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FAQ

The overwhelming majority DirectX 8 games will work perfectly with d8vk, with only a few exceptions.

However, if you're running them in Wine or Proton (i.e. in Steam), you may need other workarounds unrelated to d8vk (e.g. using winetricks/protontricks). Always check ProtonDB, the Wine Application Database, or elsewhere on the internet to see if any workarounds are needed. Some games may work with d8vk on Windows, but not at all on Wine.
Please see our list of problem games or our bug tracker if want to check if a specific game might have issues.

Here's just a few games that should work flawlessly on Linux with d8vk:

Games
Another World: 15th Anniversary Edition	Hitman: Contracts	Need for Speed: High Stakes	Silent Hill 4: The Room
ARMA: Cold War Assault	Hotline Miami	Postal 2	The Simpsons: Hit & Run
Battlefield 1942	Killing Floor	Railroad Tycoon 3	Splinter Cell
Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing	Mafia	Red Faction	Thief: Deadly Shadows
Command & Conquer: Generals	Max Payne	Red Faction II	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
Deus Ex: Invisible War	Max Payne 2	Sam & Max Save the World	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind	Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance	Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space	Unreal II: The Awakening
Grand Theft Auto III	Motor City Online	Silent Hill 2	Unreal Tournament 2004
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City	Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit	Silent Hill 3	Warcraft III

If a game doesn't work with d8vk, but works with other implementations of Direct3D 8, then please report a bug!

Yes, d8vk is faster and offers better compatibility and stability than WineD3D in the vast majority of cases.
- If you have an Intel integrated GPU, you may find that performance is sometimes worse than WineD3D with its OpenGL backend. This is a problem we've inherited from dxvk and not something we can address. Advancements in the ANV driver in mesa may improve things in the future. It may still be worth your time to try d8vk to compare with WineD3D.

Yes, in most cases d8vk will provide better performance and compatibility than d3d8to9.
- The goal of d3d8to9 is to directly translate API calls, not to fully support Direct3D 8 or Wine, unlike d8vk, which has more features, better performance and hand-curated configurations for individual games like dxvk. See here for more info.

The following games might work, but last time we tested them, there were either notable issues or they did not work at all.

If a game isn't in this list, and it doesn't have an open issue, then it probably works with d8vk!