Game needs WMP9 winetrick verb, you can install it with:
protontricks 627910 -q wmp9
The reason this game did not work previously was due to the winetrick verb wmp9 not working on 64bit WINE prefixes - Which are required for Proton. However now that this works, the game will work after applying the WMP9 verb. In the report I opted to go with Protontricks as that is the simplest solution, but you can install it through regular winetricks if you wish.
- Tested with all settings at max
- Tested the tutorial level, had no issues
- Tested with Proton 5.0-9 and the latest Proton-5.9-GE-3-ST and both worked! However, the media foundation patches in Proton-GE did not fix the issue
- Tested with a Steam Controller
Does not work, most probably due to WMV playback issues
The launcher works fine, however
Game does not start, locks up when trying to play WMV files
Tried using mf-install and mfplat to fix the game, but no luck. Game seems to be broken in much the same way as Catherine Classic. No Bubsy on Linux :c
Does not work at all
Tried with mf-install, installcab (32bit and 64bit), using flags such as PROTON_USE_D9VK and forcing the game to run the DX9 version, but nothing seems to work. Unsure as to why the game isn't working. Tested with various versions of Proton 4.11 and no luck.
Still does not start with 4.11-3. Tried installing the WMF workaround using mf-install but that didn't work
Completely borked, game won't go past the loading screen. Launcher works though.
The game gets stuck at the loading screen with the yarn ball, but the launcher works. Tried installing the game on my main drive, my NTFS drives and my ext4 drive, got nothing. I tried enabling/disabling esync, using D9VK, I even tried using winecfg and setting the Windows version to Windows 10, but no luck. The launcher recognises my Steam Controller and can even be navigated, however switching between tabs too fast will cause it to crash. Also, it doesn't remember your settings. The game does, but the launcher displays everything at the default settings. So if you set vsync to off, the game will run with vsync off, but the launcher will tell you that vsync is on. I tried logging some Proton output but couldn't find anything as to why the game isn't working - Then again, I'm not an expert. Bottom line is, the game will just load to a blank loading screen for about 5 seconds. At this point, there's a very subtle and short clicking noise, almost as if a cutscene or theme is about to play. Maybe there's a WMF codec related issue here. The yarn ball will spin, but then it'll stop after 4-5 seconds. If you close the window, the process will remain running and you'll have to use your favourite task managing application/command to kill the process. Disappointing, hopefully it'll get fixed someday.
Will not run regardless of settings.