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News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By LordDaveTheKind, 16 Jun 2026 at 4:53 pm UTC
This is exactly the right answer. It's the Parliament Committed the main driver and sponsor of this initiative.
By LordDaveTheKind, 16 Jun 2026 at 4:53 pm UTC
Quoting: seflasporinYeah, the European Commission is basically the regulator. This isn't exactly related to the Stop Killing Games petition, that's for the European Parliament.
This is exactly the right answer. It's the Parliament Committed the main driver and sponsor of this initiative.
News - The under-16 social media ban marks the end of the open UK internet
By eggrole, 16 Jun 2026 at 4:51 pm UTC
While I don't think an <16-year-old should be on social media, I don't think it is the government's job to make that call. That is up to the parents. Now, you can argue there are bad parents, but that is the cost of freedom. Freedom to mess up.
What are the costs of children smoking or drinking? What are the costs of a nanny state when people don't learn to take care of themselves (moral hazzard)? What are the costs of a bad parent? I don't have answers to those questions, but my gut reaction is always to limit what the government can do, especially when it comes to individuals.
And the costs themselves are not only one sided. For example how much does it cost the taxpayer when a child smokes? How much does it cost the taxpayer to prevent a child from smoking? A lot of bleeding heart types will say things like "no cost is too great to protect the child", but that simply isn't the case in a world of limited resources.
By eggrole, 16 Jun 2026 at 4:51 pm UTC
Quoting: UltraVioletjust like banning kids from smoking and alcohol this is a good thingDo those bans work though? I've heard for years it is easier to get hard drugs than booze for children. So it seems like it is working. But, if the children turn to harder, more accessible, black markets... is that a win?
While I don't think an <16-year-old should be on social media, I don't think it is the government's job to make that call. That is up to the parents. Now, you can argue there are bad parents, but that is the cost of freedom. Freedom to mess up.
What are the costs of children smoking or drinking? What are the costs of a nanny state when people don't learn to take care of themselves (moral hazzard)? What are the costs of a bad parent? I don't have answers to those questions, but my gut reaction is always to limit what the government can do, especially when it comes to individuals.
And the costs themselves are not only one sided. For example how much does it cost the taxpayer when a child smokes? How much does it cost the taxpayer to prevent a child from smoking? A lot of bleeding heart types will say things like "no cost is too great to protect the child", but that simply isn't the case in a world of limited resources.
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By Eocene84, 16 Jun 2026 at 4:51 pm UTC
By Eocene84, 16 Jun 2026 at 4:51 pm UTC
More examples of how our governments are almost completely under the control of billionaires. Humanity needs a revolution to overthrow all of these companies and the governments that do their bidding.
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By devland, 16 Jun 2026 at 4:45 pm UTC
By devland, 16 Jun 2026 at 4:45 pm UTC
The problem aren't the companies that sell shit as-a-service software and then pull the plug leaving you holding a useless client. The problem is the collective stupidity of users that constantly buy into that crap.
Just let nature do its thing, don't get in the way of its selection and let suckers get burned into oblivion. If you push laws the prevent this type of scam they'll buy into another.
It's also such a trivial problem when compared with the mountain of autocratic shit that we have to deal with that you can argue that we're wasting time and energy arguing about it.
Just let nature do its thing, don't get in the way of its selection and let suckers get burned into oblivion. If you push laws the prevent this type of scam they'll buy into another.
It's also such a trivial problem when compared with the mountain of autocratic shit that we have to deal with that you can argue that we're wasting time and energy arguing about it.
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By Mal, 16 Jun 2026 at 4:32 pm UTC
By Mal, 16 Jun 2026 at 4:32 pm UTC
If I read the response correctly, music lobby did not understood this initiative, and in the doubt they vetoed it.
Nothing new under european sun.
Nothing new under european sun.
News - Steam Next Fest June 2026 is live with thousands of demos
By Liam Squires-Hand, 16 Jun 2026 at 4:27 pm UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand, 16 Jun 2026 at 4:27 pm UTC
Quoting: JarmerHuh, you must be seeing something I'm not. I've not heard of SteamDB using any AI?Quoting: Liam Squires-Handomg what irony.Quoting: SalvatosAnyone have a link to SteamDB showing only demos without AI like last year? The official store listing is getting unusable at this point.https://steamdb.info/instantsearch/?refinementList%5Btags%5D%5B0%5D=-AI%20Content%20Disclosed&refinementList%5BappType%5D%5B0%5D=Demo
that listing page which searches for games that don't have any ai in them, is itself powered by ai. It seems you cannot even escape it when you are actively trying to. 😫
News - Steam Next Fest June 2026 is live with thousands of demos
By Jarmer, 16 Jun 2026 at 4:09 pm UTC
that listing page which searches for games that don't have any ai in them, is itself powered by ai. It seems you cannot even escape it when you are actively trying to. 😫
By Jarmer, 16 Jun 2026 at 4:09 pm UTC
Quoting: Liam Squires-Handomg what irony.Quoting: SalvatosAnyone have a link to SteamDB showing only demos without AI like last year? The official store listing is getting unusable at this point.https://steamdb.info/instantsearch/?refinementList%5Btags%5D%5B0%5D=-AI%20Content%20Disclosed&refinementList%5BappType%5D%5B0%5D=Demo
that listing page which searches for games that don't have any ai in them, is itself powered by ai. It seems you cannot even escape it when you are actively trying to. 😫
News - KDE Plasma 6.7 out with per-screen virtual desktops, Wayland upgrades, better support for background apps
By MrBelles, 16 Jun 2026 at 4:01 pm UTC
By MrBelles, 16 Jun 2026 at 4:01 pm UTC
I've certainly been excited for this release, and will be turning on the per-screen desktops. The only other thing I could wish for out of 6.7 was for it to release on the 6th of July.
News - SiN Reloaded from Nightdive Studios gets a first demo
By Calinou, 16 Jun 2026 at 3:51 pm UTC
By Calinou, 16 Jun 2026 at 3:51 pm UTC
I played through the demo on Nightmare mode, it's pretty good. I've played the OG a few years ago and this feels a lot nicer thanks to the 40 Hz tickrate (same as the Quake 2 re-release).
I agree they should probably bump the default brightness sliders to 125% for both still, possibly 150% even.
If anything, I wish more games had a separate entity brightness slider :)
Quoting: neolithI am a bit underwhelmed TBH.You can change world and entity brightness separately in the remaster, as well as enable an accessibility option to increase entity contrast (it flattens the lighting they receive, making it closer to vanilla Quake 2 engine look). I find 300% entity brightness + contrast boost a must-have to easily spot enemies without the infrared goggles.
