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Mildly infuriating: Can't install the Talos Principal 2 demo - "invalid platform" (i.imgflip.com)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by perishthethought@lemm.ee to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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The Talos Principal 2 demo is available in Steam now, the full game comes out in November.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/835960/The_Talos_Principle_2/

But since the games is officially Windows only, it won't let me download/install the demo (because linux).

Why Steam?!?? You're going to let me use Proton to play the full game sp why not allow the demo to run the same way?

If anyone knows a work-around I'd be very happy.

EDIT: The suggestion by @ECCTM worked very well and I've started playing the demo. It "just worked".

SECOND EDIT: I started a new Community for discussing the whole Talos Principle series, for anyone interested.

https://lemm.ee/c/the_talos_principle

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[-] EccTM@lemmy.ml 30 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Go into Steam Settings > Compatibility, and turn on "Enable Steam Play for all other titles", Steam will then ask to restart. Install your game (which should now not complain because it's getting the Windows version for proton) then go change the setting back.

Edit: Added the correct settings section and proper option name, because I was originally winging it, writing this comment on mobile.

[-] vividspecter@lemm.ee 12 points 11 months ago

Valve should consider making it the default at this point, and just give the user a warning the first time they launch a non-supported game. Because these issues happen often enough that people may be left with a bad impression of Linux (and Steam) game support.

[-] BloodSlut@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Also the games work flawlessly or nearly-flawlessly over half the time anyways

[-] EccTM@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

I've only ever had to deal with this issue when it comes to installing a demo of something. Generally Steam already knows if there is only a Windows build of a game or not and acts accordingly. If this is the thing that causes a bad impression of gaming on Linux, then you've probably already overlooked (or been blind to) other annoying situations.

[-] vividspecter@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago

You must already have the setting enabled (as do I). But on a new install of Steam, only games that have been approved by Valve will run. And that's using the old system, and not the new system that the Deck uses. So there's is only a small amount of games supported.

[-] perishthethought@lemm.ee 6 points 11 months ago

Awesome, thank you! That worked.

[-] theshatterstone54@feddit.uk 1 points 11 months ago

This should be the solution to your problem

[-] Linus_Torvalds@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

I can't help you with the topic at hand, but consider posting your experience here: https://www.protondb.com/app/835960?device=any

It is a huge database for all games available on steam. So far, no one has made any reviews, but if you get it working, please write there how (you can include --start-options, drivers, distro etc.). Even if it is not working, write that and what you tried already. This way other people can spend more time on trying to get it working without doing the same steps all over again.

Also, it might be worth checking out in a few days when more people have added their workarounds and comments. Usually, this takes 1-2 weeks.

[-] perishthethought@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

Hey, so the game is installed and I just played through some of the demo. And I posted on ProtonDB but it seems the post will take some time before it appears there. Cheers!

[-] Linus_Torvalds@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Thank you so much! We Linux gamers have to stick together!!

[-] six_arm_spider_man@reddthat.com 1 points 11 months ago

Great timing for this post. I just hit the same thing with the new Robocop demo. Time to go try these workarounds for that.

[-] ouch@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I got the same error, but trying again with the same Steam settings started the installation. Go figure.

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