Spider, Minesweeper, and Hearts—these longtime staples of Windows (plus other familiar titles, from Solitaire to Freecell) have been missing in action since the launch of Windows 8 in 2012. Sure, you ...

Valve has done a lot of work to support Proton, which is the compatibility layer that’s enabled Windows games to work smoothly on the Steam Deck, which also happens to be a Linux-based device.

Games compatibility is more limited than some of its rivals, but this free open-source app is ideal for running many Windows games. Let’s face it–the main reason most of us want to run Windows on our ...