Valve's Latest Proton 11 Beta Has Been Quietly Released in an Even More Beta Arm64 Flavour and You Can Thank the Steam Frame for That

Steam Runs On Nintendo Switch Using Valve's Proton Linux Beta

BlueSky user aagaming posted a proof-of-concept video that shows Steam running on the Nintendo Switch. This feat required lots of manual tweaking, but actual game support is fairly limited despite how far along Proton, the compatibility layer Valve has developed that allows Windows software to run on Linux-based operating systems, has come.

Modder shows off Steam running on Nintendo Switch using the latest Proton beta with x86 to ARM translation

Last Updated on April 17, 2026 Valve released the first beta for Proton 11 yesterday with a long list of bug fixes and new game support. Beyond that, beta 1 comes with something special for those looking to branch out of devices like the Steam Deck or a basic Linux desktop. Proton 11 ships with ...

Valve's latest Proton 11 beta has been quietly released in an even more beta Arm64 flavour and you can thank the Steam Frame for that

Arming PC gamers with all the tools they need.

Valve launches Proton 11 Beta based on Wine 11 with a focus on Arm64

Steam shown running on Nintendo Switch thanks to latest Proton Beta — FEX 2604 translates x86 to ARM-friendly instructions on Linux

Valve has released Proton 11.0-Beta1, with support for Arm devices.