diff --git a/__tests__/lib/runtime-fallback.test.ts b/__tests__/lib/runtime-fallback.test.ts
index cccbd07f..03814571 100644
--- a/__tests__/lib/runtime-fallback.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/lib/runtime-fallback.test.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,27 @@ describe('runtimePlanMessageKey', () => {
     expect(runtimePlanMessageKey({ action: 'none' })).toBe('');
   });
 
+  it('a gioco chiuso non dichiara impossibile ciò che è solo fallito', () => {
+    // "Questo gioco non si lascia tradurre nei file" è vero se il motore non
+    // espone testo, ed è una bugia se è appena caduto Ollama.
+    const plan = { action: 'await-launch', processName: 'Game.exe' } as const;
+    expect(runtimePlanMessageKey(plan, 'engine-unsupported')).toBe(
+      'gameDetail.runtimeFallbackAwaitLaunch',
+    );
+    expect(runtimePlanMessageKey(plan, 'run-failed')).toBe(
+      'gameDetail.runtimeFallbackAfterFailure',
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('la causa non cambia il messaggio quando si inietta subito', () => {
+    // Il gioco è aperto: quello che succede è identico, e il messaggio descrive
+    // l'azione, non la diagnosi.
+    const plan = { action: 'inject', processName: 'Game.exe' } as const;
+    expect(runtimePlanMessageKey(plan, 'engine-unsupported')).toBe(
+      runtimePlanMessageKey(plan, 'run-failed'),
+    );
+  });
+
   it('distingue il blocco per motivo', () => {
     expect(runtimePlanMessageKey({ action: 'unavailable', blocker: 'anti-cheat' })).toBe(
       'gameDetail.runtimeFallbackBlocked.anti-cheat',
@@ -146,6 +167,26 @@ describe('buildRunReport', () => {
     });
     expect(r.nextStepKey).toBe('gameDetail.runtimeFallbackAwaitLaunch');
   });
+
+  it('propaga la causa fino alla chiave del messaggio', () => {
+    const r = buildRunReport({
+      gameTitle: 'Gioco',
+      staticOutcome: 'failure',
+      plan: { action: 'await-launch', processName: 'Game.exe' },
+      cause: 'run-failed',
+    });
+    expect(r.cause).toBe('run-failed');
+    expect(r.nextStepKey).toBe('gameDetail.runtimeFallbackAfterFailure');
+  });
+
+  it('senza causa esplicita assume motore non supportato', () => {
+    const r = buildRunReport({
+      gameTitle: 'Gioco',
+      staticOutcome: 'failure',
+      plan: { action: 'await-launch', processName: 'Game.exe' },
+    });
+    expect(r.cause).toBe('engine-unsupported');
+  });
 });
 
 describe('summarizeRunReport', () => {
diff --git a/components/game-detail-client.tsx b/components/game-detail-client.tsx
index 8c50d535..8c57d273 100644
--- a/components/game-detail-client.tsx
+++ b/components/game-detail-client.tsx
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ import {
   buildRunReport,
   summarizeRunReport,
   type RunReport,
+  type FallbackCause,
 } from '@/lib/translation/runtime-fallback';
 import { TARGET_LANGUAGES as CANONICAL_TARGET_LANGUAGES } from '@/lib/translation/target-languages';
 import { LANG_TO_CODE } from '@/lib/translation/language-mappings';
@@ -2061,6 +2062,7 @@ export default function GameDetailPage() {
   const tryRuntimeFallback = async (
     staticOutcome: PatchOutcome,
     counts: { injected?: number | null; total?: number | null },
+    cause: FallbackCause = 'engine-unsupported',
   ): Promise<RunReport | null> => {
     if (!game?.installPath) return null;
 
@@ -2105,6 +2107,7 @@ export default function GameDetailPage() {
       stringsInjected: counts.injected ?? null,
       stringsTotal: counts.total ?? null,
       plan,
+      cause,
     });
 
     // Il report per gioco finisce nella cronologia: dice cosa è entrato nel
@@ -2216,6 +2219,7 @@ export default function GameDetailPage() {
         } catch (e) {
           await dTracker.fail(e);
           toast.error(t('gameDetail.dr1Error'), { id: toastId, description: String(e).slice(0, 180) });
