Try a few different versions of Proton using force compatibility in game properties
Turn off/on Steam Input
Update Steam and my computer (or just restart if there’s no updates)
Check ProtonDB for any launch options. Try a few of them
Medium routine:
Check if anyone has mentioned anything on Reddit or Steam Community. Try their fixes which usually involves more launch options and/or config file changes
Try Proton GE (this is only so low because I usually don’t have it installed and updated)
Update graphics drivers
Downgrade graphics drivers
Try a different device
Last resort:
Try Lutris or WineTricks with DLL override tricks
Launch Steam using the terminal and actually debug the problem
Honestly I find that success rate is inversely proportional to amount of effort invested… so I just do the easy ones and give up if that doesn’t work lol. 90% of the time it ends up working though from one of those easy things. But if you’re truly desperate for a game to work and can’t wait for Proton to fix it, the medium and hard options exist
Easy routine:
Medium routine:
Last resort:
Honestly I find that success rate is inversely proportional to amount of effort invested… so I just do the easy ones and give up if that doesn’t work lol. 90% of the time it ends up working though from one of those easy things. But if you’re truly desperate for a game to work and can’t wait for Proton to fix it, the medium and hard options exist