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News - Stylish 2.5D action brawler Skroyder Rumble brings a weird Brazilian-inspired cartoon world
By Purple Library Guy, 28 May 2026 at 5:02 pm UTC
By Purple Library Guy, 28 May 2026 at 5:02 pm UTC
I don't really do that kind of fast-moving real-time game, but it looks neat. Cool about the Linux-oriented development too.
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By TheSHEEEP, 28 May 2026 at 4:58 pm UTC
By TheSHEEEP, 28 May 2026 at 4:58 pm UTC
Quoting: Purple Library GuyLeaders of countries rarely have very large short term impacts on the economy of their country unless they do weird things like start charging lots of random tariffs or start wars that result in major fuel supply shortages or terrorize significant portions of the workforce to the point where they stop working.Come on, nobody would do anything like that 😆
News - Despite the significant price increase, the Steam Deck is already sold out in certain regions
By Purple Library Guy, 28 May 2026 at 4:56 pm UTC
By Purple Library Guy, 28 May 2026 at 4:56 pm UTC
Quoting: MalThat only works if there is effective demand--if people are both willing and able to pay for these services. When the AI bubble goes it won't go alone; there will be a multi-faceted financial crisis leading to a serious recession in all parts of the world that have renounced Keynesian economics, i.e. most places outside China. So, people won't be flocking to such services, nobody will have the money.Quoting: ottergauzeThe only good I can see coming from this (and I'm grasping at straws here) is that once we see demand for AI slow down (hopefully), the used hardware market will be absolutely swamped.I dunno. I start to think that when the AI bubble explode, there won't be any gaming pc arounds anymore, all the hardware will be in server farms. So... they will start to sell people cloud gaming to recover from losess. With no material alternatives. Since OEM will be gone too.
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By Purple Library Guy, 28 May 2026 at 4:46 pm UTC
Oh, agreed. I think Carney's performance on the international stage has been very good--his statements, his trade deals, his measured pushback against US aggression, and so on. There have been a couple of events where I could have wished he'd go harder on putting those statements into practice, such as opposing the attack on Iran and doing a bit more for Cuba, but overall very good. I'm not so happy about his domestic agenda, which includes gutting pesticide regulations, cutting health care, trying to replace the civil service with AI, boosting worse-than-worthless pipelines either for their own sake or to appease a blackmailing premier of Alberta, a supposed "sovereign wealth fund" which is instead a pool of money for subsidizing corporations, and an increasingly general push to replace formal assessment processes with "the prime minister decided he wants that so we don't care about the details". At this point it's not just one "Henry VIII" law but a whole sequence of them, some having nothing to do with urgent projects.
Note that contrary to Mountain Man's opinion, none of this domestic agenda has yet had much impact on the Canadian economy, which is doing fairly well considering the world environment, while the Canadian dollar has been pretty steady against the US dollar since before Carney came into office. So changes in the relative price of Steam Decks in CAD vs USD can't really have much to do with Carney. Leaders of countries rarely have very large short term impacts on the economy of their country unless they do weird things like start charging lots of random tariffs or start wars that result in major fuel supply shortages or terrorize significant portions of the workforce to the point where they stop working.
By Purple Library Guy, 28 May 2026 at 4:46 pm UTC
Quoting: MohandevirI suppose it isn't but I can't resist just a bit.Quoting: Purple Library GuyNot sure it's the right place for political debate. This said I think our Prime Minister is doing what he can with what he has been given, considering the context. Not sure what he should do. Bending the knee to... Would have disatrous consequences.Quoting: Mountain ManAs a lefty, I think he's been making some questionable decisions, but I'd be fascinated to know what you think are his questionable decisions.Quoting: MohandevirEdit: I'm curious to know why the price hike is even steeper for canadian customers... Saw a similar phenomenon with the Steam Controller.Ask your prime minister. He's been making lots of questionable decisions that are impacting the Canadian economy.
Oh, agreed. I think Carney's performance on the international stage has been very good--his statements, his trade deals, his measured pushback against US aggression, and so on. There have been a couple of events where I could have wished he'd go harder on putting those statements into practice, such as opposing the attack on Iran and doing a bit more for Cuba, but overall very good. I'm not so happy about his domestic agenda, which includes gutting pesticide regulations, cutting health care, trying to replace the civil service with AI, boosting worse-than-worthless pipelines either for their own sake or to appease a blackmailing premier of Alberta, a supposed "sovereign wealth fund" which is instead a pool of money for subsidizing corporations, and an increasingly general push to replace formal assessment processes with "the prime minister decided he wants that so we don't care about the details". At this point it's not just one "Henry VIII" law but a whole sequence of them, some having nothing to do with urgent projects.
Note that contrary to Mountain Man's opinion, none of this domestic agenda has yet had much impact on the Canadian economy, which is doing fairly well considering the world environment, while the Canadian dollar has been pretty steady against the US dollar since before Carney came into office. So changes in the relative price of Steam Decks in CAD vs USD can't really have much to do with Carney. Leaders of countries rarely have very large short term impacts on the economy of their country unless they do weird things like start charging lots of random tariffs or start wars that result in major fuel supply shortages or terrorize significant portions of the workforce to the point where they stop working.
News - Despite the significant price increase, the Steam Deck is already sold out in certain regions
By Mohandevir, 28 May 2026 at 4:42 pm UTC
By Mohandevir, 28 May 2026 at 4:42 pm UTC
It might push Valve to accelerate the transition to arm based gaming hardware. Snapdragon cpus don't seem to be affected by the rampocalypse.
News - Despite the significant price increase, the Steam Deck is already sold out in certain regions
By Mal, 28 May 2026 at 4:34 pm UTC
By Mal, 28 May 2026 at 4:34 pm UTC
Quoting: ottergauzeThe only good I can see coming from this (and I'm grasping at straws here) is that once we see demand for AI slow down (hopefully), the used hardware market will be absolutely swamped.I dunno. I start to think that when the AI bubble explode, there won't be any gaming pc arounds anymore, all the hardware will be in server farms. So... they will start to sell people cloud gaming to recover from losess. With no material alternatives. Since OEM will be gone too.
News - Despite the significant price increase, the Steam Deck is already sold out in certain regions
By GustyGhost, 28 May 2026 at 4:24 pm UTC
I think what is more realistic is that data center demand reaches a homeostasis and plateaus.
By GustyGhost, 28 May 2026 at 4:24 pm UTC
Quoting: ottergauzeThe only good I can see coming from this (and I'm grasping at straws here) is that once we see demand for AI slow down (hopefully), the used hardware market will be absolutely swamped.I wish I shared your optimism.
I think what is more realistic is that data center demand reaches a homeostasis and plateaus.
News - Linux and open source getting age checking exemptions could be problematic
By Purple Library Guy, 28 May 2026 at 4:21 pm UTC
By Purple Library Guy, 28 May 2026 at 4:21 pm UTC
Quoting: CerberonThat's all one government.Quoting: Purple Library GuyOh, indeed? How many governments, pray? And how much have you known about them?How many would it need to be to satisfy you? 😂
We get a new one every 3-4 years and they are all terrible.
News - Intel Arc G-Series processors announced for next-gen handheld gaming PCs
By Persephone the Sheep, 28 May 2026 at 4:18 pm UTC
By Persephone the Sheep, 28 May 2026 at 4:18 pm UTC
Quoting: StellaThat would be cool if the Intel Mesa driver didn't suck so much. There are still so many problems in games, for example in Horizon Forbidden West you get horrible flickering whenever you look at holograms (the game has a lot of holograms)Ya the driver issues made me not buy a b580 last year. Checked for bugs before buying just to find out that games I play didn't even launch at the time or had major bugs.
