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Steam Achievement Manager 'SamRewritten' has a new release
Need to tweak your Steam Achievements? Perhaps a game doesn't correctly unlock them or you want to start fresh again on a game - SamRewritten can help you do that.
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FOSS sprite editor Pixelorama has a big new release
Pixelorama is an increasingly advanced free and open source sprite editor, and just recently it had a massive new release with plenty of new goodies.
Open Joystick Display, a gamepad input HUD has been discontinued
Open Joystick Display is a free and open source HUD, one that can display your gamepad input on top of a video feed for video creators and livestreaming - sadly it's being discontinued.
FOSS game engine GDevelop has a UI overhaul to improve the flow
GDevelop is a free and open source game engine that uses an event-sheet style of making games, dragging and dropping instead of programming line after line.
Get immersed in a classic MUD (Multi-User Dungeon) with Mudlet
Open source, free and cross-platform is what we like to see here. Sometimes we cover some real classic gaming too and today we're talking a bit about entering a MUD with Mudlet.
RetroArch 1.8.6 is out with Savestate Compression, 3DS improvements and plenty of fixes
The RetroArch team have put up another fresh release of their front-end for emulators, game engines and more. RetroArch 1.8.6 comes with some big new tricks.
Software news: Inkscape finally hits 1.0 and Krita 4.3.0 gets a first Beta
Two big bits of software news for artists to share today as two major bits of FOSS software have big new versions up with Inkscape and Krita.
You can now use the Discord Overlay on Linux thanks to a new community project
Once again the developer community is picking up the slack where the official stuff isn't working on Linux. This time it's the turn of the Discord Overlay.
Linux gaming overlay 'MangoHud' improves OpenGL support, better NVIDIA detection and more
MangoHud has firmly filled a hole in tools available for Linux gamers, benchmarking and more. A handy HUD that works across OpenGL and Vulkan games and a fresh build went up.
Legendary is an in-development community-made open source version of the Epic Games Store
While it wasn't made specifically for Linux, the in-development community made application 'Legendary' has an aim to be a cross-platform and open source version of the Epic Games Store.
Open source PS4 Remote Play client 'Chiaki' major release up with VA-API support
Giving you another way to enjoy your games from various sources on Linux, the free and open source PlayStation 4 Remote Play client 'Chiaki' has a new major update.
Linux game launcher 'GameHub' has a brand new release, with game tweaking support
GameHub is another game launcher available for Linux, one we've talked briefly about before, and it just recently had quite a nice looking update.
Minigalaxy, the FOSS Linux client for GOG adds support for Wine
While GOG don't support their own Galaxy client on Linux (yet?), work continues by the community on Minigalaxy, a streamlined free and open source Linux client for GOG.
Linux game manager 'Lutris' has a sweet new build up - better Wine support, new DXVK handling
Lutris is probably in my top 5 of free and open source Linux apps, as it's made gaming outside of Steam many times easier on Linux.
FOSS app 'GOverlay' for managing Linux gaming overlays adds early support for vkBasalt
GOverlay is fast becoming an incredibly useful free and open source Linux gaming application, giving you an easier time working with the MangoHud overlay and now the start of vkBasalt support too.
Add crazy effects to your images with 'PhotoMosh', a powerful but easy to use free web app
We interrupt your regularly scheduled gaming news to mention PhotoMosh, a fun and quite powerful free web application to mess around with your images. It's actually pretty cool.
'Tilesetter' is a program for developers that aims to optimize the tileset generation process; demo available
Tilesetter seems to be a very handy tool for game developers, allowing you to focus on making the perfect tileset.
Game manager 'Lutris' has a new release with initial Humble Bundle and VKD3D support
Lutris, the excellent free and open source game manager for Linux has a fresh release up with some brand new and big features that made it in.
Valve have a new Beta installer for the Linux Steam Client for the brave tester
Valve continue to push Linux gaming forward and today they have a new Beta installer available to try for the Steam Client.
A new stable Steam Client update is out with plenty of Linux fixes
Valve continue to polish the Steam Client with a bunch of recent changes that have been in Beta for a little while now pushed out for everyone. Here's what's new.
- Linaro reveal they're collaborating with Valve for the Steam Frame
- Steam Frame and Steam Machine will be another good boost for Flatpaks and desktop Linux overall too
- Canonical call for testing their Steam gaming Snap for Arm Linux
- Valve update the Steam Workshop to allow mods to support multiple game versions
- SteamOS 3.7.20 adds the ntsync driver to help improve some game performance
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