ProtonDB | Game Details for I Am Fish

Aside from some stutters the game runs perfect. Since it's a slow paced game it's not an issue!

Graphics:Minor Artifacts

It also exibited a small glitch when underwater on top/bottom of the display (a "line"), but i'm unsure it's like this on windows or not.

Performance:Slight Performance Problems

Game sometimes has heavy stutters.

Proton 9.0-4

Distro:Arch Linux

Kernel:6.12.8-arch1-1

RAM:32 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 565.77

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU

CPU:AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX with Radeon Graphics

BlackLionPT(7 reports)

7 hours overall

Proton 9.0-4

Distro:Arch Linux

Kernel:6.12.8-arch1-1

RAM:32 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 565.77

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU

CPU:AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX with Radeon Graphics

Benolot(81 reports)

< 1 hour overall

Benolot (81 reports)

< 1 hour overall

Works okay with a little bit of lag

Performance:Slight Performance Problems

Random hitching, once every minute or so FPS dropped down to 30 and back up to 60

Proton 9.0-4

Distro:Fedora Linux 40 (Workstation Edition)

Kernel:6.12.6-100.fc40.x86_64

RAM:32 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 565.77

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

CPU:13th Gen Intel Core i5-13600K

Benolot(81 reports)

< 1 hour overall

Proton 9.0-4

Distro:Fedora Linux 40 (Workstation Edition)

Kernel:6.12.6-100.fc40.x86_64

RAM:32 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 565.77

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

CPU:13th Gen Intel Core i5-13600K

DeckFilter.app(92 reports)

DeckFilter.app (92 reports)

Works out of the box and fun game

Proton 9.0-2

DeckFilter.app(92 reports)

Proton 9.0-2

Bub(27 reports)

5 hours overall

Bub (27 reports)

5 hours overall

Worked fine on Steam Deck

Performance:Slight Performance Problems

FPS would occasionally dip.

FPS would drop at times, but overall worked well.

Proton 9.0-2

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

Bub(27 reports)

5 hours overall

Proton 9.0-2

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

jackra1n(34 reports)

13 hours overall

jackra1n (34 reports)

13 hours overall

Works without issues on Nvidia

Did not see any graphical glitches on Nvidia driver 555

Proton 9.0-2

Distro:Fedora Linux 40 (Workstation Edition)

Kernel:6.10.6-200.fc40.x86_64

RAM:32 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 555.58.02

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

CPU:AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core

jackra1n(34 reports)

13 hours overall

Proton 9.0-2

Distro:Fedora Linux 40 (Workstation Edition)

Kernel:6.10.6-200.fc40.x86_64

RAM:32 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 555.58.02

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

CPU:AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core

alex iancu(3 reports)

alex iancu (3 reports)

10 months ago

Since I upgraded to NVIDIA driver v555, I'm not seeing any black artifacts inside/near fish ball.

10 months ago

Proton 9.0-2

alex iancu(3 reports)

Proton 9.0-2

byPixel_(6 reports)

< 1 hour overall

byPixel_ (6 reports)

< 1 hour overall

when you have a nvidia gpu barely enjoyable thanks to artifacts on several shadows and the player itself

Tinker Steps:Custom Proton: GE-Proton8-9

Graphics:Heavy Artifacts

especially on the player shadow and model itself heavy artifacts on nvidia gpus, especially the cutscenes

Tries to use GE-Proton 8-9. 8-11, Proton 8 and 7 and Proton experiemental, even with some arguments the heavy artifacts still remain

Custom Proton: GE-Proton8-9

Distro:Arch Linux

Kernel:6.4.8-arch1-1

RAM:32 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 535.86.05

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

CPU:Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz

byPixel_(6 reports)

< 1 hour overall

Custom Proton: GE-Proton8-9

Distro:Arch Linux

Kernel:6.4.8-arch1-1

RAM:32 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 535.86.05

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

CPU:Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz

mr_MADAFAKA(28 reports)

< 1 hour overall< 1 hour on Linux

mr_MADAFAKA (28 reports)

< 1 hour overall< 1 hour on Linux

Broken with NVIDIA

https://imgur.com/a/eT8EG9q

Graphics:Heavy Artifacts, Minor Artifacts, Missing Textures

Proton 7.0-6

Distro:Nobara Linux 37 (KDE Plasma)

Kernel:6.2.8-200.fsync.fc37.x86_64

RAM:16 GB

GPU Driver:525.105.17

GPU:GTX 1650 4GB

CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 5600H with Radeon Graphics

mr_MADAFAKA(28 reports)

< 1 hour overall< 1 hour on Linux

Proton 7.0-6

Distro:Nobara Linux 37 (KDE Plasma)

Kernel:6.2.8-200.fsync.fc37.x86_64

RAM:16 GB

GPU Driver:525.105.17

GPU:GTX 1650 4GB

CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 5600H with Radeon Graphics

JohnnyKatswell(5 reports)

JohnnyKatswell (5 reports)

Input:Inaccuracy

Performance:Slight Performance Problems

Proton 7.0-5

JohnnyKatswell(5 reports)

Proton 7.0-5

Hodda(1 report)

Hodda (1 report)

It worked without any problems!

