Thinky Direct will show off lots of puzzle and problem-solving games on May 29
Thinky Games have announced the Thinky Direct showcase for May 29, bringing with it some exclusive new trailers and reveals for various games.
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Manjaro Linux lead gives more info on the new ZOTAC GAMING ZONE handheld with AMD
The Project Lead of Manjaro Linux, Philip Müller, has given a status update with more info on their partnership with ZOTAC on the new prototype ZOTAC GAMING ZONE handheld.
Mesa 25.1.1 is out now with the AMD GPU fix for DOOM: The Dark Ages
Developer Eric Engestrom announced today the release of Mesa 25.1.1 graphics drivers, a bug-fix release for the latest major version of the open source drivers.
AMD announce the Radeon RX 9060 XT and a big FSR 4 'Redstone' upgrade
Some fun news coming out of Computex 2025 with AMD revealing two models of the Radeon RX 9060 XT, along with a big upgrade for FSR 4 named 'Redstone'.
Latest Steam update fixes Steam Deck controller issues, plus numerous bugfixes for Desktop Steam
Valve have released the latest stable Steam Client update for all platforms bringing numerous important bug fixes to Steam Deck and Desktop Steam.
Nexus Mods cross-platform app v0.11.1 brings full Cyberpunk 2077 support for Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck
The Nexus Mods team just launched the latest update to their in-development cross-platform open source Nexus Mods app. This is the one that will eventually replace Vortex, and now it has full Cyberpunk 2077 support.
Celebrating 10 years, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and older titles are heavily discounted
If you've still not had the chance to grab The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, now is your best bet with the 10th anniversary celebration giving huge discounts.
RoadCraft runs surprisingly well on Steam Deck and great on Desktop Linux
RoadCraft is about to release from Saber Interactive / Focus Entertainment, their next-gen heavy-machinery simulation and sandbox game from the team behind the popular SnowRunner and MudRunner. The good news - it runs on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone Trilogy Enhanced Edition is out now, needs a workaround on Linux
GSC Game World have released the S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone Trilogy Enhanced Edition now which includes S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chornobyl - Enhanced Edition, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky - Enhanced Edition and S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Prypiat - Enhanced Edition.
Steel Swarm: APOCALYPSE is a tank-battling MOBA set for Early Access in June
Steel Swarm: APOCALYPSE is an upcoming tank-battling MOBA that I'm pretty excited about for the huge battles and map destruction. And now the developer has revealed it's set to release in Early Access on June 24th.
Create a pocket-sized garden inside a magical toy in Tiny Garden out now with Linux support
Tiny Garden released at the start of April, with a fresh update that just released adding in controller support and Native Linux support. Looks like another very sweet casual game to relax with.
Cosy vertical tile-stacking nature-building puzzle game Preserve is out now
Preserve from developer Bitmap Galaxy is a nature-building puzzle game where you build tiles in an interesting mix of horizontal and vertical gameplay that's just left Early Access.
Upcoming Steam update should fix lag spikes on Linux when the Steam Overlay is disabled
For quite some time now Linux gamers have been reporting issues with lag spikes in various games on Steam when the Steam Overlay is disabled. It seems Valve may have finally found the cause and a fix is hopefully on the way.
NVIDIA 570.153.02 driver released for Linux with a couple fixes
NVIDIA have released driver version 570.153.02, a new bug-fix release for their current main stable driver version for Linux gamers.
Ludaro is a deck-building roguelike spin on Ludo with a demo out now
I wrote about Ludaro back in mid April, and now you can try this new chaotic spin on Ludo yourself, as they've just released a first demo for it.
Fanatical have a big May Madness sale with steep discounts, along with multiple major new game bundles
Along with some big discounts during their new May Madness sale, Fanatical also have some great new bundles to give you some easy discounts to build up your game collection on Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck.
GOG add support for authenticator apps for two-factor authentication (2FA)
Good news for keeping your games secure, as GOG have announced they've added support for authenticator apps for two-factor authentication (2FA).
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is now open source
Microsoft just announced that the Windows Subsystem for Linux is now officially open source. While it doesn't necessarily mean much for traditional desktop Linux, it's still a nice move.
Search engines are getting worse, so OpenWebSearch funded by the European Union want to fix it
Not gaming news but an important subject to cover anyway since it's something that affects me and GamingOnLinux directly, as well as all of you who regularly use a search engine. The OpenWebSearch might be one way to save us all.
GE-Proton 10-2 brings some essential fixes for Windows games on Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck
Following on from the big GE-Proton 10-1 version that updated the community-maintained Windows compatibility layer to Proton 10, a smaller bug-fix release is out with some essential fixes.
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