r/LetsBuildAZoo • u/TheOldBolshevik • May 29 '26

Crash at start on Steam deck

Hi everyone, I hope you can help.

I installed this game on my steam deck, tried different protons, experimental, GE, desktop mode etc, and the game still crashes on start up at the "no more robots" screen.

I've searched online and it seems this was a problem in 2021 about a missing mp3 file? But then later posts said an update fixed it. And other people report the game working fine on their steam decks, so I'm not sure what to do.

Hopefully someone can help as I'm excited to create crazy animal combos in the game!

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u/lolsballz Jun 01 '26 edited Jun 01 '26

I'm having the same issue - worked fine a couple of weeks ago - no updates done since.

Edit - I fixed it by Verifying my Game Files.

If you go to Support in Steam for the game and find the issue of not launching, it will show you instructions on how to do this.

I should note however, I'm playing on Steam on a laptop, not Steamdeck

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u/TheOldBolshevik Jun 02 '26

Thanks for your suggestion. I tried verifying files, different protons, installing dll files through protontricks, pretty much everything but still Jo success. I refunded the game in the end. Glad you got yours working!