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diff --git a/wiki/Xwayland.md b/wiki/Xwayland.md index 3178a1a6..8f36da20 100644 --- a/wiki/Xwayland.md +++ b/wiki/Xwayland.md @@ -60,3 +60,24 @@ Icon=com.spotify.Client Exec=cage -- flatpak run com.spotify.Client Terminal=false ``` + +## Using gamescope + +You can use [gamescope](https://github.com/ValveSoftware/gamescope) to run X11 games and even Steam itself. + +Similar to Cage, gamescope will only show a single, topmost window, so it's not very suitable to running regular apps. +But you can run Steam in gamescope and then start some game from Steam just fine. + +``` +gamescope -- flatpak run com.valvesoftware.Steam +``` + +To run gamescope fullscreen, you can pass flags that set the necessary resolution, and a flag that starts it in fullscreen mode: + +``` +gamescope -W 2560 -H 1440 -w 2560 -h 1440 -f -- flatpak run com.valvesoftware.Steam +``` + +> [!NOTE] +> If Steam terminates abnormally while running in gamescope, it seems that subsequent gamescope invocations will sometimes fail to start it properly. +> If this happens, run Steam inside a rootful Xwayland as described above, then exit it normally, and then you will be able to use gamescope again. |