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life is strange uses incorrect pixel bit depth on wayland steamclosed3rd party gameDistro Family: Gentoo

#4955 · 6 comments · updated 2021-04-04 · 2 matching
issue by soredake · 2017-05-07 · view · github
... Sway + SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland ![sway_wayland](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/5204968/25785812/cfdc1d4c-3378-11e7-936d-d96454620616.png) Sway ...
comment by soredake · 2019-11-09 · view · github
Still a problem on latest archlinux with SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland

Deadlock fails to launch on Hyprland (Arch, NVIDIA) unless SDL_VIDEODRIVER=windows is set protonclosed

#9591 · 1 comments · updated 2026-03-19 · 2 matching
issue by Charge03 · 2026-03-19 · view · github
... state ## Workaround The game launches successfully when forcing: SDL_VIDEODRIVER=windows %command% ## Additional Notes - Vulkan is working correctly (`vulkaninfo ...
comment by kisak-valvemaintainer · 2026-03-19 · view · github
... You've set the SDL_VIDEODRIVER environment variable somewhere in your system and that's explicitly telling the SDL ...

MultiVersus appid 1818750 1 threads, 1 open 1 matching

MultiVersus protonopenGame compatibility - UnofficialMesa drivers

#6031 · 36 comments · updated 2024-07-28 · 1 matching
comment by linuxiorr · 2022-09-07 · view · github
... It was due to an environment variable (`SDL_VIDEODRIVER`) that got set for some reason. > SDL_VIDEODRIVER must be unset ...

Elden Ring appid 1245620 2 threads, 1 open 6 matching

Elden Ring protonopenGame compatibility - UnofficialoverlayRegressionNVIDIA driversMesa driversAMD RADV

#5613 · 957 comments · updated 2026-08-18 · 6 matching
comment by DasCapschen · 2022-04-24 · view · github
> If you are on wayland make sure to unset the SDL_VIDEODRIVER environment variable. Fixed the issue for me ...
comment by ambasta · 2022-02-27 · view · github
Resolved the `Failed to initialize dependencies` issue by unsetting SDL_VIDEODRIVER from envvars. (setting it to `x11`/`wayland` throws ...
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Divinity Original Sin 2 appid 435150 2 threads, 1 open 3 matching

Divinity Original Sin 2 protonopenGame compatibility - UnofficialRegressionXAudio2.NET

#413 · 325 comments · updated 2026-07-14 · 3 matching
comment by 0xC0ncord · 2022-08-24 · view · github
@Valmar33 I just had this issue myself as a result of setting `SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland` in my Sway environment ...
comment by Valmar33 · 2022-08-29 · view · github
> @Valmar33 I just had this issue myself as a result of setting `SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland` in my Sway environment ...
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Steam World Dig 2 appid 571310 1 threads, 1 open 3 matching

Steam World Dig 2 protonopenGame compatibility - Unofficial

#6376 · 2 comments · updated 2022-12-10 · 3 matching
comment by kisak-valvemaintainer · 2022-12-10 · view · github
Hello @hasezoey, you're setting `SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland` globally somewhere (https://gist.github.com/hasezoey/04987fc45b69e629829295250732c6d9#file-steaminfo-txt ...
issue by hasezoey · 2022-12-10 · view · github
... wayland not available` With Proton and `SDL_VIDEODRIVER=x11`: `Could not initialized SDL 2, error: x11 not available` Bare ...
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Quake appid 2310 3 threads, 2 open 2 matching

Quake: Online Multiplayer doesn't work protonopenGame compatibility

#5587 · 20 comments · updated 2025-05-03 · 2 matching
comment by xDShot · 2022-08-02 · view · github
Fixed by adding `SDL_VIDEODRIVER=windows %command%`
comment by xDShot · 2022-08-20 · view · github
... I had `SDL_VIDEODRIVER=x11` in `~/.config/environment.d/` which caused SDL2.dll not finding the sdl video driver.

"Steamwebhelper is not responding" in latest Steam beta with SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland set steamclosedruntimeDistro Family: ArchWeb Component

#11358 · 8 comments · updated 2024-12-06 · 8 matching
issue by ConnorJC3 · 2024-10-19 · view · github
#### Your system information * Steam client version (build number or date): Public beta available on 2024-10-19 (for ...
comment by kisak-valvemaintainer · 2024-10-19 · view · github
... Can you check if something is setting SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland or SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER=wayland in your environment and try running ...
comment by ConnorJC3 · 2024-10-20 · view · github
Same here - unsetting `SDL_VIDEODRIVER` works (and I can then launch the beta), but I am setting `SDL_VIDEODRIVER` to ...
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[TF2/Linux] Steam crashes after playing for a couple minutes steamopenSteam clientDistro Family: Fedora

#12141 · 1 comments · updated 2025-07-03 · 1 matching
comment by shioprince · 2025-07-03 · view · github
This doesn't happen if the `SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland` environment variable is set.

