Linux Review:

PEAK

PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

PROTON TIER: PLATINUM

PEAK is a co-op climbing game where a single misstep can prove fatal. Players ascend a mysterious island mountain as either solo climbers or as a scout team.

Status Check Runs natively on Windows, achieving a Platin-Status via Proton.

TWEAKS & TRICKS

• Problem: Vulkan crashes and unstable frame rates.
  • Solution: PROTON_USE_EXPERIMENTAL=1 %command%
• Problem: Black screen upon returning to desktop.
  • Solution: Unspecified fix.
• Problem: Low frame rates with DirectX 11.
  • Solution: Launch with DirectX 11 selected.
• Problem: Unstable frame rates and inconsistent performance.
  • Solution: Use a custom Proton configuration: PROTON_CUSTOM_RUNTIME=proton-cachyos-10.0-20260101 %command%
• Problem: Vulkan menu crashes.
  • Solution: Switch to DirectX 12 or DirectX 11.
• Problem: Audio issues (microphone peaking).
  • Solution: No effective solution identified in user reports.

Verdict PEAK is a compelling purchase for Linux gamers, particularly with Proton Experimental. While Vulkan presents challenges, DirectX 12 or 11 offer stable and viable gameplay experiences.