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Here you can see how ppl run this game, there is even a user claiming you have to first link your ea account and then launch the game to pass the blank screen.
https://www.protondb.com/app/1222670
I looked through these yesterday and I've tried several of these fixes with no luck. Is WINE a prerequisite to running The Sims 4 off of Steam (given that I'm using Proton for all Steam games)?
What I would try in your situation (I don't have the game so I can just give ideas):
Firstly I would try to wait a lot of time after I click on play, idk 10 minutes (because of some ppl comments on proton db I'm inclining to believe this blank screen wait until some shader compilation.
Then I would relink my ea account with steam (if it is possible, usually is, unlink and then link again).
Then I would try to run it on 8.0-2 and 7.0x In order.
Then would I close steam and delete the wineprefix, (wineprefix is a C: disk emulation where wine will run this program) on steam folder there is a compatdata folder, inside it you should find the Id of your game, it is the number in the URL of the game in steam store.
Also, I would reboot my system if I had a recent update in the last two sessions, idk why but when I update me endevour sometimes I feel the next session a little unstable until I reboot two times.
This is what I can think of right now
I'll see if any of these steps work. Thanks for all of the possible troubleshooting steps! I'll update you on the results.