scrumplex / steam-play-none

Steam Play Compatibility Tool to run games as-is

Steam-Play-None

Run Linux games as is, even if Valve recommends Proton for a game.

Installation

Install using ProtonUp-Qt

1. Download ProtonUp-Qt (You can find it in your app store via Flathub or click the link to download an AppImage)
2. Enable advanced mode (press About > Enable advanced mode)
3. Press Add version in the main dialog
4. Select Steam-Play-None under Compatibility tool and press Install
5. Set the compatibility-tool for the game in your library to Steam-Play-None

Install manually

• Download this repository as an archive file: Download
• Create the directory ~/.steam/steam/compatibilitytools.d if it doesn't exist yet
• Extract it to ~/.steam/steam/compatibilitytools.d/
• Set the compatibility-tool for the game in your library to "None"

Why

Valve might decide, that your favorite game runs better with Proton, than using the native Linux client. If you don't want to use Proton, as recommended by Valve on your Steam Deck, you only have the choice of running the game using Steam Linux Runtime. But you might have issues with that, so this compatibility-tool allows you to run your Linux-native games as is again.

Steam-Play-None Verified

Game	Valve's recommendation	Proton	Steam Linux Runtime	Steam-Play-None
CrossCode	Proton 7.0-3 (proton-stable)	❌, heavy stuttering	❌, doesn't launch1	✔️

¹: It can be made to launch, but will not have working controller input. see ValveSoftware/Proton#2818 (comment)

License

This work is licensed under CC0. See LICENSE:

steam-play-none's Issues

The folder "compatibilitytools.d" not existing isn't accounted for in documentation.

If steam is installed the folder "compatibilitytools.d/" does not exist. What do i do?

Fix is creating the folder yourself. This would've been useful in the README.

Pls fix.

Not working

Thanks for developing this!

I followed the steps and got "None" to show up in the compatability list. However, the game (CrossCode in this case) won't start. Steam tries and just spins forever, and has to be restarted to close the spinner. Steam Linux Runtime doesn't work either (unless started outside Steam, from the desktop executable).

When I switch back to Proton, the game runs as it did before (not smoothly). Anything I can try to get it going?

Not seeing option None

I created the compatibility.d folder under ~/.steam/steam/ and extracted the files there. After restarting my steam deck I am still not seeing the option for None. I do see a bunch of Proton versions and another option called Steam Linux Runtime