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Even more AMD ray tracing performance improvements heading to Mesa on Linux
D7VK version 1.2 brings more Direct3D 6 improvements and a little Direct3D 5 too
Valve reveal all the Steam events scheduled for 2026
OBS Studio 32.1 Beta is out with a new Audio Mixer, WebRTC Simulcast support and more
Valve's documentation highlights the different ways standalone games run on Steam Frame
Less Miserables is an upcoming point-and-click parody of Les Misérables
Multiple years later Terraria 1.4.5 has a release date for January 27th
Steam Machine verification will have "fewer constraints" than Steam Deck - but text sizing worries me
Nexus Mods retire their in-development cross-platform app to focus back on Vortex
Valve tweak Steam Community Awards to deal with point farming and "attention-grabbing content"
Linux Mint 22.3 "Zena" is out now and supported until 2029
Cygames announced an AI studio, and then put up an apology over it
Check out the demo for CiniCross if you enjoy roguelikes and nonogram styled puzzles
Check out the great enhancement patch for the original Splinter Cell
GOG plan to look a bit closer at Linux through 2026
Medieval kingdom builder Earth of Oryn finally arrives in Early Access on January 19
Dev of Steam game 'Hardest' will delete it after new girlfriend made them realize AI is bad
Eat creatures and grind them into pieces or use them as weapons in autobattler Dunderbeck
ARC Raiders hits over 12.4M sales - new patch out with weapon nerfs, a free gift and a darker Stella Montis
Windows compatibility layer Wine 11 arrives bringing masses of improvements to Linux
Check out the full first video episode for Games For Everyone
Hytale has arrived in Early Access with Linux support
Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown gets a combat deep dive and release date
Get ready to enter Winnie's Hole when it arrives January 26
Budgie 10.10 finally makes the Wayland jump as development moves to Budgie 11
NVIDIA recommended driver 580.126.09 release for Linux
Dev of Steam game 'Hardest' will delete it after new girlfriend made them realise AI is bad
European Commission gathering feedback on the important of open source
The striking-looking number puzzle game Stip is more than meets the eye
Satisfactory is finally Steam Deck Verified after fixing up some UI issues
Bingo Betty is basically a crazy Balatro-fied version of Bingo
Goverlay for managing tools like MangoHud gets a major new release and it's finally on Flathub
Steam begins 2026 by smashing the users online record again
Hytale pre-orders have been so strong development is secured for two years
Adventure game The Drifter adds new localisations with support for fan translations
Command your crew and roll the dice in the tactical roguelike DeckWrecking Pirates
Nightwater looks like a curious blend of secrets, exploration, crafting and automation
European Commission gathering feedback on the importance of open source
Canonical call for testing their Steam gaming Snap for Arm Linux
Steam Frame and Steam Machine will be another good boost for Flatpaks and desktop Linux overall too
City-builder Nova Roma from the devs of Kingdoms and Castles delayed until March
Developer of popular drug-dealing sim Schedule I expands thanks to the success
Bosslords and Architect of Ruin from Hooded Horse look great as they refuse to sign AI "art"
Minecraft is getting a cute overhaul of baby mobs
Steam Client Beta adds a revamped interface for opting into game Betas and other changes
SteamOS 3.7.20 adds the ntsync driver to help improve some game performance
MicroProse recently revealed the first-person mecha sim Steel Bounty
1-4 player co-op hack-n-slash dungeon crawler Dungeon Rampage gets revived on Steam
Valve update the Steam Workshop to allow mods to support multiple game versions
Wire up various modules to survive in Wireworks - a base-defense roguelike auto-battler
Dig Dig Die sounds like a hilarious grave-robbing co-op horror game
Linaro reveal they're collaborating with Valve for the Steam Frame
007 First Light gets PC specifications released and that's a lot of RAM needed
SteamOS 3.7.19 arrives with a bunch of essential bug fixes
Lenovo Legion Go 2 will get a SteamOS version in June
Popular mobile creature collector EvoCreo now available on PC
Mesa RADV driver on Linux looks set for a big ray tracing performance boost
See the new trailer for Antivirus Survivors 2003 Professional taking survivor-likes to an infested family computer
Sprint City from the creators of SpeedRunners sounds like a great spiritual successor
