If there is a fix I’m open for insight, otherwise this is insane.

Before I go any further i have to admit that I'm new to retro handhelds and Gamenative.

2 weeks ago I recieved my Retroid Pocket 6 and followed the Retro Game Corps. setup guide on YouTube. I installed Gamenative, connected to my Steam account and tried playing Legacy of Kain Defiance. After installing, I chose "best known config" and launched the game. I recieved an error message asking me to insert game disc. After another attempt to launch the game i recieved an error telling me that the path to the .exe could not be found. After viewing Techdweebs YT video on Gamenative, I opened the container and tried to manually launch the .exe and, again, recieved an error message telling me to insert the game disc. This is just what I faced with Legacy of Kain Defiance.

I tried other games and I couldn't get one single game to launch. I tried Albion through Gamenative which isn't even necessary because it just runs on Android by itself. Nothing. I've watched review after review after review praising Gamenative and how, "its just that simple." Its been anything but which makes me wonder? Am I just overlooking something simple? Did I miss a step somewhere along the way?

All I see and hear is how Gamenative works so well on Android. I tried with Game Hub and I had the same error message asking me to insert game disc for Legacy of Kain.

My frustration is through the roof and I haven't found any answer to what I'm doing wrong or how to remedy my situation. Especially considering that if my issue is just simple user error or whatever? Why, among the countless YT videos I've watched about Gamenative, not one addresses these issues?

I could really use some help here. Please and thank you.

I like sonic mania, but man it is just REALLY hard to play it like this.

Has anyone been able to get the splinter cell games running through game native?

I got to the point where the game launches through steam and opens up ubishit launcher, launches the game but then goes to black.. I'll keep on trying but don't know if it'll be possible. Although I did see people run assassins creed through GN

So if anyone has had some luck, please do spill the secrets please!

Hello,

First of all english is not my native language,

Everything is in the title, I want to know where do you learn how to optimize your game ? I mean, I use gamenative website to see if my games are on it then use their config but sometimes it doesn't work and I don't want to bother this reddit everytime I want to play a game so I need all tips pls

You guys are literal wizards. Never would I thought anytime soon id be able to run games like Dungeons and dragons online like this but here we are. I cannot thank you guys enough and I look forward to future updates.

Edit: I picked up a USBC to HDMI and it looks absolutely beautiful on my TV and monitor. This is game changing

Hi everyone! Today i recived my Ayn Thor Pro.

I’m having a really annoying issue with GameNative on my AYN Thor.

Every game I launch through GameNative has a tiny system mouse cursor visible in the top-left corner of the screen.

The strange part is that this is not the actual in-game cursor. When I touch/move my finger on the top screen, the cursor starts behaving normally as the game cursor and then disappears. So I basically have to touch the screen every time I launch a game to get rid of the cursor.

It happens with every game I’ve tried, so it doesn't seem to be game-specific.

My setup

• AYN Thor
• GameNative 1.2.0
• Proton 10.0 arm64ec-2
• Using Cocoon as the launcher
• Game is displayed on the top screen
• AYN Thor Virtual Mouse is disabled

Things I've already tried

GameNative → Controller/Gamepad:

• Screen Mapping is disabled
• There is no "Disable Mouse Input" option available in my in-game menu
• My menu only contains:
  • Key Adapter
  • Guide
  • Key Test
  • Profiles
  • Screen Mapping
  • Screenshot
  • Speed Up
  • Gamepad
  • Follow Global
  • AFK
  • Live
  • Alerts
  • Record

Under Gamepad I only have:

• Handle Style
• L2/R2 Mode

Controller/Input settings:

• Use SDL API
• Use Steam Input
• Enable XInput API
• Enable DirectInput API
• DirectInput Mapper Type
• Show Controller Debug Menu
• External Display Input
• Show Game on External Display

For External Display Input, I currently have:

The other available options are:

• Use as touchpad surface
• Use as full keyboard
• Hybrid

I've also checked the Wine settings, including Mouse Warp Override. Changing Mouse Warp Override from Disable to Enable did not fix the problem.

I also tried disabling the AYN Thor Virtual Mouse feature. It is definitely disabled.

I am already using Proton 10.0 arm64ec-2, so the workaround I've seen where people switched from Proton 9.0arm to Proton 10.0arm doesn't apply to my setup.

What makes this especially strange

The cursor always starts in the top-left corner.

If I touch the top screen and move the cursor, it immediately starts behaving like the normal game cursor and then disappears.

So it feels like GameNative/Wine isn't properly taking over or hiding the Android/system pointer until the first touch/mouse event occurs.

I've found a couple of other AYN Thor users reporting what sounds like exactly the same issue, including the cursor appearing in the top-left and disappearing after moving it with the touchscreen.

Has anyone found a permanent fix or workaround for this on the AYN Thor?

