Proton wont launch ANY non steam game

[Eevee]

I have tried several games to try and get working so that i can use my steam controller with. The games work perfectly fine using wine but when i add the game to steam and ask it to run ANY version of proton... nothing happens when i start the game. This happens to every windows... NOn Steam game that i have tried and i dont know what to do.

[Satoru]

https://steamcommunity.com/app/221410/discussions/

You should probably post here and give DETAILS as opposed to vague things like "stuff doesnt work"

[Jaunitta 🌸]

Proton FAQ
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/wiki/Proton-FAQ
[Solution] How to edit Proton configs to make your win games work
https://steamcommunity.com/app/221410/discussions/0/1734336452578488603/

[Eevee]

@Satoru, I cant provide details as theres no details to give other than what i explained what happens. @jaunitta, that is completly unhelpful. Valve supossedly added support to just add a non steam game to steam and proton should just simply run it and it doesnt.

[Eevee]

can anyone give me help please? every single game just nothing happens... and if i create .desktop files for the windows games it just opens the .desktops in kate. Steam claimed to have updated to allow running non steam windows games and it doesnt seem to function at all

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by Eevee:

can anyone give me help please?

In the forum for it, sure...

Originally posted by Satoru:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/221410/discussions/

[TheRandomGuy]

What version of Proton are you running?

I remember reading that Version 4.2 required the user to install Proton from the Tools Section, and was not automatically installed, OP, check your Proton version and if it's 4.2 or newer, check the Tools section under your Library for Proton 4.2 (or newer) and install it if it is not installed, then try again.

Also

Originally posted by BIG DQ:

hello，I am a passer-by
i dont know what is your problem is

His problem is that his Steamplay Proton install isn't working. Steamplay Proton is a tool recently developed (released last September in BETA), which allows Linux users to run a compatibility layer through Steam to play Windows Games.

In short, it lets Linux users more or less play games made for Windows, thus meaning they can theoretically play most any game on the store (without Anticheat or DRM - Denuvo works tho). Quite a lot of games work but there are some that do not, ProtonDB is a website which compiles user-reports to more accurately show people what works under Proton and what doesn't, and if anyone intends to use Proton, check ProtonDB first to ensure your game works well under it.

[Eevee]

I am running the latest 4.x.x and steam windows games work but the non steam ones dont