About
Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller is the third entry in Sega's Crazy Taxi series, developed by Hitmaker. It first appeared on Xbox and in arcades in 2002 before reaching Microsoft Windows in 2004. Players drive a cab around open-world cities, picking up fares and racing the clock for the biggest tips, with the returning West Coast and Small Apple maps joined by a new Las Vegas-inspired city, Glitter Oasis.
The PC version received mixed reviews (roughly 69 on Metacritic), praised for its arcade fun but criticized for performance issues, and the game was never re-released digitally.
Identity
Launch
- Binary
- CT3.exe
- Needs files
- none beyond the binary
Proton
- Version
- GE-Proton
- Winetricks
- —
- ProtonDB
- ProtonDB Pending not enough reports yet
⚙ Setup notes
Game: 2004 Hitmaker / Sega PC port of the arcade game. The real executable is CT3.exe (CT3Config.exe is the controller/display config tool).
Install: Out of print (only the original Crazy Taxi was ever on Steam, app 71230, and it is now delisted too) — bring your own copy.
DRM: The retail disc uses SafeDisc DRM, which does NOT work on modern Windows or under Proton, so a no-CD/no-DVD executable is required for it to launch at all.
Proton: Use GE-Proton (proton_experimental also works). Set the prefix Windows version to Vista (winecfg) if you hit launch issues.
Fix: Install the community ct3tweaks (by stashymane) for custom resolution, a higher frame-rate cap (up to 60 FPS) and adjustable FOV — i.e. widescreen + smoother gameplay. (ct3tweaks is graphics/resolution only; it does not itself swap music or fix the controller — soundtrack and music modding are still on its roadmap.)
Display: On Deck it runs well at 1280x800; community reports note the higher 60fps cap can run the sim at half-speed on some setups, so 1280x720 @ 30fps is a safer fallback.
Controller (the trigger-crash fix): An Xbox-style pad crashes CT3Config.exe because of the analog triggers. Apply the community XInput Plus fix targeting CT3.exe, then run CT3Config.exe to set the controller FIRST, then apply ct3tweaks. If the pad still isn't detected, in XInput Plus select CT3.exe as the target, go to DirectInput > Advanced, click Detect and press a button. Multiple users confirm it running on Steam Deck.
The one thing to know
Supply your own copy: Out of print (Crazy Taxi 3 was never re-released and was never sold on Steam) — configuration only, no links.
DRM: Retail SafeDisc does not run on modern Windows/Proton, so a no-CD executable is required to launch. Exe is CT3.exe.
Fix: Install ct3tweaks for custom resolution / higher frame-rate cap / FOV (widescreen + smoother). It is graphics-only — it does not restore the soundtrack or fix the controller.
Controller: The analog triggers crash CT3Config.exe on an Xbox-style pad; apply the community XInput Plus fix targeting CT3.exe, run CT3Config.exe first, then ct3tweaks. If 60fps runs the sim at half-speed, drop to 1280x720 @ 30fps.
Display: Set prefix to Vista if launch fails.
Get the artwork
deckport never hosts game images. Open this game on SteamGridDB, pick
the cover / hero / logo / icon you like, and drop them into the
game folder under .deckport-art/ before you push it to the
Deck. The importer files them under the right names automatically.
Run it on your Deck
Two files: the one-time importer (deckport.py) in your
Deck's home folder, and this game's install helper. Copy the game
into ~/Games and run the helper with Steam closed — it
writes the recipe (binary, launch options, Proton version)
and registers the shortcut with artwork.