Steam Client Now Enables Proton by Default for Games without Native Linux Builds

Posted by hanuca on Jun 30, 2025 7:55 PM CST
9to5linux.com; By Marius Nestor
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Valve released a new stable Steam Client update today, bringing a few interesting changes for Linux gamers, as well as various other enhancements and bug fixes.

The Steam Client update for June 30th, 2025, enables Proton by default for games that don’t have a native Linux build, which is equivalent to setting the “Enable SteamPlay for other titles” option to the enabled state. Also for Linux gamers, this release improves the installation speed of Steam Client updates.

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