The original game used to be a favourite of mine when it was released and I really want to play it again. But this trailer looks way too dark and the new textures and models don't seem to make the slightest bit of difference in comparison to the original game. 🙁
Judging by the trailer, I wonder if this remaster is worth the money...
I agree they should probably bump the default brightness sliders to 125% for both still, possibly 150% even.
If anything, I wish more games had a separate entity brightness slider :)
News - The under-16 social media ban marks the end of the open UK internet
By Koopa, 16 Jun 2026 at 3:49 pm UTC
By Koopa, 16 Jun 2026 at 3:49 pm UTC
Thanks to the UK government VPNs are going to thrive 😆
News - Steam Next Fest June 2026 is live with thousands of demos
By Salvatos, 16 Jun 2026 at 3:42 pm UTC
By Salvatos, 16 Jun 2026 at 3:42 pm UTC
Thanks Liam. I seem to recall that you liked Roadwarden, so you may want to check out South of the March. Very different art style, more old school and gritty, but not too dissimilar in terms of gameplay. I enjoyed the writing and tense atmosphere.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4628420/South_of_the_March/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4628420/South_of_the_March/
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By TheSHEEEP, 16 Jun 2026 at 3:29 pm UTC
By TheSHEEEP, 16 Jun 2026 at 3:29 pm UTC
Please note that this response was fully expected.
The Commission is basically just a mouth piece for lobby propaganda. It has never been any different and would have been a true miracle if there was any other result.
Thankfully, we don't really need to care because the SKG Initiative (and the EU parliament majority behind it) will simply latch onto and amend the Digital Fairness Act to include the initiatives goals instead.
That will take a few months, though, because while the DFA is guaranteed to happen, it hasn't reached that parliament stage making amendmends possible YET.
Ross explains this fairly well:
https://youtu.be/CgoODQFrPgw?t=668 (timestamped)
The Commission is basically just a mouth piece for lobby propaganda. It has never been any different and would have been a true miracle if there was any other result.
Thankfully, we don't really need to care because the SKG Initiative (and the EU parliament majority behind it) will simply latch onto and amend the Digital Fairness Act to include the initiatives goals instead.
That will take a few months, though, because while the DFA is guaranteed to happen, it hasn't reached that parliament stage making amendmends possible YET.
Ross explains this fairly well:
https://youtu.be/CgoODQFrPgw?t=668 (timestamped)
News - Steam Next Fest June 2026 is live with thousands of demos
By Liam Squires-Hand, 16 Jun 2026 at 3:22 pm UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand, 16 Jun 2026 at 3:22 pm UTC
Quoting: SalvatosAnyone have a link to SteamDB showing only demos without AI like last year? The official store listing is getting unusable at this point.https://steamdb.info/instantsearch/?refinementList%5Btags%5D%5B0%5D=-AI%20Content%20Disclosed&refinementList%5BappType%5D%5B0%5D=Demo
News - The under-16 social media ban marks the end of the open UK internet
By Slaxer, 16 Jun 2026 at 3:21 pm UTC
The only things they are truly great at are:
When it comes to these things, they're absolute fucking champions.
By Slaxer, 16 Jun 2026 at 3:21 pm UTC
Quoting: fabertawe2. Politicians are totally clueless in all areas of technology.Very true, but I'll take that a step further and say that they really do suck at everything else. When it comes to the quantifiable good that they do for the public, the best you can hope for is mediocrity.
The only things they are truly great at are:
- Taking your money by force, wasting it and then lying to you about how they spent your money.
- Pointing guns at people in foreign countries.
- Warantless surveillance, and browsing through all of your intimate photos.
- Setting the judicial system up to make it virtually impossible for the law to hold them accountable.
When it comes to these things, they're absolute fucking champions.
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By coolitic, 16 Jun 2026 at 3:19 pm UTC
By coolitic, 16 Jun 2026 at 3:19 pm UTC
I think that's a perfectly fair and reasonable position:
Under EU consumer law consumers must be informed about the duration and conditions of a video game’s lifespan.
If the supply is stopped earlier than the contract states, players should be reimbursed.
News - Steam Next Fest June 2026 is live with thousands of demos
By Salvatos, 16 Jun 2026 at 3:08 pm UTC
By Salvatos, 16 Jun 2026 at 3:08 pm UTC
Anyone have a link to SteamDB showing only demos without AI like last year? The official store listing is getting unusable at this point.
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By rea987, 16 Jun 2026 at 3:05 pm UTC
By rea987, 16 Jun 2026 at 3:05 pm UTC
And the scumbags sharing this as if they are the saviours of gaming...
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/192dsbqWCJ/
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/192dsbqWCJ/
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By seflasporin, 16 Jun 2026 at 2:56 pm UTC
By seflasporin, 16 Jun 2026 at 2:56 pm UTC
Yeah, the European Commission is basically the regulator. This isn't exactly related to the Stop Killing Games petition, that's for the European Parliament.
News - The under-16 social media ban marks the end of the open UK internet
By fabertawe, 16 Jun 2026 at 2:54 pm UTC
By fabertawe, 16 Jun 2026 at 2:54 pm UTC
1. Kids will get around this easily if motivated.
2. Politicians are totally clueless in all areas of technology.
3. However, this is being done as a precursor to try and control the internet and to ban dissenting speech of all ages.
4. The fact that authoritarian measures are being carried out in many countries concurrently is not a coincidence.
I'd agree with controlling social media for youngsters if it wasn't being done as an excuse rather than with genuine intent but I also don't believe the government should be removing responsibility from parents. Plus it's unenforceable without completely shutting down "unauthorised" internet access, including VPNs, which is the ultimate goal at this point.
2. Politicians are totally clueless in all areas of technology.
3. However, this is being done as a precursor to try and control the internet and to ban dissenting speech of all ages.
4. The fact that authoritarian measures are being carried out in many countries concurrently is not a coincidence.
I'd agree with controlling social media for youngsters if it wasn't being done as an excuse rather than with genuine intent but I also don't believe the government should be removing responsibility from parents. Plus it's unenforceable without completely shutting down "unauthorised" internet access, including VPNs, which is the ultimate goal at this point.
