Valve and CodeWeavers have shipped the first beta of Proton 11.0, a major milestone that rebases the compatibility layer on upstream Wine 11.0 and brings a substantial list of newly playable titles to Linux and Steam Deck. The release lands alongside updated components including VKD3D 1.19-git, DXVK 2.7.1-git, DXVK-NVAPI 0.9.1, Wine Mono 11.0, and FEX 2604 for ARM64EC builds, signaling broad improvements across both DirectX translation and the underlying Wine runtime.
The compatibility gains are the headline here. Several games that previously required Proton Experimental now work on the stable Proton 11.0 track, including DCS World Steam Edition, Resident Evil (1996), Resident Evil 2 (1998), Dino Crisis, Dino Crisis 2, Metal Gear Survive, and Warhammer: Vermintide 2. More notably, a handful of titles are playable under Proton for the first time ever: Gothic 1 Classic, X-Plane 12, Breath of Fire IV, Deadly Premonition, and Unknown Faces. The update also addresses multiple issues with EA titles and adds support for SteamWorks SDK 1.64.
The full changelog is available on GitHub. As a beta, expect rough edges, but the Wine 11.0 foundation and refreshed graphics stack make this one worth testing for anyone gaming on Linux.
