ProtonDB | Game Details for Black Skylands

Seems to work really well as long as you set the screen to 50Hz.

Tinker Steps:Other

This game has the unfortunate Unity Engine 50Hz tick rate issue, so you need to set your screen to 50Hz to make the game run smoothly.

Difficult To Read Text:Yes

Some text uses a very thin pixel font that can be hard to read sometimes.

Proton 9.0-4

Distro:SteamOS Holo

Kernel:5.13.0-valve36-1-neptune

RAM:15 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 (Compatibility Profile) Mesa 22.2.0 (git-17e5312102)

GPU:AMD Custom GPU 0405 (vangogh, LLVM 14.0.6, DRM 3.45, 5.13.0-valve36-1-neptune)

CPU:AMD Custom APU 0405

Premium Ghoul(2 reports)

< 1 hour overall

Proton 9.0-4

Distro:SteamOS Holo

Kernel:5.13.0-valve36-1-neptune

RAM:15 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 (Compatibility Profile) Mesa 22.2.0 (git-17e5312102)

GPU:AMD Custom GPU 0405 (vangogh, LLVM 14.0.6, DRM 3.45, 5.13.0-valve36-1-neptune)

CPU:AMD Custom APU 0405

~**Bird_of_Hermes**~(7 reports)

~**Bird_of_Hermes**~ (7 reports)

Flawless out-of-the-box.

Proton 9.0-4

~**Bird_of_Hermes**~(7 reports)

Proton 9.0-4

NReale3370(50 reports)

NReale3370 (50 reports)

Played from beginning to end, ran like native. No issues at all

Proton 9.0-2

NReale3370(50 reports)

Proton 9.0-2

hps(1661 reports)

hps (1661 reports)

Finished game without issues

Proton 9.0-2

hps(1661 reports)

Proton 9.0-2

MrHanMan(169 reports)

MrHanMan (169 reports)

Works great out of the box

Proton 9.0-1

MrHanMan(169 reports)

Proton 9.0-1

genek(166 reports)

genek (166 reports)

Игра шла идеально и полностью пройдена.

Proton 8.0-5

Distro:Linux Mint 21.2 (64-разрядная)

Kernel:6.5.0-26-generic

RAM:16 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 525.147.05

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050

CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Six-Core

genek(166 reports)

Proton 8.0-5

Distro:Linux Mint 21.2 (64-разрядная)

Kernel:6.5.0-26-generic

RAM:16 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 525.147.05

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050

CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Six-Core

Anaboth(13 reports)

Anaboth (13 reports)

Proton 8.0-5

Anaboth(13 reports)

Proton 8.0-5

rappo(2 reports)

< 1 hour overall

rappo (2 reports)

< 1 hour overall

Fails to load, only Unity crash reporter displays

Tinker Steps:Other

Tried Proton 7-9, experimental, and GE 8-25

Installs:Yes

Opens:No

Proton 8.0-5

Distro:EndeavourOS Linux

Kernel:6.6.7-arch1-1

RAM:64 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 545.29.06

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080

CPU:AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core

rappo(2 reports)

< 1 hour overall

Proton 8.0-5

Distro:EndeavourOS Linux

Kernel:6.6.7-arch1-1

RAM:64 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 545.29.06

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080

CPU:AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core

Daddeltrotter(1219 reports)

Daddeltrotter (1219 reports)

Works perfectly fine

Proton 8.0-5

Daddeltrotter(1219 reports)

Proton 8.0-5

FPSUsername(1 report)

Owned

FPSUsername (1 report)

Owned

Works perfectly fine, starting up the game takes a bit longer than on windows.

Performance:Slight Performance Problems

Starting up the game takes a bit, but the game runs excellent.

