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


Tip: Search something in quotes like "Steam Deck" for exact phrasing.
Advanced Options
Search between and
Narrow search by selecting specific tags:

The excellent 2D action RPG 'CrossCode' is now officially out

By Liam Dawe,
CrossCode from Radical Fish Games is a rather great 2D action RPG and today it was officially released across multiple stores.

Valve have opened up the code for their VR 'Moondust' tech demos, also a third revision of the Knuckles controller

By Liam Dawe,
What will hopefully help developers work on VR projects using Valve's experimental "Knuckles" controllers, Valve have opened up the source code for their Moondust Knuckles Tech Demos.

Distance, the amazing atmospheric racing platformer is now officially out

By Liam Dawe,
I've been waiting on this for what feels like forever, after a great run in Early Access the atmospheric racing platformer Distance is now out.

Valve have updated the Beta of Steam Play which fixes VR games, fullscreen improvements and more

By Liam Dawe,
Another Beta version of Proton is available for Valve's Steam Play for those who wish to give it a go with the latest fixes.

The excellent survival racer Distance is officially releasing on September 18th

By Liam Dawe,
After being in Early Access for a few years, the rather good survival racer Distance which is the spiritual successor to Nitronic Rush, is going to officially release next month.

Croteam are having a big sale to celebrate 25 years

By Liam Dawe,
Croteam, developer of the Serious Sam series and The Talos Principle have stuck around for 25 years and so they're celebrating with a big sale.

SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics now officially supports Linux with a big update & price drop

By Liam Dawe,
As we reported on the hints of this happening recently, the SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics is now officially available on Linux.

PSVR is running on Linux with OpenHMD and OpenHMD-SteamVR

By Liam Dawe,
A reader emailed in to show off that they've been able to get the PSVR headset working on Linux with Steam using OpenHMD and OpenHMD-SteamVR.

Valve continue to make VR easier with their new SteamVR Input system

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have expanded their VR support, with the introduction of their SteamVR Input system which is very much like what they've done for gamepads in the main Steam client.

Valve are paying hackers for finding security flaws, plus a website refresh teased top secret games

By Liam Dawe,
Valve seem to be pretty serious about increasing the security of their services, as it turns out they've been paying hackers for finding flaws. They also updated their company website recently, which mentions some secret games.

Satellite Reign is currently free in the Humble Store, lots of Linux games on sale across different stores

By Liam Dawe,
It seems every week there's a new deal going on you don't want to miss! Right now Humble Store is offering free copies of Satellite Reign and other stores also have sales on.

HTC Vive PRO HMD pre-orders open, standard Vive has price drop

By Liam Dawe,
HTC has recently announced that the HTC Vive PRO HMD is now available to pre-order with shipping expected in April, on top of that the normal Vive has seen a price drop.

Valve has boosted their Linux ranks by hiring another developer to work on open source graphics

By Liam Dawe,
Further evidence that Valve is here for the long-run, they've hired yet another developer to help improve open source graphics drivers on Linux.

BATTALION 1944 is not coming to Linux, despite showing a SteamOS icon and system requirements

By Liam Dawe,
There's always going to be problems when developers are able to set anything they like on Steam with no proper checks from Valve. Despite listing SteamOS/Linux system requirements and showing a SteamOS icon, BATTALION 1944 is not coming to Linux.

Keith Packard's video from 'LinuxConfAu 2018' talking about Virtual Reality and Linux is up

By Liam Dawe,
Keith Packard has been consulting for Valve for the past year to get Virtual Reality devices hooked up and properly working on Linux. Take a look at his presentation from LinuxConfAu 2018.

GDC’s annual "State of the Gaming Industry" report is out, shows encouraging signs for Linux

By BTRE,
The report is a survey of around 4,000 game developers that’s released as a snapshot of the industry ahead of the annual Game Developers Conference. There are positive signs for Linux as a platform in the responses.

Balloonatics, an action-packed shooter where you pilot a floating basket is coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Balloonatics certainly gets some bonus points for being unique. A vehicle-based action-packed shooter where you pilot a floating basket will release for Linux next month.

Open source game engine 'Godot Engine' has the first 3.0 release candidate available

By Liam Dawe,
Godot Engine 3.0 is going to be a pretty big release for this open source game engine and the first release candidate is now available.

Intel launches their new CPUs with Radeon RX Vega M Graphics along with two new 'NUC' mini-pc models

By Liam Dawe,
Yesterday, Intel officially announced the release of their new CPUs that come with Radeon RX Vega M Graphics. On top of that, they've launched two new NUC models (their mini-PCs).

The Talos Principle going Fusion, Croteam dropping OpenGL & Serious Sam 4 still coming

By Liam Dawe,
A bit of Croteam news to start the day with and there's multiple interesting items to go over in regards to their games.
Showing 400 to 420 of 554 entries found.
Not finding what you're looking for? Ask for help in our Discord Server.