Sadly the RoadCraft demo is currently broken on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe - 24 Feb 2025 at 6:02 pm UTC
Last updated: 24 Feb 2025 at 6:43 pm UTC

At least on AMD systems like Steam Deck and my Desktop Linux install, it seems like the demo of RoadCraft from Saber Interactive / Focus Entertainment is quite broken. Shame, as this is one of the games I am currently most excited about from the team behind the popular SnowRunner.

On my Desktop Linux install (Kubuntu 24.10) tested across Proton 9 and Proton Experimental, it will completely lock up my system when trying to enter into a mission. This has been tested numerous times now and it just doesn't work. It could well be a RADV Mesa driver bug, I don't have an NVIDIA system to test.

The Steam Deck also has a similar problem, although it's more graceful where it will crash and quit back to the Steam Library.

I've posted a bug report with Valve including some logs, so hopefully a resolution can be found. For now, it appears this one is a no-go, but at least with the demo we've been able to catch the issue before the full launch which is due May 20th so it's not far off.

RoadCraft | Release Date: 20th May 2025

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Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.

Tags: Proton, Steam Deck, AMD, Demo, Steam, Upcoming | Apps: RoadCraft

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soulsource 3 hours ago

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A complete shot in the dark: Does it maybe work with llvm instad of aco (RADV_DEBUG=llvm %command%)?
(No, I don't really expect this to work, but it might be worth a try.)

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alexleduc 3 hours ago

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As someone who recently discovered Snowrunner and is totally addicted to it, I really hope they fix it before launch.

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Laelia 1 hour ago

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Just played it on Kubuntu 24.04 using Proton Experimental and an Nvidia RTX 4090. Game ran flawless

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Liam Dawe 1 hour ago

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Yes it seems specific to AMD GPUs.

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Liam Dawe 56 minutes ago

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As for the other comment, RADV_DEBUG=llvm %command% does not help, it then crashes on the intro video.

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