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Steam API complained with no game ID in Proton.

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ValveSoftware/Proton#9556 · opened 2026-03-10 by timelessnesses · updated 2026-07-20 · 0 comments · github
Ttimelessnesses 2026-03-10 github

I tried to replicate Proton and Steam crashing with Electron executables and when I built the executable and adding to Steam client and launching it, I got this error.

chdir "/home/timmery/electron_test/dist/win-unpacked/"
Game Recording - would start recording game 11650569965525794816, but recording for this game is disabled
Adding process 86079 for gameID 11650569965525794816
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Adding process 86080 for gameID 11650569965525794816
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wine: using kernel write watches, use_kernel_writewatch 1.
fsync: up and running.
Adding process 86233 for gameID 11650569965525794816
wine: using kernel write watches, use_kernel_writewatch 1.
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[S_API FAIL] SteamAPI_Init() failed; no appID found.
Either launch the game from Steam, or put the file steam_appid.txt containing the correct appID in your game folder.
wine: using kernel write watches, use_kernel_writewatch 1.
Adding process 86398 for gameID 11650569965525794816
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src/common/environmenthelpers.cpp (133) : pchVar && pchValue
src/common/environmenthelpers.cpp (133) : pchVar && pchValue
assert_20260310090142_52.dmp[94141]: Uploading dump (out-of-process)
/tmp/dumps/assert_20260310090142_52.dmp
src/common/environmenthelpers.cpp (133) : pchVar && pchValue
src/common/environmenthelpers.cpp (133) : pchVar && pchValue
Game Recording - would start recording game 480, but recording for this game is disabled
Adding process 94009 for gameID 480
src/common/environmenthelpers.cpp (133) : pchVar && pchValue
src/common/environmenthelpers.cpp (133) : pchVar && pchValue
src/common/environmenthelpers.cpp (133) : pchVar && pchValue
src/common/environmenthelpers.cpp (133) : pchVar && pchValue
assert_20260310090142_52.dmp[94141]: Finished uploading minidump (out-of-process): success = yes
assert_20260310090142_52.dmp[94141]: response: CrashID=bp-fa779ec9-2f32-44f9-a984-217642260309
assert_20260310090142_52.dmp[94141]: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20260310090142_52.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-fa779ec9-2f32-44f9-a984-217642260309''
pid 86235 != 86234, skipping destruction (fork without exec?)
Game Recording - game stopped [gameid=11650569965525794816]
Removing process 86478 for gameID 11650569965525794816
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Why should it complain about having no app ID from Steam? pnpm start works normally without Steamworks failure errors.

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