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Shattered Pixel Dungeon arrives on Steam eight years later
After working on it for eight years and being available on other platforms, Shattered Pixel Dungeon has officially released on Steam with Linux support.
Category: Open Source
GNOME 42 released with the new global dark-style preference
GNOME 42 has rolled out officially today with a bunch of new features, fixes and enhancements to make your Linux desktop experience even better.
Lightweight Linux distro Lakka for retro gaming version 4.0 out now
Lakka, a lightweight Linux distribution that transforms various small computers into a full blown retrogaming console has a new release out now.
Discover Overlay is a Discord chat UI that now works on Steam Deck
Want to see who is chatting in Discord on a Steam Deck or Linux desktop, while you're gaming or doing other things? Let me introduce you to the Discover Overlay.
OBS Studio arrives on Steam but no Linux build for now so stick to Flatpak
The team behind the very popular and fantastic open source video capture software OBS Studio have done a Steam release. For Linux users though, you should just stick to Flatpak from Flathub.
FreeRCT sees a first release trying to capture the feel of RollerCoaster Tycoon
While there is the popular OpenRCT2 for an open-source re-implementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2, it does rely on the original data files, and so the FreeRCT project aims to be a completely free and open source inspired game.
Wine and Proton have a 'Curious Case of Phasmophobia'
Want to play Phasmophobia on a Linux desktop or Steam Deck? Well, it still doesn't yet work fully as the voice recognition isn't there but support for it is coming thanks to the Wine team.
Linux 5.17 is out now with new AMD P-State driver
Linus Torvalds has announced the release of the Linux Kernel version 5.17, with one of the most prominent features being the new AMD P-State driver for modern CPUs.
Boatswain is a new Stream Deck compatible app for Linux
While Elgato continue to ignore the Linux market, developers from around the community end up creating applications to fill the gap. Now there's Boatswain, which allows Linux users to control Elgato Stream Deck devices.
AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0 announced
AMD has today revealed AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0, the next-generation version of their impressive spatial upscaling tech that can really help improve performance.
Valve sent the developer of Lutris a Steam Deck to help development
News I'm sure many Linux fans will be happy to see - Valve sent over a Steam Deck to the developer of Lutris, the free and open source game manager.
Minecraft launcher PolyMC version 1.1.0 is out now with an essential Steam Deck option
PolyMC is a fork of the popular MultiMC launcher for Minecraft, giving you an easy way to install and manage mods. This release also brings an essential feature needed on the Steam Deck.
Wine 7.4 changes the default theme and more PE conversion work
Another couple of weeks and even more work has been done on the Windows compatibility layer Wine in development version 7.4 that's out now.
Heroic Games Launcher now on Flathub, even easier to run Epic Games on Steam Deck
Heroic Games Launcher, the community-made open source app for the Epic Games Store, is now available as a Flatpak on Flathub making it even easier to install and setup on Linux and Steam Deck.
Proton Experimental fixes Apex Legends, Xbox login and more for Linux and Steam Deck
Proton compatibility with Windows games is going to be an ongoing improvement for many years, and Proton Experimental is where all the latest comes in first for Linux and Steam Deck.
Here's how to get the EA App on Steam Deck with Bottles
Another guide for you today. For those of you who want to use the EA App on the Steam Deck (or a Linux desktop!), here's one of the possible ways to do it using Bottles.
Blender 3.1 is out with better performance, new advanced features
Blender, the all-in-one tool for 3D creation including modelling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, video editing and more has a big upgrade out with version 3.1.
Mesa drivers version 22.0 out now
More open source goodness coming at you, as Mesa version 22.0 is officially out now for Linux open source graphics drivers.
Budgie 10.6 is out now and looking fresh
The Linux desktop Budgie 10.6 is out now, as the first release under the new Buddies Of Budgie organization and it's really looking good.
Heroic Games Launcher gets closer to a Flathub release
Heroic Games Launcher is a great multi-platform alternative client for Epic Games and GOG, which helps get your games working on Linux and Steam Deck and a new release is out with version 2.2.2.
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