News - Despite the significant price increase, the Steam Deck is already sold out in certain regions
By melkemind, 28 May 2026 at 4:05 pm UTC
By melkemind, 28 May 2026 at 4:05 pm UTC
Quoting: ItsRainingSomewhereSo I guess the price increase was't a problem for some people...Probably the same people not worried about oil or food prices either. Some of them will collect premium items like an overpriced Steam Deck just to have it sit on their shelf of handhelds.
News - OptiScaler Client recently added Linux support to make managing upscalers easier
By Supay, 28 May 2026 at 3:50 pm UTC
By Supay, 28 May 2026 at 3:50 pm UTC
BG3 and Clair Obscur look great compared to their previous FSR options. Very impressed.
News - Despite the significant price increase, the Steam Deck is already sold out in certain regions
By ItsRainingSomewhere, 28 May 2026 at 3:23 pm UTC
By ItsRainingSomewhere, 28 May 2026 at 3:23 pm UTC
So I guess the price increase was't a problem for some people...
News - Despite the significant price increase, the Steam Deck is already sold out in certain regions
By pb, 28 May 2026 at 3:18 pm UTC
By pb, 28 May 2026 at 3:18 pm UTC
Is this love?
News - Intel Arc G-Series processors announced for next-gen handheld gaming PCs
By TightRope, 28 May 2026 at 3:13 pm UTC
By TightRope, 28 May 2026 at 3:13 pm UTC
I am expecting another sub par product from the Wintel duopoly.
At least more competition is still good for pricing and quality.
At least more competition is still good for pricing and quality.
News - MangoHud v0.8.4 released - should fix the Steam Overlay not working
By mrdeathjr, 28 May 2026 at 2:56 pm UTC
By mrdeathjr, 28 May 2026 at 2:56 pm UTC
This mangohud version fix DX? issue on older dx games and now appear like this:
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News - Despite the significant price increase, the Steam Deck is already sold out in certain regions
By ottergauze, 28 May 2026 at 2:51 pm UTC
By ottergauze, 28 May 2026 at 2:51 pm UTC
The only good I can see coming from this (and I'm grasping at straws here) is that once we see demand for AI slow down (hopefully), the used hardware market will be absolutely swamped.
News - Despite the significant price increase, the Steam Deck is already sold out in certain regions
By tfk, 28 May 2026 at 2:46 pm UTC
By tfk, 28 May 2026 at 2:46 pm UTC
Hm. For Europe it seems the 512GB version is gone too...
News - Intel Arc G-Series processors announced for next-gen handheld gaming PCs
By Stella, 28 May 2026 at 2:10 pm UTC
By Stella, 28 May 2026 at 2:10 pm UTC
That would be cool if the Intel Mesa driver didn't suck so much. There are still so many problems in games, for example in Horizon Forbidden West you get horrible flickering whenever you look at holograms (the game has a lot of holograms)
News - Stylish 2.5D action brawler Skroyder Rumble brings a weird Brazilian-inspired cartoon world
By Braian LC, 28 May 2026 at 12:59 pm UTC
By Braian LC, 28 May 2026 at 12:59 pm UTC
Wow... thank you so much for sharing our game! ❤️
News - Rain Games (Teslagrad) put up a demo for Knuckle Jet, an off-the-wall jetpunk ricochet action platformer
By doragasu, 28 May 2026 at 12:18 pm UTC
By doragasu, 28 May 2026 at 12:18 pm UTC
Anyone old enough to remember Knuckle Joe on the arcades? 😆
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By PlayingOnLinuxphone, 28 May 2026 at 12:14 pm UTC
By PlayingOnLinuxphone, 28 May 2026 at 12:14 pm UTC
Quoting: eggroleI am excited for the upcoming Gamer's Nexus video where they talk to companies that sell non-RAM/SSD stuff (like cases, PSU, etc) that are being hammered as well even though those things are actually cheaper today.That [video is already released](https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=zyQwAhppWj8).
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By Jarmer, 28 May 2026 at 12:12 pm UTC
By Jarmer, 28 May 2026 at 12:12 pm UTC
I mean we all knew this was coming, but I was NOT expecting it to go this high. Unfortunately I use my deck for kind of side-play like in bed, or while traveling. So it was an impulse purchase just for fun at the old pricing and that was okay. But with this new pricing, there's no chance I'd do that again, so .............. I guess the SD1 is the only handheld I'll be having at all. I'm not paying 1000+ for a handheld, zero chance. This sucks :(
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By eggrole, 28 May 2026 at 12:07 pm UTC
I am excited for the upcoming Gamer's Nexus video where they talk to companies that sell non-RAM/SSD stuff (like cases, PSU, etc) that are being hammered as well even though those things are actually cheaper today. Even with mostly cheaper components though, the extra $500-1000 for the RAM/SSD/GPU are making people put off building a new PC. Gamer's Nexus mentioned that they fully expect some of the smaller companies to go bankrupt because of all this.
As for the oil, at least in the US, depending on draw down rates from the SPR and industrial buffers, there shoulnd't be any abrupt shocks for 4-12 months. I suspect we will see prices creep higher and higher instead of some discontinuity in pricing. I understand that Asia is getting hit a lot harder and that is rebalancing the global oil prices. Still, this isn't good news by any means and the longer the Hormuz madness continues the worse things will get. I just don't think it will be as fast as some people think.
By eggrole, 28 May 2026 at 12:07 pm UTC
Quoting: BrokattThe big picture is far worse than expensive Valve devices. Unless we get an end to the war in Iran soon and some sort of relief to RAM/SSD prices, we are witnessing the beginning of the end to affordable consumer computing. Princes will continue to increase on computing devices and big companies will probably try directing the market towards cheaper game cloud streaming, and AI devices that have little to no local computing capabilities. This will begin in earnest when global oil reserves reaches critical levels after the summer.IMHO this is the intended GOAL, not a side effect. Everything has been moving to subscription based because that generates the most profit. Why wouldn't they want H(ardware)aaS or G(aming)aaS? You don't even need some cabal managing a conspiracy to do this, it is literally what everyone is simply doing because they follow the profit.
The problem is that the market was already experiencing considerable stress due to underrepresented AI demand and unpredictable tariffs by the US government. Now add an energy and logistics crisis on top of that and we have perfect conditions for a PC collapse at best and a full on recession at worst.
I am excited for the upcoming Gamer's Nexus video where they talk to companies that sell non-RAM/SSD stuff (like cases, PSU, etc) that are being hammered as well even though those things are actually cheaper today. Even with mostly cheaper components though, the extra $500-1000 for the RAM/SSD/GPU are making people put off building a new PC. Gamer's Nexus mentioned that they fully expect some of the smaller companies to go bankrupt because of all this.
As for the oil, at least in the US, depending on draw down rates from the SPR and industrial buffers, there shoulnd't be any abrupt shocks for 4-12 months. I suspect we will see prices creep higher and higher instead of some discontinuity in pricing. I understand that Asia is getting hit a lot harder and that is rebalancing the global oil prices. Still, this isn't good news by any means and the longer the Hormuz madness continues the worse things will get. I just don't think it will be as fast as some people think.
News - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past DLC announced
By Ehvis, 28 May 2026 at 12:02 pm UTC
By Ehvis, 28 May 2026 at 12:02 pm UTC
Quoting: neolithIIRC most of the people responsible for Witcher 3 don't work at CDPR anymore, so I'll wait for some playtests before I get my hopes up. 😅No, but a whole bunch of them work at Fool's Theory, so that's something.
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By neolith, 28 May 2026 at 12:02 pm UTC
By neolith, 28 May 2026 at 12:02 pm UTC
That is disappointing.
News - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past DLC announced
By neolith, 28 May 2026 at 11:54 am UTC
By neolith, 28 May 2026 at 11:54 am UTC
IIRC most of the people responsible for Witcher 3 don't work at CDPR anymore, so I'll wait for some playtests before I get my hopes up. 😅
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By Lin-Ursin, 28 May 2026 at 11:49 am UTC
By Lin-Ursin, 28 May 2026 at 11:49 am UTC
My goodness!