+          void tryRuntimeFallback('failure', {}, 'run-failed');
         } finally {
           setAutoTranslateBusy(false);
           setAutoTranslateProgress('');
@@ -2265,6 +2269,7 @@ export default function GameDetailPage() {
         } catch (e) {
           await hTracker.fail(e);
           toast.error(t('gameDetail.errHendrix'), { id: toastId, description: String(e) });
+          void tryRuntimeFallback('failure', {}, 'run-failed');
         } finally {
           setAutoTranslateBusy(false);
           setAutoTranslateProgress('');
@@ -2397,6 +2402,7 @@ export default function GameDetailPage() {
           );
           await rpTracker.fail(e);
           toast.error(t('gameDetail.errRenpy'), { description: String(e) });
+          void tryRuntimeFallback('failure', {}, 'run-failed');
         } finally {
           setAutoTranslateBusy(false);
           setAutoTranslateProgress('');
@@ -2540,6 +2546,7 @@ export default function GameDetailPage() {
             await tray.notifyTranslationFailed(game.name || game.title || 'Gioco', String(e));
           } catch { /* tray non disponibile */ }
           toast.error(t('heroJob.visError').replace('{hint}', hint), { description: String(e) });
+          void tryRuntimeFallback('failure', {}, 'run-failed');
         } finally {
           VIS_RUNNING.delete(game.installPath);
           setAutoTranslateBusy(false);
@@ -2640,6 +2647,7 @@ export default function GameDetailPage() {
           setAutoTranslateError(friendly);
           await tyTracker.fail(new Error(friendly));
           toast.error(friendly, { description: msg.startsWith('TYRANO_') ? undefined : msg });
+          void tryRuntimeFallback('failure', {}, 'run-failed');
         } finally {
           setAutoTranslateBusy(false);
           setAutoTranslateProgress('');
@@ -2767,6 +2775,7 @@ export default function GameDetailPage() {
               },
               duration: 10000,
             });
+            void tryRuntimeFallback('failure', { injected: 0 });
           }
         } finally {
           setAutoTranslateBusy(false);
@@ -2833,6 +2842,7 @@ export default function GameDetailPage() {
             description: 'Niente stringhe estraibili dai file per questo motore.',
             action: { label: 'Apri OCR', onClick: () => router.push(`/ocr-translator?${params.toString()}`) },
           });
+          void tryRuntimeFallback('failure', { injected: 0 });
           setAutoTranslateBusy(false);
           setAutoTranslateProgress('');
           autoTranslateRunningRef.current = false;
diff --git a/lib/i18n/locales/de.json b/lib/i18n/locales/de.json
index 7ae2b094..25abdc2d 100644
--- a/lib/i18n/locales/de.json
+++ b/lib/i18n/locales/de.json
@@ -962,7 +962,8 @@
       "unknown-process": "Spiel-Programmdatei nicht erkannt: Es gibt keinen Prozess, auf den zugegriffen werden kann."
     },
     "runtimeFallbackReady": "Laufzeitübersetzung aktiv: Die Zeilen erscheinen während des Spielens übersetzt.",
-    "runtimeFallbackFailed": "Laufzeitübersetzung konnte nicht gestartet werden."
+    "runtimeFallbackFailed": "Laufzeitübersetzung konnte nicht gestartet werden.",
+    "runtimeFallbackAfterFailure": "Die dateibasierte Übersetzung ist nicht gelungen. Wenn du möchtest, starte das Spiel und versuche die Übersetzung auf dem Bildschirm."
   },
   "danganronpaPatcher": {
     "errLoadDrat": "Fehler beim Laden der DRAT-Informationen:",
diff --git a/lib/i18n/locales/en.json b/lib/i18n/locales/en.json
index f95eb397..1b5cb602 100644
--- a/lib/i18n/locales/en.json
+++ b/lib/i18n/locales/en.json
@@ -962,7 +962,8 @@
       "unknown-process": "Game executable not identified: no process to act on."
     },
     "runtimeFallbackReady": "Runtime translation active: lines will appear translated as you play.",
-    "runtimeFallbackFailed": "Could not start runtime translation."
