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A discussion on Native vs DXVK for Linux gaming

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That some titles perform better, from an FPS number perspective, when using DXVK is clear, which has lead to some people asking why this is the case. It's the why that I'd like to discuss here; why DXVK is a winner in some cases, why native wins in others, and some of the drawbacks of each approach.

There's some pretty big sales going on right now, here's a look

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Steam, Fanatical and others all have some big sales on right now so here's a little look over what to expect from them all.

Unity 2018.3.4 is out with some important fixes for Linux games

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The Unity team have pushed out another point release with Unity 2018.3.4 and it does include some well needed Linux fixes.

Million to One Hero looks like a great platformer that will let you make your own stories

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Million to One Hero from developer Over the Top Games is a promising looking platformer, one that will enable you to build your own campaigns.

Road to your City, the sporty-themed city-builder is now on Kickstarter with a demo

By Liam Squires-Hand,
After releasing a demo before it went live, Road to your City can now be supported on Kickstarter to get another interesting game on Linux.

The latest update on Black Mesa shows some good progress on this Half-Life fan game

By Liam Squires-Hand,
I'm quite excited for the final release of Black Mesa, as someone who only completed the original Half-Life in the last few years (after it came to Linux) playing through a heavily improved version is going to be great.

Will you join the hackers or help bring them down? Tech Support: Error Unknown is releasing this month

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Tech Support: Error Unknown will throw you into the role of a tech support specialist but all is not as it may seem.

The sweet looking roguelike 'Rogue Fable III' is heading to Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The developer of Rogue Fable III, a roguelike aimed at short sessions has confirmed it's coming to Linux.

The developer of 'Rise to Ruins' is doing so well, they're paying back supporters

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Here's a rather nice tale to warm you up on a Monday. The developer behind Rise to Ruins has closed their Patreon account as they're doing so well, they're even paying back supporters.

Details on how Slay the Spire sold on Linux plus some thoughts

By Liam Squires-Hand,
In the past, I've spoken to many developers about how their games sold on Linux and this time we have information on Slay the Spire to share.

DUSK, the popular retro-inspired FPS now has a Linux testing build up, out for everyone next week

By Liam Squires-Hand,
DUSK, a retro-inspired FPS from David Szymanski and New Blood Interactive looks awesome and you can test it out on Linux right now.

A quick run over some details from the recent ProtonDB data

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Every now and then, the people behind ProtonDB release data dumps from user generated reports of games tested in Steam Play. Here's a look.

FlowScape, an app to let you paint some gorgeous nature scenes now supports Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand,
This is a rather interesting one, it's not exactly a game but it piqued my curiosity for how relaxing it looks.

Depraved, a survival city-builder with a 'Wild West' theme now has Linux support

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Here's a recent arrival I seemed to miss somehow. Depraved from developer Evil Bite, a city-builder with survival features and a 'Wild West' theme is now on Linux.

The massive 0.5 release of Lutris is out with a revamped UI, GOG support and tons more

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Regular readers will know by now how much I've enjoyed using Lutris to bring together my game library across Steam, GOG and more. It just recently put out the big update!

New stable Steam client update is out opening the door a little wider for Steam Play on Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Valve have pushed out their recent beta updates to the Steam client for everyone now, this does include the option to force Steam Play on shortcuts you've added for games outside of Steam.

A new Humble Monthly is up with Cultist Simulator and more

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Humble Monthly, the curated selection of games put out each month from Humble Bundle is out again with early unlock games. This month we have Cultist Simulator and more!

Wand Wars, a fast-paced magical sports game supports Linux and had a big update recently

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Here's a magical action game we somehow completely missed reporting on at all. Wand Wars, released back in 2016 and it's had Linux support since release. It's still getting fresh content years later too.

Super Versus, a multiplayer action superhero game is coming to Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Ever wanted to be a superhero? I'm sure it's a dream we've all had at some point in our lives. Super Versus, looks like it will let you do that.

Space shooter 'Disputed Space' arrives on Linux offering up intense 3D action

By Liam Squires-Hand,
ShilohGames, developer of the free multiplayer space shooter Allspace which released recently has now ported over their previous space shooter Disputed Space to Linux.