[2023] Stellaris doesn't wanna run on Steam for me. [Linux]

Foxosaur said:

• And also remove the paradox launcher from Apps / Add Remove Programs - you may well have multiple copies.

Then also ensure you are removing

- C:/users//AppData/Local/Programs/Paradox Interactive/
- C:/users//AppData/Local/Paradox Interactive/
- C:/users//AppData/Roaming/Paradox Interactive/launcher-v2/

You've provided Windows-specific advice but the OP is on Linux, FYI.  

If the launcher and game do not get good access to your Documents folder ( .local/share/Paradox\ Interactive/Stellaris/ ), you'll get these errors. This really seems like a Linux User permissions issue.

In a terminal command line session, navigate to the Steam/Stellaris folder and run ./stellaris manually. Does it start up that way? If not, what output do you see there?  

As I mentioned it is ./stellaris  

I see; usually Linux users are pretty tech-savvy as there's a lot of manual stuff they need to do like that, often!


You are mixing up two separate folders, the one I listed was for the game's text and save game files, it is NOT where the game itself is installed. But it is access to that folder by the game, launcher or both that is your problem, I think.

To find the place where you installed the amne itself right click on this game in your Steam Library, manage, browse local folders. That is where you run that command.  

Then it seems the issue is that our launcher is having trouble accessing the .local/share/Paradox\ Interactive/Stellaris/ folder. You may need Linux help with diagnosing what could be causing that!