Horror themed adventure Almost My Floor: Prologue adds a Linux version
Almost My Floor: Prologue is the short demo of a much bigger upcoming point and click adventure, with a horror theme along with a sprinkle of comedy it does look good.
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Valve continues tweaking the new 'Proton Experimental' for Cyberpunk 2077
With Cyberpunk 2077 being the hot new thing in gaming, Valve and CodeWeavers are trying to ensure it can run nicely through the Steam Play Proton compatibility layer since it doesn't support Linux directly.
The best Linux distros for gaming in 2021
For newer Linux users or people looking to switch, it can be a minefield to try and find accurate and up to date info on what Linux distro to game with. Here to help. What is the best Linux distribution for gaming? It's actually not a tough question.
Ubisoft+ begins rolling out on Stadia for players in the US
While the selection available to play on Stadia from Ubisoft isn't currently very big, Ubisoft+ has now started rolling out on Stadia and it doesn't need Stadia Pro either.
Valve officially launches the Steam News Hub
Giving you much more control over what news you see from games, applications and curators on Steam - Valve officially launches the Steam News Hub.
NIGHT/SHADE is an upcoming 18+ LGBTQ romantic thriller visual novel
What looks like one to watch - NIGHT/SHADE is an upcoming romantic visual novel thriller from KingAsphy Studio.
Shield Cat is a thoroughly charming in-development action-adventure with a free demo
With a strange otter/cat as the protagonist, Shield Cat seems like one to keep on your watch list with some really charming visuals and you can try the free demo.
Direct3D 12 to Vulkan translation layer VKD3D-Proton version 2.1 is out
With more titles out and planned to release that will use DirectX 12, the VKD3D-Proton translation layer is another essential bit of open source tech and a new release is out now.
Steam broke some huge all-time high records over the weekend
A sign that Steam as a release platform and store continues to grow, over the weekend two big concurrent user records were totally smashed.
OBS Studio 26.1 rolls out with Virtual Camera output on Linux
After only two Release Candidates for testing, OBS Studio 26.1 has now officially rolled out with some fun new features for all supported platforms.
Grab an up to date MangoHud with NVML, GOverlay and vkBasalt on Ubuntu with a new PPA
Canonical (Ubuntu and Ubuntu MATE) developer Martin Wimpress has announced a fresh PPA for Linux gamers.
Quirky family-friendly animal racing game Slide releasing February 2021
Enjoy your family-friendly kart-racing styled arcade games? Slide was pretty good from the demo we tried back in September, and it now has a release date.
Linux Kernel 5.10 is officially out now as a Long Term Support release
A brand new Long Term Support release is out now with the Linux Kernel 5.10, the very beating heart of the whole Linux system which brings plenty of new features and hardware support.
Godot Engine set to get better VR support with a new hire thanks to Facebook
Godot Engine, the free and open source game engine for 2D and 3D games is getting a nice VR boost - thanks to Facebook Reality Labs. We can expect great things from this by the sounds of it.
Make some sweet honey in the 1 year anniversary update to beehive builder Hive Time
Hive Time, the sweet beehive building and management sim from Cheeseness hits the one year mark, celebrates with a new upgrade and a fresh little trailer.
Wine 6.0 comes closer with a second Release Candidate
The Wine compatibility layer is closing in on a big new release, with the second Release Candidate now available for testing on Wine 6.0.
TUXEDO launch their smallest Linux gaming notebook with the Book XP14
With a rather unassuming and plain case that doesn't give much away, the new TUXEDO Book XP14 is their smallest and lightest gaming notebook now available.
Open Source Game Achievements with Gamerzilla
For a while, I've been suggesting an open source game achievement system. Some people liked the idea but no one wanted to build it. Finally after LibrePlanet 2020, I decided to tackle the problem.
1C Entertainment to publish sci-fi fantasy arena FPS Viscerafest - coming in 2021
1C Entertainment announced today that they've teamed up with Acid Man Games and Fire Plant Games as publisher for Viscerafest, their colourful retro themed sci-fi fantasy FPS.
Sci-fi submarine suffering sim Barotrauma has a big overhaul in Uncharted Depths
Uncharted Depths is the name of the latest upgrade to Barotrauma, a sci-fi exploration sim that puts you and friends (or random people / AI) inside a submarine in the depths of Jupiter's moon Europa.
- Steam Link VR for Meta Quest on Linux now appears to work in the latest updates
- Fanatical Bundle Fest is back and they have lots of goodies for you
- AMDVLK has been discontinued as AMD are throwing their "full support" behind RADV
- Valve fixes Baldur's Gate 3 issue on Steam Deck / SteamOS
- Antivirus Survivors 2003 Professional is like an infested Windows XP as a survivor-like bullet hell
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Alternatives to popular games that don't work on Linux, Steam Deck and SteamOS
Why some games on Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck have broken videos and what you can do