Small update for today’s Steam Deck client beta contains four fixes: Fixed issue where the re-order controllers dialog stopped working from the Quick Access menu Fixed issue in Desktop mode where the Steam Library was not loading properly Fixed issue where launching a game would take longer to start if there was no network connection. Fix issue starting any game with multiple Launch Options Also, as a side note, yesterday’s update included a toggle to use a Nintendo-style button layout.

Just a few days after the first beta, Heroic Games Launcher has now reached the second beta for version 2.5.0. Major bugs that were “found especially on the Steam Deck” are now fixed. The Settings screen UI has been revamped, two new themes have been added, and cloud save detection has been improved. Along with this are several fixes, including GOG game launch improvements, improved gamepad focus, improved sideloading of applications, and games appearing as installed on recently played.

Today’s update to the Steam Deck client (beta) mostly centers around bug fixes. Improvements continue to be made for users who are logging in with large libraries, the Steam controller shoulder button glyphs have been updated, and some instances in which focus was lost should now be fixed. Full patch notes are as follows: Fixed some instances were focus was lost More improvements to reduce login time for users with large libraries Fixed issue where spotlighted games in the What’s New section could not be interacted with Fixed some issues with trackpad typing Updated Steam Controller LB and RB button images Fixed Main Menu not adjusting size/position when adjusting UI scale Fixed recently exported Controller Layout Templates not showing up in the Layout Browser Fixed issue with sign in refresh UI when the user had already signed in once during the current session Patch notes can also be viewed on Steam.

Despite today’s Proton Experimental update containing only three fixes, they’re good fixes nonetheless, especially if you use the new EA App in conjunction with Steam, which is apparently causing issues. If you were previously getting a blank window, that should no longer be an issue. Fixes have also been added for Warhammer: Vermintide 2 and The Anacrusis. The former should no longer throw an error when starting the game for the first time, and the latter should now display video when joining a match.

A month-and-a-half after the previous release, the Heroic Games Launcher has “tons of commits” for us to look forward to. Awesome features included in this update are: download manager – you can now queue as many games as you want to download while doing other tasks custom user themes – different themes have already been available, but now you can make your own by using CSS apps outside of EGS or GOG can now be added and launched within Heroic “more robust” online checking system several fixes for the UI performance improvements improved README and “developer experience” refactored Settings menu/frontend/offline detection Linux-specific fixes, such as showing the Wine prefix in Game Settings and adding a warning if using only one dGPU if the “Use Dedicated Graphics Card” option is ticked shortcuts to Steam are now added automatically updated login design apps can now be sideloaded Legendary, the backend that powers Heroic, has been updated to 0.

New update has landed for Proton Experimental. Newly playable titles include: Persona 5 Royal UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection Gotham Knights Fixes have been added for: Super House of Dead Ninjas (frame hitching) Enemy Mind (frame hitching) Out There Somewhere (frame hitching) A Plague Tale: Requiem (OSK popping up on Deck) Alone in the Dark 3 (failed to launch on recent Proton versions) Lost Lands series (crashed when setting wallpaper) Haunted Hotel: Silent Waters (crashed when setting wallpaper) Jurassic World Evolution 2 (bad perf on recent Proton versions) See the patch notes on GitHub.

New Steam Deck client beta is now available for testing. Noteworthy additions in this update is the ability to log into your Steam account via a QR code, and the updated Big Picture interface (apparently there are some differences between this and the Steam Deck UI?). Load times have been reduced for accounts that have a large amount of games, and more than two Collections can be shown on screen. Some fixes have been added in regards to the incorrectly-sized Discovery Queue UI, the Main Menu when docked in 4K, touch-only menus, and library scrolling with a gamepad.

The Steam Deck UI, while it has technically been available for quite some time on devices other than the Steam Deck, is now officially available as a beta. You can use this on desktop, or any other PC handheld for that matter. To use the new UI, you’ll need to opt-in to the Beta branch in your Steam settings (Steam -> Settings -> Account -> Change… -> Steam Beta Update).

An exciting new update has landed for vkd3d-proton. For those who aren’t aware, vkd3d-proton is a part of what makes up Proton, and “aims to implement the full Direct3D API on top of Vulkan.” It probably won’t be long before Proton Experimental or GE-Proton picks up this update. When it does, we will be seeing lots of benefits. So first off, we have an improved pipeline cache. This release incorporates an “internal ‘magic’ disk cache to enable SPIR-V caching for all games.

Today’s update to GE-Proton adds a Protonfix for UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection on systems that have more than 16 CPU cores. The Lost Legacy game in this collection has also received a tll.exe amd_ags_x64 override to allow the game to run. A save file fix was added for Persona 5 Strikers, and a shader compilation patch was added for Overwatch 2 (although apparently it’s for other games; Overwatch 2 isn’t available on Steam and the use of GE-Proton outside of said client is not recommended).