Proton 8.0-5

Distro:Arch Linux

Kernel:6.7.6-273-tkg-bore-llvm

RAM:24 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 24.0.2-arch1.2

GPU:AMD Radeon RX 6600 (radeonsi, navi23, LLVM 17.0.6, DRM 3.57, 6.7.6-273-tkg-bore-llvm)

CPU:Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz

FPSUsername(1 report)

Owned

Proton 8.0-5

Distro:Arch Linux

Kernel:6.7.6-273-tkg-bore-llvm

RAM:24 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 24.0.2-arch1.2

GPU:AMD Radeon RX 6600 (radeonsi, navi23, LLVM 17.0.6, DRM 3.57, 6.7.6-273-tkg-bore-llvm)

CPU:Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz

Mussta(2 reports)

< 1 hour overall

Mussta (2 reports)

< 1 hour overall

Had to switch back to Proton 7.06 to resolve a graphics card failed to initialise error, but after that it worked fine.

Tinker Steps:Switch to older version: 7.0-6

Proton 7.06 required to get into the game.

Proton 7.0-6

Distro:Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS

Kernel:6.2.0-37-generic

RAM:16 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 470.223.02

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

CPU:Intel Core i3-7100 @ 3.90GHz

Mussta(2 reports)

< 1 hour overall

Proton 7.0-6

Distro:Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS

Kernel:6.2.0-37-generic

RAM:16 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 470.223.02

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

CPU:Intel Core i3-7100 @ 3.90GHz

Mussta(2 reports)

< 1 hour overall

Mussta (2 reports)

< 1 hour overall

Failed to initialize graphics.

Installs:Yes

Opens:No

Currently investigating how to resolve this error

Proton 8.0-4

Distro:Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS

Kernel:6.2.0-37-generic

RAM:16 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 470.223.02

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

CPU:Intel Core i3-7100 @ 3.90GHz

Mussta(2 reports)

< 1 hour overall

Proton 8.0-4

Distro:Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS

Kernel:6.2.0-37-generic

RAM:16 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 470.223.02

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

CPU:Intel Core i3-7100 @ 3.90GHz

Mr.Fitz(4 reports)

20 hours overall

Mr.Fitz (4 reports)

20 hours overall

11/18/23

Black Skylands Steam Deck Review

FPS - 60fps with occasional drops in fps when flying or loading in new material id note that ive seen it drop to 28fps before but the frame drop is so brief and inconsistant that its hardly noticeable to proclaim its "unplayable".

Final Thoughts - This game runs fine and definetly playable. Definitly plug and play and I personally would put in the "Platinum Tier" but I understand why it would stay in the "Gold Tier". Overall I really have no complaints here. To me its runs awesome.

Proton 8.0-4

Distro:SteamOS Holo

Kernel:5.13.0-valve36-1-neptune

RAM:15 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 (Compatibility Profile) Mesa 22.2.0 (git-17e5312102)

GPU:AMD Custom GPU 0405 (vangogh, LLVM 14.0.6, DRM 3.45, 5.13.0-valve36-1-neptune)

CPU:AMD Custom APU 0405

Mr.Fitz(4 reports)

20 hours overall

Proton 8.0-4

Distro:SteamOS Holo

Kernel:5.13.0-valve36-1-neptune

RAM:15 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 (Compatibility Profile) Mesa 22.2.0 (git-17e5312102)

GPU:AMD Custom GPU 0405 (vangogh, LLVM 14.0.6, DRM 3.45, 5.13.0-valve36-1-neptune)

CPU:AMD Custom APU 0405

Astrosus(2 reports)

< 1 hour overall

Astrosus (2 reports)

< 1 hour overall

Installs and runs fine

Tinker Steps:Switch to older version: 8.0-3

Proton 8.0-3

Distro:Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS

Kernel:5.13.0-41-generic

RAM:64 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 22.1.0 - kisak-mesa PPA

GPU:AMD Radeon RX 5700 (navi10, LLVM 14.0.1, DRM 3.41, 5.13.0-41-generic)

CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core

Astrosus(2 reports)

< 1 hour overall

Proton 8.0-3

Distro:Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS

Kernel:5.13.0-41-generic

RAM:64 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 22.1.0 - kisak-mesa PPA

GPU:AMD Radeon RX 5700 (navi10, LLVM 14.0.1, DRM 3.41, 5.13.0-41-generic)

CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core

BubblyClouds(16 reports)

< 1 hour overall

BubblyClouds (16 reports)

< 1 hour overall

Due to the constant stuttering, I can't recommend this game on the deck

Instability:Not Listed

Frequent stuttering

I experienced frequent and sudden frame drops (from 60 fps to 40-50), specially while flying the ship.

