So im having some issues with getting 3 specific Hammerwatch games to run. i have all 5, and while 2 worked right out of the box, 3 are giving me the exact same issue. 



in the first image you can see what my game looks like. in the second image you can see what my game *should* look like. The issue is that i can only see the single top row of pixels from the game, and that row of pixels is rendered on the very bottom of the window. i am confidant about that row of pixels being the very top row of pixels from the game. it seems like the entire game is trying to be rendered out of the window. since its kind of hard to play the game by only seeing one line of pixels, i would ideally like to fix this.



context: the Hammerwatch games are installed via steam, and they do not have native linux support. I'm having this issue with the following three steam games: Hammerwatch Anniversary edition, Hammerwatch 2, and Heroes of Hammerwatch. oddly enough, the two games that DO work, are Hammerwatch 1, and Heroes of Hammerwatch 2. the first game and the latest game. i dont think thats particularly relevant, but i find it funny (also it might be helpful idfk)



what i have tried:  (i've tried this entire list on every game that isnt working)
- forcing the game to launch with every version of proton available in the menu for selecting compatibility tools
- running the beta version of the game available on steam.
- crying.
- copying a settings file from Hammerwatch 1 and manipulating it to try and force the game to launch windowed (not fullscreen) and launch in various resolutions. this worked on all of them, with them being windowed instead of the default fullscreen, and with the windows being the correct size for the resolution i had set. however on every attempt i could only ever see the one row of pixels on the bottom of the window.

what i have not tried:
- (successfully) making a deal with god and or the devil.
- making a reddit post asking for help (im actually currently working on that) 



I need help running Hammerwatch games (HWA, HW2, HoH)