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Icons for non-steam games are not showing in game mode

steamopen Steam clientDistro Family: SteamOSnon-Steam application
ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#11615 · opened 2024-12-30 by knosuhor · updated 2026-08-05 · 3 comments · github
Kknosuhor 2024-12-30 github

System information

  • Steam client version: 1733265492
  • SteamOS version: 3.6.20 (and 3.6.21)
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: tried both
  • Opted into SteamOS beta?: tried both
  • Have you checked for updates in Settings > System?: Yes

Icons for non steam games are not showing in game mode. In desktop mode they appear after selecting game, but disappear after every restart.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Add non steam game.
  2. Set icon.

Problem in desktop mode:

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0df7b1a1-b26d-4f32-a344-ad2c786b2580

Files exist in grid folder:
Zrzut ekranu 2024-12-30 234321

Problem in game mode:
Zrzut ekranu 2024-12-30 234549

BBendakSK 2025-10-03 github

Having the same issue.

VVirtualScallop 2025-10-24 github

On Linux Mint 22.2 (Cinnamon)
Having the same issue

Aalexklann 2026-08-05 github

Still an issue for me on Arch Linux.

Nothing extracted yet.