Are you a Dragon Ball Z fan? The Z series of this popular saga is often the most watched and reviewed story. It is an excellent starting point for Dragon Ball and is probably one of the best stories ever written in anime history. There is so much hype around the series that there are games dedicated to this part of the Dragon Ball Saga. DBZ Kakarot is a reliving of the animated show through the eyes of Goku, arguably one of Dragon Ball’s most loved characters. With excellent graphics and support for controllers and consoles, this is an excellent game that you can play on the Steam Deck. Unfortunately, there is an issue with the game where you encounter a Fatal Error when you launch it on the Steam Deck. So, if you too are encountering this issue, consider reading this guide for workarounds on how to fix it.
The Steam Deck sometimes feels very held back because of its Linux-based OS. Despite the OS, there is a huge library of games that you can enjoy on this platform. When the games work on the Steam Deck, it is an excellent platform for gaming. When there are issues, however, you are forced to sit and troubleshoot to find solutions to these issues. The Fatal Error in DBZ Kakarot is one of the most common errors that players encounter on their Steam Deck.
Dragon Ball Z Kakarot Steam Deck fatal error: How to fix it?
Dragon Ball Z Katarot offers an excellent PvP experience but when there is a Fatal Error, there is little you can do. This stops you from playing the game entirely. It will constantly crash, fail to launch, or just hang and then serve you this error code. Since this is an error that’s recurring on the Windows OS as well, you can use common/effective methods to solve it on the Steam Deck too.
How to fix it?
This seems to be a serious software issue for some users that can only be solved by updates. Despite this, you can undertake some troubleshooting measures that might fix the issue if it is not software-related. Here are the workarounds worth trying:
1). Update the game
Make sure you are on the latest version of the game. You will need to keep checking for updates and if one is available, install it. After this, launch the game to check if the issue persists.
2). DX and Visual Redistributables
These are 2 essential programs for the game. Since the game is not officially supported by the Steam Deck, you are going to have to add some dependencies for the game to work as intended. For DX, this is easy. Just turn on Proton Experimental since this will emulate the DX version required by the game. For Visual Redistributables, follow these steps:
- Download ProtonTricks from the Discover Store on the Steam Deck.
- Now, run the ‘Set default Wine prefix’ (default) option after you choose the game in the interface.
- After this, you can select a Windows Program and install a DLL. Here, choose the Microsoft C++ Visual Redistributables 2015 and install it.
With this, you can run the game. This is a very makeshift solution but it can fix the fatal error.
3). Verify game files
Verify the game files through the in-built Steam menu. For this;
- Head over to the game’s Store page on Steam.
- Now, find the Options button, select it, and then select Properties.
- After this, click on the Installed Files tab.
- Find and select the Verify Integrity of Game Files option.
Wait for the verification to complete and then launch the game to check if the issue persists.
4). Replace the Steam_api64.dll file
If you run into this issue while playing the cracked version of the game on your Steam Deck, here’s what you can do.
- Head to this link and install the latest version of the emulator. Extract the contents of the .zip file.
- Now, find the steam_api64.dll file, which is in the DBZ Kakarot installation directory of your Steam Deck. This will vary based on where you have installed the game.
- Once here, replace this file with the one you will find in the extracted contents of the latest version of the emulator and run the game. This will solve the Fatal Error message you have been getting thus far.
Well, we hope that these workarounds helped you get the game running on your Steam Deck. If you find this guide informative and want to read more such content, make sure to visit Android Gram daily.