News - The under-16 social media ban marks the end of the open UK internet
By Eocene84, 16 Jun 2026 at 2:47 pm UTC
By Eocene84, 16 Jun 2026 at 2:47 pm UTC
As terrified as I am of it. I'm starting to root for the climate crisis to be the end of the human race. Hopefully in millions of years the planet will eventually recover and a new species can evolve to be as intelligent as us, but will hopefully make much better choices, maybe using whatever is left of us as a guide of what not to do.
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By WorMzy, 16 Jun 2026 at 2:37 pm UTC
By WorMzy, 16 Jun 2026 at 2:37 pm UTC
It's worth watching Ross' latest video, where he explains that this was somewhat expected due to the commission regularly meeting with industry lobbiests behind the scenes. He also explains that the commission isn't really relevant to the situation any more and can be bypassed due to existing legislation being amended.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CgoODQFrPgw
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CgoODQFrPgw
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By rea987, 16 Jun 2026 at 2:34 pm UTC
By rea987, 16 Jun 2026 at 2:34 pm UTC
Meeting with lobbyist at invite only sessions days before the announcement. Yup, bunch of cunts they are.
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By syylk, 16 Jun 2026 at 2:33 pm UTC
By syylk, 16 Jun 2026 at 2:33 pm UTC
In other news, this quarter Ubisoft will put on the balance sheet a funny, large expense, labeled "Other - Bruxelles".
News - The under-16 social media ban marks the end of the open UK internet
By Slaxer, 16 Jun 2026 at 2:12 pm UTC
Here's a list of bills that the Canadian government has tabled the past several months:
Bill C-2 - Surveillance bill. Warrantless private digital info sharing.
Bill C-22 - Mandatory data retention. Companies must comply and include government backdoors on all electronic services.
Bill C-8 - Absolute control over networks and utilities, giving the government power to arbitrarily cut services from anybody that holds opinions that they don't approve of.
Bill C-9 - Speech and ideology. Intentionally vague "hate speech" definitions for silencing dissent.
Bill C-11 - Regulates online content, controlling what you're allowed to see online.
Bill C-34 - Sort of like the UK Online Safety Act. Canadians will be forced to use government-issued ID for accessing social media. Bans kids from social media.
Bill C-63 - Pre-crime restrictions on online speech and expression.
I know what their motivations are, and they're barreling towards. I'm sure that the other Five Eyes countries are headed down the same path, some farther down that path than others. I think the UK is a few steps ahead of Canada when it comes to tyrannical laws, but our government is trying to catch up.
By Slaxer, 16 Jun 2026 at 2:12 pm UTC
Quoting: TightRopeI am very conflicted on this. I am always the one to say these types of things will lead to more government surveillance and loss of freedom of choice etc.If you understand that their true motivation has nothing to do with the welfare of children, why are you conflicted then? It's not like these bans have any chance at being effective at stopping kids anyway. Like you said, education on the dangers of social media would be more effective at getting people to voluntarily reduce or eliminate the time they spend on social media. If this really was about the children, the government could simply do a public fireside chat on YouTube to educate everyone on the negative effects that social media is having on the country. Let's not get away from the fact that these bans are just a trojan horse that governments are using to get their people to willingly accept their own oppression.
Here's a list of bills that the Canadian government has tabled the past several months:
Bill C-2 - Surveillance bill. Warrantless private digital info sharing.
Bill C-22 - Mandatory data retention. Companies must comply and include government backdoors on all electronic services.
Bill C-8 - Absolute control over networks and utilities, giving the government power to arbitrarily cut services from anybody that holds opinions that they don't approve of.
Bill C-9 - Speech and ideology. Intentionally vague "hate speech" definitions for silencing dissent.
Bill C-11 - Regulates online content, controlling what you're allowed to see online.
Bill C-34 - Sort of like the UK Online Safety Act. Canadians will be forced to use government-issued ID for accessing social media. Bans kids from social media.
Bill C-63 - Pre-crime restrictions on online speech and expression.
I know what their motivations are, and they're barreling towards. I'm sure that the other Five Eyes countries are headed down the same path, some farther down that path than others. I think the UK is a few steps ahead of Canada when it comes to tyrannical laws, but our government is trying to catch up.
News - The under-16 social media ban marks the end of the open UK internet
By CatKiller, 16 Jun 2026 at 2:07 pm UTC
Not exactly. The legal age to buy alcohol is 18, and you can be stopped (and potentially arrested, but who wants to do the paperwork?) if you're drinking in the street under 18. If you're 16 or 17 you can drink with a meal in licenced premises as long as an adult you're with buys it. If you're under 16 you can go in a pub with an adult, but not drink alcohol there. You can't give alcohol to a child under 5. Parents can give children older than that alcohol at home with meals or whatever. So, depending on how you define it, the legal drinking age is either 5 or 18, with a fuzzy bit in the middle.
By CatKiller, 16 Jun 2026 at 2:07 pm UTC
Quoting: SlaxerMaybe the Brits of Gamingonlinux can chime in on this, but from what I understand, teenage drinking isn't taboo over there like it is over here. Without looking it up, I'm also pretty sure the legal drinking age in the UK is 16.
Not exactly. The legal age to buy alcohol is 18, and you can be stopped (and potentially arrested, but who wants to do the paperwork?) if you're drinking in the street under 18. If you're 16 or 17 you can drink with a meal in licenced premises as long as an adult you're with buys it. If you're under 16 you can go in a pub with an adult, but not drink alcohol there. You can't give alcohol to a child under 5. Parents can give children older than that alcohol at home with meals or whatever. So, depending on how you define it, the legal drinking age is either 5 or 18, with a fuzzy bit in the middle.
News - Epic Games is hiring a Security Engineer to champion Linux anti-cheat
By PlayingOnLinuxphone, 16 Jun 2026 at 2:03 pm UTC
By PlayingOnLinuxphone, 16 Jun 2026 at 2:03 pm UTC
What are you even talking about? When I speak about KLAC vs server-side anti-cheat I never speak about freedom or such kind. The whole point is system integrity, security, compatibility issues (also on Windows with 2 different kinds of KLAC that conflict) and eating up resources on your system, often even without playing that game. Freedom is a completely other topic.
Freedom also requires rules that take away freedom, otherwise you want "freedom for me, not for thee". And such rules can be "cheating only allowed on cheating-servers", so that you can play however you want, just in a manner where everyone agree it is okay to do so. That is also possible with server-side anti-cheat.
