Outward (794260)

Compatibility Report

• Name of the game with compatibility issues: Outward
• Steam AppID of the game: 794260

System Information

• GPU: AMD 290X
• Driver/LLVM version: Mesa 19.0.1/8.0.0
• Kernel version: 5.0.5
• Steam SysInfo 2019-04-04:
• Proton version: 4.2-2

I confirm:

• that I haven't found an existing compatibility report for this game.
• that I have checked whether there are updates for my system available.

steam-794260.log

Symptoms

1. Intro videos (company logos) are missing/black.
2. Game renders black with any window state other than "Fullscreen".
3. SS Shadows graphics options causes high GPU usage compared to Windows.

Reproduction

1. For the videos just run the game, and instead of company logos it will be black for ~10 seconds before loading the menu.

2. For the black screen open Settings scroll down to Display > Windowed Mode and set to either Borderless or Windowed.

3. In relation to SS Shadows make sure they're enabled in Settings > Click computer screen icon > Scroll down to "SS Shadows" and make sure they're on. A Graphics Quality setting of Medium or higher is preferable for testing (I use High as a base).
   Go somewhere with torches (such as the Cierzo Storage under the starting town) and stare at the torches for a while. See GPU % climb.
   I suspect this is just a performance issue between RADV vs the Windows driver.
   Using PROTON_USE_WINED3D causes noticeable jittering and the general GPU usage is the same.

Start by reviewing the linked steam-794260.log and reproduce Outward with Proton 4.2-2 on the listed Mesa, kernel, and AMD GPU setup. Check each reported case: missing intro videos, black Borderless or Windowed modes, and elevated GPU usage with SS Shadows near torches. Done means the affected behavior is resolved or its cause and required scope are documented.