+    "runtimeFallbackFailed": "Could not start runtime translation.",
+    "runtimeFallbackAfterFailure": "File-based translation did not succeed. If you like, launch the game and try translating on screen."
   },
   "danganronpaPatcher": {
     "errLoadDrat": "Error loading DRAT info:",
diff --git a/lib/i18n/locales/es.json b/lib/i18n/locales/es.json
index 1fff9d6c..5b251e4f 100644
--- a/lib/i18n/locales/es.json
+++ b/lib/i18n/locales/es.json
@@ -962,7 +962,8 @@
       "unknown-process": "Ejecutable del juego no identificado: no hay ningún proceso sobre el que actuar."
     },
     "runtimeFallbackReady": "Traducción en tiempo de ejecución activa: las líneas aparecerán traducidas mientras juegas.",
-    "runtimeFallbackFailed": "No se pudo iniciar la traducción en tiempo de ejecución."
+    "runtimeFallbackFailed": "No se pudo iniciar la traducción en tiempo de ejecución.",
+    "runtimeFallbackAfterFailure": "La traducción en los archivos no se completó. Si quieres, inicia el juego y prueba la traducción en pantalla."
   },
   "danganronpaPatcher": {
     "errLoadDrat": "Error al cargar la información de DRAT:",
diff --git a/lib/i18n/locales/fr.json b/lib/i18n/locales/fr.json
index 61159a67..636030c3 100644
--- a/lib/i18n/locales/fr.json
+++ b/lib/i18n/locales/fr.json
@@ -962,7 +962,8 @@
       "unknown-process": "Exécutable du jeu non identifié : aucun processus sur lequel agir."
     },
     "runtimeFallbackReady": "Traduction à l'exécution active : les lignes apparaîtront traduites pendant que vous jouez.",
-    "runtimeFallbackFailed": "Impossible de démarrer la traduction à l'exécution."
+    "runtimeFallbackFailed": "Impossible de démarrer la traduction à l'exécution.",
+    "runtimeFallbackAfterFailure": "La traduction par fichiers n'a pas abouti. Si vous le souhaitez, lancez le jeu et essayez la traduction à l'écran."
   },
   "danganronpaPatcher": {
     "errLoadDrat": "Erreur lors du chargement des infos DRAT :",
diff --git a/lib/i18n/locales/it.json b/lib/i18n/locales/it.json
index 9ab97489..78985326 100644
--- a/lib/i18n/locales/it.json
+++ b/lib/i18n/locales/it.json
@@ -962,7 +962,8 @@
       "unknown-process": "Eseguibile del gioco non identificato: non so in quale processo agire."
     },
     "runtimeFallbackReady": "Traduzione a runtime attiva: le righe appariranno tradotte mentre giochi.",
-    "runtimeFallbackFailed": "Attivazione della traduzione a runtime fallita."
+    "runtimeFallbackFailed": "Attivazione della traduzione a runtime fallita.",
+    "runtimeFallbackAfterFailure": "La traduzione sui file non è riuscita. Se vuoi, avvia il gioco e prova la traduzione a schermo."
   },
   "danganronpaPatcher": {
     "errLoadDrat": "Errore caricamento info DRAT:",
diff --git a/lib/i18n/locales/ja.json b/lib/i18n/locales/ja.json
index e1fb6b99..1f4b878d 100644
--- a/lib/i18n/locales/ja.json
+++ b/lib/i18n/locales/ja.json
@@ -962,7 +962,8 @@
       "unknown-process": "ゲームの実行ファイルを特定できません。操作対象のプロセスがありません。"
     },
     "runtimeFallbackReady": "実行時翻訳が有効です。プレイ中に各行が翻訳されて表示されます。",
-    "runtimeFallbackFailed": "実行時翻訳を開始できませんでした。"
+    "runtimeFallbackFailed": "実行時翻訳を開始できませんでした。",
+    "runtimeFallbackAfterFailure": "ファイルによる翻訳は成功しませんでした。よければゲームを起動して、画面上の翻訳を試してください。"
   },
   "danganronpaPatcher": {
     "errLoadDrat": "DRAT情報の読み込みエラー:",
diff --git a/lib/i18n/locales/ko.json b/lib/i18n/locales/ko.json
index 435284a2..42995a04 100644
--- a/lib/i18n/locales/ko.json
+++ b/lib/i18n/locales/ko.json
@@ -962,7 +962,8 @@
       "unknown-process": "게임 실행 파일을 식별하지 못했습니다. 작업할 프로세스가 없습니다."
