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[BUG] Euro Truck Simulator 2 in VR crashes on launch after SteamVR 2.13.7 update

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ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux#826 · opened 2025-11-12 by Wonderblob · updated 2026-01-21 · 7 comments · github
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WWonderblob 2025-11-12 github

Describe the bug
After SteamVR's update to 2.13.7, Euro Truck Simulator 2 crashes on launch in VR. It briefly shows a window on the desktop, and then immediately crashes.

Switching SteamVR to previous branch (2.12.13) allows the game to launch again.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Set Euro Truck Simulator 2's beta to oculus - Oculus+OpenVR+OpenXR - 1.56
  2. Set Euro Truck Simulator 2's launch options: -openxr
  3. Replace the openvr_api.dll file in Euro Truck Simulator 2/bin/win_x64/ with this version from OpenComposite to use OpenXR instead of OpenVR (I'm not sure if this step is necessary anymore, I set this up a while ago, maybe now the game will use OpenXR with just the launch option).
  4. Set SteamVR beta participation to either None or beta
  5. Launch SteamVR and connect headset (I'm using ALVR to do this)
  6. Launch Euro Truck Simulator 2, if asked launch option, select Play Euro Truck Simulator 2 (not Launch with DirectX11, not Launch with OpenGL, not Launch in safe mode)
  7. After waiting a little bit, the game window briefly shows up on the desktop and quickly disappears, and Euro Truck Simulator 2 on Steam shows the "Play" button again.

Expected behavior
After waiting a little bit, the game window shows up on the desktop, and the game runs in VR.

System Information:

Additional context
I'm playing on a Pico 4, using ALVR on Fedora 43.

Trying different Proton versions doesn't make any difference.

SteamVR current beta version is 2.13.7, so switching between "beta" branch or "none" makes no difference.

Only switching back to the previous SteamVR branch (2.12.13) solves the crash.

WWonderblob 2025-11-13 github

SteamVR beta branch was updated today to 2.14.1, and the issue persists, the game keeps crashing on launch.

Going back to the previous SteamVR version (2.12.13) is still the only way to launch the game in VR.

IiPixelGalaxy 2025-11-28 github

SteamVR beta branch was updated today to 2.14.1, and the issue persists, the game keeps crashing on launch.

Going back to the previous SteamVR version (2.12.13) is still the only way to launch the game in VR.

This appears to apply to Windows as well

WWonderblob 2025-12-06 github

SteamVR 2.14.4 has a bug fix that mentions OpenXR games not launching, so I just tried in case it was somehow related. The game still won't launch.

SteamVR 2.12.13 still works.

IiPixelGalaxy 2025-12-06 github

SteamVR 14.4.4 has a bug fix that mentions OpenXR games not launching, so I just tried in case it was somehow related. The game still won't launch.

SteamVR 2.12.13 still works.

I believe Euro Truck is OpenVR no?

WWonderblob 2025-12-06 github

It was OpenVR originally, but since the 1.50 patch, they support OpenXR if you use the -openxr launch parameter, and it's the recommended mode. More details in the official thread: https://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=330624

IiPixelGalaxy 2025-12-06 github

It was OpenVR originally, but since the 1.50 patch, they support OpenXR if you use the -openxr launch parameter, and it's the recommended mode. More details in the official thread: https://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=330624

Ohh! Thanks for the info actually, I had a launch argument set to -openvr I think I needed to use that to get the game to even launch in VR at some point, I will be switching that next time I play ❤️

VVadimkaG 2026-01-21 github

I have the same issue.
ETS2 fails to launch with -openxr (works on -openvr) in the current SteamVR release.
It was working fine in the previous version.

I use arch linux with KDE and zen linux core.
ryzen 7500f, rtx 4070 super.
ALVR streamer

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