[Scummvm-tracker] [ScummVM :: Bugs] #17340: "Return to the Launcher" GUI option don't work with some games

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#17340: "Return to the Launcher" GUI option don't work with some games
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Reporter:                |      Owner:  (none)
  LukasThyWalls          |
    Type:  defect        |     Status:  new
Priority:  normal        |  Component:  Common
 Version:                |   Keywords:  PhoenixVR, Darkseed, GUI, Return to
    Game:  Darkseed      |  Launcher
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 Hello.

 The GUI Global Option "Return to the launcher when leaving a game" is not
 respected by all games. When you use the game exit option of the game
 (like leaving to DOS/Windows in a real machine), ScummVM simply quits
 entirely.

 You can return to the launcher from these games using ScummVM F5 (or
 shift+F5) menu, but using their game exit, It closes ScummVM entirely.

 Somehow, It seems like a crash, as it quits abruptly, but in the log the
 last entry is "--- Log closed successfully." and It didn't show any extra
 message not logged in the ScummVM Status Window, like I saw with other
 issues in other games, so, I can't confirm that, because It only quits. I
 tried testing it with WinDbg, but It shows that the application closed
 correctly, without errors.

 At least, I detected three games with this behaviour:

 - Darkseed. (In game, click upper menu disk, click exit, and push Y)
 - Dracula 1: The Resurrection. (Main menu exit option, confirm, confirm)
 - Dracula 2: The Last Sanctuary. (Main menu exit option, confirm, confirm)

 I tried also Amerzone (As It uses the same engine as Dracula 1 & 2) but It
 exits normally and go to the ScummVM launcher normally when exiting from
 Its main menu's exit option. Other games (SCUMM, AGI, SCI, etc.), does as
 well.

 Tested with ScummVM ''2024.4.0'' and ''2026.4.1git32153-g3f44bbaa924 (Oct
 11 2026 04:31:04)''.

 Thanks in advance.
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