Frostpunk appid 323190 2 threads, 1 open 5 matching

Frostpunk protonopenGame compatibility - Unofficial

#412 · 95 comments · updated 2026-07-22 · 5 matching
comment by kisak-valvemaintainer · 2022-09-05 · view · github
That behavior reminds me of some discussion on #413 and I noticed `"SDL_VIDEODRIVER=x11",` [in your system information ...
comment by Zeioth · 2023-10-18 · view · github
> That behavior reminds me of some discussion on #413 and I noticed `"SDL_VIDEODRIVER=x11",` [in your system information ...
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lag spikes after 25-40 minutes of playing on linux steamopenoverlay

#11446 · 336 comments · updated 2026-08-28 · 1 matching
comment by lina-bh · 2025-05-10 · view · github
I did not get the stutter bomb problem when using `env SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland %command%`.

Noita appid 881100 4 threads, 1 open 2 matching

Noita protonopenGame compatibility - Unofficial

#3176 · 48 comments · updated 2024-09-09 · 2 matching
comment by ghost · 2024-03-30 · view · github
If you are under wayland, setting `env --unset=SDL_VIDEODRIVER %command%` launch option works for me
comment by obj-obj · 2023-03-22 · view · github
Turns out it was because I had `SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland` set for Factorio, and it causes Noita to crash

Steam Overlay doesn't open steamclosedoverlayDistro Family: Arch

#11642 · 17 comments · updated 2026-07-17 · 8 matching
comment by DwayneHawkins · 2026-05-13 · view · github
Steam overlay is not working here anymore since a week or two. SDL_VIDEODRIVER does nothing.
comment by terrorbyte69420 · 2026-04-03 · view · github
Also started having this issue in tf2 only under kde wayland I tried SDL_VIDEODRIVER=x11 but it didn ...
comment by smcv · 2026-04-07 · view · github
... I suspect that this issue should be treated as a duplicate of #8020. > I tried SDL_VIDEODRIVER=x11 but ...
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Elden Ring Nightreign appid 2622380 1 threads, 1 open 3 matching

Elden Ring Nightreign protonopenGame compatibility - Unofficial

#8751 · 63 comments · updated 2026-07-29 · 3 matching
comment by NuLLxD · 2025-06-11 · view · github
... I've also noticed you use the envar `"SDL_VIDEODRIVER,wayland"` and the launch option `SDL_VIDEODRIVER=windows` it may ...
comment by NuLLxD · 2025-06-07 · view · github
... You could also try adding `env -u SDL_VIDEODRIVER` to your launch options.
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Offer and allow to select Steam Linux Runtime 3.0 (sniper) on the compatibility tool dropdown list steamclosed

#11607 · 3 comments · updated 2024-12-27 · 2 matching
comment by kisak-valvemaintainer · 2024-12-27 · view · github
... My guess would be that you've set `SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland` somewhere, and `SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland,x11` would behave better ...
comment by tgurr · 2024-12-27 · view · github
... My guess would be that you've set `SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland` somewhere, and `SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland,x11` would behave better ...

Add Wayland support to the Steam overlay steamopenFeature Requestoverlay

#8020 · 118 comments · updated 2026-08-24 · 8 matching
issue by flibitijibibo · 2021-08-27 · view · github
... Set `SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland %command% /gldevice:XXX` as a launch option, where `XXX` can be `OpenGL` or `Vulkan` 3 ...
comment by tda0626 · 2025-07-01 · view · github
... Launch commands `STEAM_COMPAT_RUNTIME_SDL2=1 SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland %command% -vulkan `
comment by michihupf · 2025-10-31 · view · github
... Launching with `SDL_VIDEODRIVER=x11` does not make a difference.
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In-home Streaming + Wayland steamopenStreaming

#6148 · 292 comments · updated 2026-08-02 · 3 matching
comment by EuanFH · 2021-11-22 · view · github
People having problems with big picture crashing make sure steam is started with this environment variable "SDL_VIDEODRIVER=x11 ...
comment by minikN · 2022-11-21 · view · github
... mode, it wouldn't even start without setting `SDL_VIDEODRIVER=x11`, whereas the new mode would start with the ...
comment by Willdrick · 2021-09-23 · view · github
... also **breaks** launching most games) is passing `env SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland steam` https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux ...

Steam fails to attach dropdowns and renderer to the main window steamclosed

#10409 · 1 comments · updated 2024-01-20 · 1 matching
comment by neptuwunium · 2024-01-20 · view · github
The issue was that the environment variable `SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER` and `SDL_VIDEODRIVER` was set to `wayland`. Unsetting this variable resolved ...

Proton doesn't run on nvidia gpus protonclosed

#9243 · 10 comments · updated 2025-11-23 · 2 matching
comment by StarmanAkremis · 2025-11-22 · view · github
I have tested without PROTON_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1 SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland, in fact I added those to see if it would ...
comment by StarmanAkremis · 2025-11-22 · view · github
... I use this `__NV_PRIME_RENDER_OFFLOAD=1 __GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME=nvidia PROTON_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1 SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland`

All Proton games crash on launch (multiple Proton versions) protonclosed

#9732 · 21 comments · updated 2026-05-18 · 1 matching
comment by weightedangelcube · 2026-05-05 · view · github
`No displays available at Xalia.Sdl.SdlSynchronizationContext.Init` Are you running Wayland? If so, potentially setting `SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland ...
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