is this some sort of linux? if so, try ctrl+alt+f1 through f12 (to switch virtual terminal) one of them may drop you to text mode CLI login where you can use programs like ps, top, kill and killall to pick and force quit programs. you can then return with chvt or ctrl+alt+f1 through f12 to your session. it can sometimes be confusing because often one VT is the GUI login. if you get that, it doesn't necessarily mean you're logged out. your session is just on another VT.
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Yes it's linux based on Arch. Your tip worked! I was able to change terminals and use btop to kill the program. Thank you!
I'm assuming Catchy is some kind of Linux? In that case you can probably hit Ctrl-Alt-Shift-F1 to get a console. Then after killing the game, use the same combo with a different F key (probably F7 or F8) to get back to the graphical interface.
You’ll probably have to enable it in settings first, but the usual trick across distributions is Ctrl + Alt + Bksp to drop down to console.