Server side anti-cheat begins with checking if an action is allowed like using a skill to check if it is on cooldown or not. That is the most basic thing that should be done and already prevents 95% of all cheats. Games that use KLAC, because they did not even build in these basics? League of Legends (at least the match making launcher), Grand Theft Auto Online (you can become a game master and crash the game for other players or block cheating reports or prevent players from connecting to other lobbies, there is 0.0% validation) and probably more. I am fighting against this laziness of game studios that in additional forces us to run these problematic tools on our systems.
Freedom also requires rules that take away freedom, otherwise you want "freedom for me, not for thee". And such rules can be "cheating only allowed on cheating-servers", so that you can play however you want, just in a manner where everyone agree it is okay to do so. That is also possible with server-side anti-cheat.
Server side anti-cheat begins with checking if an action is allowed like using a skill to check if it is on cooldown or not. That is the most basic thing that should be done and already prevents 95% of all cheats. Games that use KLAC, because they did not even build in these basics? League of Legends (at least the match making launcher), Grand Theft Auto Online (you can become a game master and crash the game for other players or block cheating reports or prevent players from connecting to other lobbies, there is 0.0% validation) and probably more. I am fighting against this laziness of game studios that in additional forces us to run these problematic tools on our systems.
News - KDE Plasma 6.7 out with per-screen virtual desktops, Wayland upgrades, better support for background apps
By Jarmer, 16 Jun 2026 at 1:57 pm UTC
By Jarmer, 16 Jun 2026 at 1:57 pm UTC
I really wish the kde team would do a major point release with ZERO new features and just patch like a thousand bugs.
There's still SO MANY BUGS for me. Like last time I tried to use it, I had a permanent undismissable notification about the search crawler indexing my system. No idea if it was actually stuck indexing forever, or if it was a glitchy notification, or what. Others had the same problem and it had been YEARS of reporting on the forums with no patch. Had all kinds of bugs setting up my widgets that I liked. Like sometimes they would just randomly reset themselves for no reason at all and become unusable, so I'd have to go redo all their placements. There was one other major bug that I can't even remember right now, and when I got that one, I decided enough was enough and just jumped ship to gnome. I like the Plasma interface a LOT more, but gnome is just more stable (for me at least) and has none of those bugs. Of course that probably comes from the fact that gnome has a LOT less going on compared to plasma, like no widgets for one. Stuff like that.
There's still SO MANY BUGS for me. Like last time I tried to use it, I had a permanent undismissable notification about the search crawler indexing my system. No idea if it was actually stuck indexing forever, or if it was a glitchy notification, or what. Others had the same problem and it had been YEARS of reporting on the forums with no patch. Had all kinds of bugs setting up my widgets that I liked. Like sometimes they would just randomly reset themselves for no reason at all and become unusable, so I'd have to go redo all their placements. There was one other major bug that I can't even remember right now, and when I got that one, I decided enough was enough and just jumped ship to gnome. I like the Plasma interface a LOT more, but gnome is just more stable (for me at least) and has none of those bugs. Of course that probably comes from the fact that gnome has a LOT less going on compared to plasma, like no widgets for one. Stuff like that.
News - KDE Plasma 6.7 out with per-screen virtual desktops, Wayland upgrades, better support for background apps
By Shmerl, 16 Jun 2026 at 1:51 pm UTC
By Shmerl, 16 Jun 2026 at 1:51 pm UTC
I'm still waiting for this to be fixed: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=461063
I think it's the only major gaming related bug that still impacts KDE Plasma for me.
I think it's the only major gaming related bug that still impacts KDE Plasma for me.
News - Steam Next Fest June 2026 is live with thousands of demos
By PaldinoX, 16 Jun 2026 at 1:49 pm UTC
By PaldinoX, 16 Jun 2026 at 1:49 pm UTC
If you're as addicted to FromSoftware games as I am, I HIGHLY recommend the demo for Mortal Shell 2. It may be the best non-FromSoft Souls-Like game I've ever played.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2584270/Mortal_Shell_II/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2584270/Mortal_Shell_II/
News - Steam Next Fest June 2026 is live with thousands of demos
By Jarmer, 16 Jun 2026 at 1:45 pm UTC
By Jarmer, 16 Jun 2026 at 1:45 pm UTC
Holy shitballs SO MANY DEMOS ... whew a little overwhelming.
That Casualties Unknown looks AWESOME. Love weird stuff like that.
For me, here's a small list of things that look pretty awesome from a quick peek at the store front for the fest:
[Ghostpunk](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4378490/Ghostpunk/) - Investigate paranormal cases using a 1990s CRT terminal. Analyze photos. Decode audio. Interrogate suspects and decide what’s real
[Holonoptic](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4305470/Holonoptic/) - economic simulation and party-based RPG into a story-rich corporate alpine cyberpunk.
[Enarian Online](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4218510/Enarian_Online/) - text based ARPG experience that fuses classic adventure with modern action-packed gameplay
[Soul Diagnosis](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4657690/Soul_Diagnosis/) - dialogue-rich isometric cRPG where you are haunted by your mistakes. Navigate a labyrinthine hospital conspiracy, engage in fisticuffs with inanimate objects, and leverage your fractured psyche to survive.
That Casualties Unknown looks AWESOME. Love weird stuff like that.
For me, here's a small list of things that look pretty awesome from a quick peek at the store front for the fest:
[Ghostpunk](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4378490/Ghostpunk/) - Investigate paranormal cases using a 1990s CRT terminal. Analyze photos. Decode audio. Interrogate suspects and decide what’s real
[Holonoptic](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4305470/Holonoptic/) - economic simulation and party-based RPG into a story-rich corporate alpine cyberpunk.
[Enarian Online](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4218510/Enarian_Online/) - text based ARPG experience that fuses classic adventure with modern action-packed gameplay
[Soul Diagnosis](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4657690/Soul_Diagnosis/) - dialogue-rich isometric cRPG where you are haunted by your mistakes. Navigate a labyrinthine hospital conspiracy, engage in fisticuffs with inanimate objects, and leverage your fractured psyche to survive.
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By LordDaveTheKind, 16 Jun 2026 at 4:53 pm UTC
This is exactly the right answer. It's the Parliament Committed the main driver and sponsor of this initiative.
By LordDaveTheKind, 16 Jun 2026 at 4:53 pm UTC
Quoting: seflasporinYeah, the European Commission is basically the regulator. This isn't exactly related to the Stop Killing Games petition, that's for the European Parliament.
This is exactly the right answer. It's the Parliament Committed the main driver and sponsor of this initiative.
