[SteamOS / Linux] Game forces a new/guest account login on every startup despite disabled auto-login and launch properties

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Hello,

I am experiencing an issue on SteamOS where launching War Thunder consistently logs me into a brand new or guest account on every game start, ignoring my actual profile and login settings.

Every time I start the game, it bypasses proper authentication or local profile caching and treats it as a fresh login.

Troubleshooting already tried:

  • Disabled automatic login in the game settings.
  • Configured local config.blk / settings files.
  • Tried using launch arguments/properties (such as -nosteam or similar profile-bypassing properties).

Despite all these measures, the game refuses to retain or load my primary account session and forces me into a new account loop on SteamOS.

Could you please look into how SteamOS handles account tokens/session persistence for War Thunder client? Any workaround or fix would be greatly appreciated.

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Account linking only works if you are using a version of the game downloaded directly from the website. Running it on steam will force you to make a new account as steam is a platform, and steam does not support crossplatform accounts I think.