Trying to add games from heroic to steam deck

I have downloaded and installed:
BG3 - GOG
Doki Doki lit club plus - epic
Control - epic
Dredge - epic

I have clicked add desktop shortcut and add to steam

When I load game mode the games are in my library as non steam games but when I click play the games try to launch but then cycle back to the game page

HeroicBotAPP•2/6/25, 1:11 AM

To help you, we need a game log. Please see the following images on how to get it.

dry-scarlet•2/6/25, 2:02 AM

did they work in desktop mode?

dead-brownOP•2/6/25, 8:48 AM

Baldurs gate 3 works in desktop mode and have been playing it that way

dead-brownOP•2/6/25, 8:49 AM

But have not tried the others yet

dry-scarlet•2/6/25, 8:51 AM

post logs

dead-brownOP•2/6/25, 9:54 AM

I see how to get logs via the launcher but will that show what is happening in game mode

dead-brownOP•2/6/25, 11:15 AM

https://0x0.st/8PPa.log

dead-brownOP•2/6/25, 11:16 AM

those are the logs for BG3

dead-brownOP•2/6/25, 11:19 AM

these are control

dead-brownOP•2/6/25, 11:20 AM

https://0x0.st/8PPQ.log

dead-brownOP•2/6/25, 11:23 AM

these are ddlc

dead-brownOP•2/6/25, 11:23 AM

https://0x0.st/8PPj.log

dead-brownOP•2/6/25, 11:27 AM

this is dredge

dead-brownOP•2/6/25, 11:28 AM

https://0x0.st/8PP_.log

dead-brownOP•2/6/25, 11:33 AM

It looks like there may be an issue witht eh steam API

dead-brownOP•2/6/25, 11:33 AM

[S_API] SteamAPI_Init(): SteamAPI_IsSteamRunning() did not locate a running instance of Steam.
[S_API FAIL] SteamAPI_Init() failed

radical-lime•2/6/25, 11:54 AM

it's not critical

radical-lime•2/6/25, 11:55 AM

enable umu in heroic advanced settings

dead-brownOP•2/6/25, 11:57 AM

tried loading ddlc from game mode and this was the log

dead-brownOP•2/6/25, 11:57 AM

https://0x0.st/8PPD.log

dead-brownOP•2/6/25, 12:01 PM

have now enabled umu and still nothing

dead-brownOP•2/6/25, 12:02 PM

do I want to set any forced compatability in game mode

radical-lime•2/6/25, 12:02 PM

radical-lime•2/6/25, 12:03 PM

like I said, enable UMU and try with that

dead-brownOP•2/6/25, 12:04 PM

have enabled umu and made sure no forced compatability is set

dead-brownOP•2/6/25, 12:04 PM

and it is now hanging in the loading screen

dead-brownOP•2/6/25, 12:05 PM

steam logo up with blue ring going round

radical-lime•2/6/25, 12:05 PM

try running those games in desktop mode first

radical-lime•2/6/25, 12:05 PM

ensure they are supposed to work

dead-brownOP•2/6/25, 12:06 PM

dead-brownOP•2/6/25, 12:06 PM

Ok I will give that a try

awake-maroon•2/6/25, 12:10 PM

how are you getting those logs? because they say The current system is a Steam Deck (model: OLED) in desktop modeThe current system is a Steam Deck (model: OLED) in desktop mode

are you running the games in gaming mode, then restarting in desktop mode and checking the logs? or are you running them again in desktop mode?

because if you are not running them in desktop mode after running them in gaming mode there's something off there that makes it think you are in desktop mode even in gaming mode

dead-brownOP•2/6/25, 12:12 PM

tried running game in desktop mode with UMU and the games won't load at all now

dead-brownOP•2/6/25, 12:12 PM

I lie

dead-brownOP•2/6/25, 12:12 PM

DDLC has finally loaded in desktop mode

dead-brownOP•2/6/25, 12:13 PM

it took a while though

radical-lime•2/6/25, 12:13 PM

first launch with UMU does a few downloads

dead-brownOP•2/6/25, 12:14 PM

to get the logs I went to desktop mode where heroic is

Launched the game

quit the game

and then clicked report a problem with the game

awake-maroon•2/6/25, 12:15 PM

don't do that, cause that overrides the logs from game mode:

run the game in game mode
restart to desktop mode
open heroic
open the game's logs without running the game again

awake-maroon•2/6/25, 12:16 PM

well, except now you say games are not working on desktop mode either?

I'd focus in one single game for now:

make sure the game runs in desktop mode
restart to game mode
try launching the game
if it fails, restart in desktop mode and share its log without running the game in desktop mode

dead-brownOP•2/6/25, 12:17 PM

DDLC was taking a long time to load so I thought it was not working

dead-brownOP•2/6/25, 12:17 PM

but it then did

dead-brownOP•2/6/25, 12:17 PM

in desktop mode

dead-brownOP•2/6/25, 12:18 PM

I have now tried loading DDLC in game mode and it now is also working

dead-brownOP•2/6/25, 12:18 PM

so the UMU seems to have fixed that

dead-brownOP•2/6/25, 12:18 PM

I will try BG3 dredge and control

dead-brownOP•2/6/25, 12:47 PM

so BG3 loaded and played as expected

dead-brownOP•2/6/25, 12:49 PM

Dredge would load into the game but it then asks me to press B, which I try but nothing happens

I try tapping the menu button "the 3 lines" and it seems to change to keyboard input asking me to press f

dead-brownOP•2/6/25, 12:50 PM

but I can't seem to swap it back to gamepad mode

radical-lime•2/6/25, 12:50 PM

this is in desktop mode?

Trying to add games from heroic to steam deck

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