Half-Life: Alyx ported to ARM64 for Steam Frame - update out now
15 Sep 2026 at 7:22 am UTC By Liam Squires-HandValve officially released a new update for the incredible VR game Half-Life: Alyx, bringing support for the Steam Frame in standalone mode. Not just that though, there's…
By Liam Squires-Hand
Valve officially released a new update for the incredible VR game Half-Life: Alyx, bringing support for the Steam Frame in standalone mode. Not just that though, there's some other nice improvements to the game that remains one of my all-time favourite gaming experiences when I played it through on the Valve Index.
Key Changes Optimizations for Steam Frame- Made significant rendering and performance optimizations when running on Steam Frame, updating most of the engine without altering any of the content.
- Added foveated rendering support when running standalone on Steam Frame.
- Ported the game to ARM64/aarch64.
- Added support for depth reprojection when running on Steam Frame, allowing smooth gameplay at lower framerates.
- Additional performance improvements when running on desktop PCs.
- Removed 1 tick of latency on player hands and other simulated objects.
- Fixed some GPU configurations displaying a low-memory warning when they had plenty of memory available.
- Fixed cross-platform cloud saves on Linux.
- Fixed subtitles not appearing on Linux.
- Fixed the Main Menu flickering for some users.
- Fixed a bug where it was occasionally not possible to interact with items when starting a new game.
I might have to do another play-through whenever I manage to get a Steam Frame, and perhaps dive into some of the bigger mods for it too. Exciting!
You do get a free copy of it when you buy the Steam Frame too so that's nice.
Platform: ⚛ Proton / Wine (Windows)Official links:Steam 🌐 External Sources: store.steampowered.com Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com. Tags: Proton, Steam Frame, Arm, FPS, Steam, Valve, Virtual Reality (VR) | Apps: Half-Life: Alyx 8 Likes Some you may have missed, popular articles from the last month:Proton 11.0-2 is out with lots of gaming fixes for Linux / SteamOS, Steam Deck, Steam MachineUbisoft begin removing Ubisoft Connect from Steam with the new Ubisoft Connect ServicesFramework Laptop 12 gets Fedora KDE Linux on pre-builts, along with new Intel Core Series 3 processorsJSAUX Steam Machine E-Ink and Pixel Matrix panels get store pages, plus VOIDJOY SkyLark S1 Pro Portable Controller revealed All posts need to follow our rules. Please hit the Report Flag icon on any post that breaks the rules or contains illegal / harmful content. Readers can also email us for any issues or concerns.