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Linux continues to remain above 1% on the Steam Hardware Survey

By Liam Dawe, 2 Sep 2021

We don't usually comment directly on the Steam Hardware Survey every month, not unless it's something real interesting and this is the second month where it is because we're still officially above 1%!

Impostor Factory from Freebird Games launches September 30

By Liam Dawe, 1 Sep 2021

From the same developer that gave us To The Moon and Finding Paradise, prepare for another wild adventure with Impostor Factory as it's finally going to release on September 30.

ARK: Survival Evolved releases on Stadia with a bunch more free games for Stadia Pro

By Liam Dawe, 1 Sep 2021

ARK: Survival Evolved, the still incredibly popular open-world game from Studio Wildcard is now on Stadia and along with a few other games it's free for Stadia Pro subscribers.

Linux on the Framework DIY Laptop has been very popular

By Liam Dawe, 1 Sep 2021

Framework is the high-performance, thin and light notebook that's "designed to last" with modular components along with a commitment to make it easy to repair and upgrade.

Caves of Qud gets new late-game content, new character creation and lots of items

By Liam Dawe, 1 Sep 2021

Caves of Qud is probably one of the best modern roguelikes around and Freehold Games have put up a huge new Beta version with lots of goodies to play through.

ScummVM issues a call to action on testing for the next major version

By Liam Dawe, 1 Sep 2021

ScummVM 2.3.0 is coming soon with many upgrades to this awesome free and open source project that keeps classic games alive. Now they need your help.

Wasteland 3 update 1.5.0 is out improving the DLC and co-op experiences

By Liam Dawe, 1 Sep 2021

inXile Entertainment have released the big 1.5.0 update for Wasteland 3 with an aim to improve the experience of getting into the DLC content and also lots of improvements to the online co-op.

Prop hunt hide & seek game Run Prop, Run! is now free to play

By Liam Dawe, 1 Sep 2021

After a fresh online multiplayer game to play and one that's family friendly too? The hide and seek game with prop hunting Run Prop, Run! recently became free to play.

Steam not working right on Arch Linux? It's an issue with FreeType and there's a fix

By Liam Dawe, 1 Sep 2021

If you're using Arch Linux or anything based on it (or other rolling update distributions) and you've recently run updates that included freetype2, you might unfortunately notice that Steam is now quite broken.

As it nears a new release, The Battle for Wesnoth is looking for new contributors

By Hythlodaeus, 1 Sep 2021

The team behind the classic strategy title issues a call to arms, as it seeks to increase contributions and community participation.

A round-up of what was hot on GamingOnLinux through August 2021

By Liam Dawe, 1 Sep 2021

Here is a look back some of the most popular articles on GamingOnLinux for August 2021, an easy way to for you to keep up to date on what has happened in the past month for Linux gaming, open source and other general Linux news that we cover!

The classic gravity-reversing platformer VVVVVV from Terry Cavanagh gets a huge upgrade

By Liam Dawe, 31 Aug 2021

After being released for more than 10 years, VVVVVV is back with a big new version which follows on from the source code being released back in early 2020.

This upcoming indie game is basically My Little Pony meets Pokemon and I want it

By Liam Dawe, 31 Aug 2021

I don't know how we missed this but Battle Gem Ponies from Yotes Games only has a few days left on Kickstarter, it's fully funded and it's pretty much My Little Pony styled creatures in a Pokemon style RPG.

Slick free strategy game The Fertile Crescent is getting a new bigger paid version

By Liam Dawe, 31 Aug 2021

The Fertile Crescent has been an absolutely brilliant retro-styled Bronze Age real-time strategy game that's currently free and the future of it has been secured.

Surviving Mars: Below & Beyond will have you dig below the surface and on asteroids

By Liam Dawe, 31 Aug 2021

Releasing on September 7, Surviving Mars: Below & Beyond is the brand new expansion for the Martian city-builder from Paradox Interactive and newer developer Abstraction (who took over from Haemimont Games).

Zink driver for OpenGL over Vulkan continues maturing with a big performance fix

By Liam Dawe, 31 Aug 2021

Zink continues to be a promising Mesa driver for Linux that runs OpenGL on top of Vulkan. It's not finished yet and so continues seeing some big performance fixes.

Valheim will let you puke up all your food in Hearth & Home

By Liam Dawe, 31 Aug 2021

The food system is about to get a bit more depth to it in the Hearth & Home update for Valheim, with new items and ways to cook and there's a way to puke it all up too.

Race across the galaxy to save Earth in The Captain releasing October 21

By Liam Dawe, 30 Aug 2021

Ready up for your next space adventure with The Captain. A blending of a point and click adventure, a space sim and much more into one gorgeous looking game.

Tactical narrative hacking RPG 'Midnight Protocol' releases Q4 2021 and gets a new trailer

By Liam Dawe, 30 Aug 2021

Ready for some hacking? Midnight Protocol, the strategic RPG from LuGus Studios and Iceberg Interactive is seeing a slight delay to the release but there's a new trailer and demo up.