News - The under-16 social media ban marks the end of the open UK internet
By eggrole, 16 Jun 2026 at 4:51 pm UTC
While I don't think an <16-year-old should be on social media, I don't think it is the government's job to make that call. That is up to the parents. Now, you can argue there are bad parents, but that is the cost of freedom. Freedom to mess up.
What are the costs of children smoking or drinking? What are the costs of a nanny state when people don't learn to take care of themselves (moral hazzard)? What are the costs of a bad parent? I don't have answers to those questions, but my gut reaction is always to limit what the government can do, especially when it comes to individuals.
And the costs themselves are not only one sided. For example how much does it cost the taxpayer when a child smokes? How much does it cost the taxpayer to prevent a child from smoking? A lot of bleeding heart types will say things like "no cost is too great to protect the child", but that simply isn't the case in a world of limited resources.
By eggrole, 16 Jun 2026 at 4:51 pm UTC
Quoting: UltraVioletjust like banning kids from smoking and alcohol this is a good thingDo those bans work though? I've heard for years it is easier to get hard drugs than booze for children. So it seems like it is working. But, if the children turn to harder, more accessible, black markets... is that a win?
While I don't think an <16-year-old should be on social media, I don't think it is the government's job to make that call. That is up to the parents. Now, you can argue there are bad parents, but that is the cost of freedom. Freedom to mess up.
What are the costs of children smoking or drinking? What are the costs of a nanny state when people don't learn to take care of themselves (moral hazzard)? What are the costs of a bad parent? I don't have answers to those questions, but my gut reaction is always to limit what the government can do, especially when it comes to individuals.
And the costs themselves are not only one sided. For example how much does it cost the taxpayer when a child smokes? How much does it cost the taxpayer to prevent a child from smoking? A lot of bleeding heart types will say things like "no cost is too great to protect the child", but that simply isn't the case in a world of limited resources.
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By Eocene84, 16 Jun 2026 at 4:51 pm UTC
By Eocene84, 16 Jun 2026 at 4:51 pm UTC
More examples of how our governments are almost completely under the control of billionaires. Humanity needs a revolution to overthrow all of these companies and the governments that do their bidding.
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By devland, 16 Jun 2026 at 4:45 pm UTC
By devland, 16 Jun 2026 at 4:45 pm UTC
The problem aren't the companies that sell shit as-a-service software and then pull the plug leaving you holding a useless client. The problem is the collective stupidity of users that constantly buy into that crap.
Just let nature do its thing, don't get in the way of its selection and let suckers get burned into oblivion. If you push laws the prevent this type of scam they'll buy into another.
It's also such a trivial problem when compared with the mountain of autocratic shit that we have to deal with that you can argue that we're wasting time and energy arguing about it.
Just let nature do its thing, don't get in the way of its selection and let suckers get burned into oblivion. If you push laws the prevent this type of scam they'll buy into another.
It's also such a trivial problem when compared with the mountain of autocratic shit that we have to deal with that you can argue that we're wasting time and energy arguing about it.
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By Mal, 16 Jun 2026 at 4:32 pm UTC
By Mal, 16 Jun 2026 at 4:32 pm UTC
If I read the response correctly, music lobby did not understood this initiative, and in the doubt they vetoed it.
Nothing new under european sun.
Nothing new under european sun.
News - Steam Next Fest June 2026 is live with thousands of demos
By Liam Squires-Hand, 16 Jun 2026 at 4:27 pm UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand, 16 Jun 2026 at 4:27 pm UTC
Quoting: JarmerHuh, you must be seeing something I'm not. I've not heard of SteamDB using any AI?Quoting: Liam Squires-Handomg what irony.Quoting: SalvatosAnyone have a link to SteamDB showing only demos without AI like last year? The official store listing is getting unusable at this point.https://steamdb.info/instantsearch/?refinementList%5Btags%5D%5B0%5D=-AI%20Content%20Disclosed&refinementList%5BappType%5D%5B0%5D=Demo
that listing page which searches for games that don't have any ai in them, is itself powered by ai. It seems you cannot even escape it when you are actively trying to. 😫
News - Steam Next Fest June 2026 is live with thousands of demos
By Jarmer, 16 Jun 2026 at 4:09 pm UTC
that listing page which searches for games that don't have any ai in them, is itself powered by ai. It seems you cannot even escape it when you are actively trying to. 😫
By Jarmer, 16 Jun 2026 at 4:09 pm UTC
Quoting: Liam Squires-Handomg what irony.Quoting: SalvatosAnyone have a link to SteamDB showing only demos without AI like last year? The official store listing is getting unusable at this point.https://steamdb.info/instantsearch/?refinementList%5Btags%5D%5B0%5D=-AI%20Content%20Disclosed&refinementList%5BappType%5D%5B0%5D=Demo
that listing page which searches for games that don't have any ai in them, is itself powered by ai. It seems you cannot even escape it when you are actively trying to. 😫
News - KDE Plasma 6.7 out with per-screen virtual desktops, Wayland upgrades, better support for background apps
By MrBelles, 16 Jun 2026 at 4:01 pm UTC
By MrBelles, 16 Jun 2026 at 4:01 pm UTC
I've certainly been excited for this release, and will be turning on the per-screen desktops. The only other thing I could wish for out of 6.7 was for it to release on the 6th of July.
News - SiN Reloaded from Nightdive Studios gets a first demo
By Calinou, 16 Jun 2026 at 3:51 pm UTC
By Calinou, 16 Jun 2026 at 3:51 pm UTC
I played through the demo on Nightmare mode, it's pretty good. I've played the OG a few years ago and this feels a lot nicer thanks to the 40 Hz tickrate (same as the Quake 2 re-release).
I agree they should probably bump the default brightness sliders to 125% for both still, possibly 150% even.
If anything, I wish more games had a separate entity brightness slider :)
Quoting: neolithI am a bit underwhelmed TBH.You can change world and entity brightness separately in the remaster, as well as enable an accessibility option to increase entity contrast (it flattens the lighting they receive, making it closer to vanilla Quake 2 engine look). I find 300% entity brightness + contrast boost a must-have to easily spot enemies without the infrared goggles.
The original game used to be a favourite of mine when it was released and I really want to play it again. But this trailer looks way too dark and the new textures and models don't seem to make the slightest bit of difference in comparison to the original game. 🙁
Judging by the trailer, I wonder if this remaster is worth the money...
I agree they should probably bump the default brightness sliders to 125% for both still, possibly 150% even.