I'm especially interested in whether there is some hidden GameNative setting/configuration that forces the mouse cursor to be disabled or hidden at launch.

I tried to fix it somehow with ChatGPT and Gemini, but... nothing works :C

Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE+ I want to install 0 A.D. How to go about that?

Would be cool for it to have a personalized frontend. Possibly something that allows games to be sorted into custom folders.

I’m using game native. I tried tinkering with the settings but haven’t had success with the main game. Any suggestions? Is it possible to run it?

Hello folks,

I thought I could run Mina the Hollower on my Pixel 10 Pro on GameNative. Unfortunately the game usex DX12 meaning that I have to use VK3D which is not the best for the Tensor chip on my Pixel 10 Pro. I have tried multiple configurations but there is always some kind image glitch going where the text is all glitchy or the color of the sprites and background change from time to time.

Has anyone with a Pixel phone figured out a way to play this game? What are the best configuration for this game on Pixel 10 Pro?

I usually tinker and troubleshoot myself, but this time I haven't found a workaround, and it is frustrating especially knowing that the game is not graphically demanding

Thank you!

Hi, I'm trying to get stardew valley to work on my retroid pocket 4 pro.

I found a post elsewhere that said to set up an icu, which I've followed and set to windows native.

Aside from that I'm pretty stumped on what else I can do to get it working? It loads to a blank black screen and won't go further, which I've seen in a common problem but I'm just baffled with what else to do.

I'm on android 13 at the minute.

Location is data/user/0/app.gamenative/steam/steamapps/common/stardewvalley

Execution path is stardew valley.exe

Container variant bionic

Wine version is 10.0 arm64ec 2 but I've tried 9.0 as well which was suggested a lot.

Is there anything else I can try?

I would like to know if it is possible to run project zomboid by the game native no ayn thor max

Hello, can i ask? How to set my GAME ROS to use my graphics card instead of my IGPU PROCESSOR? I noticed at the taskbar performance that my game isn't using the GPU, instead it's using the IGPU.

Hopefully someone can give me answers, thanks!

I previously had a RP5 on which MGSV ran great through GameNative. I recently upgraded to an Ayn Odin2 Portal and can't get the game to launch properly no matter how many user configurations (or known configuration) I try. Any tips on troubleshooting? I don't understand why a user configuration from the same device giving 5/5 stars and 50+ FPS won't even launch for me.

1. Can SOMEONE/ANYONE please help me configure the settings in GameNative to run this sega vs capcom game. It's an Ikemen go exe. Idk much about PC emulation on android. I just know my Galaxy s21 FE is strong/compatible enough to run it, yet, i keep getting a blk screen when. I try. Can someone give me a step by step breakdown on how to get this running on gamenative??? This like the 3rd group I've joined asking for help with this...

I need help getting past this activation wizard for Dead Space 2. It asks for a key I've never had or needed before. I found 2 suggestions online

I already took the .exe file from my pc. That did not help

There was a download of a .exe without DLC that supposedly bypasses this, but that's the results in the picture

Edit: Maybe I should add I purchased this from steam years ago. I never got a activation key and it's never required one before on my PC

I downloaded it on my legion go and again it never required a key

The only time I have ever seen this screen is now on game native on my retroid pocket. I've never used game native before. Hoping there's an easy fix in the settings or something

I wanted to test gamenative but it keep crashing. It does run on star winlator newest version i want more easy access

Samsung s9 plus tablet.

Hi everyone .

I'm having a frustrating storage permission issue on my new Galaxy S25 Ultra while trying to run a custom game via a Wine/FEX container. The emulator cannot seem to get proper access to my device's storage.

What I have tried so far:

Switched and experimented with various Wine and FEX settings.

Tried granting special/all-files access to the native game/emulator app in Android settings (however, the "Allow management of all files" toggle is missing or not available for this app).

The app only asked for permissions during the initial download, does not retain access later.

Tried setting up different container drive paths/locations where Android usually triggers a permission prompt. It never retains or saves the permission.

The Symptoms:

Drive D: When I navigate to Drive D: (mapped to my phone's storage) inside the Wine desktop (container), I can see the folder structure, but all folders appear completely empty.

Drive A: When I try to access Drive A: (where the files are supposed to be), the app instantly Crashes to Desktop (CTD).

I understand that this is probably permission issue but i canot solve it .

Maybe someone solved it somehow ?

Thanks

I been stuck here for a hot minute now idk what else to do since gamenative dont have proton 7 i will try to get proton 7 on gamenative i will update later pkease give your suggestions while you are at it

Hello everyone,

Does anyone know how to make Elden Ring work on the Samsung S25 Ultra?
I tried multiple presets found on the compatibility page and different dedicated GPU drivers, but nothing worked.

It would be great if you could share your configuration if the game works for you on this device,
Thank you