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GE-Proton 7.15 is out, enables Fall Guys on Linux and Steam Deck easily

By Liam Dawe, 25 Apr 2022

Do you want to play Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout on Linux or Steam Deck the easy way? Well, the community-built version of Proton named GE-Proton (formerly Proton-GE) has a new version out to do just that.

Heroic Games Launcher for Epic and GOG on Linux and Steam Deck new Beta available

By Liam Dawe, 25 Apr 2022

The Heroic Games Launcher is a very simple to use free and open source app to manage and download your Epic Games Store and GOG collections on Linux and Steam Deck.

Discord Overlay for Linux v0.5.1 out with notifications, other improvements

By Liam Dawe, 25 Apr 2022

Want to get an easy to use on-screen Discord Overlay for Linux and Steam Deck? Discover Overlay v0.5.1 is out now, here's what's new.

See what's eating up drive space on the Steam Deck with Filelight

By Liam Dawe, 24 Apr 2022

Here's a quick tip for you on the Steam Deck: how to find out where all that drive space is going with a sweet program called Filelight.

Wine 7.7 is out with more PE conversion work and theme additions

By Liam Dawe, 23 Apr 2022

Wine is the compatibility layer that allows you to run games and applications developed for Windows - on Linux (plus also macOS and BSD). A new biweekly development release is out now with Wine 7.7.

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is a sprawling FOSS apocalypse roguelike

By anewson, 22 Apr 2022

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead, CDDA for short, is a free and open source apocalypse-themed roguelike that is incredibly deep and a ton of fun to play.

Lutris now has a Flatpak Beta available and updated for the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 22 Apr 2022

While it's not quite ready just yet to be a one-click install, the game manager Lutris is at least now available with various improvements as a Flatpak Beta.

Overgrowth from Wolfire Games goes open source

By Liam Dawe, 22 Apr 2022

Just like they did with some earlier games, Wolfire Games have now open sourced the game code for Overgrowth.

Proton 7.0-2 out now with many more games playable on Steam Deck and Linux

By Liam Dawe, 21 Apr 2022

Valve has now officially released the latest version of Proton, the Steam Play compatibility tool that allows Windows games to run on the Steam Deck and Linux desktops.

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is out now

By Liam Dawe, 21 Apr 2022

For Canonical fans, the latest release of Ubuntu is now available with Ubuntu "Jammy Jellyfish" 22.04 LTS (Long-term support).

Minecraft launcher PolyMC 1.2.0 out now supporting the Quilt loader

By Liam Dawe, 19 Apr 2022

PolyMC is easily one of the best Mineraft launchers available, enabling some easy modding on Linux and Steam Deck.

Game manager Lutris continues Flatpak improvements

By Liam Dawe, 19 Apr 2022

While it's not quite ready yet, proper support for Flatpak is coming for Lutris which will make it work easily on the Steam Deck and a new update is out now.

Wine manager app Bottles adds a new Library mode, vkBasalt support

By Liam Dawe, 18 Apr 2022

Bottles continues to mature as a way to manage installing applications and games with the compatibility layer Wine. A fresh release is out now showing off some UI improvements and new features.

box86 and box64 get Steam Play Proton working much better on Arm devices

By Liam Dawe, 18 Apr 2022

Are you planning to do some gaming on Arm devices? You need to take a look at the box86 and box64 projects, which are really quite impressive.

Open source evolution sim Thrive goes Multicellular in the latest update

By Liam Dawe, 18 Apr 2022

The Multicellular evolution has begun, for the open source game Thrive that is. Currently in Early Access, it continues to show off an impressive design.

ProtonUp-Qt v2.6.1 adds support for the Heroic Launcher Flatpak

By Liam Dawe, 18 Apr 2022

ProtonUp-Qt gives you an incredibly easy way to install compatibility layers on Linux like GE-Proton (formerly Proton GE), Lutris-Wine, Luxtorpeda and more.

Arx Fatalis open source engine Arx Libertatis gets fixed up for Mesa drivers

By Liam Dawe, 13 Apr 2022

Arx Fatalis is an Arkane Studios classic from 2002 that was officially open sourced. This update for Arx Libertatis should hopefully make it work even better on the Steam Deck, and Linux desktops using Mesa drivers.