From 0fbb8ad0f30d4b38a280784bea4832923d65e1f4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: rope <fredrik@nordhammer.it>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:47:33 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] hyprland: render games unfocused

---
 settings/hyprland.nix | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/settings/hyprland.nix b/settings/hyprland.nix
index df0f350..0e6e916 100644
--- a/settings/hyprland.nix
+++ b/settings/hyprland.nix
@@ -273,6 +273,14 @@ in
               workspace = "special silent",
             })
 
+            -- Games stall on other workspaces: no frame callbacks = no render =
+            -- game loop blocks. Keep them ticking in the background at
+            -- misc:render_unfocused_fps (15).
+            hl.window_rule({
+              match = { class = "^steam_app_.*" },
+              render_unfocused = true,
+            })
+
             -- WoW keeps requesting fullscreen/maximize; ignore so it stays tiled.
             hl.window_rule({
               match = { class = "steam_app_default", title = "^World of Warcraft$" },