diff --git a/dist/linux/io.github.fgsfdsfgs.perfect_dark.py b/dist/linux/io.github.fgsfdsfgs.perfect_dark.py
deleted file mode 100644
index ea4b9815d..000000000
--- a/dist/linux/io.github.fgsfdsfgs.perfect_dark.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
-import argparse
-import subprocess
-
-xdg_data_home = os.environ["XDG_XATA_HOME"]
-
-# Create data/saves/mods directories if needed
-for directory in ["data", "saves", "mods"]:
-    abs_dir = os.path.join(xdg_data_home, directory)
-    if not os.path.isdir(abs_dir):
-        os.makedirs(abs_dir)
-
-parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-
-# TODO: Implement ability to select game ROM and choose correct executable based on that choice
-# - check for .z64 files in data path
-# - if none found, exit with error message
-# - if only one found:
-#   - check filename or md5sum and run appropriate executable
-#   - if no matches, exit with error message
-# - for each rom:
-#   - if rom filename matches selected version, run game
-#   - else:
-#     - md5sum the roms one by one
-#     - if one matches the selected version: use that one
-#     - else error out
-
-# TODO: implement mod loading
-# - if romdir parameter is relative, prefix with $XDG_DATA_HOME/mods
-# - else use as is
-
-# TODO: implement arbitrary other parameters
-# - get unmatched arguments from ArgumentParser
-# - pass them through to executable
-
-default_args = ["--basedir", f"{xdg_data_home}/data", "--savedir", f"{xdg_data_home}/saves"]
-subprocess.run(["pd"] + default_args)
diff --git a/dist/linux/io.github.fgsfdsfgs.perfect_dark.sh b/dist/linux/io.github.fgsfdsfgs.perfect_dark.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca50d0a50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/linux/io.github.fgsfdsfgs.perfect_dark.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Create user data directories if necessary
+userdirs=( roms saves mods )
+for path in "${userdirs[@]}"; do
+    if [[ ! -d "${XDG_DATA_HOME}/${path}" ]]; then
+        mkdir -p "${XDG_DATA_HOME}/${path}"
+    fi
+done
+
+# If first parameter is one of the pd executables, execute that
+# and pass the remaining parameters to it; otherwise default to
+# pd and pass all arguments to it
+case $1 in
+    "pd."*)
+        executable=$1
+        params="${@:2}"
+        ;;
+    *)
+        executable=pd
+        params="$@"
+        ;;
+esac
+
+# Run game
+$executable --basedir ${XDG_DATA_HOME}/roms --savedir ${XDG_DATA_HOME}/saves $params
diff --git a/dist/linux/io.github.fgsfdsfgs.perfect_dark.yaml b/dist/linux/io.github.fgsfdsfgs.perfect_dark.yaml
index 91ea5877d..7ef407946 100644
--- a/dist/linux/io.github.fgsfdsfgs.perfect_dark.yaml
+++ b/dist/linux/io.github.fgsfdsfgs.perfect_dark.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ app-id: io.github.fgsfdsfgs.perfect_dark
 runtime: org.freedesktop.Platform
 runtime-version: &runtime-version '23.08'
 sdk: org.freedesktop.Sdk
-command: io.github.fgsfdsfgs.perfect_dark.py
+command: io.github.fgsfdsfgs.perfect_dark.sh
 
 finish-args:
   # multiarch is required for 32bit binaries
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ modules:
       - type: file
         path: bin/pd.pal
       - type: file
-        path: io.github.fgsfdsfgs.perfect_dark.py
+        path: io.github.fgsfdsfgs.perfect_dark.sh
       - type: file
         path: io.github.fgsfdsfgs.perfect_dark.png
       - type: file
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ modules:
       - mkdir -p /app/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri/intel-vaapi-driver
       # port
       - install -Dm 755 -t /app/bin/ pd*
-      - install -Dm 644 ${FLATPAK_ID}.py /app/bin/${FLATPAK_ID}.py
+      - install -Dm 755 ${FLATPAK_ID}.sh /app/bin/${FLATPAK_ID}.sh
       - install -Dm 644 ${FLATPAK_ID}.desktop /app/share/applications/${FLATPAK_ID}.desktop
       - install -Dm 644 ${FLATPAK_ID}.metainfo.xml /app/share/metainfo/${FLATPAK_ID}.metainfo.xml
       - install -Dm 644 ${FLATPAK_ID}.png /app/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/${FLATPAK_ID}.png