NVIDIA GeForce NOW gets even more games and RTX 5080 power expands

By Liam Dawe - 30 Apr 2026 at 1:34 pm UTC

NVIDIA revealed today that GeForce NOW is getting some more top games over the next month, along with an expansion of RTX 5080 powered games.

You can play GeForce NOW on Linux / SteamOS with their official app, which launched in Beta for Desktop Linux back in January. It's been officially available for Steam Deck since May 2025.

These will be joining the cloud gaming service this week:

Global Rescue (New release on Steam, April 27)
s&box (New release on Steam, April 28)
Far Far West (New release on Steam, April 28)
INDUSTRIA 2 (New release on Steam, April 29)
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era (New release on Steam and Xbox, available on Game Pass, April 30)
Bus Bound (New release on Steam, April 30)

And across the next month they've revealed these for now:

Conan Exiles (New release on Steam and Epic Games Store, May 5)
Dead as Disco (New release on Steam, May 5)
HUNTDOWN: OVERTIME (New release on Steam, May 7)
Outbound (New release on Steam, May 14)
Starminer (New release on Steam, May 27)
Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core (New release on Steam, May 18)
Forza Horizon 6 (New release on Steam and Xbox, available on Game Pass, May 19)
Luna Abyss (New release on Steam, May 21)
ZERO PARADES (New release on Steam, May 21)
007 First Light (New release on Steam, Epic Games Store and Xbox, available on the Microsoft store, May 27)
Hotel Architect (Steam)
Kiln (Steam and Xbox, available on Game Pass)
Nuclear Option (Steam)
Sintopia (Steam)
Sudden Strike 5 (Steam)
Super Battle Golf (Steam)

As for giving players some more computing power, they've also revealed an expansion of RTX 5080 systems for players subscribing on the Ultimate tier. These more powerful systems are now available across nearly the entirety of their "Ready‑to‑Play" library. Giving access to the likes of support for up to 5K at 120 FPS or 360 FPS at 1080p, plus DLSS 4, NVIDIA Reflex and advanced ray tracing features.

NVIDIA also said that a bunch of classic Firaxis strategy games will be arriving as Install‑to‑Play titles as part of Firaxis' 30th anniversary.

See more in their blog post.

Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.

Tags: Cloud Gaming, GeForce NOW, Misc, NVIDIA

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