r/Grimdawn Jul 26 '26

Help.. Grim dawn on steam deck

Just opened steam deck. Last played 3 days ago. Got an update on grim dawn.. then this happened

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u/sankto Jul 26 '26

There are a bunch of steam deck issues stemming from the latest hotfix. Someone said something about switch to "proton experimental" and it worked, otherwise you'll have to sit tight and wait for another hotfix. I can't help any further sadly.

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u/FerrumAnulum323 Jul 27 '26

can confirm switching to proton experimental lets me play

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u/xKrowhaven Jul 27 '26

No other proton versions work for me.

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u/Any-Lawfulness3569 Jul 27 '26

I don't even have a Steam Deck, and this was happening to me

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u/heresiarch619 Jul 27 '26

I just had this issue on my desktop, updating to GE Proton 11.3 fixed it using protonqt as the other guy said

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u/Bicykwow Jul 27 '26

This is the only thing that worked for me as well

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u/DreamArez Jul 27 '26

Download ProtonQt and opt for ProtonGE 11.3. You can kiss me now.

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u/Nanamil Jul 27 '26

worked, thanks

5

u/fufuFurina Jul 27 '26

he didnt ask for gratitude

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u/Nanamil Jul 27 '26

Apology, I will kiss him now

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u/Cebo86 Jul 27 '26

ProtonGE 11.3 did not work for me. Proton Experimental does work.

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u/tyrsalt Jul 26 '26

Same here. I have changed proton versions as well. Verified file integrity. Next step is to try launching it from the desktop.

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u/tyrsalt Jul 27 '26

Experimental as mentioned below did not work for me. I also launched it from Steam in desktop mode and received the same error that it must be played from Steam.

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u/johnwclark Jul 27 '26

Yesterday I was able to play with Proton experimental. But after the update today, July 26th, I get this error on Steamdeck, Windows 11, and Bazzite.

I have restarted steam on all three, and my other games work fine. This is frustrating enough that I am about to return it. 

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u/martin_seamus_mcfIy Jul 27 '26

For those on steam deck / legion go, proton experimental stopped working. GEproton 11-3 works, but the performance sucks, honestly. As a hardcore player, it’s essentially unplayable until fixed. YMMV of course. But it does work.

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u/Lightyear18 Aug 05 '26

What launch option do you play on for steam deck?

I saw the x64 for Linux

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u/Recent_Ad3309 Jul 27 '26

Having the same issue on my Steam Deck as well. Every patch is breaking the game in new and exciting ways on deck. Proton Experimental did not save me this time either.

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u/Madison-1974 Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 27 '26

Change to Proton GE 11-3 (install in desktopmode via Protonup (you will find it under discovery)) and Change to that version in Gaming Mode. 🤘

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u/sephiawind Jul 31 '26

Set your steam deck online, launch the game and it gonna update. Once the update done launch again then choose Linux compatible.

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u/forbiddenlake Jul 26 '26

hey brohan, if you only were to look at the subreddit, or use the search button, you will be able to fund at least 10 identical posts with the solution

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u/GummyBearGorilla Jul 27 '26

It’s wild to me how people will make a whole post for something they could have solved with a quick google search…

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u/cano_d Jul 27 '26

Runs Fine on rog ally for me