After a poor relaunch, SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded devs release a statement
Humble Bundle have a nice collection of games for handhelds
The Legion Go with Bazzite is an excellent machine for gaming
Intel launches Core Ultra Series 3 at CES with Arc B390, teases new "handheld gaming platform"
KDE Plasma 6.6 will finally stop the system sleeping when gaming with a controller
NVIDIA announce DLSS 4.5 with Dynamic Multi Frame Generation, plus DLSS Updater gets Linux support
AMD reveal the Ryzen 9850X3D, Ryzen AI 400 series and more Ryzen AI Max+
NVIDIA announce a native Linux app for GeForce NOW
Valve amended the Steam survey for December 2025 - Linux actually hit another all-time high
Humble Choice for January 2026 has a great overall selection of games
Based on Transport Tycoon Deluxe, OpenTTD gets some big new features in v15
One of the best puzzle games ever, Baba Is You gets a final big update
The excellent free Command & Conquer - Combined Arms gets more missions and co-op
Augmented Steam browser plugin added AI features from VaporLens
Check out the new Games For Everyone podcast and have a listen
Start 2026 off right with the massive 77 map mod Quake Brutalist Jam III
The best Linux distributions for gaming in 2026
Some releases to look forward to in 2026
2025 Steam Awards winners have been revealed
Mesa 25.3.3 released with more Linux graphics driver bug fixes
The 2026 Carnage Collection from Humble Bundle brings some fun games to begin the year
D7VK v1.1 is out with experimental Direct3D 6 support via Vulkan for Windows games on Linux
Epilogue reveal the SN Operator to play real SNES cartridges on various platforms
Valve reveal the most popular Steam games of 2025
Native Linux support for Hytale will be launched as "experimental"
Bazzite Linux gets a spring cleaning update to end 2025
River City Ransom: Underground is getting delisted from stores
GE-Proton 10-28 brings fixes for Duet Night Abyss, World of Tanks, games with spatial audio and more
Steam survey for December 2025 shows Linux holding to 3.19%
CD PROJEKT and GOG co-founder Michał Kiciński acquires GOG from CD PROJEKT
Proton Experimental brings improvements for CoD: Black Ops Cold War, Farlight 84, CHRONO TRIGGER and more
Proton Experimental brings improvements for Farlight 84, CHRONO TRIGGER and more
Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from GamingOnLinux
Here's our 2025 GOTY picks
Linux Mint 22.3 gets a Beta release with lots of new features
Luxman Moonlit Market brings 'Balatro-inspired power-up management' to strategic tile-placement roguelikes
Free and open source Settlers-like, Widelands v1.3 is out with market trading and new maps
GE-Proton 10-27 brings fixes for Star Citizen, The First Descendant and more tweaks
Become the piece you capture in the chess-inspired Mate'Morphosis on January 9 2026
Horror incremental dungeon crawler Horripilant gets a new demo and release date
Evolution sim Thrive hits the 1.0 release completing the microbe stage
Quarantine Zone: The Last Check set for release on January 12 2026
Heroes of Might and Magic 2 project fheroes2 version 1.1.13 has been released
Siren is an awesome looking Aliens inspired Doom II conversion
Keep creatures fed in the deck-builder Hungry Horrors when it arrives January 19 2026
Valve discontinuing the last Steam Deck LCD model
Latest Steam stable update is live as Windows gets 64-bit
Valve put up a release candidate for Proton 10.0-4 with lots more Linux / SteamOS gaming fixes
Steam Winter Sale is live with Steam Awards 2025 open for voting
Firefox dev clarifies there will be an AI 'kill switch'
NVIDIA release Linux driver version 590.48.01
Mesa 25.3.2 brings more bug fixes for open source Linux graphics drivers
Continuing to make things weird Two Point Museum and Revenge of the Savage Planet do crossovers
Arriving early next year, Dune: Awakening - Chapter 3 is sounding great
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS gets a GOG release along with various DLC
The excellent BALL x PIT is getting three major updates in 2026
Rogue Legacy developer's next game is Neath, an eldritch roguelike tactical RPG
Zombie horde shooter World War Z is getting a big The Walking Dead DLC
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II to release in Spring 2026
Open Fodder, an open source port of the classic Cannon Fodder v2.0 released
MicroProse announce a revival of the retro Geoff Crammond Racing series
Latest Steam Deck update will warn you if an Xbox controller needs upgrading