Proton 8.0-3

Distro:SteamOS Holo

Kernel:5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb

RAM:15 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 22.0.0-devel (git-676ccacebc)

GPU:AMD Custom GPU 0405 (vangogh, LLVM 13.0.0, DRM 3.45, 5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb)

CPU:AMD Custom APU 0405

BubblyClouds(16 reports)

< 1 hour overall

Proton 8.0-3

Distro:SteamOS Holo

Kernel:5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb

RAM:15 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 22.0.0-devel (git-676ccacebc)

GPU:AMD Custom GPU 0405 (vangogh, LLVM 13.0.0, DRM 3.45, 5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb)

CPU:AMD Custom APU 0405

Odusei(3 reports)

Odusei (3 reports)

Proton 8.0-1

Odusei(3 reports)

Proton 8.0-1

Odusei(3 reports)

< 1 hour overall< 1 hour on Linux

Odusei (3 reports)

< 1 hour overall< 1 hour on Linux

Fails to launch

Installs:Yes

Opens:No

Game will not launch, immediately crashes.

Proton 7.0-4

Distro:SteamOS Holo

Kernel:5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb

RAM:15 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 22.0.0-devel (git-676ccacebc)

GPU:AMD Custom GPU 0405 (vangogh, LLVM 13.0.0, DRM 3.45, 5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb)

CPU:AMD Custom APU 0405

Odusei(3 reports)

< 1 hour overall< 1 hour on Linux

Proton 7.0-4

Distro:SteamOS Holo

Kernel:5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb

RAM:15 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 22.0.0-devel (git-676ccacebc)

GPU:AMD Custom GPU 0405 (vangogh, LLVM 13.0.0, DRM 3.45, 5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb)

CPU:AMD Custom APU 0405

BananaAcid(21 reports)

BananaAcid (21 reports)

Difficult To Read Text:Yes

controls setting for gamepad: glyphs were hard to read

Proton 7.0-4

BananaAcid(21 reports)

Proton 7.0-4

Lawford(4 reports)

Lawford (4 reports)

Does not launch

Installs:Yes

Opens:No

Game fails to launch. Just says it is syncing with Steam Cloud and then reverts back to "play" button. No errors.

Proton 7.0-2

Distro:Linux Mint 20.2

Kernel:5.13.0-27-generic

RAM:15 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 21.2.6

GPU:AMD RENOIR (DRM 3.41.0, 5.13.0-27-generic, LLVM 12.0.0)

CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 5600G with Radeon Graphics

Lawford(4 reports)

Proton 7.0-2

Distro:Linux Mint 20.2

Kernel:5.13.0-27-generic

RAM:15 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 21.2.6

GPU:AMD RENOIR (DRM 3.41.0, 5.13.0-27-generic, LLVM 12.0.0)

CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 5600G with Radeon Graphics

XenoSlug(3 reports)

XenoSlug (3 reports)

Played for a bit and no really difference than playing on windows. Logitech f310 gamepad worked fine and Steam cloud also worked.

Proton 6.3-5

XenoSlug(3 reports)

Proton 6.3-5

machinedgod(119 reports)

machinedgod (119 reports)

Works out of the box.

Proton 6.3-5

machinedgod(119 reports)

Proton 6.3-5

Helfried 'Die Peitsche' Winkler(3 reports)

(< 1 hour with Proton)

Helfried 'Die Peitsche' Winkler (3 reports)

(< 1 hour with Proton)

The game ran just fine.