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Just got Ogu and the Secret Forest free via the epic games giveaway. And while it is rated gold on proton and verified for Steam Deck I cannot get it to run properly.

Installed it va Heroic launcher, I can start it but as soon as I start a game it keeps freezing on the loading screen. Left it running for a while, nothing happens. I use Proton experimental for that. But switching Proton didn't help. I switched to older ones mentioned on ProtonDB, then it just does not start.

Also tried installation with Lutris, doesn't even start. Anyone who got it running successfully from the Epic games store?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (6 children)

Never mind, I got it running!

So, I realized that I hadn't tried it in native Desktop mode, and it can be important, it works a little differently to Gaming mode in the background. And that was it.

  1. Go to Desktop Mode (native Desktop mode using the power menu option, not Nested Desktop)

  2. Right click Steam icon on the taskbar > Library

  3. Find Heroic Games launcher on your library list and run it

  4. Just launch the game in Heroic like you normally do. My Heroic launcher knew to use a recent version of GE Proton automatically, I didn't have to tell it.

  5. Worked like a charm.

Super cute game btw lol

EDIT: I can't remember if Heroic is naturally Steam launchable or not. If not, just add it as non-steam game. You might not even have to launch Heroic from steam, I do it for convenience, but if that was part of the magic formula then that's how you do it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (3 children)

So, wait... You are launching Heroic launcher from inside Steam and then you launch this game from the Heroic launcher inside Steam? Wow, surprised that even works. Will try when I have the time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Yes, but crucially, in Desktop mode, not Gaming mode. It didn't work when I tried it from Gaming mode!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh what, good you said it again, I missed that detail. Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 23 hours ago

You're welcome! Have fun!

This one doesn't seem like it's my normal cup of tea but I might have to give it a go further than the first ten minutes, I really like the aesthetic lol

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