Patreon Logo Support us on Patreon to keep GamingOnLinux alive. This ensures all of our main content remains free for everyone. Just good, fresh content! Alternatively, you can donate through PayPal Logo PayPal. You can also buy games using our partner links for GOG and Humble Store.

Article Search

Advanced Options
Search between and
Narrow search by selecting specific tags:

Planetary Annihilation: TITANS to get more multithreading

By Liam Dawe,
As you might have read in our previous article, Planetary Annihilation and TITANS are being revived by a new team made up of some of the original developers. One of their developers has given an update on adding more multithreading.

Need a new game for the weekend? Here's some Linux games on sale

By Liam Dawe,
The weekend has arrived and you're looking for a new game but what to buy? Here's a look at what's both good and on sale. Also, be sure to let us know what you're playing this weekend!

Reigns: Game of Thrones announced with native Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Reigns: Game of Thrones has been announced by developer Nerial and publisher Devolver Digital that will continue the swipe left or right mechanic of the previous titles.

Some thoughts on Valve’s new Steam Play feature and what it means for Linux gaming

By Liam Dawe,
With the dust settling on the absolute bomb that Valve dropped with the new Steam Play feature, I’ve had a little time now to think about the broader implications.

If you have trouble with keyboard input in some Unity games, there is a workaround (updated)

By Liam Dawe,
I'm sure many of you will be aware by now that the Unity game engine has suffered problems with Linux support lately. One of those issues to do with keyboard input does actually have a workaround. UPDATE: See the bottom.

Fallout inspired 'ATOM RPG' just had a massive update including a new skill tree

By Liam Dawe,
I am so incredibly impressed with AtomTeam on how they've repeatedly pushed out huge updates to ATOM RPG. This latest update makes the game a very different beast.

Valve officially confirm a new version of 'Steam Play' which includes a modified version of Wine

By Liam Dawe,
As we speculated previously, Valve have now officially announced their new version of 'Steam Play' for Linux gaming using a modified distribution of Wine, called Proton.

Strategy game Radiis has no moving units, only buildings and it's out now

By Liam Dawe,
If you're after a strategy game that brings things back to basics and has no moving units, take a look at Radiis.

There's some great Linux games on sale right now

By Liam Dawe,
Time to set your week up by grabbing some fresh Linux games, here's a lot at some hot stuff on sale right now.

Adventure and exploration platformer 'La-Mulana 2' is planned for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
If you enjoyed La-Mulana you will be pleased to know that the developer of La-Mulana 2 has confirmed a Linux version is planned, with no current ETA.

Subsideria aims to modernise classic space shooters, releasing with Linux support on August 24th

By Liam Dawe,
Are you a fan of arcade space shooters? Subsideria might be your cup as the developer said their aim is to put a modern spin on it with boss battles, different game modes and so on.

CnCNet are providing Red Alert & Tiberian Sun with an updated renderer using OpenGL for better Wine support

By Liam Dawe,
A little different to what OpenRA are doing with updated gameplay on an open source game engine, CnCNet are providing downloads for Red Alert & Tiberian Sun that have an updated OpenGL renderer so they work better with Wine.

Graveyard Keeper from Lazy Bear Games and tinyBuild is out with same-day Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Graveyard Keeper is a slightly amusing game that has you manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. It's officially out now with Linux support.

Valve may be adding support for using compatibility tools for playing games on different operating systems

By Liam Dawe,
Reddit seems to be buzzing with information from SteamDB showing indications that Valve might be adding support for compatibility tools to enable you to play games on operating systems they weren't designed for, like Wine.

Play It Now - Invisible Inc

By scaine,
Welcome to the another review in the PIN (Play It NOW) series. Conscious that all previous PINs have been action games, this time I’m covering Invisible Inc from Canadian studio Klei Entertainment, a superb stealth/strategy hybrid in the mould of XCOM.

Hard rock musical comedy metroidvania platformer 'Bad Pad' officially released

By Liam Dawe,
Sometimes games get practically no attention which is such a shame, Bad Pad is one such game that deserves a little more as it's actually pretty good.

Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy now has a Linux build for testing

By Liam Dawe,
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy is a rather popular punishing climbing game, made as a tribute to Jazzuo's 2002 B-Game classic 'Sexy Hiking' and it now has a Linux build.

Language learning game Lingotopia to release on August 16th with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
If you fancy learning a new language, Lingotopia might make it less of a chore as this adventure game has you play as a little girl shipwrecked on the shores of a strange island.

The developer of Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus has posted about possible issues with the Linux release

By Liam Dawe,
Bulwark Studios seem to be remaining cautious in their approach to the Linux (and Mac) versions of Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus.

Talking point: Leaving user reviews for Linux games can really help a developer

By Liam Dawe,
We all know the current Linux gaming market share isn't turning heads and it can be tough to persuade developers that having a Linux version is worth it. I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about user reviews and how they can help out.
Showing 2640 to 2660 of 4439 entries found.
Not finding what you're looking for? Ask for help in our Discord Server.