Proton 7.0-5

Hodda(1 report)

Proton 7.0-5

CraZy GhOsT(54 reports)

7 hours overall7 hours on Linux

CraZy GhOsT (54 reports)

7 hours overall7 hours on Linux

The game runs at an average 40 fps with the given tweaks and in some rare moments, it drops to 20-30.

Tinker Steps:Other

Performance:Slight Performance Problems

There are a few moments where the frame rate drops to 20-30, but they are rare don't last long.

I've changed a few of the video settings. I'll list most of them for you to get an idea:

Texture quality: High
Quality level: High
Frame Rate: 60
Resolution: 1280x800
V-Sync: On
Anti Aliasing: TSAA
SSAO: Off
SSR: Off
SSR Quality: Low
Fog: Mid
Shadow Quality: Mid

Proton 7.0-5

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

CraZy GhOsT(54 reports)

7 hours overall7 hours on Linux

Proton 7.0-5

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

POT BOI(59 reports)

Owned

POT BOI (59 reports)

Owned

Works better with AMD GPU

Tinker Steps:Custom Proton: GE-Proton7-38

Managed to complete the game

Custom Proton: GE-Proton7-38

Distro:Manjaro Linux

Kernel:6.0.0-1-MANJARO

RAM:16 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 22.1.7

GPU:AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT (beige_goby, LLVM 14.0.6, DRM 3.48, 6.0.0-1-MANJARO)

CPU:AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core

POT BOI(59 reports)

Owned

Custom Proton: GE-Proton7-38

Distro:Manjaro Linux

Kernel:6.0.0-1-MANJARO

RAM:16 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 22.1.7

GPU:AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT (beige_goby, LLVM 14.0.6, DRM 3.48, 6.0.0-1-MANJARO)

CPU:AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core

Quail(199 reports)

Quail (199 reports)

Ran great, was an interesting and clever game and felt designed for the Steam Deck which is what I've come to expect from verified titles.

Proton 7.0-4

Quail(199 reports)

Proton 7.0-4

SomeAspy(35 reports)

SomeAspy (35 reports)

Works great out of the box

Proton 7.0-4

SomeAspy(35 reports)

Proton 7.0-4

azdle(6 reports)

27 hours overall27 hours on Linux

azdle (6 reports)

27 hours overall27 hours on Linux

I figured it was natve before I bothered to check.

Not a single problem, 100%'ed the game.

Proton 7.0-3

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

azdle(6 reports)

27 hours overall27 hours on Linux

Proton 7.0-3

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

Lukepoo101(4 reports)

Lukepoo101 (4 reports)

Tinker Steps:Custom Proton: GE-Proton7-20

Graphics:Heavy Artifacts

Custom Proton: GE-Proton7-20

Lukepoo101(4 reports)

Custom Proton: GE-Proton7-20

hps(1637 reports)

< 1 hour overall< 1 hour on Linux

hps (1637 reports)

< 1 hour overall< 1 hour on Linux

Seems unplayable on nvidia at the moment

Graphics:Heavy Artifacts

The fish bowl is a mess of black squares with a pixelated light beam sticking out of it

Performance:Slight Performance Problems

Very varied frame rate

Proton 7.0-3

Distro:Arch Linux

Kernel:5.18.2-arch1-1

RAM:32 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 515.48.07

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

CPU:Intel Core i9-10900K @ 3.70GHz

hps(1637 reports)

< 1 hour overall< 1 hour on Linux

Proton 7.0-3

Distro:Arch Linux

Kernel:5.18.2-arch1-1

RAM:32 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 515.48.07

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

CPU:Intel Core i9-10900K @ 3.70GHz

Daddeltrotter(1219 reports)

Daddeltrotter (1219 reports)

Works perfectly fine out of the box

Proton 7.0-2

Daddeltrotter(1219 reports)

Proton 7.0-2

POT BOI(59 reports)

Owned

POT BOI (59 reports)

Owned

too much problems (artifacts) to make this enjoyable

Tinker Steps:Custom Proton: GE-Proton7-20

Graphics:Heavy Artifacts

fish bowl becomes a black hole or something, no bueno

Significant Bugs:

black artifacts on fish bowl and random frame drops

Custom Proton: GE-Proton7-20

Distro:Manjaro Linux

Kernel:5.17.0-1-MANJARO

RAM:16 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 510.54

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti

CPU:AMD Ryzen 7 4800H with Radeon Graphics

POT BOI(59 reports)

Owned

Custom Proton: GE-Proton7-20

Distro:Manjaro Linux

Kernel:5.17.0-1-MANJARO

RAM:16 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 510.54

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti

CPU:AMD Ryzen 7 4800H with Radeon Graphics

Apollonian(2 reports)

Apollonian (2 reports)

Tinker Steps:Custom Proton: 6.21-GE-2

6.21-GE-2 GloriousEggroll

Graphics:Minor Artifacts

Very small artifacts occasionally; you'd have to look pretty closely to see them. Minor performance degradation here and there, but overall the game runs smoothly.