     },
     "runtimeFallbackReady": "런타임 번역이 활성화되었습니다. 플레이 중 각 줄이 번역되어 표시됩니다.",
-    "runtimeFallbackFailed": "런타임 번역을 시작하지 못했습니다."
+    "runtimeFallbackFailed": "런타임 번역을 시작하지 못했습니다.",
+    "runtimeFallbackAfterFailure": "파일 기반 번역에 실패했습니다. 원하시면 게임을 실행하고 화면 번역을 사용해 보세요."
   },
   "danganronpaPatcher": {
     "errLoadDrat": "DRAT 정보 로드 오류:",
diff --git a/lib/i18n/locales/pl.json b/lib/i18n/locales/pl.json
index 6d41c5a9..421d0636 100644
--- a/lib/i18n/locales/pl.json
+++ b/lib/i18n/locales/pl.json
@@ -962,7 +962,8 @@
       "unknown-process": "Nie rozpoznano pliku wykonywalnego gry: brak procesu, na którym można działać."
     },
     "runtimeFallbackReady": "Tłumaczenie w czasie działania aktywne: wiersze pojawią się przetłumaczone podczas gry.",
-    "runtimeFallbackFailed": "Nie udało się uruchomić tłumaczenia w czasie działania."
+    "runtimeFallbackFailed": "Nie udało się uruchomić tłumaczenia w czasie działania.",
+    "runtimeFallbackAfterFailure": "Tłumaczenie przez pliki się nie powiodło. Jeśli chcesz, uruchom grę i wypróbuj tłumaczenie na ekranie."
   },
   "danganronpaPatcher": {
     "errLoadDrat": "Błąd wczytywania informacji DRAT:",
diff --git a/lib/i18n/locales/pt.json b/lib/i18n/locales/pt.json
index 2665eb7e..0d7fd25e 100644
--- a/lib/i18n/locales/pt.json
+++ b/lib/i18n/locales/pt.json
@@ -962,7 +962,8 @@
       "unknown-process": "Executável do jogo não identificado: não há processo sobre o qual agir."
     },
     "runtimeFallbackReady": "Tradução em tempo de execução ativa: as linhas aparecerão traduzidas enquanto joga.",
-    "runtimeFallbackFailed": "Não foi possível iniciar a tradução em tempo de execução."
+    "runtimeFallbackFailed": "Não foi possível iniciar a tradução em tempo de execução.",
+    "runtimeFallbackAfterFailure": "A tradução pelos ficheiros não foi bem-sucedida. Se quiser, inicie o jogo e experimente a tradução no ecrã."
   },
   "danganronpaPatcher": {
     "errLoadDrat": "Erro ao carregar informações do DRAT:",
diff --git a/lib/i18n/locales/ru.json b/lib/i18n/locales/ru.json
index 3a7931fd..8b25283a 100644
--- a/lib/i18n/locales/ru.json
+++ b/lib/i18n/locales/ru.json
@@ -962,7 +962,8 @@
       "unknown-process": "Исполняемый файл игры не определён: нет процесса, с которым можно работать."
     },
     "runtimeFallbackReady": "Перевод во время игры включён: строки будут появляться переведёнными по ходу игры.",
-    "runtimeFallbackFailed": "Не удалось запустить перевод во время игры."
+    "runtimeFallbackFailed": "Не удалось запустить перевод во время игры.",
+    "runtimeFallbackAfterFailure": "Перевод через файлы не удался. При желании запустите игру и попробуйте перевод на экране."
