Compatibility Report

System Information

• GPU: RX 5700 ITX
• GPU Driver: Mesa 20.0.4 (ppa:ernstp/mesarc)
• Kernel version: 5.3.18-050318-lowlatency
• Distro version: 19.3 Tricia (64 bit) (Cinnamon)
• Proton version: 5.0-5

Retest Compatibility Report

The same problems with videos remain with Proton 5.0-5.
steam-1092660.log
system_info.txt

With unofficial Proton-5.6-GE-1 the videos play without needing to install media foundation files. However when reaching chapter 3 there is a camcorder where you are supposed to be able to rewind/forward/pause the video but it does not work (just plays the video once).
steam-1092660-Proton-5.6-GE-1.log

System Information

* GPU: RX 5700 ITX

* GPU Driver: Mesa 20.0.4 (ppa:ernstp/mesarc)

* Kernel version: 5.3.18-050318-lowlatency

* Distro version: 19.3 Tricia (64 bit) (Cinnamon)

* Proton version: 5.0-5

Retest Compatibility Report

The same problems with videos remain with Proton 5.0-5.
steam-1092660.log
system_info.txt

With unofficial Proton-5.6-GE-1 the videos play without needing to install media foundation files. However when reaching chapter 3 there is a camcorder where you are supposed to be able to rewind/forward/pause the video but it does not work (just plays the video once).
steam-1092660-Proton-5.6-GE-1.log

With Proton-5.21-GE-1 it does not work without Media Foundation. Perhaps you had Media Foundation installed when you tested it, hence it did work. I found a partial workaround: converting cutscene video files to a free format like VP9 + Vorbis it works without Media Foundation. This way you may also be able to pass chapter 3. The problem is that audio only produces static noise.

System Information

* GPU: RX 5700 ITX

* GPU Driver: Mesa 20.0.4 (ppa:ernstp/mesarc)

* Kernel version: 5.3.18-050318-lowlatency

* Distro version: 19.3 Tricia (64 bit) (Cinnamon)

* Proton version: 5.0-5

Retest Compatibility Report
The same problems with videos remain with Proton 5.0-5.
steam-1092660.log
system_info.txt
With unofficial Proton-5.6-GE-1 the videos play without needing to install media foundation files. However when reaching chapter 3 there is a camcorder where you are supposed to be able to rewind/forward/pause the video but it does not work (just plays the video once).
steam-1092660-Proton-5.6-GE-1.log

With Proton-5.21-GE-1 it does not work without Media Foundation. Perhaps you had Media Foundation installed when you tested it, hence it did work. I found a partial workaround: converting cutscene video files to a free format like VP9 + Vorbis it works without Media Foundation. This way you may also be able to pass chapter 3. The problem is that audio only produces static noise.

Sorry, my mistake. With Proton-5.21-GE-1 it works without Media Foundation. There must be a missing MP4 decoder in the Flatpak version.

With Proton-5.21-GE-1 there is crackling sound in cutscenes.

The problem with crackling sound in cutscenes is fixed in the latest experimental version. However the game will crash right before the first cutscene in chapter three. Despite these issues, the game is fully playable.
To avoid crashing the game at the beginning of chapter three you will need Media Foundation libraries installed. To avoid audio and video desynchronization in cutscenes, you must disable Esync with the flag "PROTON_NO_ESYNC=1 %command%".
If you rewind or fast forward the tapes you run the risk of getting stuck in the camcorder forcing you to reload from the last saved game. To avoid this condition, do not fast forward or rewind the camcorder. To restart the playback from start for a specific tape, enter and return from the game menu twice and/or switch to another tape. Eventually playback for the current tape will start from the beginning.
These workarounds were tested with Proton 5.13-6. Different (even future) versions may not work. In case of further issues, try using this version instead.

Hello @dariox86, the workaround you linked is legally problematic and has been removed.

Sorry. Fixed.

System Information

• GPU: AMD Radeon RX 5700
• Driver/LLVM version: Mesa 21.3.6 - kisak-mesa PPA
• Kernel version: 5.13.0-27-generic
• Proton version: Proton 7.0-1

Retest Report:

Game is now out of the box playable without issues until the first found camcorder footage, and the videos play out of the box with default Proton 7.0-1. But when playing the found footage at the first campsite. trying to rewind or forward the video the game gets stuck.

Attaching log of getting stuck at the camcorder playback:
steam-1092660.log
system_info.txt

Replying to https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/3174#issuecomment-1042344104

Same issue still as of 2026.

Stuck on chapter 8. The camcorder opens, but can’t switch videos or close it. It gets stuck there. Restarting the game does nothing. Makes the game unplayable.

@Cyber-Tokyo Hi there. Please post a Proton log and if possible attach a savegame for easy reproduction.

Edit: A Proton log can be created by running the game with PROTON_LOG=1 %command% in the games launch options. A file named steam-$APPID.log should appear in your users home directory.

@Blisto91 Hi. Here I’m attaching the log and the save files.

The first file is before starting the Steam Donkey. The setup uses the valve, pressure gauge, and then the lever after you move the tape at the right moment.

Before starting the machine you need to go to Camp B and get the fuse, put it in the fuse box, start the power, and go back to the steam donkey and on the camcorder stop the tape when the steam donkey is already turned on.

For the second save file, I managed to get past this after today’s Proton Experimental update, somehow I was able to use the camcorder after first pressing the night vision and then switching tapes. I don’t know if this was a fluke, or something was fixed. However there’s still that issue when you fast forward or rewind the tape. You have to switch tape and go back to the tape you need to be able to fast forward or rewind depending on where you need to pause the tape.

Here is the location of where the save files go:

.local > share > Steam > steamapps > compatdata > 2212717218 > pfx > drive_c > users > steamuser > AppData > Local

Edit: I have an update. The game has an inventory menu that you move with the dpad. Left <- | right ->
However, those buttons don’t seem to work anymore.

steam-9503548086639656960.log
Blairwitch.zip

Camcorder only plays the first two tapes and the rest aren't loading for some reason, instead they play static in the lower right hand corner of the viewfinder for three seconds and the rest of the viewfinder is color bars; indicating missing video. This makes it impossible to advance at chapter 7.

Other cutscenes in the Blairwitch/Content/Movies folder don't play audio unless you add PROTON_USE_DVXK=1 to launch options, the first camcorder video crashed to desktop until I added this setting too.

steam-1092660.log

Hello @tjbbjt, please verify your findings. PROTON_USE_DXVK hasn't existed in Proton since it was removed in 2018.

I went back to that save and was unable to recreate the crash so maybe PROTON_USE_DXVK=1 is irrelevant. However, I was not able to advance beyond the first camcorder crash without adding that parameter but also switched to GE-Proton11-1.

I was able to recreate the original crash in Chapter 7 with GE-Proton11-1 compatibility enabled, which is the new log I've attached here. In game it appeared like the video would play but then crashed to desktop.

I've also attached a screenshot of what the camcorder looks like when it is unable to play the videos from Blairwitch > Content > Movies folder using Proton Experimental.

This game is super buggy and I'm not convinced proton patches can fix it.

steam-1092660.log