Steam Replay is live and notes only 14% "of playtime spent by all Steam users" was for 2025 releases
Monster-catching RPG 'EvoCreo' arrives on PC on January 7, 2026
The Home Sweet Home update for Palworld with the ULTRAKILL crossover is out now
Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl just got a huge free Stories Untold upgrade
ARC Raiders gets a huge v1.7.0 free update with a new map condition, new event, skill tree resets and more
Ubisoft acquires March of Giants and the team from Amazon joining Ubisoft
Poly Bridge developer’s next game is Poly Bricks - a LEGO-like cozy, creative brick-building game
The classic Plague Inc: Evolved gets a new free daily Outbreak Mode
Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven arrives in January
Hollow Knight: Silksong to get a free expansion, Hollow Knight getting a refresh upgrade
It just keeps getting worse - Firefox to "evolve into a modern AI browser"
Vampire Crawlers from the Vampire Survivors dev gets a fun new trailer
Tingus Goose is completely absurd and possibly 2025's strangest game
From Ruins – A Detective Adventure looks worth keeping an eye on
The results are in - Bullet Heaven moves forward to be an official genre
The popular Megabonk gets a mega update with new content
Free 3-16 player party shooter of teamwork and betrayal, Klaus Veen's Treason added Linux support
If you need a new retro boomer shooter check out Ctesiphon
NVIDIA have discontinued Quake II RTX
GOG formally announce their GOG Patrons subscription donation system
Retro arcade-style rally racer Parking Garage Rally Circuit gets a DX edition with a lot more content
The incredibly complex sci-fi grand strategy game Terra Invicta has a release date
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor gets mid-game saves and CPU optimizations
Vulkan-based translation layer for Direct3D 7 on Linux, D7VK has a 1.0 release out now
NVIDIA driver 580.119.02 released for Linux as the latest recommended stable version
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is now Steam Deck Verified with a big update
Over 19,000 games have released on Steam in 2025, with nearly half seeing fewer than 10 reviews
Aspyr have indefinitely delayed Deus Ex Remastered
Highlight announcements from The Game Awards 2025
Mounts of Mayhem released for Minecraft with new mobs, weapons and more
After multiple delays Terminator 2D: NO FATE has launched with Linux support and Steam Deck Verified
Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS with the COSMIC Desktop Environment is out now
Kitten Space Agency is the spiritual successor to Kerbal Space Program
The huge Project Zomboid build 42 finally gets multiplayer just in time for the holidays
Fantasy city-builder with huge battles Songs of Syx gets a major upgrade with a focus on war
Dog merging roguelike deckbuilder Dogpile is out now and it's wonderful
GOG Winter Sale arrives with lots of discounts and Warhammer: Dark Omen returns
Monster Hunter Wilds is set for some big performance upgrades
Paradox have hopefully fixed the Vulkan performance in Crusader Kings III
Talking point - what have you been playing lately?
Factorio mod developer and Hooded Horse reveal new automation game Substructure
The retro FPS DUSK is getting a dungeon crawler with Dungeons of DUSK
Social stealth narrative game Better Than Us is all about creating a web of lies to steal from the ultra-rich
KDE's 2025 fundraising has been a huge success
Get ready for another adventure with The Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon
Open source XR runtime Monado 25.1.0 released with expanded hardware support
NVIDIA announce a few changes for GeForce NOW and new games for December
AMD FSR Redstone arrives with AMD FSR SDK 2.1
Total War: MEDIEVAL III announced by Creative Assembly
War Thunder is getting infantry combat
Classic roguelike top-down shooter Nuclear Throne major update 100 out now
Discord gets improvements for video on Linux PCs and Steam Deck
Hytale will run on Linux PCs via Flatpak but Steam Deck will require more work
Team Fortress 2 Classic becomes Team Fortress 2 Classified and arrives January 30
Framework greatly expand their open source event and Linux distribution sponsorships
POSTAL: Bullet Paradise gets cancelled over generative AI with Goonswarm Games shutting down
Netflix want to acquire Warner Bros. but they have to fight off Paramount
GE-Proton 10-26 released with FEX included, improvements for DLSS and game fixes
Windows compatibility layer Wine 11 gets a first Release Candidate
Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 49: One More to Go!
