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Path of Exile font related Proton-only crash

protonclosed appid 238960
ValveSoftware/Proton#9691 · opened 2026-04-21 by VitorCBSB · updated 2026-04-21 · 0 comments · github · game page · search this game
VVitorCBSB 2026-04-21 github

Compatibility Report

  • Name of the game with compatibility issues: Path of Exile
  • Steam AppID of the game: 238960

System Information

  • GPU: Nvidia RTX 3050
  • Video driver version: 595.58.03
  • Kernel version: Linux lambda 7.0.0 NixOS SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sun Apr 12 20:48:06 UTC 2026 x86_64 GNU/Linux
  • Link to full system information report as Gist: https://gist.github.com/VitorCBSB/32607566e767addcd82a6ff1cbbb8945
  • Proton version: Any proton version that can run the game will crash (9.0.4+)

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-238960.log

Symptoms

Game crashes when trying to render certain characters. Renders fine on Windows, but crashes on Linux.

Reproduction

  1. Open the game
    1a. Create a character in any league if you don't have any
  2. As soon as you log in, open chat (Enter key)
  3. Paste this character: e๋
  4. Game crashes

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