If anything, I wish more games had a separate entity brightness slider :)
News - The under-16 social media ban marks the end of the open UK internet
By Koopa, 16 Jun 2026 at 3:49 pm UTC
By Koopa, 16 Jun 2026 at 3:49 pm UTC
Thanks to the UK government VPNs are going to thrive 😆
News - Steam Next Fest June 2026 is live with thousands of demos
By Salvatos, 16 Jun 2026 at 3:42 pm UTC
By Salvatos, 16 Jun 2026 at 3:42 pm UTC
Thanks Liam. I seem to recall that you liked Roadwarden, so you may want to check out South of the March. Very different art style, more old school and gritty, but not too dissimilar in terms of gameplay. I enjoyed the writing and tense atmosphere.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4628420/South_of_the_March/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4628420/South_of_the_March/
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By TheSHEEEP, 16 Jun 2026 at 3:29 pm UTC
By TheSHEEEP, 16 Jun 2026 at 3:29 pm UTC
Please note that this response was fully expected.
The Commission is basically just a mouth piece for lobby propaganda. It has never been any different and would have been a true miracle if there was any other result.
Thankfully, we don't really need to care because the SKG Initiative (and the EU parliament majority behind it) will simply latch onto and amend the Digital Fairness Act to include the initiatives goals instead.
That will take a few months, though, because while the DFA is guaranteed to happen, it hasn't reached that parliament stage making amendmends possible YET.
Ross explains this fairly well:
https://youtu.be/CgoODQFrPgw?t=668 (timestamped)
The Commission is basically just a mouth piece for lobby propaganda. It has never been any different and would have been a true miracle if there was any other result.
Thankfully, we don't really need to care because the SKG Initiative (and the EU parliament majority behind it) will simply latch onto and amend the Digital Fairness Act to include the initiatives goals instead.
That will take a few months, though, because while the DFA is guaranteed to happen, it hasn't reached that parliament stage making amendmends possible YET.
Ross explains this fairly well:
https://youtu.be/CgoODQFrPgw?t=668 (timestamped)
News - Steam Next Fest June 2026 is live with thousands of demos
By Liam Squires-Hand, 16 Jun 2026 at 3:22 pm UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand, 16 Jun 2026 at 3:22 pm UTC
Quoting: SalvatosAnyone have a link to SteamDB showing only demos without AI like last year? The official store listing is getting unusable at this point.https://steamdb.info/instantsearch/?refinementList%5Btags%5D%5B0%5D=-AI%20Content%20Disclosed&refinementList%5BappType%5D%5B0%5D=Demo
News - The under-16 social media ban marks the end of the open UK internet
By Slaxer, 16 Jun 2026 at 3:21 pm UTC
The only things they are truly great at are:
When it comes to these things, they're absolute fucking champions.
By Slaxer, 16 Jun 2026 at 3:21 pm UTC
Quoting: fabertawe2. Politicians are totally clueless in all areas of technology.Very true, but I'll take that a step further and say that they really do suck at everything else. When it comes to the quantifiable good that they do for the public, the best you can hope for is mediocrity.
The only things they are truly great at are:
- Taking your money by force, wasting it and then lying to you about how they spent your money.
- Pointing guns at people in foreign countries.
- Warantless surveillance, and browsing through all of your intimate photos.
- Setting the judicial system up to make it virtually impossible for the law to hold them accountable.
When it comes to these things, they're absolute fucking champions.
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By coolitic, 16 Jun 2026 at 3:19 pm UTC
By coolitic, 16 Jun 2026 at 3:19 pm UTC
I think that's a perfectly fair and reasonable position:
Under EU consumer law consumers must be informed about the duration and conditions of a video game’s lifespan.
If the supply is stopped earlier than the contract states, players should be reimbursed.
News - Steam Next Fest June 2026 is live with thousands of demos
By Salvatos, 16 Jun 2026 at 3:08 pm UTC
By Salvatos, 16 Jun 2026 at 3:08 pm UTC
Anyone have a link to SteamDB showing only demos without AI like last year? The official store listing is getting unusable at this point.
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By rea987, 16 Jun 2026 at 3:05 pm UTC
By rea987, 16 Jun 2026 at 3:05 pm UTC
And the scumbags sharing this as if they are the saviours of gaming...
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/192dsbqWCJ/
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/192dsbqWCJ/
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By seflasporin, 16 Jun 2026 at 2:56 pm UTC
By seflasporin, 16 Jun 2026 at 2:56 pm UTC
Yeah, the European Commission is basically the regulator. This isn't exactly related to the Stop Killing Games petition, that's for the European Parliament.
News - The under-16 social media ban marks the end of the open UK internet
By fabertawe, 16 Jun 2026 at 2:54 pm UTC
By fabertawe, 16 Jun 2026 at 2:54 pm UTC
1. Kids will get around this easily if motivated.
2. Politicians are totally clueless in all areas of technology.
3. However, this is being done as a precursor to try and control the internet and to ban dissenting speech of all ages.
4. The fact that authoritarian measures are being carried out in many countries concurrently is not a coincidence.
I'd agree with controlling social media for youngsters if it wasn't being done as an excuse rather than with genuine intent but I also don't believe the government should be removing responsibility from parents. Plus it's unenforceable without completely shutting down "unauthorised" internet access, including VPNs, which is the ultimate goal at this point.
2. Politicians are totally clueless in all areas of technology.
3. However, this is being done as a precursor to try and control the internet and to ban dissenting speech of all ages.
4. The fact that authoritarian measures are being carried out in many countries concurrently is not a coincidence.
I'd agree with controlling social media for youngsters if it wasn't being done as an excuse rather than with genuine intent but I also don't believe the government should be removing responsibility from parents. Plus it's unenforceable without completely shutting down "unauthorised" internet access, including VPNs, which is the ultimate goal at this point.
News - The under-16 social media ban marks the end of the open UK internet
By Eocene84, 16 Jun 2026 at 2:47 pm UTC
By Eocene84, 16 Jun 2026 at 2:47 pm UTC
As terrified as I am of it. I'm starting to root for the climate crisis to be the end of the human race. Hopefully in millions of years the planet will eventually recover and a new species can evolve to be as intelligent as us, but will hopefully make much better choices, maybe using whatever is left of us as a guide of what not to do.
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By WorMzy, 16 Jun 2026 at 2:37 pm UTC
By WorMzy, 16 Jun 2026 at 2:37 pm UTC
It's worth watching Ross' latest video, where he explains that this was somewhat expected due to the commission regularly meeting with industry lobbiests behind the scenes. He also explains that the commission isn't really relevant to the situation any more and can be bypassed due to existing legislation being amended.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CgoODQFrPgw
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CgoODQFrPgw
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By rea987, 16 Jun 2026 at 2:34 pm UTC
By rea987, 16 Jun 2026 at 2:34 pm UTC
Meeting with lobbyist at invite only sessions days before the announcement. Yup, bunch of cunts they are.
