Not just Proton: Getting to know Valve's new SteamOS compatibility layers
Not just Proton: Getting to know Valve’s new SteamOS compatibility layers New system-level tools bring Arm chipsets, Android APKs into the Steam ecosystem. Kyle Orland – Sep 16, 2026 4:23 pm | 22 Everything is fitting together quite nicely. Credit: Aurich Lawson Everything is fitting together quite nicely.
- ▪Not just Proton: Getting to know Valve’s new SteamOS compatibility layers New system-level tools bring Arm chipsets, Android APKs into the Steam ecosystem.
- ▪Kyle Orland – Sep 16, 2026 4:23 pm | 22 Everything is fitting together quite nicely.
- ▪Credit: Aurich Lawson Everything is fitting together quite nicely.
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Can’t we all just get along? Not just Proton: Getting to know Valve’s new SteamOS compatibility layers New system-level tools bring Arm chipsets, Android APKs into the Steam ecosystem. Kyle Orland – Sep 16, 2026 4:23 pm | 22 Everything is fitting together quite nicely. Credit: Aurich Lawson Everything is fitting together quite nicely. Credit: Aurich Lawson Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav Since the release of the Steam Deck, Valve fans have gotten very familiar with the idea of the Proton compatibility layer that allows games written for Windows to run capably on the Linux-based SteamOS (though Valve’s efforts in this realm date back farther than that).
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