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KILL la KILL -IF

protonopen appid 922500Game compatibility - Unofficial
ValveSoftware/Proton#3839 · opened 2020-05-07 by CygnusTerminal · updated 2026-07-07 · 9 comments · github · game page · search this game
CCygnusTerminal 2020-05-07 github

Compatibility Report

  • Name of the game with compatibility issues: KILL la KILL -IF
  • Steam AppID of the game: 922500

System Information

I confirm:

  • [x] that I haven't found an existing compatibility report for this game.
  • [x] that I have checked whether there are updates for my system available.

Symptoms

Game launches to the launcher, but when i click play, the game opens for a fraction of a second and closes instantly.

Reproduction

Open game
Configure graphic options
Click on "Play"
Game starts and closes instantly

steam-922500.log

CCygnusTerminal 2020-05-07 github

UPDATE: Proton 4.11 Does not work, Proton-GE 5.6 also wont work.

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2020-05-07 github

Hello @rossophantasma, your log indicates that vulkan failed to initialize. Please verify you have the vulkan-radeon and lib32-vulkan-radeon packages installed.

CCygnusTerminal 2020-05-07 github

Hello @rossophantasma, your log indicates that vulkan failed to initialize. Please verify you have the vulkan-radeon and lib32-vulkan-radeon packages installed.

Hello @kisak-valve, i'll double check since is a fresh install, but i am sure i installed them since i installed some other games and run them. Will update ASAP. Thanks again!

CCygnusTerminal 2020-05-07 github

Hello @rossophantasma, your log indicates that vulkan failed to initialize. Please verify you have the vulkan-radeon and lib32-vulkan-radeon packages installed.

steam-922500.log
I was missing lib32-vulkan-radeon, but now the game crashed when trying to enter a match. Log is attached

Nnded03 2020-07-07 github

I can launch the game and get into the menus, but graphics and UI elements are missing unless I disable esync via launch options (PROTON_NO_ESYNC=1). Either way the game will crash if I try to access anything beyond the main menu.

steam-922500.log

Jjulienbenjamin 2022-07-13 github

Still broken with current version of Proton (7.0-3).

steam-922500.log

SSaltyBet 2023-12-26 github

Game does not seem to finish loading:

SSaltyBet 2023-12-27 github

It does not seem to finish loading at all on Gamescope.

On desktop mode, the launcher appears, I can start the game, then it crashes.

Crash log: steam-922500.zip

XXxFran8234xX 2026-07-07 github

The game still does not work out of the box in Steam Deck Gaming Mode in 2026.

System:

Steam Deck LCD
SteamOS / OS Version: 3.8.14
Kernel: 6.16.12-valve24.4-1-neptune-616-gfe145653a794
Video driver version: Mesa 25.3.0

Tested with:

Proton 11 (Beta)
Proton Experimental

Symptoms

  • The game remains stuck on the Steam loading screen indefinitely when launched from Steam Deck Gaming Mode. The launcher/game never appears.

  • The game runs correctly when launched from Desktop Mode with current Proton versions.

  • There is a community patch that allows the game to run in Gaming Mode.(https://gist.github.com/bkacjios/649227c6691d2f49faaba871a11e351b)

Reproduction

  1. Launch KILL la KILL -IF from Gaming Mode.
  2. Wait for the game to load.
  3. The game remains stuck on the Steam loading screen indefinitely.

steam-922500.log

Proton versions

Launch options