News - European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames
By syylk, 16 Jun 2026 at 2:33 pm UTC
By syylk, 16 Jun 2026 at 2:33 pm UTC
In other news, this quarter Ubisoft will put on the balance sheet a funny, large expense, labeled "Other - Bruxelles".
News - The under-16 social media ban marks the end of the open UK internet
By Slaxer, 16 Jun 2026 at 2:12 pm UTC
Here's a list of bills that the Canadian government has tabled the past several months:
Bill C-2 - Surveillance bill. Warrantless private digital info sharing.
Bill C-22 - Mandatory data retention. Companies must comply and include government backdoors on all electronic services.
Bill C-8 - Absolute control over networks and utilities, giving the government power to arbitrarily cut services from anybody that holds opinions that they don't approve of.
Bill C-9 - Speech and ideology. Intentionally vague "hate speech" definitions for silencing dissent.
Bill C-11 - Regulates online content, controlling what you're allowed to see online.
Bill C-34 - Sort of like the UK Online Safety Act. Canadians will be forced to use government-issued ID for accessing social media. Bans kids from social media.
Bill C-63 - Pre-crime restrictions on online speech and expression.
I know what their motivations are, and they're barreling towards. I'm sure that the other Five Eyes countries are headed down the same path, some farther down that path than others. I think the UK is a few steps ahead of Canada when it comes to tyrannical laws, but our government is trying to catch up.
By Slaxer, 16 Jun 2026 at 2:12 pm UTC
Quoting: TightRopeI am very conflicted on this. I am always the one to say these types of things will lead to more government surveillance and loss of freedom of choice etc.If you understand that their true motivation has nothing to do with the welfare of children, why are you conflicted then? It's not like these bans have any chance at being effective at stopping kids anyway. Like you said, education on the dangers of social media would be more effective at getting people to voluntarily reduce or eliminate the time they spend on social media. If this really was about the children, the government could simply do a public fireside chat on YouTube to educate everyone on the negative effects that social media is having on the country. Let's not get away from the fact that these bans are just a trojan horse that governments are using to get their people to willingly accept their own oppression.
Here's a list of bills that the Canadian government has tabled the past several months:
Bill C-2 - Surveillance bill. Warrantless private digital info sharing.
Bill C-22 - Mandatory data retention. Companies must comply and include government backdoors on all electronic services.
Bill C-8 - Absolute control over networks and utilities, giving the government power to arbitrarily cut services from anybody that holds opinions that they don't approve of.
Bill C-9 - Speech and ideology. Intentionally vague "hate speech" definitions for silencing dissent.
Bill C-11 - Regulates online content, controlling what you're allowed to see online.
Bill C-34 - Sort of like the UK Online Safety Act. Canadians will be forced to use government-issued ID for accessing social media. Bans kids from social media.
Bill C-63 - Pre-crime restrictions on online speech and expression.
I know what their motivations are, and they're barreling towards. I'm sure that the other Five Eyes countries are headed down the same path, some farther down that path than others. I think the UK is a few steps ahead of Canada when it comes to tyrannical laws, but our government is trying to catch up.
News - The under-16 social media ban marks the end of the open UK internet
By CatKiller, 16 Jun 2026 at 2:07 pm UTC
Not exactly. The legal age to buy alcohol is 18, and you can be stopped (and potentially arrested, but who wants to do the paperwork?) if you're drinking in the street under 18. If you're 16 or 17 you can drink with a meal in licenced premises as long as an adult you're with buys it. If you're under 16 you can go in a pub with an adult, but not drink alcohol there. You can't give alcohol to a child under 5. Parents can give children older than that alcohol at home with meals or whatever. So, depending on how you define it, the legal drinking age is either 5 or 18, with a fuzzy bit in the middle.
By CatKiller, 16 Jun 2026 at 2:07 pm UTC
Quoting: SlaxerMaybe the Brits of Gamingonlinux can chime in on this, but from what I understand, teenage drinking isn't taboo over there like it is over here. Without looking it up, I'm also pretty sure the legal drinking age in the UK is 16.
Not exactly. The legal age to buy alcohol is 18, and you can be stopped (and potentially arrested, but who wants to do the paperwork?) if you're drinking in the street under 18. If you're 16 or 17 you can drink with a meal in licenced premises as long as an adult you're with buys it. If you're under 16 you can go in a pub with an adult, but not drink alcohol there. You can't give alcohol to a child under 5. Parents can give children older than that alcohol at home with meals or whatever. So, depending on how you define it, the legal drinking age is either 5 or 18, with a fuzzy bit in the middle.
News - Epic Games is hiring a Security Engineer to champion Linux anti-cheat
By PlayingOnLinuxphone, 16 Jun 2026 at 2:03 pm UTC
By PlayingOnLinuxphone, 16 Jun 2026 at 2:03 pm UTC
What are you even talking about? When I speak about KLAC vs server-side anti-cheat I never speak about freedom or such kind. The whole point is system integrity, security, compatibility issues (also on Windows with 2 different kinds of KLAC that conflict) and eating up resources on your system, often even without playing that game. Freedom is a completely other topic.
Freedom also requires rules that take away freedom, otherwise you want "freedom for me, not for thee". And such rules can be "cheating only allowed on cheating-servers", so that you can play however you want, just in a manner where everyone agree it is okay to do so. That is also possible with server-side anti-cheat.
Server side anti-cheat begins with checking if an action is allowed like using a skill to check if it is on cooldown or not. That is the most basic thing that should be done and already prevents 95% of all cheats. Games that use KLAC, because they did not even build in these basics? League of Legends (at least the match making launcher), Grand Theft Auto Online (you can become a game master and crash the game for other players or block cheating reports or prevent players from connecting to other lobbies, there is 0.0% validation) and probably more. I am fighting against this laziness of game studios that in additional forces us to run these problematic tools on our systems.
Freedom also requires rules that take away freedom, otherwise you want "freedom for me, not for thee". And such rules can be "cheating only allowed on cheating-servers", so that you can play however you want, just in a manner where everyone agree it is okay to do so. That is also possible with server-side anti-cheat.
