Need help running steam games on arch

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I recently switched to Linux, and I'm having an issue getting games to run. When trying to play games they either don't open or run very badly, and I'm not really sure why. So I ran steam in my terminal, and this was the output after tying to open a game.

steam.sh[15567]: Running Steam on arch rolling 64-bit

steam.sh[15567]: STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically

setup.sh[15641]: Steam runtime environment up-to-date!

steam.sh[15567]: Steam client's requirements are satisfied

[2022-06-20 00:31:49] Startup - updater built Jun 18 2022 00:17:09

[2022-06-20 00:31:49] Opted in to client beta 'publicbeta' via beta file

You are in the 'publicbeta' client beta.

Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1655513879)

[2022-06-20 00:31:49] Loading cached metrics from disk (/home/david/.local/share/Steam/package/steam_client_metrics.bin)

[2022-06-20 00:31:49] Using the following download hosts for Public, Realm steamglobal

[2022-06-20 00:31:49] 1. https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com, /client/, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 100, source = 'update_hosts_cached.vdf'

[2022-06-20 00:31:49] 2. https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com, /client/, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 100, source = 'update_hosts_cached.vdf'

[2022-06-20 00:31:49] 3. http://media.steampowered.com, /client/, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 1, source = 'baked in'

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[2022-06-20 00:31:49] Verifying installation...

[2022-06-20 00:31:49] Verification complete

Loaded SDL version 2.23.1-7331155

ComputeStartupMode: found registry default startup mode: 0steamwebhelper.sh[15790]: Runtime for steamwebhelper: defaulting to /home/david/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-heavy

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steamwebhelper.sh[15790]: glibc >= 2.34, partially disabling sandbox until CEF supports clone3()

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CAppInfoCacheReadFromDiskThread took 38 milliseconds to initialize

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(steam:15720): GLib-CRITICAL **: 00:31:50.282: g_main_context_push_thread_default: assertion 'acquired_context' failed

(steam:15720): GLib-CRITICAL **: 00:31:50.282: g_main_context_pop_thread_default: assertion 'g_queue_peek_head (stack) == context' failed

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(steam:15720): GLib-CRITICAL **: 00:31:50.678: g_main_context_push_thread_default: assertion 'acquired_context' failed

(steam:15720): GLib-CRITICAL **: 00:31:50.678: g_main_context_pop_thread_default: assertion 'g_queue_peek_head (stack) == context' failed

(steam:15720): GLib-CRITICAL **: 00:31:50.685: g_main_context_push_thread_default: assertion 'acquired_context' failed

(steam:15720): GLib-CRITICAL **: 00:31:50.685: g_main_context_pop_thread_default: assertion 'g_queue_peek_head (stack) == context' failed

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(steam:15720): Gtk-WARNING **: 00:31:50.955: gtk_disable_setlocale() must be called before gtk_init()

local (potentially out of sync) copy of roaming config loaded - 1715 bytes.

*** MESA_GLSL_CACHE_DIR is deprecated; use MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR instead ***

*** MESA_GLSL_CACHE_MAX_SIZE is deprecated; use MESA_SHADER_CACHE_MAX_SIZE instead ***

roaming config store loaded successfully - 1715 bytes.

migrating temporary roaming config store

BRefreshApplicationsInLibrary 1: 87ms

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vkCreateInstance failed with error -1

BInit - Unable to initialize Vulkan!

Failed to init SteamVR because it isn't installed

ExecCommandLine: "'/home/david/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam' 'run'"

System startup time: 3.36 seconds

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BuildCompleteAppOverviewChange: 218

RegisterForAppOverview 1: 17ms

RegisterForAppOverview 2: 18ms

CAPIJobRequestUserStats - Server response failed 2

GameAction [AppID 526870, ActionID 1] : LaunchApp changed task to ProcessingInstallScript with ""

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "/usr/lib/python3.7/tarfile.py", line 2206, in makelink

os.symlink(tarinfo.linkname, targetpath)

OSError: [Errno 22] Invalid argument: '../drive_c' -> '/run/media/david/New Volume/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/Proton 7.0/dist/./share/default_pfx/dosdevices/c:'

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "/run/media/david/New Volume/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/Proton 7.0/proton", line 1396, in <module>

g_proton.extract_tarball()

File "/run/media/david/New Volume/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/Proton 7.0/proton", line 383, in extract_tarball

tar.extractall(path=self.dist_dir)

File "/usr/lib/python3.7/tarfile.py", line 2004, in extractall

numeric_owner=numeric_owner)

