Splatoon 2

Summary

Splatoon 2 and the Octo Expansion DLC are playable. Performance is currently sub-par compared to most other titles on yuzu. A machine with decent hardware is recommended.

Issues:

  • Using assembly shaders causes multiple rendering issues with shading and Inkling bodies on NVIDIA Pascal and Maxwell GPUs (i.e. GeForce 9- and 10-series) [issue].
  • Asynchronous shader compilation randomly causes terrain to become unnavigable as if covered by enemy ink [issue]. It also may cause certain objects/areas to not respond to user ink.
  • The game’s dynamic resolution hurts performance. Enable Fast GPU Time to mitigate it.
  • The Vulkan backend has additional rendering issues.
  • Asynchronous shader compilation can also cause more issues in the Vulkan backend.
  • Sounds that are supposed to have varying pitches may have a constant pitch (needs verification).
  • In the Octo Expansion DLC, there are slowdowns in some levels when many opponents are displayed.
  • Local wireless and online multiplayer does not work as the necessary services are not implemented in yuzu.
  • OpenGL tends to work better for this game.
  • For NVIDIA Maxwell and Pascal GPU users (i.e. GeForce 9- and 10-series), disable assembly shaders. NVIDIA GPU users of all other supported architectures (i.e. Kepler, Turing) should enable assembly shaders.
  • Disable asynchronous shader compilation.
  • Enable Fast GPU Time.
  • Controller configuration: Pro Controller or Dual Joycons and set up motion controls if you have a gamepad that supports it.

In-Game Screenshots

Vulkan rendering issues

Known Issues

Title Created Last Updated
Splatoon 2 shadows not working correctly. July 29, 2019 February 16, 2021

Compatibility

Build Date Tested By Hardware Version Rating
10/12/2021 Snail_Fart on 10/12/2021 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB/PCIe/SSE2
Windows		 Mainline Build
5019df4
Perfect
10/12/2021 Snail_Fart on 10/12/2021 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB/PCIe/SSE2
Windows		 Mainline Build
5019df4
Great
04/17/2021 on 04/17/2021 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7600K CPU @ 3.80GHz
GeForce GTX 980/PCIe/SSE2
Windows		 EarlyAccess Build
aeb42a8
Bad
01/2/2022 on 01/04/2022 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10750H CPU @ 2.60GHz
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060/PCIe/SSE2
Linux		 Mainline Build
3200520
Okay
07/29/2021 on 07/29/2021 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-10210U CPU @ 1.60GHz
Intel(R) UHD Graphics
Windows		 Mainline Build
65637c4
Bad
06/6/2021 on 06/14/2021 Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2100 CPU @ 3.10GHz
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti/PCIe/SSE2
Windows		 Mainline Build
6ab74f6
Bad
06/25/2021 on 06/25/2021 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4700MQ CPU @ 2.40GHz
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M/PCIe/SSE2
Windows		 Mainline Build
296145e
Great
08/24/2021 on 08/25/2021 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz
AMD Radeon (TM) R7 370 Series Graphics
Windows		 Mainline Build
ebbe47a
Okay
10/15/2021 on 10/16/2021 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10750H CPU @ 2.60GHz
GeForce RTX 2060/PCIe/SSE2
Windows		 Mainline Build
6a35dc0
Great
04/12/2021 on 04/15/2021 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700F CPU @ 2.90GHz
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060/PCIe/SSE2
Windows		 EarlyAccess Build
123e681
Bad

Screenshots

Compatibility
Okay
Game functions with major graphical or audio glitches, but game is playable from start to finish with workarounds.
Release(s)
01003BC0000A0000

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