About
eXceed 2nd - Vampire REX is the second entry in the eXceed trilogy, a Japanese doujin bullet-hell shoot 'em up series by the circle Tennen-sozai (originally FLAT). It centers on a single playable character, the vampire Ria File, and was localized into English by Nyu Media for its Steam release. The series is regarded as an underrated example of XP-era doujin danmaku design. It was delisted from Steam in January 2023 after the publisher lost contact with the developer, though existing owners retain library access.
Screenshots
Official store screenshots from Steam — deckport links them, never rehosts. Hover to pause; click to preview.
Identity
Launch
- Binary
- eXceed2nd-VR.exe
- Needs files
- none beyond the binary
Proton
- Version
- GE-Proton
- Winetricks
- —
- ProtonDB
- ProtonDB Platinum runs flawlessly
⚙ Setup notes
Game: Delisted Steam shmup by Flat Software (appid 207380, removed from sale 2023-01-06; eXceed Trilogy delisting). ProtonDB platinum.
Proton: Community confirms it runs near-flawlessly on Proton 5.13-6; GE-Proton (or proton_experimental as a fallback) works just as well on the Deck.
DRM: No GFWL/SecuROM DRM.
Controller: Native keyboard + XInput controller support, so the Deck gamepad works out of the box; if the in-game controller mapping feels off, force the Deck's built-in keyboard/mouse Steam Input layout.
Quirk: Known minor quirk: the on-screen virtual keyboard for high-score name entry may not accept input under Proton — focus the physical/Deck keyboard for that one screen.
Install: deckport only configures the prefix; it never bundles or links the game files.
The one thing to know
Supply your own copy: deckport links nothing.
Delisted: Removed from Steam 2023-01-06 (publisher lost contact with developer); no longer for sale, owners keep library access.
Proton: ProtonDB platinum and community-confirmed playable on Proton 5.13-6 / GE-Proton. Single-player offline shmup, so no dead-server risk.
Quirk: Virtual on-screen keyboard for score name entry may not take input under Proton — use the physical/Deck keyboard for that screen.
Binary: Main exe is eXceed2nd-VR.exe (~32 MB) — verify the exact name/casing in your install.
Community guides
Write-ups and threads from people who got this (or a similar) game running. deckport links to them — it doesn't reproduce them.
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.