https://cs2bus.com/steamstore/app/370300/8Bit_Adventures_1_The_Forgotten_Journey_Remastered_Edition/
• 8-Bit Adventures 1: The Forgotten Journey Remastered Edition installed and played at least once. Please note that if your game is installed on the MicroSD card and not on the internal storage, you will need to provide additional access to Protontricks for it to access the SD card contents. This is outside the scope of this guide, and information can be found here: https://github.com/BepInEx/BepInEx/issues/644
  
  
• Protontricks flatpak installed: Protontricks can be downloaded and installed via the Discover store in the desktop mode of your Steam Deck: https://flathub.org/apps/com.github.Matoking.protontricks
  

https://www.gog.com/en/game/8bit_adventures_1_the_forgotten_journey_remastered_edition
• Install the game via Lutris or your preferred launcher that can access winetricks and run the game at least once to verify the install is working.

This next section of the guide will walk you through how to use Winetricks within Lutris if you're a GOG user or how to use Protontricks within Steam OS to make the same changes for an installed Steam version of the game. If you've installed the game via another service like Heroic, the steps are transferable; just access Winetricks however you prefer.

• You will need to be in the desktop mode of your Steam Deck.
  
  
• From within the Lutris app, select the banner for 8-Bit Adventures 1: The Forgotten Journey Remastered Edition. At the bottom of the screen to the right of the 'Play' button is a Wine icon and an arrow facing up. Click on the arrow.
  
  
• Select 'Winetricks' from the list of available options.
  
  
  
  
• Continue from the General section

• If you haven't already, open the Discover app, search for Protontricks, and install the application.
  
  
  
  
• Open Protontricks and select 8-Bit Adventures 1: The Forgotten Journey Remastered Edition from the list of installed games.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• The guide will now follow along with the GOG install in the General section.

• Make sure 'Select the default wineprefix' is selected, and click on the 'OK' button.
  
  
  
  
• Make sure 'Install a font' is selected, and click on the 'OK' button.
  
  
  
  
• Select 'corefonts' from the list of options, and click on the 'OK' button.
  
  
  
  
• Fonts will now begin to install. Please note that this process isn't user-intuitive, and it will look like the fonts are failing to install. Expect to see the below popup for the installation of every font. Just click 'OK' to progress each time you are prompted.
  
  
  
  
• This process can take upwards of 15 minutes, so please be patient. Eventually, the fonts will install, and you will be returned to the general winetricks menu. Pick 'Select the default wine prefix'.
  
  
  
  
• Select 'Install a font' and click on the 'OK' button.
  
  
  
  
• You should now see some fonts have a checkbox next to them, confirming they are installed.
  
  
  
  
• Start 8-Bit Adventures 1: The Forgotten Journey Remastered Edition either through Lutris or Steam depending on your install. Get into a battle and damage an enemy; you should now see damage numbers for your attacks.
  
  

The fix will restore damage numbers and any other text within the game that does not use the game's custom pixel font but instead relies on a core font.

If you are aware of any other Steam Deck compatibility issues, please let me know, and I will try to both fix and document them within this guide.