Server side anti-cheat begins with checking if an action is allowed like using a skill to check if it is on cooldown or not. That is the most basic thing that should be done and already prevents 95% of all cheats. Games that use KLAC, because they did not even build in these basics? League of Legends (at least the match making launcher), Grand Theft Auto Online (you can become a game master and crash the game for other players or block cheating reports or prevent players from connecting to other lobbies, there is 0.0% validation) and probably more. I am fighting against this laziness of game studios that in additional forces us to run these problematic tools on our systems.
News - KDE Plasma 6.7 out with per-screen virtual desktops, Wayland upgrades, better support for background apps
By Jarmer, 16 Jun 2026 at 1:57 pm UTC
By Jarmer, 16 Jun 2026 at 1:57 pm UTC
I really wish the kde team would do a major point release with ZERO new features and just patch like a thousand bugs.
There's still SO MANY BUGS for me. Like last time I tried to use it, I had a permanent undismissable notification about the search crawler indexing my system. No idea if it was actually stuck indexing forever, or if it was a glitchy notification, or what. Others had the same problem and it had been YEARS of reporting on the forums with no patch. Had all kinds of bugs setting up my widgets that I liked. Like sometimes they would just randomly reset themselves for no reason at all and become unusable, so I'd have to go redo all their placements. There was one other major bug that I can't even remember right now, and when I got that one, I decided enough was enough and just jumped ship to gnome. I like the Plasma interface a LOT more, but gnome is just more stable (for me at least) and has none of those bugs. Of course that probably comes from the fact that gnome has a LOT less going on compared to plasma, like no widgets for one. Stuff like that.
There's still SO MANY BUGS for me. Like last time I tried to use it, I had a permanent undismissable notification about the search crawler indexing my system. No idea if it was actually stuck indexing forever, or if it was a glitchy notification, or what. Others had the same problem and it had been YEARS of reporting on the forums with no patch. Had all kinds of bugs setting up my widgets that I liked. Like sometimes they would just randomly reset themselves for no reason at all and become unusable, so I'd have to go redo all their placements. There was one other major bug that I can't even remember right now, and when I got that one, I decided enough was enough and just jumped ship to gnome. I like the Plasma interface a LOT more, but gnome is just more stable (for me at least) and has none of those bugs. Of course that probably comes from the fact that gnome has a LOT less going on compared to plasma, like no widgets for one. Stuff like that.
News - KDE Plasma 6.7 out with per-screen virtual desktops, Wayland upgrades, better support for background apps
By Shmerl, 16 Jun 2026 at 1:51 pm UTC
By Shmerl, 16 Jun 2026 at 1:51 pm UTC
I'm still waiting for this to be fixed: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=461063
I think it's the only major gaming related bug that still impacts KDE Plasma for me.
I think it's the only major gaming related bug that still impacts KDE Plasma for me.
News - Steam Next Fest June 2026 is live with thousands of demos
By PaldinoX, 16 Jun 2026 at 1:49 pm UTC
By PaldinoX, 16 Jun 2026 at 1:49 pm UTC
If you're as addicted to FromSoftware games as I am, I HIGHLY recommend the demo for Mortal Shell 2. It may be the best non-FromSoft Souls-Like game I've ever played.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2584270/Mortal_Shell_II/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2584270/Mortal_Shell_II/
News - Steam Next Fest June 2026 is live with thousands of demos
By Jarmer, 16 Jun 2026 at 1:45 pm UTC
By Jarmer, 16 Jun 2026 at 1:45 pm UTC
Holy shitballs SO MANY DEMOS ... whew a little overwhelming.
That Casualties Unknown looks AWESOME. Love weird stuff like that.
For me, here's a small list of things that look pretty awesome from a quick peek at the store front for the fest:
[Ghostpunk](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4378490/Ghostpunk/) - Investigate paranormal cases using a 1990s CRT terminal. Analyze photos. Decode audio. Interrogate suspects and decide what’s real
[Holonoptic](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4305470/Holonoptic/) - economic simulation and party-based RPG into a story-rich corporate alpine cyberpunk.
[Enarian Online](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4218510/Enarian_Online/) - text based ARPG experience that fuses classic adventure with modern action-packed gameplay
[Soul Diagnosis](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4657690/Soul_Diagnosis/) - dialogue-rich isometric cRPG where you are haunted by your mistakes. Navigate a labyrinthine hospital conspiracy, engage in fisticuffs with inanimate objects, and leverage your fractured psyche to survive.
That Casualties Unknown looks AWESOME. Love weird stuff like that.
For me, here's a small list of things that look pretty awesome from a quick peek at the store front for the fest:
[Ghostpunk](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4378490/Ghostpunk/) - Investigate paranormal cases using a 1990s CRT terminal. Analyze photos. Decode audio. Interrogate suspects and decide what’s real
[Holonoptic](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4305470/Holonoptic/) - economic simulation and party-based RPG into a story-rich corporate alpine cyberpunk.
[Enarian Online](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4218510/Enarian_Online/) - text based ARPG experience that fuses classic adventure with modern action-packed gameplay
[Soul Diagnosis](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4657690/Soul_Diagnosis/) - dialogue-rich isometric cRPG where you are haunted by your mistakes. Navigate a labyrinthine hospital conspiracy, engage in fisticuffs with inanimate objects, and leverage your fractured psyche to survive.
Guide - Anticheat check - which competitive games actually work on Linux?
By Zakaria_Shalih, 31 May 2026 at 2:44 am UTC
By Zakaria_Shalih, 31 May 2026 at 2:44 am UTC
games whose anti-cheats makes them never works in Linux(even with wine/proton) aren't ended up in my Library for whatever reason
Guide - How to give Valve feedback when Proton games have issues on Linux / SteamOS
By ProfessorKaos64, 30 May 2026 at 8:57 pm UTC
By ProfessorKaos64, 30 May 2026 at 8:57 pm UTC
Quoting: StellaIs 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.😫This. I have a plugin called decky-proton-pulse, and as soon as I started reading this I was excited to maybe work this in some native easy way, but I remembered that so many do these seem to be ignored. Maybe they are not though, and we just don't see what goes in in Valve's world. Perhaps they ingest these etc... for trends and fixes.
Guide - Anticheat check - which competitive games actually work on Linux?
By kaisellgren, 29 May 2026 at 11:29 pm UTC
By kaisellgren, 29 May 2026 at 11:29 pm UTC
If you're completely stuck, want to use Linux for gaming but need specific gamesThe simplest option is to have Windows on another SSD and then you just boot into it for few select competitive games while using Linux for all the rest. This is what I do.
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.