Custom Proton: 6.21-GE-2

Distro:Linux 5.x

Kernel:5.14.17-302.fsync.fc35.x86_64

RAM:32 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 22.0.0-devel

GPU:AMD Radeon RX 580 (polaris10, LLVM 13.0.0, DRM 3.42, 5.14.17-302.fsync.fc35.x86_64)

CPU:AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Eight-Core

Apollonian(2 reports)

Custom Proton: 6.21-GE-2

Distro:Linux 5.x

Kernel:5.14.17-302.fsync.fc35.x86_64

RAM:32 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 22.0.0-devel

GPU:AMD Radeon RX 580 (polaris10, LLVM 13.0.0, DRM 3.42, 5.14.17-302.fsync.fc35.x86_64)

CPU:AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Eight-Core

TimMc(6 reports)

< 1 hour overall(2+ hours with Proton)

TimMc (6 reports)

< 1 hour overall(2+ hours with Proton)

Graphical artifacts and framerate make it frustrating until fixed.

Graphics:Heavy Artifacts

Black boxes appearing in the fish bowel. There is an option in settings to fix it, but they come back after reloading the game.

Performance:Significant Performance Problems

Framerate jumps around alot which can be frustrating

Proton 6.3-7

Distro:Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Kernel:5.4.0-33-generic

RAM:8 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 440.64

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060

CPU:Intel Core i5-7300HQ @ 2.50GHz

TimMc(6 reports)

< 1 hour overall(2+ hours with Proton)

Proton 6.3-7

Distro:Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Kernel:5.4.0-33-generic

RAM:8 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 440.64

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060

CPU:Intel Core i5-7300HQ @ 2.50GHz

FluffyPuppyKasey(5 reports)

< 1 hour overall(an hour with Proton)

FluffyPuppyKasey (5 reports)

< 1 hour overall(an hour with Proton)

Fish bowl artifacting, other than that, game is playable

Graphics:Heavy Artifacts

Bowl has black squares where water should be, and some surrounding areas have artifacting

Performance:Slight Performance Problems

Runs fine, a few lag spikes here and there

Proton 6.3-7

Distro:Pop!_OS 21.04

Kernel:5.14.9-xanmod2

RAM:32 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 470.63.01

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

CPU:Intel Core i7-10700 @ 2.90GHz

FluffyPuppyKasey(5 reports)

< 1 hour overall(an hour with Proton)

Proton 6.3-7

Distro:Pop!_OS 21.04

Kernel:5.14.9-xanmod2

RAM:32 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 470.63.01

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

CPU:Intel Core i7-10700 @ 2.90GHz

Yaboi69(19 reports)

(an hour with Proton)

Yaboi69 (19 reports)

(an hour with Proton)

game takes forever to load

Graphics:Missing Textures

sometimes the fishbowl loads as a black square

Performance:Significant Performance Problems

lags and freezes

Instability:Occasionally

Significant Bugs:

takes a while to load in between levels

really slow to load and graphical errors

Proton 6.3-6

Distro:Manjaro Linux

Kernel:5.13.13-1-MANJARO

RAM:16 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 470.63.01

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB

CPU:AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Eight-Core

Yaboi69(19 reports)

(an hour with Proton)

Proton 6.3-6

Distro:Manjaro Linux

Kernel:5.13.13-1-MANJARO

RAM:16 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 470.63.01

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB

CPU:AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Eight-Core

wRabbit(5 reports)

< 1 hour overall(< 15 minutes with Proton)

wRabbit (5 reports)

< 1 hour overall(< 15 minutes with Proton)

The large black artifacts makes the game unenjoyable to play. Hopefully that will be fixed.

Graphics:Heavy Artifacts

Had some sort of black artifacts and the in-game setting to fix black artifacts didn't fix it.

Proton 6.3-6

Distro:Arch Linux

Kernel:5.7.8-arch1-1

RAM:64 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 450.57

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

CPU:Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz

wRabbit(5 reports)

< 1 hour overall(< 15 minutes with Proton)

Proton 6.3-6

Distro:Arch Linux

Kernel:5.7.8-arch1-1

RAM:64 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 450.57

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

CPU:Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz

KrisCross216(1 report)

1 hour overall(an hour with Proton)

KrisCross216 (1 report)

1 hour overall(an hour with Proton)

This game works if you can live with some artifacts