Games broken on Mesa

A list of games currently broken in some way on Mesa drivers.

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Native Games, General Bugs

Game	Bug Link	Notes and workarounds	GPU	Mesa / LLVM Version	Fixed version
Alchemist's Awakening		Crashes to desktop, if run via terminal gives following, error: cannot initialize uniform typeColor in GLSL 1.10 (GLSL 1.20 required), error: array constructors forbidden in GLSL 1.10 (GLSL 1.20 or GLSL ES 3.00 required), error: initializer of uniform variable `typeColor' must be a constant expression	AMD RX 480, Arch Linux	mesa 17.1 / LLVM 4.0.0	Game fixed.
Anomaly Warzone Earth		Used to have infinite mission loading, now it doesn't start at all and GNOME freezes (but the game can be killed from a VT and desktop works again). Might be a game bug according to a steam thread which links to this steam post.	AMD RX 480, Arch Linux	mesa 17.1 / LLVM 4.0.0
ARK: Survival Evolved	#99484	The game renders many flickering red, black and cyan squares all over the world. A temporary fix is to start the game without HyperZ. Note: Expect more render issues, even with fixed drivers. It is somewhat playable though.	AMD RX 480, Ubuntu 17.10	Likely all previous versions	Fixed in git (c4d1a199f8)
Battleblock Theatre		May be a game bug. Does not start on official released version. On Steam there is a beta branch that fixes it. You have to contact support to get a code for this, as it is not allowed to be shared :( Support page	AMD RX 480, AMD HD 6870	5/01/17 / llvm 3.9
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare		Freezes on the main screen, almost immediately After the new Steam update that prefers host libraries, the problem is gone (game runs). Note: Confirmed. Works fine with Mesa 17.0 (LLVM 3.9.1) on RX480	AMD R9 270, Fedora 25	mesa 13.0.2 / llvm 3.8.0	Mesa 17.0.0 / LLVM 3.9.1
Cossacks 3		Immediately crashes	AMD RX 460, Solus	mesa 17.2.3 / llvm 5.0.0
Crusader Kings 2	#99484	Loading bars, siege bars, morale bars, etc. do not render correctly	AMD RX 480	mesa 17.1.0-devel / llvm 5.0-git	mesa-git (7751ed39e4)
Dead Island	#85564	The game has a problem with opening too many files for normal campaign. Workaround is to add to file "/etc/security/limits.conf" two lines: your_username soft nofile 32767 your_username hard nofile 65535 Replace your_username with Linux username that You use. Without this workaround only Ryders campaign works properly.	AMD RX470 4GB	Mesa 17.3.0-devel - padoka PPA, 4.11.0-13-lowlatency, LLVM 6.0.0
Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition	#93551	LD_PRELOAD hook workaround.	AMD RX 480, radeonsi	All
Hero Siege	#101384	(Probably) missing dependencies: libopenal-dev:i386, libxrandr_dev:i386, libglu-dev:i386 - segfault on startup	AMD RX 480	Mesa 17.2-devel / LLVM 5.0-git
Master of Orion (2016)		menu has a Red and Blue solid color with radeonsi and nvidia propr. on X. On Wayland flickering fixed by disabling AA in the configuration file. It was probably a game bug, fixed now	all git	10/01/17
Observer		Game goes completely black when entering first door in apartment complex. Unplayable	All
Payday 2	#99450	Some textures are glowing in some maps (e.g. Cash registers in Mallcrash)	AMD RX 480, Mint 18.1 (4.8.0-34)	mesa 13.0.3 / LLVM 3.9.1	mesa 17
Pillars of Eternity	#99051.	crash Note: Works well on Mesa 17.0 with llvm 3.9.1 => fix confirmed.		mesa 13.1	mesa 17.0.0
Planetary Annihilation	#65968	It still happens (on AMD hardware) in PA:Titans (work around: add --software-ui to steam launch options)
Portal Stories: Mel		character's hands and arms as full black	Intel HD 7850, Fedora 25	09/01/17
