[Bug]: initialization failed

[olyvre]

Required checklist

• I searched existing GitHub issues and did not find this exact bug.
• I searched online and did not find a fix for this exact bug.
• I asked in the EmuReady Discord GameHub Lite channels and could not solve it there.
• I added enough steps to reproduce the exact issue.
• I understand that incomplete bug reports may be closed.

Device

OnePlus Nord 4 and Huawei matepad 11.5

SoC

Snapdragon 7 gen 3 and gen 1

Android version

Android 15

GameHub Lite version and package

v5.1.4

Game or component

Hollow knight, overcooked 2 and sejm the game

Issue area

Game launch

Summary

At first, I encountered issues when trying to start any game using the Compatibility Layer, Translator, and GPU Driver options. However, after updating the firmware, those problems seemed to be resolved.

Right now, the client launches and stays open for a short time, but shortly after that I get the error:
“Initialization failed”.

I’ve only tested this with:

• Hollow Knight
• Overcooked 2
• Sejm The Game

(these are currently the only games I have downloaded)

Additional info:

• The issue happens consistently
• Before the firmware update, games would not start at all with Compatibility Layer / Translator / GPU Driver enabled
• After the update, those previous issues disappeared, but now this new initialization error appears instead

Steps to reproduce

1 Open game hub lite
2 Download the games try to open them and encounter the previous issues
3 download the firmware update to fix the issues
4 open the games again and get client started
5 initialization failed

Expected result

Game working

Actual result

Container settings

1280 X 730
Proton10.0-arm64x-2
Compatible
Turnip_v26.1.0_R4
dxvk-2.3.1-async
Fex_20260509

Logs

Logs are not relevant for this report, and I explained why below.

Logs and troubleshooting notes

I tried all the troubleshooting recommended on Reddit or GitHub and it did not help

Additional information

No response

[XLDingleberry]

I'm having the same issue on Samung Galaxy S25 Ultra. After the recent update, I went from having the Failure to download FEX 20260509 bug to having the initialization failed problem. I've gone threw different settings and configurations but it just keeps spitting out initialization failed.

[fa-tylertech]

Same. Instant crash with the same message. Doesn't matter what game.

[5c00by]

I'm getting the same thing when I use this with my Razer Edge wifi no matter what the settings

[william-spongberg]

Yup, same for me with Ayn Thor and Skyrim

[EXASHXE]

Try changing the compatibility layer version. I switched from Proton 10.0 to Proton 11.0, and it initialized normally.

[5c00by]

That hasn't worked at all

[XLDingleberry]

Yeah, changing the compatibility layer did absolutely nothing for me either.

[olyvre]

Same for me, for the time being I switched to game native and had no issues yet. All said I'd still prefer to use game hub lite mainly BCS of the UI so I hope this can get fixed

[KitCat-from-Kitcat]

Same issue, I'm trying with Rain world though. I switched from proton 10 to 11 and nothing happened.

[lLouu]

Had the same issue with Celeste, checked the config used on emuready, and downgraded the cpu translator to the Fex_20250910 instead of a 2026 version and it works
I tested with GameHub Lite 5.0.0 since I also downgraded it for other bugs i encountered with firmware & proton, but don't think it's linked to this

[XLDingleberry]

So I tried it with Fex_20250910, it does launch, but immediately crashes.

[Spetnaz971]

Have you tried reverting to your last working settings and simply switching to a different Steam client?

[karan4645]

Try changing the compatibility layer version. I switched from Proton 10.0 to Proton 11.0, and it initialized normally.

It worked for me thanks
Btw using oneplus 15 8 elite gen 5

[Producdevity]

Should be fixed with the latest release