Somehow was expected but... that's too much.
Somehow was expected but... that's too much.
News - Classic strategy games Empire Earth 1, 2 & 3 arrive on Steam
By neolith, 28 May 2026 at 11:45 am UTC
By neolith, 28 May 2026 at 11:45 am UTC
I only ever played the first one – are the other two similar?
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By MasterSleort, 28 May 2026 at 11:10 am UTC
Example:
EUR 779 (originally €569)
By MasterSleort, 28 May 2026 at 11:10 am UTC
Quoting: PhlebiacNo, I think it is primarily my fault for misreading each listed price. I read the currency as a region and then the "original" price as the current price as it had the currency symbol.Quoting: MasterSleortYou can't write an article and expect people can remember the prices before they went out of stock. Nowhere is the price increase mentioned. Only the new prices are listed.Are you complaining about the Valve post? Because Liam's article lists the original prices (unless he added those after the fact?).
Example:
EUR 779 (originally €569)
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By MasterSleort, 28 May 2026 at 11:07 am UTC
I will admit that I also didn't understand why others hadn't pointed it out, so I assumed they just knew the previous prices as almost common knowledge.
Still think its bad formatting though.
By MasterSleort, 28 May 2026 at 11:07 am UTC
Quoting: Liam Squires-HandI am sorry. I think it is the way it is written. The new prices' currencies are written in their abbreviations whereas the old prices' currencies are listed with their respective currency symbols. In my mind I mistakenly read that as the region and then never read "originally", but just saw the number next to each currency symbol. Pardon me for thinking that is a bit confusing.Quoting: MasterSleortYou can't write an article and expect people can remember the prices before they went out of stock. Nowhere is the price increase mentioned. Only the new prices are listed. I bought both my LCD and OLED Steam Decks at launch and never cared to look at the prices again, so I can't remember what they cost. I am 99% sure a AI model would have known to mention this.What are you on about? The article you are commenting on has the original prices right there and has since I hit publish.
Yeah I am annoyed, because it is subpar journalism.
I will admit that I also didn't understand why others hadn't pointed it out, so I assumed they just knew the previous prices as almost common knowledge.
Still think its bad formatting though.
News - Stylish 2.5D action brawler Skroyder Rumble brings a weird Brazilian-inspired cartoon world
By Purple Library Guy, 28 May 2026 at 5:02 pm UTC
By Purple Library Guy, 28 May 2026 at 5:02 pm UTC
I don't really do that kind of fast-moving real-time game, but it looks neat. Cool about the Linux-oriented development too.
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By TheSHEEEP, 28 May 2026 at 4:58 pm UTC
By TheSHEEEP, 28 May 2026 at 4:58 pm UTC
Quoting: Purple Library GuyLeaders of countries rarely have very large short term impacts on the economy of their country unless they do weird things like start charging lots of random tariffs or start wars that result in major fuel supply shortages or terrorize significant portions of the workforce to the point where they stop working.Come on, nobody would do anything like that 😆
News - Despite the significant price increase, the Steam Deck is already sold out in certain regions
By Purple Library Guy, 28 May 2026 at 4:56 pm UTC
By Purple Library Guy, 28 May 2026 at 4:56 pm UTC
Quoting: MalThat only works if there is effective demand--if people are both willing and able to pay for these services. When the AI bubble goes it won't go alone; there will be a multi-faceted financial crisis leading to a serious recession in all parts of the world that have renounced Keynesian economics, i.e. most places outside China. So, people won't be flocking to such services, nobody will have the money.Quoting: ottergauzeThe only good I can see coming from this (and I'm grasping at straws here) is that once we see demand for AI slow down (hopefully), the used hardware market will be absolutely swamped.I dunno. I start to think that when the AI bubble explode, there won't be any gaming pc arounds anymore, all the hardware will be in server farms. So... they will start to sell people cloud gaming to recover from losess. With no material alternatives. Since OEM will be gone too.
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By Purple Library Guy, 28 May 2026 at 4:46 pm UTC
Oh, agreed. I think Carney's performance on the international stage has been very good--his statements, his trade deals, his measured pushback against US aggression, and so on. There have been a couple of events where I could have wished he'd go harder on putting those statements into practice, such as opposing the attack on Iran and doing a bit more for Cuba, but overall very good. I'm not so happy about his domestic agenda, which includes gutting pesticide regulations, cutting health care, trying to replace the civil service with AI, boosting worse-than-worthless pipelines either for their own sake or to appease a blackmailing premier of Alberta, a supposed "sovereign wealth fund" which is instead a pool of money for subsidizing corporations, and an increasingly general push to replace formal assessment processes with "the prime minister decided he wants that so we don't care about the details". At this point it's not just one "Henry VIII" law but a whole sequence of them, some having nothing to do with urgent projects.
Note that contrary to Mountain Man's opinion, none of this domestic agenda has yet had much impact on the Canadian economy, which is doing fairly well considering the world environment, while the Canadian dollar has been pretty steady against the US dollar since before Carney came into office. So changes in the relative price of Steam Decks in CAD vs USD can't really have much to do with Carney. Leaders of countries rarely have very large short term impacts on the economy of their country unless they do weird things like start charging lots of random tariffs or start wars that result in major fuel supply shortages or terrorize significant portions of the workforce to the point where they stop working.
By Purple Library Guy, 28 May 2026 at 4:46 pm UTC
Quoting: MohandevirI suppose it isn't but I can't resist just a bit.Quoting: Purple Library GuyNot sure it's the right place for political debate. This said I think our Prime Minister is doing what he can with what he has been given, considering the context. Not sure what he should do. Bending the knee to... Would have disatrous consequences.Quoting: Mountain ManAs a lefty, I think he's been making some questionable decisions, but I'd be fascinated to know what you think are his questionable decisions.Quoting: MohandevirEdit: I'm curious to know why the price hike is even steeper for canadian customers... Saw a similar phenomenon with the Steam Controller.Ask your prime minister. He's been making lots of questionable decisions that are impacting the Canadian economy.
Oh, agreed. I think Carney's performance on the international stage has been very good--his statements, his trade deals, his measured pushback against US aggression, and so on. There have been a couple of events where I could have wished he'd go harder on putting those statements into practice, such as opposing the attack on Iran and doing a bit more for Cuba, but overall very good. I'm not so happy about his domestic agenda, which includes gutting pesticide regulations, cutting health care, trying to replace the civil service with AI, boosting worse-than-worthless pipelines either for their own sake or to appease a blackmailing premier of Alberta, a supposed "sovereign wealth fund" which is instead a pool of money for subsidizing corporations, and an increasingly general push to replace formal assessment processes with "the prime minister decided he wants that so we don't care about the details". At this point it's not just one "Henry VIII" law but a whole sequence of them, some having nothing to do with urgent projects.
Note that contrary to Mountain Man's opinion, none of this domestic agenda has yet had much impact on the Canadian economy, which is doing fairly well considering the world environment, while the Canadian dollar has been pretty steady against the US dollar since before Carney came into office. So changes in the relative price of Steam Decks in CAD vs USD can't really have much to do with Carney. Leaders of countries rarely have very large short term impacts on the economy of their country unless they do weird things like start charging lots of random tariffs or start wars that result in major fuel supply shortages or terrorize significant portions of the workforce to the point where they stop working.
News - Despite the significant price increase, the Steam Deck is already sold out in certain regions
By Mohandevir, 28 May 2026 at 4:42 pm UTC
By Mohandevir, 28 May 2026 at 4:42 pm UTC
It might push Valve to accelerate the transition to arm based gaming hardware. Snapdragon cpus don't seem to be affected by the rampocalypse.
