Linux Review:

Len's Island

An open-world survival crafting game for 1–8 players, blending intense dungeon crawling and ARPG combat with peaceful farming and creative building. Take on quests and explore a vast, procedurally-generated world full of danger and discovery.

Len's Island

PROTON TIER: GOLD


Len’s Island - Linux Technical Documentation

Len’s Island is an open-world survival crafting game blending intense dungeon crawling and ARPG combat with peaceful farming and creative building. Explore a vast, procedurally-generated world full of danger and discovery.

Status Check: Proton (Gold Tier)

TWEAKS & TRICKS

Screen Glitch at Startup: Abrupt old television screen appears at startup.

  • Solution: Install a community proton fix. (No specific command provided, community fix required.)

Vsync Persistence Issue: Vsync is disabled after loading into the game and requires re-enabling.

  • Solution: Manually enable Vsync each time you load into a game world. (No launch options reported, manual configuration required.)

UI Navigation with D-Pad: Certain UI elements, like those in the character screen, are not navigable with the D-Pad.

  • Solution: Tap the screen to select UI buttons. (No launch options reported.)

Text Input Keyboard Issue (Steam Deck): Text field does not pop-up keyboard menu.

  • Solution: Press Steam + X to manually bring up the keyboard. (No launch option reported.)

Text Input Loss in UI: Entered text is erased when navigating back in UI screens.

  • Solution: No solution provided, manual input suggested. (No launch options reported.)

4K Stuttering: Choppy performance at 4K resolution despite reported 60fps.

  • Solution: Run the game at 1440p for optimal performance. (No launch options reported.)

Controller Support: Native controller support has been added recently.

  • Solution: Runs perfectly with native controller support. (No specific command/launch option is needed)

Verdict:

Len’s Island runs exceptionally well under Proton, earning a Gold rating on ProtonDB. While some minor UI navigation quirks and persistent settings issues are present, these are easily circumvented with slight adjustments. The game is a solid buy for Linux gamers, particularly on the Steam Deck, provided they are aware of the quirks and comfortable with manual configuration.