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VKD3D-Proton is the new official Direct3D 12 to Vulkan layer for Proton

By Liam Dawe,
48
While the Proton compatibility layer already has DXVK for translating DirectX 9/10/11 into Vulkan, VKD3D-Proton has become the official version for translating Direct3D 12 on top of Vulkan.
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The first DLC for Oxygen Not Included sounds huge, free update soon too

By Liam Dawe,
2
Klei Entertainment have been busy working behind the scenes on the next free update and first expansion for Oxygen Not Included and they've detailed what's coming.
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Dungeon exploring puzzler 'The Wizard: WizHarder Edition' announced

By Liam Dawe,
1
The Wizard: WizHarder Edition was announced recently, as an expanded and upgraded edition of the very popular free web game that's been going for 6 years now.
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FOSS Linux game launcher 'Lutris' has a new bug-fix release out

By Liam Dawe,
9
It's free, it's open source and it helps you manage your thousand+ game library, a fresh update of the game launcher Lutris has arrived.
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Valve silences the bots in Team Fortress 2, TF2 Classic Mod out now

By Liam Dawe,
4
Team Fortress 2 continues to have a bot problem but Valve are actually fighting back and the latest update takes another blunt approach to dealing with them.
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Starship action RPG 'Drox Operative 2' arrives on GOG

By Liam Dawe,
1
The currently in development space action RPG Drox Operative 2 can now be picked up DRM-free on GOG.
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Charge Kid, a new open source platformer where each jump is a puzzle

By Liam Dawe,
0
Up for some more open source gaming fun? Charge Kid, released on June 30 is a platformer that makes you think about your jumps and turns every single one into a puzzle.
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Arcade shooter with a massive skill tree 'BYTEPATH' goes open source

By Liam Dawe,
4
A few years after release, adnzzzzZ has released the source code for their crazy skill-tree arcade shooter BYTEPATH.
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Proton GE compatibility layer has a big new release up

By Liam Dawe,
19
Proton GE, the community-built fork of the Proton compatibility layer for Linux has a big new release out.
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What have you been playing on Linux? Come and have a chat

By Liam Dawe,
65
Ah Sunday, that special day that's a calm before the storm of another week and a time for a community chat here on GOL.
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Wine 5.12 is out - better RawInput and WebSocket API support

By Liam Dawe,
12
The Wine compatibility layer continues progressing, with the latest development release Wine 5.12 out now.
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Humble Choice for July is up with Railway Empire, EARTHLOCK and more

By Liam Dawe,
12
Humble Choice, the monthly curated bundle from Humble Bundle is up with a fresh set of games to pick from and claim to be yours.
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The Universim god game gets early-game love, a new explainer trailer plus more

By Liam Dawe,
0
A city builder that's also a sort-of god game sim and eventually it will also be a multi-planet strategy game? The Universim certainly has a grand plan and a new explainer trailer to help.
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Top-down tactical shooter RUNNING WITH RIFLES to get a German DLC

By Liam Dawe,
0
RUNNING WITH RIFLES, a popular tactical shooter from Osumia Games is set to get a second expansion this August focused on the Germans.
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Steampunk-inspired metroidvania 'Steamdolls' is a big Kickstarter success

By Liam Dawe,
1
With David Hayter (the legendary Solid Snake) taking the the lead role as The Whisper, the steampunk inspired Steamdolls has been a huge success on Kickstarter.
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Dota 2 gets an 'Anonymous Mode' similar to options in CS:GO, TI10 Cache up

By Liam Dawe,
1
Valve just quietly updated Dota 2 to include a new 'Anonymous Mode' bringing in options similar to what you can tweak in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
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Beyond a Steel Sky now confirmed for Linux PC on July 16

By Liam Dawe,
13
After a recent Apple Arcade release and a bit of teasing about when PC players will get it on Steam, Revolution Software have now confirmed the date for Beyond a Steel Sky.
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Narrative RPG 'Vagrus - The Riven Realms' enters Early Access on July 22

By Liam Dawe,
2
Vagrus - The Riven Realms is a currently in-development narrative-focused RPG that's currently doing a hybrid crowdfunding model on Fig and it's getting a wider release this month.
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Rebuild the ecosystem in the latest Terra Nil update

By Liam Dawe,
1
Terra Nil is a city-builder that's about rebuilding the ecosystem and getting everything green, rather than painting the map grey with towers full of people.
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Purism reveal their powerful privacy-focused Librem 14 laptop

By Liam Dawe,
11
If you're after a laptop that's both powerful and privacy respecting, you may want to take a look over at Purism with their newly launched Librem 14 laptop.
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