File "/usr/lib/python3.7/tarfile.py", line 2046, in extract

numeric_owner=numeric_owner)

File "/usr/lib/python3.7/tarfile.py", line 2124, in _extract_member

self.makelink(tarinfo, targetpath)

File "/usr/lib/python3.7/tarfile.py", line 2217, in makelink

targetpath)

File "/usr/lib/python3.7/tarfile.py", line 2118, in _extract_member

self.makedir(tarinfo, targetpath)

File "/usr/lib/python3.7/tarfile.py", line 2147, in makedir

os.mkdir(targetpath, 0o700)

OSError: [Errno 22] Invalid argument: '/run/media/david/New Volume/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/Proton 7.0/dist/./share/default_pfx/dosdevices/c:'

GameAction [AppID 526870, ActionID 1] : LaunchApp changed task to SynchronizingCloud with ""

GameAction [AppID 526870, ActionID 1] : LaunchApp changed task to SiteLicenseSeatCheckout with ""

GameAction [AppID 526870, ActionID 1] : LaunchApp changed task to CreatingProcess with ""

GameAction [AppID 526870, ActionID 1] : LaunchApp waiting for user response to CreatingProcess ""

GameAction [AppID 526870, ActionID 1] : LaunchApp continues with user response "CreatingProcess"

/bin/sh\0-c\0/home/david/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/reaper SteamLaunch AppId=526870 -- '/home/david/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamLinuxRuntime_soldier'/_v2-entry-point --verb=waitforexitandrun -- '/run/media/david/New Volume/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/Proton 7.0'/proton waitforexitandrun '/home/david/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Satisfactory/FactoryGame.exe' -NO_EOS_OVERLAY\0

Game process added : AppID 526870 "/home/david/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/reaper SteamLaunch AppId=526870 -- '/home/david/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamLinuxRuntime_soldier'/_v2-entry-point --verb=waitforexitandrun -- '/run/media/david/New Volume/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/Proton 7.0'/proton waitforexitandrun '/home/david/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Satisfactory/FactoryGame.exe' -NO_EOS_OVERLAY", ProcID 16434, IP 0.0.0.0:0

chdir /home/david/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Satisfactory

ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/david/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.

GameAction [AppID 526870, ActionID 1] : LaunchApp changed task to WaitingGameWindow with ""

GameAction [AppID 526870, ActionID 1] : LaunchApp changed task to Completed with ""

ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/david/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64): ignored.

ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/david/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.

pid 16438 != 16435, skipping destruction (fork without exec?)

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Traceback (most recent call last):

File "/usr/lib/python3.7/tarfile.py", line 2206, in makelink

os.symlink(tarinfo.linkname, targetpath)

OSError: [Errno 22] Invalid argument: '../drive_c' -> '/run/media/david/New Volume/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/Proton 7.0/dist/./share/default_pfx/dosdevices/c:'

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "/run/media/david/New Volume/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/Proton 7.0/proton", line 1396, in <module>

g_proton.extract_tarball()

File "/run/media/david/New Volume/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/Proton 7.0/proton", line 383, in extract_tarball

tar.extractall(path=self.dist_dir)

File "/usr/lib/python3.7/tarfile.py", line 2004, in extractall

numeric_owner=numeric_owner)

File "/usr/lib/python3.7/tarfile.py", line 2046, in extract

numeric_owner=numeric_owner)

File "/usr/lib/python3.7/tarfile.py", line 2124, in _extract_member

self.makelink(tarinfo, targetpath)

File "/usr/lib/python3.7/tarfile.py", line 2217, in makelink

targetpath)

File "/usr/lib/python3.7/tarfile.py", line 2118, in _extract_member

self.makedir(tarinfo, targetpath)

File "/usr/lib/python3.7/tarfile.py", line 2147, in makedir

os.mkdir(targetpath, 0o700)

OSError: [Errno 22] Invalid argument: '/run/media/david/New Volume/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/Proton 7.0/dist/./share/default_pfx/dosdevices/c:'

Game process removed: AppID 526870 "/home/david/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/reaper SteamLaunch AppId=526870 -- '/home/david/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamLinuxRuntime_soldier'/_v2-entry-point --verb=waitforexitandrun -- '/run/media/david/New Volume/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/Proton 7.0'/proton waitforexitandrun '/home/david/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Satisfactory/FactoryGame.exe' -NO_EOS_OVERLAY", ProcID 16434

ThreadGetProcessExitCode: no such process 16594

ThreadGetProcessExitCode: no such process 16436

ThreadGetProcessExitCode: no such process 16435

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