


Installed d3dcompiler_47.dll with protontricks (guide incase anyone hasn't used protontricks before):
- Open protontricks and select Re:ZERO from the list
- Click OK on any popups / errors
- When asked what you want to do, click "Install a Windows DLL or component"
- Find and select d3dcompiler_47.dll from the list and click OK
- Click OK on any popups / errors until it asks what you want to do again
- Play the game (you can close protontricks now)

Installed d3dcompiler_47.dll using Protontricks.
Game will not launch without installing d3dcompiler_47.dll using Protontricks.

Installed d3dcompiler_47.dll using Protontricks.
It should be stressed that at this time you absolutely need to use protontricks to install d3dcompiler_47.dll to make this title run as intended or it will crash after initial launcher screen. I installed Protontricks from Gentoo repositories and it was only a minor inconvenience from my perspective. Others might want to stay away for now until Valve brings actual fix to their official Proton release. Also I didn't play the game more than 30 minutes. There might be other issues that I don't know yet.
After installing d3dcompiler_47.dll like other users also recently started to suggest, the game starts up like a charm.
Gameplay has not been tested by me yet. Will be tested and played by me on Steam Deck, though.
Thanks to the others for finding that out.

As another person suggested, after installing d3dcompiler_47.dll from protontricks, the game works perfectly fine with no issues.
Install "d3dcompiler_47.dll" from protontricks.
I'll update any info if needed as I play through the game.

Installed "d3dcompiler_47.dll" via protontricks GUI.
Game crashes just after leaving launcher
nothing happens
Clicking play does nothing

No luck
Installed fine but no luck running the game. Tried Proton from 4.10 to 5.13, proton-ge from 5.9 to 6.0, and proton-tkg 6.0rc. No joy with the game executable nor the launcher. Launcher on some versions indicates a javascript error and fails to proceed, more often game and launcher show no activity whatsoever. Problems are akin to earlier spikechunsoft visual novel releases and I imagine someone with greater intelligence will find out how to make it work.
Running steam via terminal indicates this upon attempting to run the game:
crash_20210128102452_30.dmp[4972]: Finished uploading minidump (out-of-process): success = yes crash_20210128102452_30.dmp[4972]: response: CrashID=bp-52e03e1d-cc67-4758-8e27-583a62210128 crash_20210128102452_30.dmp[4972]: file ''/tmp/dumps/crash_20210128102452_30.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-52e03e1d-cc67-4758-8e27-583a62210128'' bwrap: Can't find source path /tmp/.X11-unix/X0: No such file or directory _start-container-in-background[4998]: Error starting pressure-vessel container _start-container-in-background[4998]: Try environment variable STEAM_LINUX_RUNTIME_VERBOSE=1 for more details /home/STEAM/steamapps/common/SteamLinuxRuntime_soldier/_start-container-in-background: line 207: kill: (5004) - No such process Game removed: AppID 1277510 "", ProcID 4991

Game crashes immediately after starting.
Tried most Proton options (no_esync, wined3d...) and none had any effect.