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The latest Steam Client Beta now supports shader cache management on Linux & more
28 Jul 2017 at 8:52 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: Vash63This is probably: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/5099 [External Link]
Just remove the config.vdf file and make sure not to save your password until that bug is closed.
Thanks for the link; the latest update there, about "pinning" libdbus, seems to work around it better than the other suggestions.

CRYENGINE 5.4 Preview released, includes Vulkan support
26 Jul 2017 at 10:36 pm UTC

Quoting: razing32I pre-ordered Kingdom Come , but seems they will drop Linux support
They haven't completely ruled out Linux support, but they were giving refunds to Kickstarter backers (I got mine).

Cyberpunk horror game 'Observer' from Bloober Team & Aspyr Media will likely see a delayed Linux release
21 Jul 2017 at 5:54 am UTC

Quoting: Leopard
Quoting: KimyrielleI think we're used to delays of developers with little to no Linux experience underestimating the demands of cross-platform development or simply overlooking the fact that Windows-only middleware doesn't magically compile on Linux.

But Aspyr?

Really?
No , actually they're experienced with Linux and OsX. These are the devs of Layers of Fear which is available for Linux and OsX.
That was Kimyrielle's point - they are experienced, and should be able to properly plan for simultaneous release, if it's a priority for them.

Tangledeep is a very sweet dungeon crawler that's now in Early Access, I love it
20 Jul 2017 at 5:04 am UTC

Quoting: GuestThis would prob make a good replacement for 'Dragon Fin Soup' as it lacks linux support
Dragon Fin Soup was supposed to have Linux support; they reneged on their Kickstarter promise. Last September they claimed it was still coming:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grimmbros/dragon-fin-soup/comments?cursor=14500692#comment-14500691 [External Link]

"Basically, in order to make future versions as bug-free and optimized as possible, we’re cleaning up the code from the ground up. This will deal with most of the bugs Playstation platform players have been experiencing and allow us to do a clean and stable port to Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android."

Streets of Rogue is another Unity title that's broken with fullscreen, here's a quick fix
14 Jul 2017 at 11:38 pm UTC

Quoting: TakIt's fixed in 5.6.2p3, a 5.6.2f1 hotfix build [External Link], and 2017.1.
Is it possible for users to patch their games with that hotfix, or does it require the devs to update?

EVERSPACE seems to be having more issues with Unreal Engine again with Linux support
29 Jun 2017 at 6:00 pm UTC

Quoting: STiATYea, seems to happen with Kingdom Come: Deliverance as well. First they wanted to support linux, but I guess they saw issues and backed away.
Similar issue, different engine - they are using CryEngine.

Leaving Lyndow removes Linux support from Steam due to masses of bug reports
26 Jun 2017 at 11:35 pm UTC

Quoting: scaineI'm really enjoying Quern at the moment. It's a walking-sim-with-puzzles, in the style of The Room (a little - mostly I mean in the way you interact with objects). Lots of fun, if a bit frustrating at times.
I found the map design of Quern to be excellent - lots of gameplay in a relatively small space.

Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues has another major update for RPG fans
2 May 2017 at 6:30 am UTC

For what it's worth, they have new test releases every single month, although they don't have free public tests every month.

Good deals going this week for Linux gamers, a quick look
27 Apr 2017 at 8:40 pm UTC Likes: 1

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OpenLara, an impressive open source engine for classic Tomb Raider has a WebGL demo
24 Apr 2017 at 11:58 pm UTC

WebGL 1.0 is based on OpenGL ES 2.0, which uses shaders rather than a fixed-function pipeline:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenGL_ES#OpenGL_ES_2.0 [External Link]

So I don't think OpenGL 2.1 is sufficient, no. In your browser, go the URL about:support, and see what the Graphics section says about WebGL.