Overwatch 2 with Season 20 has some very annoying crash-bugs on Linux / SteamOS
Proton Experimental brings fixes for ARC Raiders, The Finals and various other games
Epic and Steam banned it but HORSES is out now on other stores
Get some great Raw Fury games like Kathy Rain, Sable and more in a new Humble Bundle
FIXKIN: A Long Way Home is a cozy, rhythmic, narrative road trip in a suddenly upside down world
Guild Wars Reforged has arrived on Steam
The Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless mouse is a great reasonably priced pick
Check out the demo for Chipmatic an upcoming mining and automation game
Unreal Tournament 2004 is getting revived by OldUnreal with approval from Epic Games
Mesa 25.2.8 and Mesa 25.3.1 released for open source Linux graphics drivers
Four Total War classics join GOG in their Preservation Program with more on the way
Half-Life Legacy arrives December 12 but you'll need Proton on Linux due to Native Linux issues
Fedora Linux 44 will get improved NTSYNC enabling for Proton / Wine
The RAM price and availability situation is going to worsen as Micron pull their Crucial consumer business
Humble Choice for December 2025 has Nine Sols, Like a Dragon Gaiden, Streets of Rage 4 and more
The response to s&box from Facepunch going open source has been "overwhelmingly positive"
Survivor-like bullet heavens are going first-person POSTAL with POSTAL: Bullet Paradise
No Players Online returns after an 'unfounded DMCA claim' halted sales for nearly three weeks
HELLDIVERS 2 file-size on Steam gets massively reduced
There's now an AI warning notice browser plugin for itch.io as well as Steam
Valve have been funding FEX to get x86 games on Arm Linux
Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 48: Byzantine Labyrinthine
Star Fox spiritual successor Wild Blue Skies gets a fresh gameplay trailer
Mewgenics will be "100%" Steam Deck compatible at launch
Pixel-art RTS game TFC: The Fertile Crescent joins with MicroProse Software and it's now Steam Deck Verified
Valve's version of Android on Linux (based on Waydroid) is now called Lepton
Linux players on Steam hit an all-time high for November 2025
Fanatical launch new Play on the Go Bundle - great for Steam Deck and other handhelds
NVIDIA Beta driver 590.44.01 released for Linux
Raspberry Pi prices are rising due to RAM costs, plus a new 1GB Raspberry Pi 5 now available
KDE Connect security advisory released due to possible authentication bypass
Piece by Piece is a sweet looking puzzle platformer where you literally connect pieces to progress
UZDoom the successor to GZDoom has a first proper release out now
Core Keeper set for a massive update in January with a new boss, automation, new weapons and lots more
Wine 10.20 released with upgraded vkd3d
Hytale devs confirm they are working to bring it to Linux and macOS
The Jingle Jam 2025 charity event is live with a new bundle of games
GOG add the huge S.T.A.L.K.E.R. G.A.M.M.A. as a one-click mod install
A retro Acorn RiscOS gem returns with Exodus: The Colonization of Space now on Steam
Arch-based distro EndeavourOS gets a new Ganymede release
Here's the 50 most popular Steam Deck games for November 2025 - with Dispatch the winner
Save on 2K games like XCOM, Risk of Rain Returns and Rollerdrome in a new Green Man Gaming bundle
itch.io is hosting a creator day today where they take no fee from developers
Hytale arrives in Early Access in January 2026 after being revived
Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault has another patch for Steam Deck and to improve performance for all
MangoHud performance overlay for Linux v0.8.2 released
Cleared Hot is everything you could want in a modern twin-stick helicopter shooter
Valve release small Proton Experimental update for ARC Raiders, Uno and Far Cry 4
Cleaning with friends on the go - PowerWash Simulator 2 is now Steam Deck Verified
The excellent Yet Another Zombie Survivors is finally Steam Deck Verified
Death Stranding 2 looks set for a PC release - hopefully sometime soon
Where Winds Meet devs plan improved Steam Deck support
Nightdive Studios present a Blood: Refreshed Supply deep dive in a new video
SIDE EFFECTS is a disturbing pill-popping roulette game out now
According to Epic CEO Tim Sweeney - game stores don't need an AI label as it will be everywhere
Slimbook launch the KDE Slimbook VII with AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 / Radeon 880M
Fedora proposal put forward to improve "production stability and incident management"
The action RPG 'Soulframe' from the devs of Warframe gets a Steam page and early access for founders
Heck yeah - the next HELLDIVERS 2 Warbond finally brings a minigun
If you're starving for more Advance Wars styled games check out Apes Warfare
Embracer Group selling off Arc Games and Cryptic Studios
s&box from Rust developer Facepunch is now open source
Sektori is absolutely one of the best modern twin-stick shooters