News - Despite the significant price increase, the Steam Deck is already sold out in certain regions
By Mal, 28 May 2026 at 4:34 pm UTC
By Mal, 28 May 2026 at 4:34 pm UTC
Quoting: ottergauzeThe only good I can see coming from this (and I'm grasping at straws here) is that once we see demand for AI slow down (hopefully), the used hardware market will be absolutely swamped.I dunno. I start to think that when the AI bubble explode, there won't be any gaming pc arounds anymore, all the hardware will be in server farms. So... they will start to sell people cloud gaming to recover from losess. With no material alternatives. Since OEM will be gone too.
News - Despite the significant price increase, the Steam Deck is already sold out in certain regions
By GustyGhost, 28 May 2026 at 4:24 pm UTC
I think what is more realistic is that data center demand reaches a homeostasis and plateaus.
By GustyGhost, 28 May 2026 at 4:24 pm UTC
Quoting: ottergauzeThe only good I can see coming from this (and I'm grasping at straws here) is that once we see demand for AI slow down (hopefully), the used hardware market will be absolutely swamped.I wish I shared your optimism.
I think what is more realistic is that data center demand reaches a homeostasis and plateaus.
News - Linux and open source getting age checking exemptions could be problematic
By Purple Library Guy, 28 May 2026 at 4:21 pm UTC
By Purple Library Guy, 28 May 2026 at 4:21 pm UTC
Quoting: CerberonThat's all one government.Quoting: Purple Library GuyOh, indeed? How many governments, pray? And how much have you known about them?How many would it need to be to satisfy you? 😂
We get a new one every 3-4 years and they are all terrible.
News - Intel Arc G-Series processors announced for next-gen handheld gaming PCs
By Persephone the Sheep, 28 May 2026 at 4:18 pm UTC
By Persephone the Sheep, 28 May 2026 at 4:18 pm UTC
Quoting: StellaThat would be cool if the Intel Mesa driver didn't suck so much. There are still so many problems in games, for example in Horizon Forbidden West you get horrible flickering whenever you look at holograms (the game has a lot of holograms)Ya the driver issues made me not buy a b580 last year. Checked for bugs before buying just to find out that games I play didn't even launch at the time or had major bugs.
News - Despite the significant price increase, the Steam Deck is already sold out in certain regions
By melkemind, 28 May 2026 at 4:05 pm UTC
By melkemind, 28 May 2026 at 4:05 pm UTC
Quoting: ItsRainingSomewhereSo I guess the price increase was't a problem for some people...Probably the same people not worried about oil or food prices either. Some of them will collect premium items like an overpriced Steam Deck just to have it sit on their shelf of handhelds.
News - OptiScaler Client recently added Linux support to make managing upscalers easier
By Supay, 28 May 2026 at 3:50 pm UTC
By Supay, 28 May 2026 at 3:50 pm UTC
BG3 and Clair Obscur look great compared to their previous FSR options. Very impressed.
News - Despite the significant price increase, the Steam Deck is already sold out in certain regions
By ItsRainingSomewhere, 28 May 2026 at 3:23 pm UTC
By ItsRainingSomewhere, 28 May 2026 at 3:23 pm UTC
So I guess the price increase was't a problem for some people...
News - Despite the significant price increase, the Steam Deck is already sold out in certain regions
By pb, 28 May 2026 at 3:18 pm UTC
By pb, 28 May 2026 at 3:18 pm UTC
Is this love?
News - Intel Arc G-Series processors announced for next-gen handheld gaming PCs
By TightRope, 28 May 2026 at 3:13 pm UTC
By TightRope, 28 May 2026 at 3:13 pm UTC
I am expecting another sub par product from the Wintel duopoly.
At least more competition is still good for pricing and quality.
At least more competition is still good for pricing and quality.
News - MangoHud v0.8.4 released - should fix the Steam Overlay not working
By mrdeathjr, 28 May 2026 at 2:56 pm UTC
By mrdeathjr, 28 May 2026 at 2:56 pm UTC
This mangohud version fix DX? issue on older dx games and now appear like this:
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News - Despite the significant price increase, the Steam Deck is already sold out in certain regions
By ottergauze, 28 May 2026 at 2:51 pm UTC
By ottergauze, 28 May 2026 at 2:51 pm UTC
The only good I can see coming from this (and I'm grasping at straws here) is that once we see demand for AI slow down (hopefully), the used hardware market will be absolutely swamped.
News - Despite the significant price increase, the Steam Deck is already sold out in certain regions
By tfk, 28 May 2026 at 2:46 pm UTC
By tfk, 28 May 2026 at 2:46 pm UTC
Hm. For Europe it seems the 512GB version is gone too...
News - Intel Arc G-Series processors announced for next-gen handheld gaming PCs
By Stella, 28 May 2026 at 2:10 pm UTC
By Stella, 28 May 2026 at 2:10 pm UTC
That would be cool if the Intel Mesa driver didn't suck so much. There are still so many problems in games, for example in Horizon Forbidden West you get horrible flickering whenever you look at holograms (the game has a lot of holograms)
News - Stylish 2.5D action brawler Skroyder Rumble brings a weird Brazilian-inspired cartoon world
By Braian LC, 28 May 2026 at 12:59 pm UTC
By Braian LC, 28 May 2026 at 12:59 pm UTC
Wow... thank you so much for sharing our game! ❤️
News - Rain Games (Teslagrad) put up a demo for Knuckle Jet, an off-the-wall jetpunk ricochet action platformer
By doragasu, 28 May 2026 at 12:18 pm UTC
By doragasu, 28 May 2026 at 12:18 pm UTC
Anyone old enough to remember Knuckle Joe on the arcades? 😆
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By PlayingOnLinuxphone, 28 May 2026 at 12:14 pm UTC
By PlayingOnLinuxphone, 28 May 2026 at 12:14 pm UTC
Quoting: eggroleI am excited for the upcoming Gamer's Nexus video where they talk to companies that sell non-RAM/SSD stuff (like cases, PSU, etc) that are being hammered as well even though those things are actually cheaper today.That [video is already released](https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=zyQwAhppWj8).
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By Jarmer, 28 May 2026 at 12:12 pm UTC
By Jarmer, 28 May 2026 at 12:12 pm UTC
I mean we all knew this was coming, but I was NOT expecting it to go this high. Unfortunately I use my deck for kind of side-play like in bed, or while traveling. So it was an impulse purchase just for fun at the old pricing and that was okay. But with this new pricing, there's no chance I'd do that again, so .............. I guess the SD1 is the only handheld I'll be having at all. I'm not paying 1000+ for a handheld, zero chance. This sucks :(
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By eggrole, 28 May 2026 at 12:07 pm UTC
I am excited for the upcoming Gamer's Nexus video where they talk to companies that sell non-RAM/SSD stuff (like cases, PSU, etc) that are being hammered as well even though those things are actually cheaper today. Even with mostly cheaper components though, the extra $500-1000 for the RAM/SSD/GPU are making people put off building a new PC. Gamer's Nexus mentioned that they fully expect some of the smaller companies to go bankrupt because of all this.
As for the oil, at least in the US, depending on draw down rates from the SPR and industrial buffers, there shoulnd't be any abrupt shocks for 4-12 months. I suspect we will see prices creep higher and higher instead of some discontinuity in pricing. I understand that Asia is getting hit a lot harder and that is rebalancing the global oil prices. Still, this isn't good news by any means and the longer the Hormuz madness continues the worse things will get. I just don't think it will be as fast as some people think.
