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# New Steam Release Fixes Proton Games Wrongly Flagged as Unplayable
- URL: https://itsfoss.com/news/steam-client-march-2026-release/
- Published: 2026-03-10T13:37:03.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-10T13:37:03.000Z
- Description: Also includes opt-in frame rate telemetry, hardware-tagged reviews, and several quality-of-life improvements.
- Author: Sourav Rudra
- Tags: News, Gaming 🎮

Linux gaming has been getting [some wins lately](https://itsfoss.com/news/ea-anti-cheat-expansion-plans/), and while most of it is thanks to the hard work of countless open source contributors and community members, [Microslop](https://itsfoss.com/news/microsoft-angry-over-microslop/), err, Microsoft's unhealthy obsession has also been driving people towards the platform.

There is also another side to this, where [developments outside the platform affect it](https://itsfoss.com/news/orange-pi-neo-delayed/).

Steam, which is among the key drivers of that growth, has [a new client update](https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail/524243918833846834?ref=itsfoss.com) that offers many useful upgrades.

## What do you get?

![a linux build of steam is shown here, with the store page behind, listing some games,the highlighted one is called planet zoo, there's also a about steam dialog on the right that shows build info](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2026/03/steam-client-march-2026-release.png)

The most relevant fixes for Linux users address a bug where Proton games were incorrectly flagged as "***Not valid on current platform***" for users with huge libraries. A related instance of the same bug also affected offline mode specifically, so if you have a large library and have been running into these issues, both cases should now be sorted.

Moving on from that, the `/store` chat command has been updated to use the new *Store* trailer player (*the video player that shows game trailers*) instead of the old one.

On the library side, **any game demos you have installed that are no longer available will now show a prompt** to uninstall them rather than a play button. Plus, any new demos and free-to-play titles will appear at the top of your recent games list.

Steam is also rolling out **opt-in anonymized framerate data collection**, currently in beta with a focus on SteamOS devices. The data is stored without any connection to your Steam account but is tied to the type of hardware you are playing on. [Valve](https://www.valvesoftware.com/en/?ref=itsfoss.com) says this will help improve game compatibility information.

![the review text box of steam is shown here, with the new attach pc specs to this review option highlighted on the right with a green arrow, the tooltip further right shows information about it](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2026/03/steam-client-add-specs-to-review.png)

Then there are *Reviews*, which are getting a small but useful addition. You can now include your hardware specs when writing or updating a user review on a game's store page, giving your review a bit more context for other gamers.

Depending on who you ask, this can either be a privacy headache or a genuinely useful signal for judging how a game runs on hardware similar to yours.

Finally, a fix went out for an issue where the game beta/version info was showing the date the beta was assigned to you, rather than the date the actual game build was created.

## How to get Steam?

![this screenshot shows the file manager and app center on a ubuntu 24.04 lts system, showing how the official deb package for steam is installed](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2026/03/steam-deb-installation-ubuntu.png)

Officially, Valve only provides [DEB packages for Linux](https://store.steampowered.com/about/download.?ref=itsfoss.com), so you can get it installed on Debian, Ubuntu, and [other derivatives](https://itsfoss.com/debian-based-distros/) without any issues. On Ubuntu, you just double-click on the package and click on "*Install*" to get it on your system.

There are some unofficial builds out there that do work, and if I had to suggest one, it would be the [RPM Fusion](https://github.com/rpmfusion/steam?ref=itsfoss.com) version of Steam (*available on GNOME Software*). But again, this is not provided by Valve, so verify it before installing.

[Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/about/download.?ref=itsfoss.com)