When it comes to using Proton to play Steam games, is there a general rule of thumb to know what Proton version might work best for a game or is it all just trial and error and checking out ProtonDB until you find a Proton version that runs the game well?
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Hey all The primary reason I'm asking is that I've noticed quite the long list of Proton versions when you consider Steam's and the GE variants....
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Original Title: When it comes to using Proton to play Steam games, is there a general rule of thumb to know what Proton version might work best for a game or is it all just trial and error and checking out ProtonDB until you find a Proton version that runs the game well?

Hey all

The primary reason I’m asking is that I’ve noticed quite the long list of Proton versions when you consider Steam’s and the GE variants. While ProtonDB is an excelent resource to find what version will run a game best, there are also instances where more than one version of Proton will be recommended. Is there a general rule of thumb for knowing what versions of Proton might work best over others or does it all just come down to trial and error?

As an example say a game came out at the time of Proton 7 and some version of Proton 7 runs the game well. Is it fair to assume that Proton 7 will ALWAYS work with the game barring any large updates that overhaul the game or is it also possible that another newer version of Proton or ProtonGE can run the game equally well or possibly better?