Any fix for LINUX?

[Kang nTuL]

This game can be installed on my linux, but it won't open.
I tried manual launch by terminal on game directory and type "./Downfall" it says the game can be launch only with Steam. Is this game doesn't support linux anymore?
Thx for your respond dev :)

[markymint]

Hi there, not too sure why there might be a problem, it may not run the newest version but it should still run *a* version, but what does it say when you try and launch it through Steam for Linux please?

There is no "DRM-free" version of Linux build, so if it says you need to run it through Steam, then that's what you will need to do.

[Kang nTuL]

No notification or somewhat, just "running" and Downfall app process does not appear on my system monitor. Thats weird.

What do you mean it should still run *a* version? Any other exclusive version to run successfully Downfall on linux platform?

[markymint]

I see. We stopped supporting it at around v1.4. But didn't remove anything, so it should still be trying to run that version from what I understand. It would need a suggestion from another Linux user, as I say we no longer support it or advertise it as part of the package, and I don't have a clue about Linux (another reason) so it might be something else, an out of date DLL (ie steam_api.dll or agsteam.dll if you see them, maybe overwrite them with the ones in the Windows version). So nothing has been removed and that version HAD worked for people, not being Linux savvy I wouldn't really know why it does/doesn't work for you, or if it works for anyone else - but again this is all part of why we no longer support it, sorry. Alternatively, you could try running the Windows version through WINE (I think it is?) or such, I hear it works.

[Kang nTuL]

OK, maybe I will try with WINE.
Thanks for your respond dev.

[markymint]

Hi there, an update about playing this game on Linux:

We're now moving it over to the new Proton method, which is currently in Steam Beta. The Proton method simply runs the Windows version, but Linux users are feeding back that this method works very well.

Valve are not currently able to allow the native Linux version to exist at the same time, but they say they will look into it for the future. So it will seem like the Linux version is "gone", but really, it's just waiting in the wings until they allow us to switch it on alongside Proton.

we'll add support for overriding Steam Play on a title-by-title basis at some point in the future.

For now, Linux users will play the same (Windows) version as everyone else.

Information on how to set up the Steam Play beta is here: https://itsfoss.com/steam-play/

As such, the native build is "offline" as of today and so advise Linux users to try the new method. Please note, if you find yourself stuck in a strange loop, you may need to:

To have access to the proton version do the following steps:
1st) uninstall
2nd) reinstall

The update loop comes from the linux version trying to get an update (windows version "proton") which isn't available in the linux depot (which is disable) << my small guess.
So you need to change the depot but that means you need to first uninstall the game.

regards

[Ophiucha]

Played the whole game on WINE earlier this month. Ran fine, but alt-tabbing made the game glitch up.

[Arno]

Hey, just poking my head into this thread to see if anybody has any up-to-date (the last comment in this thread is a couple of months old) information on running Downfall with Proton.

To be clear, I'm not really looking for a dev response (since they already said they don't support it, which is fine), but something from an end user who's had experience running (or not running :P) the game.

[Gotem]

not sure if someone will still read this, but running the setup and selecting OpenGL nstead of Direct3D did it for me