This happens because Steam will download your chosen Steam Proton version with this game as well. When you download Stardew Valley for the first time, you will notice that the download size is slightly larger than the size of the game. Launch Stardew Valley on Linux: Before you can use Steam Proton, you must first download the Stardew Valley Windows game from Steam. Your computer will now play all of steam's whitelisted games seamlessly.Ĥ. Restart your Steam After you have successfully activated Steam Proton, click 'OK' and Steam will ask you to restart it for the changes to take effect. This is the most stable version of Steam Proton at the moment.ģ. Choose a version You should use the Steam Proton version recommended by Steam: 3.7-8. However, if you want to go further and play titles that even Valve hasn't tested, toggle the 'Enable Steam Play for all titles' option.Ģ. Valve has tested and fixed some Steam titles and you will now be able to play most of them. Click 'Enable Steam Play for Supported Titles.' Alternatively: Go to Steam > Settings > Steam Play and turn on the 'Enable Steam Play for Supported Titles' option. From here, click on the Steam Play button at the bottom of the panel. Then click on settings to open a new window. Activating Steam Proton for Linux: Proton is integrated into the Steam Client with 'Steam Play.' To activate proton, go into your steam client and click on Steam in the upper right corner.

Some games may not work or may break because Steam Proton is still at a very early stage.ġ. This guide describes how to use Steam Proton to play and run Windows games on your Linux computer.

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