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r/linux_gaming on Reddit: Help wanted - Infinity Nikki on Desktop Linux

December 15, 2024 -

tldr: non-steam game runs on steam deck but doesn't run on desktop, is there any way to like trick it into thinking I'm on a steam deck and if not is there anything else I can try?

Hi I'm trying to run Infinity Nikki on my machine, but in the launcher the install button just says "Game Update" and when pressed it shows progress at 0% for awhile then just goes back to "Game Update"

Looking online for a solution I found that pretty much everyone trying on linux is running into this issue, usually given that the game has kernel level anticheat I'd just give up on getting it to run but the weird thing is that it seemingly can be installed and ran on steam deck just fine.

I saw a game named "Forspoken" had a similar issue which got fixed by adding a launch option in steam, this did not work in this game (I'm running the launcher through steam). Is there any other way I can get it to work like it does on steam deck? or do I just need to dual-boot for now?

Happy to post any logs requested (sorry I don't really know which logs would be relevant here)

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Infinity Nikki on Steam works on Steam Deck but the situation is odd and anti-cheat blocks Desktop Linux | GamingOnLinux

April 29, 2025 - Infinity Nikki has now launched on Steam to suck away more of your time. It works on Steam Deck with Proton but the anti-cheat is blocking it working on Desktop Linux.

Steam Community

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devs trying their hardest to block linux users :: Infinity Nikki General Discussions

March 14, 2025 - I actually reported it to their bug reporting team, and they didn't even know Linux was blocked. There was no thought put into this. Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. #14 · Zimon · View Profile View Posts Apr 25 @ 1:02pm · I don't know what you're talking about. The website client works great on SD through Proton. 40-45 fps on Medium. #15 · < > Showing 1-15 of 16 comments · Per page: 1530 50 · Infinity Nikki > General Discussions > Topic Details ·

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As of launch, Infinity Nikki does not run on Desktop Linux.

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r/InfinityNikki on Reddit: The Linux Girlies

May 8, 2024 -

Hey y’all!

So I noticed a few sparse threads about people trying to get Nikki up and running on Linux (apparently it does work on Steam Deck but not Bazzite or any other Linux distro). I’m hoping we might all work together and post here the things we’ve tried that haven’t worked? That way maybe we can figure it out together!

I have the option of playing on my iPhone but it doesn’t do the game justice. I wanna see my adorable outfits in HD 😇

Thus far I think the most we’ve been able to do is get the launcher installed and then we get the dreaded “Update Game” button that doesn’t work.

Thoughts? Ideas? Let me know 😇❤️

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So as of now it looks like the best course of action would be to spoof a Steam Deck. The Deck runs Linux so the game must allow somehow. Some have tried adding that as a launch argument in Steam but without much luck. Investigating other methods and workarounds for other games to see if anything would apply here 🤓 I’m sure we’ll get a launcher made by fans at some point - I know there’s one for Genshin/Honkai/etc that bypasses the anti cheat.

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Dropping what I know here in the hopes that someone else can come along with a concrete answer on if this can be done on linux. Steam/Proton, Bottles, Wine, and Heroic Launcher are all getting the same result for me: "Update Game" button that never manages to initiate a download. After first running the installer, the launcher can download something small and the "Update Game" button appears. Can't progress after that. Steam terminal output isn't showing anything of interest, just that 2 processes start when you press "Update Game", but I'm not sure what these processes actually are/do. Running a CMD window from Bottles, I see this: 0624:err:ole:com_get_class_object class {6962a8a2-bf55-4246-ad5d-9d26e0c1e1ce} not registered 0624:err:ole:com_get_class_object class {6962a8a2-bf55-4246-ad5d-9d26e0c1e1ce} not registered 0624:err:ole:create_server class {6962a8a2-bf55-4246-ad5d-9d26e0c1e1ce} not registered 0624:err:ole:com_get_class_object no class object {6962a8a2-bf55-4246-ad5d-9d26e0c1e1ce} could be created for context 0x17 0624:err:ole:com_get_class_object class {71663b86-cc70-44a6-bb3a-40b95b74ebdf} not registered 0624:err:ole:com_get_class_object class {71663b86-cc70-44a6-bb3a-40b95b74ebdf} not registered 0624:err:ole:create_server class {71663b86-cc70-44a6-bb3a-40b95b74ebdf} not registered 0624:err:ole:com_get_class_object no class object {71663b86-cc70-44a6-bb3a-40b95b74ebdf} could be created for context 0x17 Those GUIDs don't seem to map to anything on a standard windows 11 install (at least as far as I can tell). Googling comes up with these same messages appearing for people trying to play Wuthering Waves on linux, which also uses AntiCheatExpert (ACE). My best guess is that these two processes are both from ACE and they're detecting something that's causing them to not actually run the game. I don't know anything about Wuthering Waves, but it sounds like there used to be a way to bypass ACE and people could play it on linux. Recent posts online makes it sound like the bypass isn't working anymore. Could be something to look into, although I'm concerned that this kind of bypass could result in account bans. None of this is a problem on SteamDeck. Seemingly, ACE is detecting SteamDeck hardware and allowing it but otherwise not letting the game run on linux. If that is the case, then I'm not sure what the devs logic was, since the SteamDeck is basically a gaming laptop. There are a few posts from the closed beta test and those posts sound like they ran into the same issues we are.

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Request: Infinity Nikki · Issue #1749 · AreWeAntiCheatYet/AreWeAntiCheatYet

December 6, 2024 - Infinity Nikki · https://infinitynikki.infoldgames.com/en/home · Other (please specify below) Anti Cheat Expert · ☹️ Broken · Attempted: Proton Experimental and Proton GE 9-20 through Steam · kron4ek-wine-9.22-amd64 and Proton GE 9-20 through Bottles · SteamDeck=1 environment variable present in all tested environments · https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1h75ev6/steamdeck1_in_the_flatpak_version_of_steam/ Anti Cheat Expert seems to be specifically checking for the Steam Deck's hardware and refuses to run under Wine under any other circumstance.

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Infinity Nikki - Heroic Games Launcher

December 27, 2024 - So I managed to install the Infinity ... has a workarround, an idea or a solution to make infinity Nikki work on Ubuntu that would be amazing ... just so you know, people have reported that the anticheat doesn't work on linux desktop, only seems to work on the steam deck ...

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r/InfinityNikkiofficial on Reddit: Will Nikki ever work for Linux?

May 16, 2024 -

So I recently had to change from Windows to Linux because my PC simply HATED its native operative system... which means I cannot play any non-steam games! yay /s so devs? Will Infinity Nikki ever work on Linux? Will you ever even consider it?? I really miss playing it...