Games won't launch in Gaming Mode
Good afternoon. I've been using Heroic for months now on my Steam Deck and I've always had this issue. While a select few games would run fine (I don't have a list), most of them just won't. The only solution I had found was to manually replace Steam target with the actual game executable/launch script, which isn't exactly preferable. For one, there is no multiplayer or save games sync for most games. Also, for Windows games that means Heroic would create a prefix, and I would then throw away that prefix (even though it's still taking up space on my drive) and let Steam create new one. I haven't yet tried any Amazon games, this issue is specific to GOG and Epic games.
I've tried reinstalling Heroic as suggested in the FAQ, but that made no difference. This is not a one off issue, I've had this issue for as long as I've been using Heroic.
Here's a breakdown:
1. Switch to Desktop Mode
2. Run Heroic and install your game
3. Close Heroic, restart Steam, and try running your game via Steam in Desktop Mode -> Works
4. Switch back to Gaming Mode, launch your game -> Spinning Steam logo for a few seconds and then back to game page. The game never runs
Log attached.
I've tried reinstalling Heroic as suggested in the FAQ, but that made no difference. This is not a one off issue, I've had this issue for as long as I've been using Heroic.
Here's a breakdown:
1. Switch to Desktop Mode
2. Run Heroic and install your game
3. Close Heroic, restart Steam, and try running your game via Steam in Desktop Mode -> Works
4. Switch back to Gaming Mode, launch your game -> Spinning Steam logo for a few seconds and then back to game page. The game never runs
Log attached.
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