By eggrole, 28 May 2026 at 12:07 pm UTC
Quoting: BrokattThe big picture is far worse than expensive Valve devices. Unless we get an end to the war in Iran soon and some sort of relief to RAM/SSD prices, we are witnessing the beginning of the end to affordable consumer computing. Princes will continue to increase on computing devices and big companies will probably try directing the market towards cheaper game cloud streaming, and AI devices that have little to no local computing capabilities. This will begin in earnest when global oil reserves reaches critical levels after the summer.IMHO this is the intended GOAL, not a side effect. Everything has been moving to subscription based because that generates the most profit. Why wouldn't they want H(ardware)aaS or G(aming)aaS? You don't even need some cabal managing a conspiracy to do this, it is literally what everyone is simply doing because they follow the profit.
The problem is that the market was already experiencing considerable stress due to underrepresented AI demand and unpredictable tariffs by the US government. Now add an energy and logistics crisis on top of that and we have perfect conditions for a PC collapse at best and a full on recession at worst.
I am excited for the upcoming Gamer's Nexus video where they talk to companies that sell non-RAM/SSD stuff (like cases, PSU, etc) that are being hammered as well even though those things are actually cheaper today. Even with mostly cheaper components though, the extra $500-1000 for the RAM/SSD/GPU are making people put off building a new PC. Gamer's Nexus mentioned that they fully expect some of the smaller companies to go bankrupt because of all this.
As for the oil, at least in the US, depending on draw down rates from the SPR and industrial buffers, there shoulnd't be any abrupt shocks for 4-12 months. I suspect we will see prices creep higher and higher instead of some discontinuity in pricing. I understand that Asia is getting hit a lot harder and that is rebalancing the global oil prices. Still, this isn't good news by any means and the longer the Hormuz madness continues the worse things will get. I just don't think it will be as fast as some people think.
News - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past DLC announced
By Ehvis, 28 May 2026 at 12:02 pm UTC
By Ehvis, 28 May 2026 at 12:02 pm UTC
Quoting: neolithIIRC most of the people responsible for Witcher 3 don't work at CDPR anymore, so I'll wait for some playtests before I get my hopes up. 😅No, but a whole bunch of them work at Fool's Theory, so that's something.
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By neolith, 28 May 2026 at 12:02 pm UTC
By neolith, 28 May 2026 at 12:02 pm UTC
That is disappointing.
News - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past DLC announced
By neolith, 28 May 2026 at 11:54 am UTC
By neolith, 28 May 2026 at 11:54 am UTC
IIRC most of the people responsible for Witcher 3 don't work at CDPR anymore, so I'll wait for some playtests before I get my hopes up. 😅
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By Lin-Ursin, 28 May 2026 at 11:49 am UTC
By Lin-Ursin, 28 May 2026 at 11:49 am UTC
My goodness!
Somehow was expected but... that's too much.
Somehow was expected but... that's too much.
News - Classic strategy games Empire Earth 1, 2 & 3 arrive on Steam
By neolith, 28 May 2026 at 11:45 am UTC
By neolith, 28 May 2026 at 11:45 am UTC
I only ever played the first one – are the other two similar?
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By MasterSleort, 28 May 2026 at 11:10 am UTC
Example:
EUR 779 (originally €569)
By MasterSleort, 28 May 2026 at 11:10 am UTC
Quoting: PhlebiacNo, I think it is primarily my fault for misreading each listed price. I read the currency as a region and then the "original" price as the current price as it had the currency symbol.Quoting: MasterSleortYou can't write an article and expect people can remember the prices before they went out of stock. Nowhere is the price increase mentioned. Only the new prices are listed.Are you complaining about the Valve post? Because Liam's article lists the original prices (unless he added those after the fact?).
Example:
EUR 779 (originally €569)
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By MasterSleort, 28 May 2026 at 11:07 am UTC
I will admit that I also didn't understand why others hadn't pointed it out, so I assumed they just knew the previous prices as almost common knowledge.
Still think its bad formatting though.
By MasterSleort, 28 May 2026 at 11:07 am UTC
Quoting: Liam Squires-HandI am sorry. I think it is the way it is written. The new prices' currencies are written in their abbreviations whereas the old prices' currencies are listed with their respective currency symbols. In my mind I mistakenly read that as the region and then never read "originally", but just saw the number next to each currency symbol. Pardon me for thinking that is a bit confusing.Quoting: MasterSleortYou can't write an article and expect people can remember the prices before they went out of stock. Nowhere is the price increase mentioned. Only the new prices are listed. I bought both my LCD and OLED Steam Decks at launch and never cared to look at the prices again, so I can't remember what they cost. I am 99% sure a AI model would have known to mention this.What are you on about? The article you are commenting on has the original prices right there and has since I hit publish.
Yeah I am annoyed, because it is subpar journalism.
I will admit that I also didn't understand why others hadn't pointed it out, so I assumed they just knew the previous prices as almost common knowledge.
Still think its bad formatting though.
Guide - How to give Valve feedback when Proton games have issues on Linux / SteamOS
By Stella, 22 May 2026 at 10:27 am UTC
By Stella, 22 May 2026 at 10:27 am UTC
Is that really worth doing though? I uploaded logs and gave really detailed information for 3 different games that have issues with Proton. The Witcher 3, Vampyr, Doom TDA. All 3 are Steam Deck Verified. In all 3 reports, i gave detailed repro steps along with proton logs, and the issue was 100% reproducible. In Vampyr, the report was specifically about a regression in Proton 8 or later on the Steam Deck. I have never heard back from Valve on any of these 3 reports. This effort feels like a waste of time now.😫
Guide - How to give Valve feedback when Proton games have issues on Linux / SteamOS
By Cley_Faye, 21 May 2026 at 5:32 pm UTC
By Cley_Faye, 21 May 2026 at 5:32 pm UTC
Ah, there must be a rule somewhere to state that a solution to a problem will show up when you don't need it anymore :D
I was facing an issue with a game last week, and ended up getting proton logs out this way. It was quite helpful. Ubuntu 24.04 have nvidia 595 drivers, but for some reason they didn't ship with the 32 bit builds of the various libraries. The proton logs showed that the game (a 32-bit windows executable) was just not seeing the GPU *at all* and moved to llvmpipe.
Still, a useful post; I'm sure there are issues that can't quite get fixed on our end.
I was facing an issue with a game last week, and ended up getting proton logs out this way. It was quite helpful. Ubuntu 24.04 have nvidia 595 drivers, but for some reason they didn't ship with the 32 bit builds of the various libraries. The proton logs showed that the game (a 32-bit windows executable) was just not seeing the GPU *at all* and moved to llvmpipe.
Still, a useful post; I'm sure there are issues that can't quite get fixed on our end.
Guide - How to give Valve feedback when Proton games have issues on Linux / SteamOS
By Yasri, 21 May 2026 at 2:44 pm UTC
By Yasri, 21 May 2026 at 2:44 pm UTC
You can upload the log file, first I have heard of this. I've just been chopping them up and making dozens of posts per bug report.
/this is a joke, don't do this.
/this is a joke, don't do this.
Guide - How to setup OpenMW for modern Morrowind on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck
By Savor592, 10 Apr 2026 at 1:32 pm UTC
By Savor592, 10 Apr 2026 at 1:32 pm UTC
I would welcome a post (or an edit) introducing https://modding-openmw.com/ and especially showing a setup that works well on Steam Deck.
Their scripts make modding really easy. But unfortunately the Total Overhaul seems to be too much for the Deck. Would be nice to see a configuration close to it which can be run on the Deck.
Their scripts make modding really easy. But unfortunately the Total Overhaul seems to be too much for the Deck. Would be nice to see a configuration close to it which can be run on the Deck.
Guide - How to get Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 online working on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck
By lucasgomesbz, 7 Apr 2026 at 11:44 pm UTC
By lucasgomesbz, 7 Apr 2026 at 11:44 pm UTC
Thanks so much!
Your trick work!
Your trick work!
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By esapolundead, 11 Feb 2026 at 11:37 pm UTC
Close Lutris, then
Open Lutris, start Battle.net. You will have to login again, but it should be working now. Hope this helps.
