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Helldivers 2 crashs constantly

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ValveSoftware/Proton#9982 · opened 2026-07-17 by DriftingSands · updated 2026-07-17 · 1 comments · github
DDriftingSands 2026-07-17 github

Compatibility Report

  • Name of the game with compatibility issues: Helldivers 2
  • Steam AppID of the game: 553850

System Information

  • GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX [Discrete]
  • Video driver version: Mesa 26.1.4-arch3.1
  • Kernel version: Linux 7.1.3-2-cachyos
  • Link to full system information report as Gist: [How do I get this?]
  • Proton version: Hotfix / Experimental / auto (tried all 3)

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-553850.log

Symptoms

Worked perfectly until 2-3 months ago, been fighting crashes ever since.
I can play the game, anywhere from 10s to hours, recently no longer then 10min, eventually helldivers 2 will crash. Steam client, OBS (if running) will also crash and it will often freeze my WM (KDE)

If I begin to play the game again without first restarting my PC, the terrain will be full of tiny holes that cause my character to fall and glitch out:
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I have asked arrowhead support, but they just blame proton and ghost me.

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2026-07-17 github

Hello @DriftingSands, 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/7486#issuecomment-5006014023.

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