Rocket League	#97879	Note: Fixed. Long hangs are gone			mesa 17.0.0 (and game fix)
Rust	#99413	All issues fixed on recent versions of mesa	All
Saints Row 3 / 4	#98239	Very low framerate in outside areas, especially while driving. Runs fine in most indoor areas. As of Mesa 17.1+ and Linux kernel 4.11+, the games are generally playable (25+ fps). However, fps is still pitiful relative to Nvidia driver, and still plummets down to the single digits when looking over large areas. Note: SR3 works quite well on RX480 and mesa 17.1.5/LLVM 4.0.1 (70-80FPS in ultra)	RX 480 & R7 360	mesa 17.0.0-dev / llvm 5.0-git
Screencheat		Freezes often in the main menu (not always). The sound continues to run. (might be this bug). Note: Works fine with Mesa 17.0 (LLVM 3.9.1) on RX480	AMD R9 270, Fedora 25	mesa 13.0.2 / llvm 3.8.0
ShellShock Live		does not start Note: Works fine with Mesa 17.0 (LLVM 3.9.1) on RX480	HD 7950	after mesa reached GL 4.5
Stellaris	#98974	Seems to only affect the r600 Gallium driver, works fine with RX480 using mesa 17.1.5 and LLVM 4.0.1
Strike Suit Zero	#76484
Sublevel Zero	Game FAQ	Developers don't really support Linux and specially not Mesa, probably application side. Uses Unity. See also "Graphics glitches with volumetric lighting on Linux+Mesa+RadeonSI".
The Witcher 2	#98238	Fixed by Marek Olšák. Until /etc/drirc will catch up, set glsl_correct_derivatives_after_discard=true	AMD RX 480, radeonsi		17.2.0-devel (2ea16f08f3f)
Tyranny		crash Note: Fixed with Mesa 17.0		mesa 13.1.0	mesa 17.0
Unreal Tournament 4 0.1.6		changing character models in player options, graphics freezes completely for a while, then displays static with a flickering box on it and either the kernel panics (from radeonsi) or X restarts after a while. Also some textures are completely black every now and then	Intel HD 7950, Arch	mesa 13.0.3
X-Plane 10	Steam forum	The game needs the following Steam launch parameters in order to run with radeonsi: %command% --force_run --no_fbos	AMD RX 480	5/01/17 / llvm 3.9
X-Plane 11	Steam forum	Game must be run with the following parameter in order to start: "--force_run". Game will crash on starting the tutorial, which cannot be skipped, making the game seem unplayable initially. To work around this, open the plane maker app first, allow it to finish loading and then exit. Then start XPlane. This will trick XPlane into not running the tutorials any more, and you will be able to set up flights manually. Ensure clouds are turned off otherwise the game will immediately crash. You will be unable to launch the tutorials as they all include clouds which cannot be disabled.	AMD RX 580	llvm 4.0.1
X3: Terran Conflict		Runs slowly when a lot of text is rendered on screen mesa bisect good description of issue	Any AMD Mesa graphics configuration after commit 07c65b85ea	After commit 07c65b85ea
Mount & Blade: Warband		Hangs on "screen-changes" from menus to the game and the other way round (map and fights <-> menu/dialog). ALT-TAB out and in again fixes it. Also, stuttering in the 3d/map mode sometimes - workaround: save the game (!?) Fixed in Mesa 17.1.8.	AMD RX460	mesa 17.1.1 / lvvm 4.0.0	mesa 17.1.8 / llvm 4.0.1
Valhalla Hills	#100400	Crashes directly after starting "./ValhallaHills-Linux-Shipping': free(): invalid pointer"	AMD RX 480	mesa 17.04-2 / llvm 4.0.0-1	mesa 17.2.0-devel / llvm 5.0.0
Peace, Death!	#101675	Instant crash on RadeonSI and LLVMPIPE	AMD R7 370, Arch Linux	mesa 17.1.2 / LLVM 4.0.0
Riptale		Instant crash on RadeonSI, works with LLVMPIPE (Game Maker bug?)	AMD R7 370, Arch Linux	mesa 17.1.2 / LLVM 4.0.0

