The game starts but shows nothing except a black screen. It launches in exclusive fullscreen, which doesn't render under CrossOver.
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I'm running "Dead Space (2023)" on macOS through CrossOver (CrossOver 25) and I need to fix this bug:
## Black screen on launch
The game starts but shows nothing except a black screen. It launches in exclusive fullscreen, which doesn't render under CrossOver.
Apply the fix below on my machine, one step at a time. Tell me what each command does before you run it, back up any game files you modify, and stop if what you see doesn't match the steps.
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Dead Space (2023) boots straight into exclusive fullscreen, and that mode comes up as a black screen under CrossOver — the game is actually running, you just can't see it. Switching it to windowed mode in the config file brings the picture back.
## Edit the render setting
1. Fully quit Dead Space first. If it's still running (even as a black screen), it will overwrite your change when it closes.
2. Open this file in any text editor:
```
~/Documents/Dead Space (2023)/settings/steam/ProfileOptions_profile
```
In Finder, press ⌘⇧G and paste the path to jump straight there.
3. Find the `GstRender.FullscreenMode` line and change its value from `1` to `0`:
```
GstRender.FullscreenMode 0
```
4. Save the file and launch the game — it opens in a window instead of a black screen.
`0` is windowed mode. If you'd rather have borderless fullscreen, set it to `2` instead; `1` is the exclusive fullscreen that triggers the black screen.
Dead Space (2023) boots straight into exclusive fullscreen, and that mode comes up as a black screen under CrossOver — the game is actually running, you just can’t see it. Switching it to windowed mode in the config file brings the picture back.
Edit the render setting
Fully quit Dead Space first. If it’s still running (even as a black screen), it will overwrite your change when it closes.
Open this file in any text editor:
~/Documents/Dead Space (2023)/settings/steam/ProfileOptions_profile
In Finder, press ⌘⇧G and paste the path to jump straight there.
Find the GstRender.FullscreenMode line and change its value from 1 to 0:
GstRender.FullscreenMode 0
Save the file and launch the game — it opens in a window instead of a black screen.
0 is windowed mode. If you’d rather have borderless fullscreen, set it to 2 instead; 1 is the exclusive fullscreen that triggers the black screen.