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Igalia detail their open source work for Valve's Steam Frame and Steam Machine
One of the great things about Valve's hardware is that it's not locked down, and they put a lot of money into open source for SteamOS (Linux).
The Crew Unlimited will revive The Crew from Ubisoft with a custom server emulator
Doing what Ubisoft don't want to do, the community is reviving the classic racing game The Crew with The Crew Unlimited (TCU) project that's releasing soon.
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Retro x86-based machine emulator 86Box v5.0 brings a new integrated machine manager
86Box is a low level x86 emulator that runs older operating systems and software, with a big new release out to make managing multiple systems easier.
Nintendo 64 emulator gopher64 recently added save state slots and netplay cloud servers
If Nintendo 64 is your thing, keep an eye on the gopher64 emulator which is steadily adding in more features and has Linux support.
x86 on ARM64 emulator FEX gets some huge gaming improvements
FEX is one way to run x86 appps and games on ARM64, with the latest release 2508 bringing some pretty striking performance improvements.
Developer of PlayStation 1 emulator DuckStation threatens "removing Linux support entirely" but not yet
Seems the main developer of the PlayStation 1 emulator DuckStation is not happy with Linux packaging, threatening to remove Linux support.
felix86 emulator for Linux for x86 and x86-64 apps on RISC-V can now run Steam and major games
You can now play some major games on RISC-V systems running Linux, thanks to the felix86 emulator that's really coming along.
CarX Street developers are optimising for Steam Deck and 'adapting the game for Linux'
Recently CarX Street added in Easy Anti-Cheat which has been causing issues, but they're working on improving it for Linux desktop and Steam Deck.
Open source PS2 emulator PCSX2 v2.4 brings SDL 3, Wayland support, lots of compatibility fixes
PlayStation 2 emulator PCSX2 v2.4 has been released, bringing with it many enhancements to game support and improved Linux support too.
The 3dSen emulator turning NES games into 3D voxel dioramas 1.0 is out now - we have keys to give away
It took around 10 years to make it fully happen but the 3dSen emulator is out now with the 1.0 release for both the PC and VR releases.
SaveState is an open source versatile game save backup manager - now with Linux support
We already have Ludusavi, but now we also have SaveState, another attempt to create a user-friendly and versatile game save backup manager.
felix86 is a new open source Linux emulator to run x86-64 Linux programs on RISC-V processors
RISC-V fans will be interested in this one. felix86 has been announced as a new project with a first release available that enables you to run x86-64 Linux programs on RISC-V processors on Linux.
Emulation manager EmuDeck 2.4 brings Steam library integration changes, improved BIOS checker
EmuDeck is an all-in-one solution for managing emulation on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck and other handhelds and the 2.4 release brings some nice additions.
MangoHud performance overlay v0.8.1 reworks FPS metrics, adds FEX stats, fixes bugs
Another new release is available for MangoHud, the Linux gaming overlay, which is also used for the performance stats on Steam Deck.
Lutris game manager v0.5.19 released with improved Proton support
The popular game manager / launcher Lutris has a new release out, which brings with it various improvements to how it handles launching games with Proton.
Playstation 2 Emulator PCSX2 enables Wayland by default
For people who enjoy seeing improvements for emulation on Linux, and for Wayland support - the Playstation 2 Emulator PCSX2 has now enabled support for it by default.
PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 expands online play for fighting games with RPCN v1.4
Another big update has been released for RPCN, the open source online matchmaking server for PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3. This brings new features and more compatible games for Netplay.
PS2 Emulator emulator PCSX2 should get Wayland support "in the coming months"
PCSX2 is a free and open source Sony PS2 Emulator, and it seems they're working towards ensuring it has full support for Wayland on Linux.
Retro gaming Linux distro Batocera v41 brings expanded Wine support, better multi-screen, new hardware support
For people who love their retro gaming and want a Linux distribution that's simple to use and fully featured, Batocera is a popular choice and a big new release is out with version 41.
The most popular Linux gaming articles of 2024
Happy New Year! Here's a short look back over what the most read articles were on GamingOnLinux throughout 2024. An easy way for you to refresh your memory and prepare for 2025.
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- Over 19,000 games have released on Steam in 2025, with nearly half seeing fewer than 10 reviews
- The huge Project Zomboid build 42 finally gets multiplayer just in time for the holidays
- Kitten Space Agency is the spiritual successor to Kerbal Space Program
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is now Steam Deck Verified with a big update
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