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Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

protonopen appid 259190Game compatibility - Unofficial
ValveSoftware/Proton#7503 · opened 2024-02-17 by Perfectlynk · updated 2025-12-01 · 2 comments · github · game page · search this game
PPerfectlynk 2024-02-17 github

Compatibility Report

  • Name of the game with compatibility issues: Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
  • Steam AppID of the game: 259190

System Information

I confirm:

  • [X] that I haven't found an existing compatibility report for this game.
  • [X] that I have checked whether there are updates for my system available.

steam-259190.log

Symptoms

Cut-scenes don't play. It's just a black screen where the cut-scenes should be.

Reproduction

Start the game.

AAwesamLinux 2024-02-22 github

System Information

  • GPU: RX 7900 GRE
  • Video driver version: 6.6.14-200.fc39.x86_64
  • Kernel version: Mesa 24.1.0-devel
  • Proton version: proton-8.0-5c

Symptoms

I can confirm the videos do not work (just a black screen but you can hear audio). Other than that the game is playable, I have also tried GE-Proton8-31 but it makes no difference.

(Additionally I have noted that the first time I tested this game one some old Proton version, I had to force resolution with a launch option -windowed x=640 y=480 so there might be/or was some issue with initial resolution detection too)

The videos are using Bink codec according to ffprobe and they play with VLC, here is probe of the INTRO.bik file:
ffprobe.txt

Reproduction

  • Launch the game
  • You will hear sound but not see anything
  • Hit Enter three times and you should see the main menu appear

Including logs doing these steps to get into gameplay:
steam-259190-GE-Proton8-31.log
steam-259190-proton-8.0-5c.log
system_info.txt

PPatola 2025-12-01 github

Still having this issue as of December 2025, tried many different resolutions with the -windows x=number y=number to no avail. Tried Proton 8, 10, experimental and even some GE versions removing the prefix between attempts, and nothing. The symptom is the same, a black window appears and plays some sounds for about 30 seconds, then closes and the game exits/crashes.

Proton versions