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Free and open source evolution game Thrive 0.5.4 is out now with cell colonies
Bringing you the latest in open source evolution simulation, Thrive 0.5.4 is out now with a big new gameplay feature with the possibility of forming cell colonies.
Category: Open Source
The development release Wine 6.11 is out now, pulls in patch to help Roblox work on Linux
Another two weeks and another bottle of Wine has been opened. This Wine 6.11 development release pulls in an interesting patch too for Roblox.
OpenGL over Vulkan driver Zink gets a huge performance boost
We heard you like performance and it seems the new OpenGL over Vulkan driver Zink is going to bring some FPS friends whenever the next release lands.
Alternate Quake II game engine Yamagi Quake II adds optional Vulkan support
Want another game engine reimplementation to play Quake II? Yamagi Quake II is another that's quite advanced and big new release is available with Vulkan support.
Control AMD's Wraith cooler RGB on Linux using Wraith Master with a new release
Have a fancy AMD CPU with a Wraith Prism cooler? You might want to adjust some of the RGB settings on Linux and for that you should check out Wraith Master.
Direct3D 9 / 10 / 11 to Vulkan translation layer DXVK 1.9 is out now
After a while between major releases, the DXVK project has splashed onto the scene again with a juicy new release ripe for picking with DXVK 1.9 out now.
Master of Orion inspired strategy Remnants of the Precursors had a new release
The original Master of Orion was certainly something special, and I personally put endless hours into the sequel. Remnants of the Precursors aims to play into your nostalgia and try to modernize the original mechanics.
Collabora give an overview on the status of Zink, the OpenGL over Vulkan driver
It seems the OpenGL over Vulkan driver, Zink, has been coming along at a ridiculously impressive pace. Open source consulting firm Collabora has given an overview on how it's doing.
Free and open source Settlers II inspired strategy game Widelands 1.0 is out now
The day is finally here after nearly 20 years, Widelands is a strategy game heavily inspired by the classic Settlers II and the big 1.0 release is out now.
Veloren, the free and open source multiplayer voxel RPG has a major release out
Want to try another quality free and open source game? Veloren is a multiplayer voxel RPG inspired by games such as Cube World, Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Dwarf Fortress and Minecraft.
OpenMW 0.47.0 for Morrowind is coming with a Release Candidate available
Want to play more of the classic The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind? OpenMW is your friend. This free and open source game engine reimplementation has a new build that needs testing.
The fantastic Linux gaming overlay MangoHud has a new version out
MangoHud, the all in one solution to show off various performance metrics for Linux gaming, has a brand new version out now with more options.
Widelands, the Settlers II inspired strategy game has a 1.0 Release Candidate out
Remember Settlers II? Well, Widelands has been going for a long time as a free and open source game inspired by it and they're progressing towards the big 1.0 release.
Manage Linux gaming overlays with the new release of Goverlay
Want to configure the likes of MangoHud, vkBasalt and ReplaySorcery? Check out the latest release of Goverlay.
KDE Plasma 5.22 is out now with a focus on 'stability and usability' and more Wayland
Stability and usability are the keys to the new KDE Plasma 5.22 release that's officially available today.
The open source original Soldat is looking for a new maintainer
The absolute classic that is Soldat, which went fully open source back in 2020 is now in need of someone to take over as the original creator has announced.
fheroes2 for playing Heroes of Might & Magic II adds The Price of Loyalty campaign support
fheroes2 is a game engine reimplementation project we highlighted recently for playing Heroes of Might & Magic II on modern systems, and they have a big new release available.
Collabora continue enhancing Wine for Wayland, now with Vulkan and multi-monitor support
Currently in the experimental stages, Collabora continue hacking away at the code for Wine to enable full Wayland support and they've reached some big new milestones with Vulkan and multiple monitor support.
Proton 6.10 GE is out as a recommended upgrade for users of this community-built version
Proton GE, the community-built version of Proton has a fresh major upgrade with Proton-6.10-GE-1 out now. This is also a recommended upgrade by the developer.
Open source Infinity Engine reimplementation GemRB 0.8.8 out now
While we have Beamdog taking care of the newer Enhanced Edition generation of classic RPGs like Baldur's Gate, we also have the free and open source GemRB reimplementation which has a big update out.
- It just keeps getting worse - Firefox to "evolve into a modern AI browser"
- NVIDIA have discontinued Quake II RTX
- Steam Replay is live and notes only 14% "of playtime spent by all Steam users" was for 2025 releases
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