By esapolundead, 11 Feb 2026 at 11:37 pm UTC
Quoting: iliyalesanitried wine, wine-staging-tkg, proton experimental, proton-ge, proton-tkg, reinstalled battle.net multiple times on different prefixes even cleared appdata and programdata but still nothing. gave VPN and tethering mobile network a shot as well. the result was always the same:This happened to me as well. Looks like the latest Battle.net launcher update broke something. This is how I fixed it in Lutris.
"Battle.net Update Agent went to sleep. Attempting to wake it up... BLZBNTBNA00000005".
Close Lutris, then
# pkill -9 Battle.net
# pkill -9 Agent
# pkill -9 Blizzard
# rm -rf ~/Games/battlenet/drive_c/ProgramData/Battle.net/Agent
# rm -rf ~/Games/battlenet/drive_c/ProgramData/Blizzard\ EntertainmentOpen Lutris, start Battle.net. You will have to login again, but it should be working now. Hope this helps.
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By iliyalesani, 11 Feb 2026 at 9:46 pm UTC
By iliyalesani, 11 Feb 2026 at 9:46 pm UTC
tried wine, wine-staging-tkg, proton experimental, proton-ge, proton-tkg, reinstalled battle.net multiple times on different prefixes even cleared appdata and programdata but still nothing. gave VPN and tethering mobile network a shot as well. the result was always the same:
"Battle.net Update Agent went to sleep. Attempting to wake it up... BLZBNTBNA00000005".
same thing with lutris using different versions of wine runners. even tried starting up the agent before and after launching battle.net to no avail:
EDIT / FIX:
using bottles (AUR, not flatpak) with proton-ge 10-30 worked. bottles also applied this launch option:
"Battle.net Update Agent went to sleep. Attempting to wake it up... BLZBNTBNA00000005".
same thing with lutris using different versions of wine runners. even tried starting up the agent before and after launching battle.net to no avail:
WINEFSYNC=1 WINEPREFIX="$HOME/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/2240255771/pfx/" "$HOME/.steam/steam/compatibilitytools.d/Proton-Tkg-2634/files/bin/wine" "$HOME/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/2240255771/pfx/drive_c/ProgramData/Battle.net/Agent/Agent.exe"EDIT / FIX:
using bottles (AUR, not flatpak) with proton-ge 10-30 worked. bottles also applied this launch option:
WINEDLLOVERRIDES="locationapi=d" WINE_SIMULATE_WRITECOPY=1 %command%
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By mr-victory, 23 Jan 2026 at 4:01 pm UTC
By mr-victory, 23 Jan 2026 at 4:01 pm UTC
Proton will also do however the default wine is ancient and does not work. I had to give this info in universal blue discord so many times I started to meme about "days since last Battle.net install failure on Lutris: 0". It is a pet peeve of mine😅
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By tuubi, 23 Jan 2026 at 2:55 pm UTC
Lutris really needs to cut a new release at some point and make this the default.
By tuubi, 23 Jan 2026 at 2:55 pm UTC
Quoting: mr-victoryI forgot this guide existed lol. Option 1 (Lutris) does not work and hasn't for months unless the default Wine version is changed from Wine GE 8.26 to something newer. Other wine versions can be installed by clicking a tiny button that looks like an open box in the main page of Lutris, next to "Wine" button.For most games you'll want to select "GE-Proton (Latest)" instead. No need to download anything manually. Lutris (UMU) will automatically download and manage the latest Proton version for you.
Lutris really needs to cut a new release at some point and make this the default.
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By mr-victory, 23 Jan 2026 at 12:44 pm UTC
By mr-victory, 23 Jan 2026 at 12:44 pm UTC
I forgot this guide existed lol. Option 1 (Lutris) does not work and hasn't for months unless the default Wine version is changed from Wine GE 8.26 to something newer. Other wine versions can be installed by clicking a tiny button that looks like an open box in the main page of Lutris, next to "Wine" button.
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By dbarreda, 23 Jan 2026 at 4:54 am UTC
By dbarreda, 23 Jan 2026 at 4:54 am UTC
I did install Steam thru Flatpak (K)ubuntu 25.10;
Proton 9 did not work, but Proton 10 did. It got stuck on "agent went to sleep attempting to wake it up steam".
The location for the directory is here: `~/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/`
Hope this helps someone.
Proton 9 did not work, but Proton 10 did. It got stuck on "agent went to sleep attempting to wake it up steam".
The location for the directory is here: `~/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/`
Hope this helps someone.
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By Liam Squires-Hand, 14 Jan 2026 at 12:57 pm UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand, 14 Jan 2026 at 12:57 pm UTC
I've added the Steam Snap path into the guide now, thanks.
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By jurquizo, 14 Jan 2026 at 12:55 pm UTC
*mod snip: we prefer note to have user scripts here, especially from an AI*
By jurquizo, 14 Jan 2026 at 12:55 pm UTC
Quoting: Liam DaweThanks for the quick reply. The folder compatdata is in ~/snap/steam/common/.local/share/Steam/steamapps, and there are a two folders with random numbers as names with the same created/modified date. In my case it was easy to find the correct because there were only 2 candidate folders.Quoting: jurquizoFirst of all, great guide. I tried following the steam method and I couldn't find the folder of the Steam installation folder to change the shortcut, I think it is because I installed Steam via snap and I can't find similar paths inside the .snap folder. Could you help me?Ah, that's an interesting one. Snap is a whole different can of worms.
Could you try looking in: ~/snap/steam/common/.local/share/Steam/steamapps
See if the compatdata folder is there? Once we find the correct path, I'll add it to the guide.
*mod snip: we prefer note to have user scripts here, especially from an AI*
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By Liam Squires-Hand, 13 Jan 2026 at 8:25 pm UTC
Could you try looking in: ~/snap/steam/common/.local/share/Steam/steamapps
See if the compatdata folder is there? Once we find the correct path, I'll add it to the guide.
By Liam Squires-Hand, 13 Jan 2026 at 8:25 pm UTC
Quoting: jurquizoFirst of all, great guide. I tried following the steam method and I couldn't find the folder of the Steam installation folder to change the shortcut, I think it is because I installed Steam via snap and I can't find similar paths inside the .snap folder. Could you help me?Ah, that's an interesting one. Snap is a whole different can of worms.
Could you try looking in: ~/snap/steam/common/.local/share/Steam/steamapps
See if the compatdata folder is there? Once we find the correct path, I'll add it to the guide.
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By jurquizo, 13 Jan 2026 at 8:17 pm UTC
By jurquizo, 13 Jan 2026 at 8:17 pm UTC
First of all, great guide. I tried following the steam method and I couldn't find the folder of the Steam installation folder to change the shortcut, I think it is because I installed Steam via snap and I can't find similar paths inside the .snap folder. Could you help me?
Guide - How to setup OpenMW for modern Morrowind on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck
By Caldathras, 4 Jan 2026 at 7:16 pm UTC
By Caldathras, 4 Jan 2026 at 7:16 pm UTC
This is for those looking for a solution that doesn't involve Flatpak. It is primarily intended for desktop Linux users. Although, I imagine with a little tweaking, It might work for Steam Deck as well.
Option 3) Direct Download
https://openmw.readthedocs.io/en/stable/manuals/installation/install-openmw.html#direct-download
Recently, I discovered that OpenMW offers a Direct Download "installer" on their GitHub site. This archive acts just like the Windows installer, allowing you to keep multiple versions of OpenMW installed in Linux.
The problem is that the installation instructions from the online guide are written very poorly. All they say is "run the install package once downloaded. It’s now installed!". It is not that easy. For one, the "installer" is an archive, not an executable. For two, they assume that you know what file to run once the archive is extracted. Here are my expanded instructions:
1) Download the latest Direct Download archive from the GitHub Releases page.
