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Elden Ring

Elden Ring can be played in singleplayer mode on CloudDeck, the game's official online multiplayer does not work.

Reason​

The game uses Easy Anti-Cheat, which prevents the game from launching in virtual environments like CloudDeck. To play the singleplayer campaign, you need to apply a workaround that launches the game without the anti-cheat. This disables the official online multiplayer (cooperation, invasions and messages).

Workaround​

The game normally starts through start_protected_game.exe, which loads Easy Anti-Cheat. By replacing this file with a copy of the main game executable, the game launches directly in offline mode and becomes playable.

  1. Switch to Desktop mode if you are not already in it (Steam menu -> Power -> Switch to Desktop)
  2. Open Steam, right-click Elden Ring in your library and select Manage -> Browse local files
  3. In the file manager that opens, enter the Game folder
  4. Rename start_protected_game.exe to start_protected_game.exe.bak (this keeps a backup so you can restore online play later)
  5. Copy eldenring.exe and rename the copy to start_protected_game.exe
  6. Launch the game from Steam as usual. It will start in offline mode without the anti-cheat

To restore the original online multiplayer, delete the start_protected_game.exe you created and rename start_protected_game.exe.bak back to start_protected_game.exe.