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Tekken 8 game freezes at times and only unfreezes after changing workspace

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ValveSoftware/Proton#9849 · opened 2026-06-03 by KartikKawalia · updated 2026-06-03 · 2 comments · github
KKartikKawalia 2026-06-03 github

Compatibility Report

  • Name of the game with compatibility issues: Tekken 8. After playing for like a hour the game freezes for 10 to 20 seconds. Later i discovered that the game can unfreeze before the 10 to 20 second time if i change my workspace or open the app menu or move focus to different window / application. See like the issue is only with me because no one is having similar issues to me.
  • Steam AppID of the game:1778820

System Information

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-1778820.log.gz

Symptoms

After playing for like 1 hour the freezes at random for 10 to 20 seconds. I discovered that the game unfreezes before the above mentioned time interval if i open the app menu or change my workspace or move focus to another application / window while the game is frozen. doing this unfreezes the game. Seems like a wayland focus issue but i can be wrong.

Reproduction

  1. Download Tekken 8 and run it using the mentioned the system specifications.
  2. Go into Practice Mode or any of the online match modes and play the game for 1 to 2 hours.
  3. the game will freeze at times
KKartikKawalia 2026-06-03 github

i just used gpu-screen-recorder to record video of the game and played for like 4 hours. game didnt froze a single time. i am sure its a wayland focus lose related issue.

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2026-06-03 github

Hello @KartikKawalia, we're using one issue report per unofficially supported game title, so I've gone ahead and transferred this issue report to https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/7444#issuecomment-4612626880.

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