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NonSteamLaunchers adds real-time Steam shortcuts and teases upcoming Steam integration

By Liam Dawe,
NonSteamLaunchers is a tool you can use on Linux / SteamOS to automatically set up various third-party stores. A new release brings new tricks.

It's now easier to get Mesa 25.1 on the latest Ubuntu 25.04

By Liam Dawe,
Want to upgrade Mesa on Ubuntu, Kubuntu and other Ubuntu-based distributions? It's now a bit easier thanks to a PPA update to get Mesa 25.1 installed.

lsfg-vk aims to bring Lossless Scaling's Frame Generation to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Lossless Scaling is a very popular application for Windows, and the new lsfg-vk project aims to bring Lossless Scaling's Frame Generation to Linux.

Video Games Europe release a statement on Stop Killing Games

By Liam Dawe,
Video Games Europe, a trade association that represents a bunch of major game publishers, have issued a statement pushing back against Stop Killing Games.

Direct3D to Vulkan layer DXVK v2.7 released with performance improvements and Intel support upgrades

By Liam Dawe,
DXVK v2.7 was released over the weekend with lots of improvements for the Direct3D to Vulkan layer. Here's what's new and improved.

Happy Birthday, GamingOnLinux - 16 years today

By Liam Dawe,
Time really flies huh? GamingOnLinux has now been around officially for 16 years.

OpenMW 0.49 arrives to enhanced Morrowind and they're looking to support later Bethesda games

By Liam Dawe,
Whew, this one took a while. Around three years of development went into OpenMW 0.49.0 which is now available to play Morrowind with lots of enhancements.

Proton 10.0-2 gets a small release candidate update for Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Valve released a small update to the current testing build of Proton 10.0-2, ahead of the upcoming stable release for Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck.

Blue Archive from NEXON arrives on Steam and works on Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Blue Archive is an incredibly popular anime gacha RPG from NEXON that has made its way from mobile to Steam, and it works on Linux too.

The Last of Us Part I gets AMD FSR 4 and an audio fix for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Naughty Dog and Iron Galaxy Studios just released a fresh update for The Last of Us Part I with more improvements for all platforms.

GeForce NOW on Steam Deck really can be a game-changer

By Liam Dawe,
Now that NVIDIA GeForce NOW actually has an official dedicated app for the Steam Deck, I've taken it for a spin and came away impressed.

THE FINALS to get new kernel-based anti-cheat, devs say it will still work on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, [updated]
Embark Studios announced work on a new anti-cheat system for THE FINALS, and thankfully they've also now said it will continue working on Linux / SteamOS.

POSTAL 2 Redux gets a Steam page

By Liam Dawe,
POSTAL 2 Redux was announced recently and now it has a Steam page ready for you to follow along for this upcoming Linux game.

CarX Street developers are optimising for Steam Deck and 'adapting the game for Linux'

By Liam Dawe,
Recently CarX Street added in Easy Anti-Cheat which has been causing issues, but they're working on improving it for Linux desktop and Steam Deck.

Stop Killing Games consumer movement hits some major milestones

By Liam Dawe,
Stop Killing Games has seen a massive surge recently and it has hit some vital milestones.

How to play games from GOG and Epic Games on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
While most of Linux gaming revolves around Steam, SteamOS and Steam Deck. GOG and Epic Games can be run on Linux platforms too - here's how.

Mesa 25.1.5 brings more bug fixes for Linux graphics drivers

By Liam Dawe,
Mesa 25.1.5 is the latest bug-fix release for the current main stable version of open source Linux graphics drivers.

Steam Hardware & Software Survey for June 2025 is out - here's the latest for Linux and SteamOS

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have released the data for the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for June 2025, here's the usual GamingOnLinux run over it - with a little extra.

Proton Experimental adds fixes for The First Berserker: Khazan, The Riftbreaker, multiple Resident Evil games

By Liam Dawe,
Valve launched a brand new update for Proton Experimental, their testing ground for running Windows games on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck systems.

ProtonPlus makes managing Proton versions on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck simple

By Liam Dawe,
ProtonPlus is a useful tool for managing compatibility layers like Valve's Proton, GE-Proton and more on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck.