Gaming On Linux

Just a word of warning, the Nvidia 375.20 driver seems to have quite a number of issues in certain games bringing performance down a lot.

I'm very glad to see that after a long journey, The Final Station has finally arrived at the Linux platform, with a hefty discount this Autumn Steam Sale.

Are you a new Linux gamer wondering what strategy games we have? Or perhaps you’re just in the mood for something new! Here’s my current top list of Linux strategy games.

I have done a little search and come up with some interesting stuff that you might want to look into for a good deal.

xoreos is a FLOSS project aiming to reimplement BioWare's Aurora engine (and derivatives), covering their games starting with Neverwinter Nights and potentially up to Dragon Age II.

Tomb Raider is a pretty good game, performance issues in certain areas aside. It's currently on sale on the Feral Interactive store for peanuts.

The Steam Link isn't something I write about often, but it has just gained a new Beta which adds full support for customizing the PS4 controller and it also now allows you to pair an XBox One S controller.

I know a few people who will be happy about this! Event[0] is to gain a Linux beta shortly after the developers got the Linux build to run smooth and stable.

As always, I am massively impressed with the progress the Mesa developers have made. The open source Vulkan driver 'radv' has continued to evolve recently.

Ballistic Overkill, the cheap and fun online FPS has a major update. Included in this update are the first lot of skins to grab for free after matches complete and the progression system to unlock weapons is now in too.

After a bit of an issue with the original non-release, Motorsport Manager is now available on Linux. I've taken a quick look to see what it's like.

Another interview! This time with the Creative Director on The Station, a very promising looking first-person sci-fi story exploration game that is currently on Kickstarter.

Valve have changed the USB/Bluetooth communication the Steam Controller uses, so on Linux you will need to update your udev rules.

Thanks to everyone who is already funding, I have been able to put out more interesting stuff than I ever could be before. Here's a small reminder that I rely on you guys to keep GOL going!

Some people in our comments recently were hoping that when Cossacks 3 is released for Linux, that it would see the Linux version on GOG. The good news is that it will.