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SDL_VIDEODRIVER

85 threads 28 games 280 mentions 2017-05 to 2026-09

Chooses SDL's video backend, x11 or wayland. Often set to x11 to work around Wayland cursor and input problems.

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SDL_VIDEODRIVER69
SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland56
SDL_VIDEODRIVER=x1156
unset=SDL_VIDEODRIVER %command%13
SDL_VIDEODRIVER=windows10
SDL_VIDEODRIVER=""8
SDL_VIDEODRIVER=windows %command%6
SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland,x115
SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland"4
SDL_VIDEODRIVER="" %command%3
Games discussing it
Baldur's Gate 335 mentions
Frostpunk11 mentions
THE FINALS9 mentions
Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition9 mentions
SteamWorld Dig 27 mentions
ELDEN RING7 mentions
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN5 mentions
Democracy 44 mentions
Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition4 mentions
Balatro4 mentions
Quake3 mentions
Noita3 mentions
Threads
Baldur's Gate 3 protonopen35 mentions
Add Wayland support to the Steam overlay steamopen15 mentions
Frostpunk protonopen11 mentions
"Steamwebhelper is not responding" in latest Steam beta with SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland set steamclosed11 mentions
Steam Overlay doesn't open steamclosed11 mentions
Divinity Original Sin 2 protonopen9 mentions
[Feature Request]Need the client to support wayland(not through xwayland) steamopen9 mentions
THE FINALS protonopen9 mentions
Elden Ring protonopen7 mentions
Steam World Dig 2 protonopen7 mentions
New steam UI does not open if run with DRI_PRIME=1 steamopen6 mentions
life is strange uses incorrect pixel bit depth on wayland steamclosed5 mentions

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