genshin impact not launching on arch linux (initDriver Failed: Error [4,1114,0])

hi. i have a problem launching genshin impact on arch linux.

the game simply does not start. i tried multiple launchers:

• hoyoplay via portproton
• an anime game launcher
• twintail launcher
• heroic launcher

the issue does not seem to be related to the distribution. i already tried several:

• cachyOS (KDE)
• endeavourOS (KDE)
• arch linux (current system, KDE)

my pc specs:

• ryzen 5 3600x
• rx 5700xt
• 16 gb ram

vulkan seems to work correctly and the radv driver is detected.

driverError.log

[Local_Time]2026-03-09 01:01:32.266
[UTC_Time]2026-03-08 20:01:32.266 
initDriver Failed: Error [4,1114,0].

game.log

[!] [stderr] gamemodeauto: dlopen failed - libgamemode.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[!] [stderr]

[!] [stderr] execvp failed
[!] [stderr]

[!] [stderr] gamemodeauto: dlopen failed - libgamemode.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[!] [stderr]

[!] [stderr] gamemodeauto: dlopen failed - libgamemode.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

i’m not sure if the gamemode error is the cause or just a warning.

has anyone encountered this before or knows how to fix it?
any help would be appreciated