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[21090] F.E.A.R Fails To Start

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ValveSoftware/Proton#8872 · opened 2025-06-30 by essays-on-esotericism · updated 2025-06-30 · 1 comments · github
Eessays-on-esotericism 2025-06-30 github

Compatibility Report

  • Name of the game with compatibility issues: F.E.A.R
  • Steam AppID of the game: 21090

System Information

steam-21090.zip

  • Proton version: 10 Beta (issue present in all versions after 8)

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.

Symptoms

F.E.A.R fails to start on Proton versions 9 and 10. It starts and runs fine on Proton 8 however.

Reproduction

Attempt to run the game

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2025-06-30 github

Hello @essays-on-esotericism, we're using one issue report per unofficially supported game title, so I've gone ahead and transferred this issue report to https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/481#issuecomment-3021145042.

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