Native Games, Requires Compatibility Context

Game	Bug Link	Notes and workarounds	GPU / Mesa driver	Mesa / LLVM Version	Fixed version
Crookz: The Big Heist		Requests a 3.2 COMPAT profile See Steam forum	All	All	mesa-git (76c6d85cbd)
Dying Light	#96449	Game still needs MESA_GL_VERSION_OVERRIDE=4.4 MESA_GLSL_VERSION_OVERRIDE=440 but it works now	All	All	mesa-git (2b878cb8fd)
Dear Esther		native port from Humble Bundle
Dead Island Definitive Edition		With OpenGL core profile 4.5 and OpenGL version string 3.0, game opens a pop up saying OpenGL has to be 3.3 at least and it detects 3.0. Launching with MESA_GL_VERSION_OVERRIDE=4.5 MESA_GLSL_VERSION_OVERRIDE=450 fixes it. I tried with override 3.3 and 330 but it didn't work.	HD Graphics 630 (Kaby Lake GT2)	Mesa 17.2.3
Full Bore
Grand Ages: Medieval	#100390	Crash on startup (game bug). Request a 4.1 compat profile (unsupported by Mesa).	All	All
Tropico 5		Requests a 1.0 COMPAT profile and uses GLSL 150	All	All	mesa-git (124d9dd57f)
Worms W.M.D		Requests a 2.0 COMPAT profile and uses GLSL 330	All	All	mesa-git (34d587abc2)

Non-native (Wine)

Game	Bug Link	Notes and workarounds	GPU / Mesa driver	Mesa / LLVM Version	Fixed version
id Tech 5/6		Works with workarounds, might be fixable with a limited CC in Mesa just to make GLEW happy? Starting Wolfenstein TNO/TOB with MESA_GL_VERSION_OVERRIDE=3.2COMPAT MESA_GLSL_VERSION_OVERRIDE=330 allows the game to start, however the rendering is a psychedelic stripe fest
DOOM	Wine AppDB post	Green screen. See Mesa branch by David Airlie. Now has workaround in mainline, until iD issues fix	AMD RX 480, amdgpu+radv		Yes Mesa-Git 0eef03a (17.2)
The Witcher 3	#101731	Hard freezes the system in Velen area. Has a custom Mesa workaround now. See also Wine hack workaround (no need to modify Mesa with it).	AMD RX 480, radeonsi	git-e3c9425158 / LLVM 5.0.0	fixed in Wine
The Witcher 3	103874	Constant flickering and degraded performance	AMD RX 480, radeonsi	17.4.0-devel (git-386f6cd041) / LLVM 5.0.0

Needs more info, more testing

Game	Bug Link	Notes and workarounds	GPU	Mesa / LLVM Version	Fixed version
39 Steps		Black screen, never goes beyond that. Has to be kill -9 to get it to close. No error in terminal. Note: Works for me (same hw, same sw)	AMD RX 480, Arch Linux	mesa 17.1 / LLVM 4.0.0
Absolute Drift		Graphic corruption upon launching, multiple squares of horizontal lines. Note: File data.unity3d is missing in the build, can't start the game	AMD RX 480, Arch Linux	mesa 17.1 / LLVM 4.0.0
AI War: Fleet Command		Black screen, never goes beyond that. Has to be kill -9 to get it to close. No error in terminal. Note: Works for me (same hw, same sw)	AMD RX 480, Arch Linux	mesa 17.1 / LLVM 4.0.0
F1 2015	#99813	rendering problems - Feral Note: No render issues seen when using Mesa 13.0.2 (official release) likely git specific issue.	AMD RX 480	??
Magicka 2		Displays graphical artifacts when doing/taking damage (triangles flashing over the characters, definitely when using fire cone) Note: Works with RX480 using mesa 17.1.5 and LLVM 4.0.1 and rx460 mesa 17.1.6 and llvm 4.0.0	AMD R9 270, Fedora 25	mesa 13.0.2 / llvm 3.8.0

Articles, forum post etc

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