2) Extract the archive to the folder/location of your choice.
3) Launch the "openmw-launcher" script from within the folder.
.... a) If you are simply upgrading, it will use your existing configuration. You are good to go.
.... b) If this is a fresh installation, the launcher will offer to run the OpenMW Wizard to help you set everything up (see Option 1 of Liam's guide above for the rest of the steps).
4) If the launcher script will not start, then you have very likely encountered the rather infamous glibc issue (you can verify this by trying to launching the script in a terminal).
5) Make sure to download the latest version of the Steam Linux Runtime (currently Steam Linux Runtime 4).
6) To add OpenMW to the Steam client, choose the option "Add a Non-Steam Game ...". You may have to manually point Steam at the location of the openmw-launcher script (I did).
7) Go to the Properties menu for openmw-launcher and select "Install Compatibility Tool". Choose the latest Steam Linux Runtime, which you downloaded in Step 5.
8) Update and customize the Steam Library entry to your preferences. You should now be good to go.
Spoiler, click me
There are many ways to install OpenMW. There is even an unofficial AppImage available. The distro repositories almost always offer an out-of-date version. In the past, I used to install via the LaunchPad PPA (only works for Ubuntu derivatives). The problem with PPAs is that they have to be reinstalled with every major version upgrade of your distro. If you are slow to upgrade, the PPA will eventually update to a version of OpenMW that will not run on your outdated distro. Updating uninstalls the version that currently works and then fails on installing the new version.
Option 3) Direct Download
https://openmw.readthedocs.io/en/stable/manuals/installation/install-openmw.html#direct-download
Recently, I discovered that OpenMW offers a Direct Download "installer" on their GitHub site. This archive acts just like the Windows installer, allowing you to keep multiple versions of OpenMW installed in Linux.
Spoiler, click me
NOTE: By default, all installations share the same saves and configuration. There is a feature that was introduced with version 0.48 that allows you to set up a "portable install", which allows you to isolate a particular version with its own configuration and save files.
https://modding-openmw.com/tips/portable-install/
https://modding-openmw.com/tips/portable-install/
The problem is that the installation instructions from the online guide are written very poorly. All they say is "run the install package once downloaded. It’s now installed!". It is not that easy. For one, the "installer" is an archive, not an executable. For two, they assume that you know what file to run once the archive is extracted. Here are my expanded instructions:
1) Download the latest Direct Download archive from the GitHub Releases page.
2) Extract the archive to the folder/location of your choice.
Spoiler, click me
NOTE: If you want to maintain multiple versions, keep in mind that only one of them can be in your default PATH. In fact, it would probably be better to keep the lot of them out of your PATH altogether. Instead of treating the executable/script like a system command, you will just have to provide the entire folder address to launch the game.
This, however, also makes the installation somewhat portable since you can place folder wherever you want. Combined with the "portable install" feature described above, this means you won't even have to have the game installed in your File System partition at all.
This, however, also makes the installation somewhat portable since you can place folder wherever you want. Combined with the "portable install" feature described above, this means you won't even have to have the game installed in your File System partition at all.
3) Launch the "openmw-launcher" script from within the folder.
.... a) If you are simply upgrading, it will use your existing configuration. You are good to go.
.... b) If this is a fresh installation, the launcher will offer to run the OpenMW Wizard to help you set everything up (see Option 1 of Liam's guide above for the rest of the steps).
4) If the launcher script will not start, then you have very likely encountered the rather infamous glibc issue (you can verify this by trying to launching the script in a terminal).
Spoiler, click me
GLIBC Compatibility Issues
One of the big concerns that I have with the OpenMW project is that they don't clearly notify Linux users of a change in system requirements (which they could include with the text for each release on GitHub). The OpenMW Team occasionally increases the version of the glibc library required without clearly advising their Linux users of this change.
For example, the latest version of OpenMW (0.50.0) requires glibc 2.38. This is only available on Ubuntu 24.04 (Mint 22) or higher. (Still running an earlier distro version? Surprise!)
The solution is quite simple. You need to integrate the game into the Steam Client and set the compatibility to Steam Linux Runtime 4, which is based on Debian 13.2 Trixie (and supports glibc 2.38).
One of the big concerns that I have with the OpenMW project is that they don't clearly notify Linux users of a change in system requirements (which they could include with the text for each release on GitHub). The OpenMW Team occasionally increases the version of the glibc library required without clearly advising their Linux users of this change.
For example, the latest version of OpenMW (0.50.0) requires glibc 2.38. This is only available on Ubuntu 24.04 (Mint 22) or higher. (Still running an earlier distro version? Surprise!)
The solution is quite simple. You need to integrate the game into the Steam Client and set the compatibility to Steam Linux Runtime 4, which is based on Debian 13.2 Trixie (and supports glibc 2.38).
5) Make sure to download the latest version of the Steam Linux Runtime (currently Steam Linux Runtime 4).
6) To add OpenMW to the Steam client, choose the option "Add a Non-Steam Game ...". You may have to manually point Steam at the location of the openmw-launcher script (I did).
7) Go to the Properties menu for openmw-launcher and select "Install Compatibility Tool". Choose the latest Steam Linux Runtime, which you downloaded in Step 5.
8) Update and customize the Steam Library entry to your preferences. You should now be good to go.
Guide - How to get Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 online working on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck
By subzero, 19 Dec 2025 at 9:04 pm UTC
By subzero, 19 Dec 2025 at 9:04 pm UTC
Quoting: Liam Daweyes im trying to play battlefield 3, apologiesQuoting: subzeroThis doesnt seem to be working for me, i am on the official steam version of the game and i followed all the steps but for some reason the browser menu doesnt seem to detect the EA app on my computer that's already open, i am on fedora cinnamonSince the guide covers two games, which game are we talking about? Battlefield 3?
Guide - How to get Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 online working on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck
By Liam Squires-Hand, 19 Dec 2025 at 5:57 pm UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand, 19 Dec 2025 at 5:57 pm UTC
Quoting: subzeroThis doesnt seem to be working for me, i am on the official steam version of the game and i followed all the steps but for some reason the browser menu doesnt seem to detect the EA app on my computer that's already open, i am on fedora cinnamonSince the guide covers two games, which game are we talking about? Battlefield 3?
Guide - How to get Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 online working on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck
By subzero, 19 Dec 2025 at 5:47 pm UTC
By subzero, 19 Dec 2025 at 5:47 pm UTC
This doesnt seem to be working for me, i am on the official steam version of the game and i followed all the steps but for some reason the browser menu doesnt seem to detect the EA app on my computer that's already open, i am on fedora cinnamon
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By Mirrored, 29 Nov 2025 at 9:52 am UTC
By Mirrored, 29 Nov 2025 at 9:52 am UTC
On CachyOS:
I was not able to get the Lutris method to work. The installer kept complaining about a file system error and the Battle.net installer would freeze. I attempted this installation many times (~10) and eventually managed to install it without a file system error appearing, but even then, Battle.net would give either the "Battle.net Agent Went to Sleep" error or the "An error occurred while loading game information" error. I tried changing the Runner configuration to many other options than the default, but they all resulted in Battle.net freezing immediately after launch. I didn't try Jiloup's suggestion of using Proton Plus, though, so look at that if you insist on Lutris.
I was able to get the Steam method to work. Use Steam to run the Battle.net setup exe, and then re-target it to the launcher exe that is installed. However, the suggested Compability setting of Proton 9.0-4 still lead to the "Battle.net Agent Went to Sleep". Once I switched it to proton-cachyos-10.0-20251120, that error went away, Battle.net started normally, and I was able to install games. I then tried Proton 10.0-3, which also worked.
