Star Trek: Infection gets official Steam Frame standalone support

6 Nov 2026 at 11:18 am UTC | Last updated: 6 Nov 2026 at 11:21 am UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand

Star Trek: Infection gets official Steam Frame standalone support, with the developer bringing over their Meta Quest 3 build with enhancements. They also fixed up some bugs and other issues in the latest update. The reviews are a bit Mixed on it, mainly due to some of the bugs - so hopefully this will help more people play it and appreciate it perhaps.

More about the game: "You’re a Vulcan Starfleet officer, sent on a special mission aboard the U.S.S. Lumen, but something has gone horribly wrong. There’s no crew in sight, and an unknown entity has infested the ship. Now it’s inside your body, physically mutating you, unlocking dangerous new abilities at the cost of your sanity."

See the release trailer below:

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As for the new build and fixes, from the official announcement:

Key Changes

Highlights

• Standalone Steam Frame Support: Experience the full game natively on standalone hardware via the Lepton emulation layer, bringing over the Meta Quest 3 build with custom PCVR-grade enhancements.
• Seamless Cross-Progression: Jump between your desktop PCVR setup and standalone Steam Frame play without losing a single checkpoint (available for new saves created after this update).
• Native Input & Visuals: Enjoy updated Steam Frame controller models in the menus, calibrated hand tracking positions, and corrected visual render pipelines.

Full Patch Notes

Ported the Android APK version of the game from Meta Quest 3 to be fully compatible with Steam Frame via Lepton emulation layer:

• Resolved controller tracking offsets and button mapping configurations for native Frame hardware.
• Added accurate Steam Frame controller models featuring button callouts inside the Pause Menu.
• Fixed an issue where the game failed to automatically pause when bringing up the Steam overlay.
• Enabled cross-platform save synchronization between Windows PCVR and standalone Steam Frame sessions.
• Corrected visual rendering pipelines for in-game gameplay vignettes on Frame hardware.
• Fixed a dialogue sequencing bug where the player monologue during "Reach the Navigational Deflector" played twice.

Steam Frame PCVR Streaming:

• Basic compatibility is now live. To open the pause menu, hold Left, Right, or Up on the left controller for 3s.

Steam Deck 🟥 UnsupportedSteam Frame ✅ VerifiedPlatform: ⚛ Proton / Wine (Windows)Release Date: 📅 31st March 2026Devs:Played with FireOfficial links:Steam 🌐 External Sources: steamcommunity.com Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com. Tags: Proton, Steam Frame, SteamOS, Lepton, Steam, SteamVR, Virtual Reality (VR) | Apps: Star Trek: Infection 5 Likes Some you may have missed, popular articles from the last month:Steam Scream Fest V is here with discounts on spooky gamesA big Steam update brings the Big Art Mode, Screensaver, Steam Controller upgrades, Linux upgrades and moreSteam Beta for October 15 brings a 64bit Linux client, Achievement Sets and moreScummVM 2026.4 brings nearly 200 newly supported retro games 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.