Pre-installed Games

Submitted ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨TheMinions@lemmy.dbzer0.com⁩ to ⁨steamdeck@sopuli.xyz⁩

Been trying to set up some Windows games from GOG.

Games launch just fine on Desktop Mode, but only seem to “work” if they’re in the background. If I have the system key pressed I can see the games loading or animations working properly, but the games are frozen when in Fullscreen or Windowed.

Tried swapping resolutions and running in Game mode, but it would continue to be hung in Desktop mode or stuck on the Steam logo when booting from Game Mode.

Also tried Proton Hotfix, Proton Experimental, and Proton 11.

Tried multiple games with no luck.

Other games purchased from Steam work just fine on both SSD and SD card.

I haven’t set Lutris up on my deck yet, but I think trying to run them via Lutris is the next step.

I’m also running SteamOS beta.

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swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago
Maybe protondb has a suggestion? Might also try different GE Proton builds

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- TheMinions@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago
  I’ll try some additional ones.
  
  But nothing in particular for the games I have been trying to launch.
  
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Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I would install them through heroic rather than lutris or something else.

Alternatively you can add them as a non-steam game and run them through steam, although if the game has an installer you might need to run the installer and then change the target in steam properties to the game executable. Overall this method is a lot messier than heroic.

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- TheMinions@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  
  Alternatively you can add them as a non-steam game and run them through steam
  
  This is what I was trying to do.
  
  I have them all set up and installed on a Games folder in either my SD card or SSD (depending on the game).
  
  I add to Steam for the .exe and run via Proton Experimental or Hotfix or 11.
  
  Via Desktop, the game launches, shaders cache, etc. but the screen is frozen on a gray or black or white blank screen — if I tab out or use the system key, I can see the game running fine in the background.
  
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  - Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    You’ll probably have better luck with heroic, but for steam try these
    
    running the game through game mode instead of desktop mode
    
    disabling steam overlay for the game
    
    setting the game to windowed or borderless window mode (either by changing a setting config file or pressing alt+enter while the game is running).
    
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