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Top 20 hottest articles over the last 30 days
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Valve's version of Android on Linux (based on Waydroid) is now called Lepton

By Liam Dawe,
Lepton appears to be the new official name for Valve's version of Waydroid (Android in a Linux container).

Proton 10.0-3 released bringing lots of improvements for gaming on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Machine

By Liam Dawe,
Valve released Proton 10.0-3, the latest main stable version of the compatibility layer to run Windows games on Linux / SteamOS machines like Steam Deck.
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Zork I, Zork II and Zork III are now officially open source

By Liam Dawe,
Microsoft announced today that they're preserving a bit of history here - with Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III now officially and clearly open source.

Anti-cheat will still be one of the biggest problems for the new Steam Machine

By Liam Dawe,
Kernel-level anti-cheat feels like it's everywhere now, and will remain a thorn in Valve's side for the new Steam Machine powered by SteamOS Linux.

Half-Life Legacy arrives December 12 but you'll need Proton on Linux due to Native Linux issues

By Liam Dawe,
Half-Life Legacy is an enhanced fan mod of Valve's original shooter and it's releasing December 12th.

Valve put up a new Steam Linux Runtime 4.0 with a move towards 64-bit

By Liam Dawe,
To ensure games run well on Linux either via Native Linux builds or Windows games with Proton, part of the magic is in the Steam Linux Runtime.

Valve reveal the new Steam Frame, Steam Controller and Steam Machine with SteamOS

By Liam Dawe,
The day has arrived, Valve have announced a major hardware expansion with multiple devices including the new Steam Frame, Steam Controller and Steam Machine.

Linux players on Steam hit an all-time high for November 2025

By Liam Dawe,
Valve released the statistics from the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for November 2025, which shows once again that Linux use is trending nicely upwards.

Wine 10.19 released as we head towards Wine 11

By Liam Dawe,
The development release Wine 10.19 is out now for the compatibility layer that powers Valve's Proton, here's all that's new and improved.

Proton Experimental for SteamOS / Linux gets fixes for Marvel Rivals, BlazBlue Centralfiction and more

By Liam Dawe,
A fresh Proton Experimental update from Valve for the weekend with various game fixes for SteamOS / Linux.

itch.io is hosting a creator day today where they take no fee from developers

By Liam Dawe,
On top of doing their own Black Friday sale, the indie store itch.io has its Creator Day today as well where they take no cut from developers.

The RAM price and availability situation is going to worsen as Micron pull their Crucial consumer business

By Liam Dawe,
As RAM prices explode and availability becomes an issue thanks to AI companies, Micron announced their Crucial consumer business is no longer a thing.

According to Epic CEO Tim Sweeney - game stores don't need an AI label as it will be everywhere

By Liam Dawe,
With the increasing amount of games using AI, Epic Game's Tim Sweeney believes the AI messages on stores like Steam make no sense.

MangoHud performance overlay for Linux v0.8.2 released

By Liam Dawe,
The excellent and incredibly useful Linux performance overlay MangoHud has released version 0.8.2 after being in testing for a few weeks with new features.

Epic and Steam banned it but HORSES is out now on other stores

By Liam Dawe,
From Andrea Lucco Borlera / Santa Ragione, HORSES has proven to be a highly controversial title with both Epic Games and Steam banning its release.

Playnite may get a Linux version during 2026 as the creator plans a move to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Creator of the popular free and open source video game library manager Playnite has a positive update on a Linux version, with plans for it during 2026.

Where Winds Meet devs plan improved Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe,
Where Winds Meet continues to be a big hit on Steam and it works quite well on Desktop Linux but it needs a lot of improvements on Valve's Steam Deck.

ARC Raiders is now Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
Valve recently published a Steam Deck Verified rating for the smash-hit extraction shooter ARC Raiders. I decided to see if it deserved the rating.

Unreal Tournament 2004 is getting revived by OldUnreal with approval from Epic Games

By Liam Dawe,
Just like Epic Games did for the original Unreal Tournament, they're giving full approval to OldUnreal to revive Unreal Tournament 2004 and keep it updated.

Baldur's Gate 3 gets more Steam Deck improvements in Hotfix 35 with their native version

By Liam Dawe,
Larian have updated Baldur's Gate 3 with Hotfix #35, which includes more improvements to their Native Linux build supported on the Steam Deck with SteamOS.