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Valve's version of Android on Linux (based on Waydroid) is now called Lepton
Lepton appears to be the new official name for Valve's version of Waydroid (Android in a Linux container).
Top 20 hottest articles over the last 30 days
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Proton 10.0-3 released bringing lots of improvements for gaming on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Machine
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
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
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
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
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.
Linux players on Steam hit an all-time high for November 2025
Valve released the statistics from the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for November 2025, which shows once again that Linux use is trending nicely upwards.
The RAM price and availability situation is going to worsen as Micron pull their Crucial consumer business
As RAM prices explode and availability becomes an issue thanks to AI companies, Micron announced their Crucial consumer business is no longer a thing.
Wine 10.19 released as we head towards Wine 11
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
A fresh Proton Experimental update from Valve for the weekend with various game fixes for SteamOS / Linux.
Epic and Steam banned it but HORSES is out now on other stores
From Andrea Lucco Borlera / Santa Ragione, HORSES has proven to be a highly controversial title with both Epic Games and Steam banning its release.
Factorio mod developer and Hooded Horse reveal new automation game Substructure
This is going to be horrible for my free time. Substructure sounds like a real interesting entry into the factory building automation genre.
itch.io is hosting a creator day today where they take no fee from developers
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.
According to Epic CEO Tim Sweeney - game stores don't need an AI label as it will be everywhere
With the increasing amount of games using AI, Epic Game's Tim Sweeney believes the AI messages on stores like Steam make no sense.
Unreal Tournament 2004 is getting revived by OldUnreal with approval from Epic Games
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.
MangoHud performance overlay for Linux v0.8.2 released
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.
Where Winds Meet devs plan improved Steam Deck support
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.
Playnite may get a Linux version during 2026 as the creator plans a move to Linux
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.
ARC Raiders is now Steam Deck Verified
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.
Valve have been funding FEX to get x86 games on Arm Linux
It turns out that not only are Valve using the open source FEX for the Steam Frame but they have been funding FEX since the beginning of it.
- Factorio mod developer and Hooded Horse reveal new automation game Substructure
- Discord gets improvements for video on Linux PCs and Steam Deck
- NVIDIA announce a few changes for GeForce NOW and new games for December
- Windows compatibility layer Wine 11 gets a first Release Candidate
- GE-Proton 10-26 released with FEX included, improvements for DLSS and game fixes
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