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Darksiders

protonopen appid 50620Game compatibility - Unofficial
ValveSoftware/Proton#264 · opened 2018-08-23 by legluondunet · updated 2025-12-26 · 9 comments · github · game page · search this game
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Llegluondunet 2018-08-23 github

Hello,
I just tested Darksiders with Steam Play,
the game launched but I obtain only a black screen instead of cinematics and main menu.
This are a know issues with Wine and happily there are easy workarounds:

  • install D3D_compiler43 with Winetricks for the main menu to be visible
  • install devenum and wmp9 with Winetricks for the cinematics to play, should be related to issue #1464.

After that the game is stable and could be even whitelisted

Lleillo1975 2018-11-14 github

I have the same problems, please fix it

HHonkingGoose 2019-01-28 github

Hi,

I'm doing some research for my issue at number 1464. That issue deals with cinematic/video playback. Most of the listed games already have a proton log attached to their issue, but this game does not.

Could somebody be so kind as to upload a proton log from a clean install?

I need to search in the proton log for mentions of MF or quartz, so that I can categorize the game.

Thanks for the help!

HonkingGoose

LLingMan 2019-01-31 github

Here is a proton log as well as the media info of one of the videos. It's .wmv with WMV3 and WMA2 inside. The game uses quartz.dll

steam-50620-intro-mediainfo.txt
steam-50620.log

LLingMan 2019-01-31 github

Turns out only some of the videos use WMA2. The others are WMA Pro.

steam-50260-scene2-mediainfo.txt

HHonkingGoose 2019-01-31 github

@LingMan Thanks for the logs and the codecs. :+1:

Ssimifor 2023-12-06 github

With proton 7 the main menu will be a black screen
steam-50620-proton-7.log
installing d3dcompiler_42 d3dx9 fixes the black screen

Proton 8 just crashes
steam-50620-proton-8.log

Proton experimental launches but the main menu is broken
Y1206_150828
it gets fixed the same way as proton 7, by installing d3dcompiler_42 d3dx9 in the prefix.

The game will also prompt installers when creating the prefix and verifying game files
DarksidersInstaller - InstallShield Wizard_20231206_125132
Installing Microsoft(R) DirectX(R)_20231206_125226
Question_20231206_125322

Ffedor4ever 2024-04-22 github

Steam cloud doesn't work on steamdeck in this game. After some play remove proton files from steam deck menu. After launch prefix recreated but saves missing.

Ffedor4ever 2024-04-23 github

Fix for menu: install via protontricks d3dcompiler_47 only. Tested: proton 9.0-beta, proton GE 9.4

Also proton GE 9.4 plays all cutscenes: skipped in 9 beta with sounds, other - only video

Llennie420 2025-12-26 github

I needed to use Proton-GE to view videos and launch option "WINE_CPU_TOPOLOGY=4:0,1,2,3 %command%" so game doesn't crash when launching a new game.

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