Some games work with 16GB RAM but not 8GB RAMĮxternal monitors are not supported and have unexpected behaviorĬlient UI scaling is not ideal on high DPI displaysĮnable #borealis-force-double-scale in chrome://flags 'Processing Vulkan shaders' occurs frequently and can take a long timeĮnable “Allow background processing of Vulkan shaders” in Steam settings. Some Proton games have incorrect window placement, including offscreenįirst few minutes of gameplay have poor performance for some titles What issues are still present with Steam on Chromebooks?Įasy Anti-Cheat and BattlEye do not yet work with Proton on Chrome OS Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Editionĭeus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut So this list will (hopefully) grow exponentially over the coming months, and you might end up finding a Chromebook or two that works with Steam even if it's not on the list. It's also important to remember that new Chromebooks are being released all of the time. Lenovo Flex 5i Chromebook 14 (opens in new tab).Lenovo 5i-14 Chromebook (opens in new tab).HP Pro c640 G2 Chromebook (opens in new tab).HP Elite Dragonfly Chromebook (opens in new tab).HP Elite c645 G2 Chromebook (opens in new tab).HP Elite c640 14 inch G3 Chromebook (opens in new tab).ASUS Chromebook Vibe CX55 Flip (opens in new tab).ASUS Chromebook Flip CX5 (CX5601) (opens in new tab).ASUS Chromebook Flip CX5 (CX5500) (opens in new tab).ASUS Chromebook CX9 (CX9400) (opens in new tab).Acer Chromebook Vero 514 (opens in new tab).Acer Chromebook Spin 714 (CP714-1WN) (opens in new tab).Acer Chromebook Spin 713 (CP713-3W) (opens in new tab).Acer Chromebook 515 (CB515-1W) (opens in new tab).

Acer Chromebook 514 (CB514-1W) (opens in new tab).

In addition to the trio of Chromebooks listed above, here's the full list of compatible and approved options at the time of this writing. Google lists the requirements via the Steam on ChromeOS Beta landing page, stating that Chromebooks must use at least an Intel Core i3/Ryzen 3 or higher CPUs and at least 8GB of RAM. There are a few requirements to be aware of if you are looking at buying a new Chromebook and want to be able to play Steam games.

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