Scrumpper

Steam ARM 2.2 is out: Debian 13 and Raspberry Pi OS now get FEX source as apt source file with pinned key (your earlier report)
setup checks host packages before changing anything.
 
looks like a nice snap
 
A72 boards still stop at Armv8.1 check, because Valve's native ARM64 client crashes there (steam-for-linux #13288) 

I tested a Snap that installs Fex and x86 Steam. As long as a you have a capable GPU and thunking working, 8 A72 cores is fine.
 
Thanks for the quick updates.
 
 

Valve published native ARM64 Steam in roughly April
2026.
 
The Steam Frame launched September 14th.
 
I built a client that installs the Steam Frame ARM64 Steam client on my RK3588 board.
 
It launches Big Picture mode and firstboot makes you get past the VR Joystick screen. You can run it as desktop mode thereafter. The CLIENT and GAME run natively, naturally on ARM*. No box64 etc workarounds. Why not try to share if I can? *panvk and vulkan are required.

This Contains:
Vulkan feature layer for Direct3D translation layer Remote Play decode settings for GPU with no Vulkan Video, Private Mesa GLX copy for multi threaded OpenGL, Controller access rules for 243 pads Memory map limit for Proton  
Only tested on my H96 Max V58, RK3588 with Mali-G610 GPU. Armbian with an open grapics stack:
 
Tested device answers: `panthor` loaded, renderer `Mali-G610 MC4 (Panfrost)`, Vulkandriver `panvk`, `ubuntu`, `4096`. 
 
**Rock 5B, Orange Pi 5 and other RK3588 boards on Armbian.** Same Mali-G610 as tested device.
Pick Ubuntu based image.
 
`current` and `edge` kernel branches are mainline and carry Panthor<--Should be fine.
 
`vendor` branch:
check `lsmod`:  If `vulkaninfo` lists no `panvk` device, stock Mesa predates PanVK in use here :-( , `kisak-mesa` PPA is where  the test device sources from.
 
 
I may be under-educated but this might be able to run on a snapdragon chip or other ARM chip in a laptop or a mac. I have no idea. I do not own those things.
I reached out to the Armbian Forums first since that is how this came about in the first place 
 
I NEED FEEDBACK!!
Get it Here:
https://github.com/Scrumpper/Steam-ARM/releases
 
This project is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Valve Corporation. Steam,
Proton, Steam Deck and Steam Frame are trademarks of Valve Corporation.

Valve published native ARM64 Steam in roughly April
2026.
 
The Steam Frame launched September 14th.
 
I built a client that installs the Steam Frame ARM64 Steam client on my RK3588 board.
 
It launches Big Picture mode and firstboot makes you get past the VR Joystick screen. You can run it as desktop mode thereafter. The CLIENT and GAME run natively, naturally on ARM*. No box64 etc workarounds. Why not try to share if I can? *panvk and vulkan are required.

This Contains:
Vulkan feature layer for Direct3D translation layer Remote Play decode settings for GPU with no Vulkan Video, Private Mesa GLX copy for multi threaded OpenGL, Controller access rules for 243 pads Memory map limit for Proton  
Only tested on my H96 Max V58, RK3588 with Mali-G610 GPU. Armbian with an open grapics stack:
 
Tested device answers: `panthor` loaded, renderer `Mali-G610 MC4 (Panfrost)`, Vulkandriver `panvk`, `ubuntu`, `4096`. 
 
**Rock 5B, Orange Pi 5 and other RK3588 boards on Armbian.** Same Mali-G610 as tested device.
Pick Ubuntu based image.
 
`current` and `edge` kernel branches are mainline and carry Panthor<--Should be fine.
 
`vendor` branch:
check `lsmod`:  If `vulkaninfo` lists no `panvk` device, stock Mesa predates PanVK in use here :-( , `kisak-mesa` PPA is where  the test device sources from.
 
 
I may be under-educated but this might be able to run on a snapdragon chip or other ARM chip in a laptop or a mac. I have no idea. I do not own those things.
I reached out to the Armbian Forums first since that is how this came about in the first place 
 
I NEED FEEDBACK!!
Get it Here:
https://github.com/Scrumpper/Steam-ARM/releases
 
This project is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Valve Corporation. Steam,
Proton, Steam Deck and Steam Frame are trademarks of Valve Corporation.

V3.2 IS LIVE https://github.com/Scrumpper/H96_MAX_V58_Unofficial-Armbian/releases
 
V3.3 IS LIVE: GET IT NOW

Hi Scrumpper,
You made a great build. 😄
I've made a kind of review, don't know if you saw it on : Github
(For the issues, maybe it's me who made something wrong on KDE setup).
See'ya