This is made by Free Lives, who also made the excellent Broforce, which has great Linux support. That doesn't automatically mean this game is good or similar, but something to keep in mind for those conscious of supporting/promoting Linux-friendly developers.

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I would love an Index, but I don't think I have enough space in any room in my home for it, let alone the room with my PC. Aside from the cost, the required play area for VR is the main prohibitive factor for me.

Having said that, I will still probably end up getting the Deckard...

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I hate seeing good developers lose their jobs, but I'll never be sad about Epic hemorrhaging money. The end for them can't come soon enough, though I have a suspicion Microsoft will swoop in and buy them if it comes to that. Maybe though, if the "metaverse" nonsense and dead-end lawsuits they keep filing against Apple hurt them badly enough, Microsoft will stay away.

The good news out of all of this is that I can re-create a Bandcamp account and start buying music again, once Epic finish selling it off.

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Just a small update to my previous comment: Dwarf Fortress will now automatically download the native Linux release. At the time of my comment, the store page did not even list Linux+SteamOS as a supported platform, so I assume this change just took a little while to propagate.

The correct version should now be downloaded with or without the Steam Linux Runtime. Disabling the the forced Steam Linux Runtime compatibility tool won't re-download the game either, so you can safely disable it. If you have any issues with the native port, you can always switch back to using the Steam Linux Runtime. :smile:

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It didn't download the native release for me automatically, I had to force the "Steam Linux Runtime" compatibility tool. This forces the Scout runtime, or "Steam Linux Runtime 1.0" as it is now called, which is generally useful for many native Linux titles and is enforced by default on SteamOS for Steam Deck Verified native titles.

In case anyone is having difficulty, this worked for me, though hopefully the devs can address it for anyone that doesn't want to use the Steam Linux Runtime. If you're unsure of whether it's using the Windows or Linux version, aside from startup times which are faster for the native release, the game files are the giveaway - You should see '.so' library files and a standard Linux executable instead of an EXE and DLLs for the Windows release.

Following on from some testing I did with the beta, I tested out this release with SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland. The only two issues I could find in *very* brief testing were a scaling issue with the background image on the main menu, and also the game opened on the wrong monitor - a common thing with SDL2 Wayland games, but it was fixed by simply Alt+Dragging the window to the correct monitor. Interestingly this also happens if I run the game natively at 4k with KDE Plasma's "Apply Scaling Themselves" option, so rather than a Wayland fault it could just be the game.

Any Wayland users who are interested can give this a go. It may also be worth reporting issues you find to the devs or if relevant, upstream to the SDL folks. I'll probably test it out in future with this option. :smile:

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Quoting: JpxeDoes someone know if there still are issues with nvidia on Wayland or has that been sorted out?

A family member tried vanilla Ubuntu 23.04 (unsure which GNOME version it uses) and Kubuntu 23.04 just before that (I believe it uses Plasma 5.27, but unsure which bugfix version), both with a 980ti with "535 drivers", and all they reported was unusual fan behaviour, though it was concerning enough for them to fall back to the X session.

Haven't tried either personally on Nvidia hardware, and it is possible that these issues are *buntu-specific but maybe this will be helpful to you :smile:

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Been using Plasma 5 for gaming for quite a while now and it already works just as well as X, looking forward to even more improvements!

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I hope this not only leads to more usage of Godot, but also as a result more help with feature implementation and engine maintenance. The Godot folks are doing a fantastic job with the resources they have, and I hope this gives opportunity for even more resources so they can continue their great work.

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Last time I checked in on this game, the team (I believe two siblings?) working on this game were extremely keen on getting feedback on native Linux compatibility across distributions and not just SteamOS. They had a thread for this on the Steam Community Discussions page. Someone had suggested building against the Steam Linux Runtime and they took it to heart, listening to community feedback and suggestions. They even went so far as to apply native Linux fixes to the game demo.

These devs seem to go the extra mile and treat Linux as a first-class platform. Something to keep in mind if you are on the fence about supporting them. :smile:

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Since they're using SDL2 now, hopefully there'll be native Wayland support with `SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland`. It's real nice playing Factorio blur-free with this option, even if it breaks the Steam Overlay.

EDIT: Just tested, it does respond to the SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland flag but it is a little buggy on the menus (opens on the wrong monitor, resolution is not detected properly, main menu background is missing, fullscreen is a bit jank, text is still not crisp on scaled displays but other images appear to be). Even manually setting the resolution does not work as expected, things still look scaled incorrectly at 3840x2160.

In terms of actual gameplay though everything works fine right now with the experimental Linux build and even with the Wayland flag. Promising results!

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