TL;DR: I'd recommend the Steam method, and Proton 10.0+
I was not able to get the Lutris method to work. The installer kept complaining about a file system error and the Battle.net installer would freeze. I attempted this installation many times (~10) and eventually managed to install it without a file system error appearing, but even then, Battle.net would give either the "Battle.net Agent Went to Sleep" error or the "An error occurred while loading game information" error. I tried changing the Runner configuration to many other options than the default, but they all resulted in Battle.net freezing immediately after launch. I didn't try Jiloup's suggestion of using Proton Plus, though, so look at that if you insist on Lutris.
I was able to get the Steam method to work. Use Steam to run the Battle.net setup exe, and then re-target it to the launcher exe that is installed. However, the suggested Compability setting of Proton 9.0-4 still lead to the "Battle.net Agent Went to Sleep". Once I switched it to proton-cachyos-10.0-20251120, that error went away, Battle.net started normally, and I was able to install games. I then tried Proton 10.0-3, which also worked.
TL;DR: I'd recommend the Steam method, and Proton 10.0+
Guide - How to get Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 online working on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck
By Turkeysteaks, 23 Nov 2025 at 5:12 pm UTC
By Turkeysteaks, 23 Nov 2025 at 5:12 pm UTC
Realise this is a bit old now, but I've been playing with BF4 for a year or so and one thing is really annoying - no steam overlay. Which also means no steam recorder.
Do you or anyone have any experience with getting the steam overlay to work with this?
Do you or anyone have any experience with getting the steam overlay to work with this?
Guide - How to install, update and see what graphics driver you have on Linux and SteamOS
By Eike, 17 Nov 2025 at 12:27 pm UTC
Installing nvidia-drivers on Debian is basically
> apt install nvidia-driver
I made I video talking way too long for the easy task of installing Steam plus Nvidia drivers on a virgin Debian:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS6mXW7KPoU
By Eike, 17 Nov 2025 at 12:27 pm UTC
Added some notes for Debian.Our wiki is bad.
Installing nvidia-drivers on Debian is basically
> apt install nvidia-driver
I made I video talking way too long for the easy task of installing Steam plus Nvidia drivers on a virgin Debian:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS6mXW7KPoU
Guide - How to install, update and see what graphics driver you have on Linux and SteamOS
By Liam Squires-Hand, 17 Nov 2025 at 11:58 am UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand, 17 Nov 2025 at 11:58 am UTC
Added some notes for Debian.
Guide - Why are there so many different Proton versions? Proton 8, Proton 9, Experimental, GE-Proton
By vertigo, 3 Nov 2025 at 6:40 pm UTC
By vertigo, 3 Nov 2025 at 6:40 pm UTC
Great write up, very useful for new users. It could be worth adding [proton-cachyos](https://github.com/CachyOS/proton-cachyos) given how popular CachyOS is now.
Guide - An idiots guide to setting up Minecraft on Steam Deck / SteamOS with controller support
By blindcoder, 28 Oct 2025 at 10:07 am UTC
By blindcoder, 28 Oct 2025 at 10:07 am UTC
Thank you, I just setup the Steam Deck using this guide and now my kid and I can play together on my own server! <3
Guide - How to setup OpenMW for modern Morrowind on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck
By Cu5t0m1z3, 19 Oct 2025 at 8:43 pm UTC
By Cu5t0m1z3, 19 Oct 2025 at 8:43 pm UTC
I think you missed a huge part of playing a TES game by leaving out modding. I know modding on Linux tends to be difficult but the website modding-openmw makes it so easy.
I followed their Automatic Installation guide for the Total Overhaul of 589 mods on Linhx Mint and it worked flawlessly with no crashing after a few hours of playing. It downloads mods from Nexus through your terminal into your game install. If you pay for Nexus it'll be quicker and smoother, otherwise you have to acknowledge all 589 mods so it can take a few hours.
I followed their Automatic Installation guide for the Total Overhaul of 589 mods on Linhx Mint and it worked flawlessly with no crashing after a few hours of playing. It downloads mods from Nexus through your terminal into your game install. If you pay for Nexus it'll be quicker and smoother, otherwise you have to acknowledge all 589 mods so it can take a few hours.
Guide - How to setup OpenMW for modern Morrowind on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck
By quot, 10 Oct 2025 at 2:47 pm UTC
By quot, 10 Oct 2025 at 2:47 pm UTC
The next release is focused around their new gamepad UI feature.
https://openmw.org/2025/openmw-0-50-0-is-now-in-rc-phase/
It's not officially released, but the RC releases of OMW are very stable.
https://openmw.org/2025/openmw-0-50-0-is-now-in-rc-phase/
It's not officially released, but the RC releases of OMW are very stable.
Guide - How to setup OpenMW for modern Morrowind on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck
By Wintergale, 4 Oct 2025 at 5:29 pm UTC
By Wintergale, 4 Oct 2025 at 5:29 pm UTC
How good it is with gamepad?Wait for OMW v0.50, there will be a huge uprade of gamepad support. As I understood, you will not need a mouse anymore.
Guide - Alternatives to popular games that don't work on Linux, Steam Deck and SteamOS
By Turkeysteaks, 1 Oct 2025 at 4:45 pm UTC
By Turkeysteaks, 1 Oct 2025 at 4:45 pm UTC
IMO I'd split the FPS categories up into even more categories, while CS and Battlefield are technically both FPS, I'm not sure how much the fan overlap is. To suggest some additional alternatives:
Esports shooters:
Valorant -> CS2, Fragpunk
Rainbow 6 Siege/X -> Zero Hour, CS2*, Due Process*
Large-scale shooters:
Battlefield -> Battlefield 4*, Insurgency: Sandstorm*, HLL* (bit more milsimmy but still), Rising Storm Vietnam*, Planetside 2, THE FINALS*
Hero shooters:
Valorant -> Dirty Bomb, Overwatch 2*, Multiversus*
Arcade shooters:
Call of Duty -> Titanfall 2* (GOAT), Splitgate 2, Halo Infinite, Shatterline?
Could mention WWII and earlier, however most of them need custom clients due to the RCEs (this applies to both windows and linux)
Extraction shooters:
Tarkov -> Tarkov SINGLEPLAYER, Gray Zone Warfare, Marauders, Deceive Inc, Zero Sievert* (but singleplayer only)
Not sure where they'd fit specifically but I also think For Honor and Rocket League are worth mentioning somewhere within esports because they both work on linux and have some big fanbases
Also it would be wrong for me not to bring up Garfield Kart as a mario kart alternative lol
Esports shooters:
Valorant -> CS2, Fragpunk
Rainbow 6 Siege/X -> Zero Hour, CS2*, Due Process*
Large-scale shooters:
Battlefield -> Battlefield 4*, Insurgency: Sandstorm*, HLL* (bit more milsimmy but still), Rising Storm Vietnam*, Planetside 2, THE FINALS*
Hero shooters:
Valorant -> Dirty Bomb, Overwatch 2*, Multiversus*
Arcade shooters:
Call of Duty -> Titanfall 2* (GOAT), Splitgate 2, Halo Infinite, Shatterline?
Could mention WWII and earlier, however most of them need custom clients due to the RCEs (this applies to both windows and linux)
Extraction shooters:
Tarkov -> Tarkov SINGLEPLAYER, Gray Zone Warfare, Marauders, Deceive Inc, Zero Sievert* (but singleplayer only)
Not sure where they'd fit specifically but I also think For Honor and Rocket League are worth mentioning somewhere within esports because they both work on linux and have some big fanbases
Also it would be wrong for me not to bring up Garfield Kart as a mario kart alternative lol
Guide - How to install Hollow Knight: Silksong mods on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck
By Liam Squires-Hand, 1 Oct 2025 at 10:38 am UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand, 1 Oct 2025 at 10:38 am UTC
Updated for the new release of BepInEx 5.4.23.4, you no longer need to manually replace a file.
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