Many times this is from needing one or two 'flags' or launch arguments. This can help you get around things like 'opening logos don't load' or telling the game 'use this specific library'.
I'll look on ProtonDB for what others are using for a specific game if I have trouble. Example for fallout 4: https://www.protondb.com/app/377160 where it looks like there might be some customization needed to get around not launching.
The other thing you can try sometimes is just swapping the proton version for a specific game in steam, right click it in your library and go to properties -> compatability and the only option is to force a specific version, and you can try swapping around. I've had games only work on proton experimental, or proton 7, etc. if it works it works.
Apologies for the mini wall of text, but I hope it helps.
Many times this is from needing one or two 'flags' or launch arguments. This can help you get around things like 'opening logos don't load' or telling the game 'use this specific library'.
I'll look on ProtonDB for what others are using for a specific game if I have trouble. Example for fallout 4: https://www.protondb.com/app/377160 where it looks like there might be some customization needed to get around not launching.
The other thing you can try sometimes is just swapping the proton version for a specific game in steam, right click it in your library and go to
properties->compatabilityand the only option is to force a specific version, and you can try swapping around. I've had games only work on proton experimental, or proton 7, etc. if it works it works.Apologies for the mini wall of text, but I hope it helps.