   },
   "danganronpaPatcher": {
     "errLoadDrat": "Ошибка загрузки информации DRAT:",
diff --git a/lib/i18n/locales/zh.json b/lib/i18n/locales/zh.json
index cc53a8fc..413d2668 100644
--- a/lib/i18n/locales/zh.json
+++ b/lib/i18n/locales/zh.json
@@ -962,7 +962,8 @@
       "unknown-process": "未能识别游戏可执行文件：没有可操作的进程。"
     },
     "runtimeFallbackReady": "运行时翻译已启用：游玩过程中各行文本将显示为译文。",
-    "runtimeFallbackFailed": "无法启动运行时翻译。"
+    "runtimeFallbackFailed": "无法启动运行时翻译。",
+    "runtimeFallbackAfterFailure": "通过文件的翻译未能成功。如果需要，可以启动游戏并尝试屏幕翻译。"
   },
   "danganronpaPatcher": {
     "errLoadDrat": "加载 DRAT 信息时出错：",
diff --git a/lib/translation/runtime-fallback.ts b/lib/translation/runtime-fallback.ts
index 8757243d..03df3920 100644
--- a/lib/translation/runtime-fallback.ts
+++ b/lib/translation/runtime-fallback.ts
@@ -86,15 +86,38 @@ export function planRuntimeFallback(ctx: RuntimeContext): RuntimePlan {
     : { action: 'await-launch', processName: ctx.processName };
 }
 
-/** Chiave i18n del messaggio da mostrare per un piano. */
-export function runtimePlanMessageKey(plan: RuntimePlan): string {
+/**
+ * Perché la strada statica non ha inciso. Cambia cosa possiamo onestamente
+ * promettere, non cosa facciamo.
+ */
+export type FallbackCause =
+  /** Il motore non espone testo nei file: la strada statica non c'è, punto. */
+  | 'engine-unsupported'
+  /** Questa run è fallita — magari per configurazione, magari no. */
+  | 'run-failed';
+
+/**
+ * Chiave i18n del messaggio da mostrare per un piano.
+ *
+ * A gioco chiuso il messaggio dipende dalla causa: «questo gioco non si lascia
+ * tradurre nei file» è vero quando il motore non espone testo, ed è una bugia
+ * quando è appena caduto Ollama. In quel caso si offre il runtime come
+ * alternativa, senza dichiarare impossibile una strada che potrebbe funzionare
+ * benissimo alla prossima prova.
+ */
+export function runtimePlanMessageKey(
+  plan: RuntimePlan,
+  cause: FallbackCause = 'engine-unsupported',
+): string {
   switch (plan.action) {
     case 'none':
       return '';
     case 'inject':
       return 'gameDetail.runtimeFallbackInjecting';
     case 'await-launch':
-      return 'gameDetail.runtimeFallbackAwaitLaunch';
+      return cause === 'engine-unsupported'
+        ? 'gameDetail.runtimeFallbackAwaitLaunch'
+        : 'gameDetail.runtimeFallbackAfterFailure';
     case 'unavailable':
       return `gameDetail.runtimeFallbackBlocked.${plan.blocker}`;
   }
@@ -117,6 +140,8 @@ export interface RunReport {
   staticOutcome: PatchOutcome;
   /** Piano scelto dopo la strada statica. */
   plan: RuntimePlan;
+  /** Perché la strada statica non ha inciso. */
+  cause: FallbackCause;
   /** Chiave i18n del passo successivo suggerito. */
   nextStepKey: string;
 }
@@ -128,12 +153,15 @@ export function buildRunReport(args: {
   stringsInjected?: number | null;
   stringsTotal?: number | null;
   plan: RuntimePlan;
+  cause?: FallbackCause;
 }): RunReport {
   const attempted: AttemptedPath[] = ['static'];
   if (args.plan.action === 'inject') {
     attempted.push('runtime');
   }
 
+  const cause = args.cause ?? 'engine-unsupported';
+
   return {
     gameTitle: args.gameTitle,
     engine: args.engine ?? null,
@@ -142,7 +170,8 @@ export function buildRunReport(args: {
     stringsTotal: args.stringsTotal ?? null,
     staticOutcome: args.staticOutcome,
     plan: args.plan,
-    nextStepKey: runtimePlanMessageKey(args.plan),
+    cause,
+    nextStepKey: runtimePlanMessageKey(args.plan, cause),
   };
 }