Wiki has been added. Keep in mind that currently gamescope doesn’t work with NVIDIA graphics.

There’s a bunch of other features added, including Zink support, bug fixes, and improved translations. The full patch notes are as follows:

  • added initial Steam Deck support
    • see Steam Deck Wiki for Steam Deck specific functions
    • added pretty solid, but optional steam controller controls for Steam Deck
  • multiple new gamescope features and options - thanks @sonic2kk for all of them!
    • change Integer Scaling flag to reflect updated gamescope code #435
    • the default FSR strength value is now 2
    • added FSR option to Gamescope
    • added option for Nearest Neighbor filtering to Gamescope
    • added Gamescope FSR sharpness numberbox
    • added option for Steam integration with -e flag, for working around a Gamescope bug
    • brand new Gamescope wiki
  • added Zink support - thanks @sonic2kk for testing
  • fixed Shader Repo window glitch
  • removed useless Steam Deck default window resolutions
  • find renamed GE proton as compatibility tool
  • get correct latest GE-Proton with two-digits
  • polish translation update by @Faalagorn
  • multiple improvements for Mod Organizer 2 and Vortex
    • custom STL proton removed as requirement for installing DotNet
    • several installer enhancements
    • high speed MO2 auto installation/configuration
      • DotNet is not even required for MO2 (confirmation welcome) and therefore no longer installed
      • MO2 can be optionally installed using innoextract (used when installed)
    • both Vortex and Mod Organizer 2 install and auto-configure without any configuration on the Steam Deck
  • added Side-by-Side ReShade and native support for 3D monitors (see #443)
  • added support for winesync - thanks @Moonl1ghter
  • added option for creating user-customized ENV Variables
  • comprehensive MangoHud re-implementation - thanks @sonic2kk for testing and the new wiki!
  • fixed steamwebhelper toggle (#456) - thanks @zany130 for continous testing and reporting
  • better use of absolute game exe path - helps f.e. with ReShade/Shader-Management
  • added dxvk-async support
  • added flatpak helper thanks @TheEvilSkeleton for working on flatpak support!

Interested in trying it out yourself? Check out the guide on Boiling Steam to see how you can install the super-handy script on your distro and the many, many things you can do with it!