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Run DirectX 9, DirectX 11, and Vulkan games under Wine and Wayland with wine-wayland.
About wine-wayland
wine-wayland is a build of Wine intended to run DirectX 9, DirectX 11, DirectX 12 and Vulkan games on a Wayland session, using Wine and DXVK. The project's stated goals include moving away from X11 and reducing the number of system packages needed, including lib32 packages for 32-bit games. A companion launcher, wineland, can run games from folders the user sets up, and can download wine-wayland, DXVK and MangoHud on demand.
The project is tested on Archlinux or Manjaro with Linux 6.14 or later, and it documents AMD GPUs with Vulkan and Wayland support and at least 4GB of VRAM. Intel GPUs and GNOME are listed as not tested. Tested compositors are wayward (Weston-based) and sway (wlroots-based). Installation uses packages built from the project's PKGBUILD, and the 32-bit package is optional.
Key features
- Runs DirectX 9, DirectX 11, DirectX 12 and Vulkan games through Wine and DXVK
- Runs games on a native Wayland session rather than X11
- Optional 32-bit package for 32-bit games
- wineland launcher can download wine-wayland, DXVK and MangoHud without a system-wide install
- Portable setup option using a start-portable.sh script in the game's wrapper folder
- Per-game wrapper folders with a log file for troubleshooting
Best for: Linux users on Archlinux or Manjaro with a supported AMD GPU who want to play Windows games on Wayland without X11.
Good for
- Built around a Wayland session, with removal of X11 packages listed as a goal
- The wineland launcher can run without a system-wide wine-wayland installation
- Includes a portable installation method for individual games
Watch out for
- Tested only on Archlinux and Manjaro with Linux 6.14 or later
- Intel GPUs and GNOME are listed as not tested
- The default package is 64-bit only; 32-bit support requires an optional extra package
wine-wayland at a glance
- Category
- Gaming › Linux & Mac Gaming
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Linux
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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wine-wayland FAQ
Which graphics hardware is supported?
The project lists an AMD GPU with Vulkan and Wayland support and 4GB or more of VRAM. Intel is listed as not tested.
Do I need to install wine-wayland to use the wineland launcher?
From version 6.11, only the wineland launcher package needs to be installed. The launcher downloads wine-wayland, DXVK and MangoHud from GitHub and runs games without a system-wide wine-wayland installation.
Which desktop environments and compositors have been tested?
The compositors tested are wayward, which is Weston-based, and sway, which is wlroots-based. GNOME is listed as not tested.
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