KDE Plasma going all-in on Wayland and will drop the X11 session completely
Build your own Capcom All-Stars Bundle and save with Fanatical
You can get 18 different stories in the Assemble Entertainment Humble Bundle
Nominations begin for the 2025 Steam Awards
Classic racers FlatOut and FlatOut 2 get Steam Achievements, bug fixes and more improvements
God game Reus 2 adds full Steam Deck / SteamOS support in the latest update
Chaotic climbing game ChimpUP! looks hilarious
xorg-server 21.1.21 freshly released to fix some annoying regressions
Two Point Museum: Zooseum DLC is the biggest yet launching December 2 with a free update out now
Cold Fear, I Am Alive and more arrive in the GOG Preservation Program along with a Black Friday sale
TRX an open-source reimplementation of Tomb Raider 1 and Tomb Raider 2 version 1.0 released
Voivod: The Nuclear Warrior shows off a new prototype trailer of the heavy metal platformer
Get a nice discount on the Steam Deck LCD during Valve's Black Friday sale
Schrodinger's Cat Burglar is an adorable looking puzzle game
Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault enters Early Access and work is ongoing to improve it on Steam Deck
Try the demo for Kinsfolk, a casual emotional adventure about fatherhood
The huge fan-made TimeSplitters Rewind is out now in Early Access
Palworld publisher picks up Vision Quench, a co-op dark fantasy looter shooter set in a consumer goods conglomerate mega dungeon
Igalia detail their open source work for Valve's Steam Frame and Steam Machine
Blending classic survival games with automation - ORMOD: Directive sounds interesting
WinBoat adds support for Podman, UWP, app filtering and more
Palworld update 'Home Sweet Home' arrives December 17 with an ULTRAKILL collab
SteamVR 2.14 brings fixes for a Linux memory leak, a Steam Link freeze for AMD GPUs and more
Proton Experimental for SteamOS / Linux gets fixes for Marvel Rivals, BlazBlue Centralfiction and more
NodalBastion is a delightful mixture of tower defense and incremental progression
Dune: Awakening gets a limited time free trial and the biggest discount yet
ARC Raiders is now Steam Deck Verified
Grab a free copy of Warhammer: Vermintide 2 for a limited time
The Nightdive Studios enhanced Quake II re-release is now Steam Deck Verified
The multiverse is a mess so you and friends will get cleaning in S.K.R.U.B. Squad
Play dice against the guardian of the underworld in Dice of Kalma
Baldur's Gate 3 gets more Steam Deck improvements in Hotfix 35 with their native version
Vampire Survivors gets turned officially into a crazy deck-builder with Vampire Crawlers from poncle
Zork I, Zork II and Zork III are now officially open source
Bioflux - Horde is a survival game where the infected numbers look insane
Grab some Masterful Remasters in a new Green Man Gaming bundle - great for Steam Deck / SteamOS
Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster has launched from Nightdive and it's Steam Deck Verified
Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival gets a first gameplay trailer
Need a new local co-op game? Puzzle platformer Tentacle Tango looks great and challenging
Valve put up a new Steam Linux Runtime 4.0 with a move towards 64-bit
SNES styled JRPG set in a world of garbage - Kingdoms of the Dump is out now
If you own Total War: WARHAMMER I or II you'll soon get Total War: WARHAMMER III Immortal Empires free
SteamOS 3.7.18 Beta available with a few nuisance bugs being squashed
Surviving each day is a fierce battle in the upcoming Primal Survival
I have finished Dispatch and now I'm at a loss so I'm going to play it again
Megabonk from vedinad has withdrawn from The Game Awards 2025
Steamworks SDK adds support for Linux Arm and Android, and it seems we know the first Android game on Steam
JSAUX are teasing Steam Machine front panels with built-in screens
Unity games are coming to Fortnite as Epic continue attempting to build a metaverse thing
Hello from Fedora KDE
The cross-platform Nexus Mods app v0.21.1 makes mod collection installation smoother
AMD FSR Redstone arrives December 10 with a teaser
A great showcase of open source - Blender 5.0 is out with completely overhauled colour management
Playnite may get a Linux version during 2026 as the creator plans a move to Linux
Guild Wars Reforged announced to release in December and will be Steam Deck Verified
The Game Awards 2025 nominees revealed
Hytale has been saved as Hypixel acquired it from Riot Games
The big new RPG Where Winds Meet release works well on Linux
Earth 2140 remake on OpenRA engine OpenE2140 gets a first release
Cozy exploration-trading game Townseek arrives Spring 2026 with a fresh demo
Steam Deck gets display-off low power downloads in a new stable update
Colossal Order and Paradox Interactive split with Cities: Skylines going to a new developer
The Many Sins of House Ocampo is one to watch for point and click mystery adventure fans
Timing is everything in the fast-paced arcade racer Wild Horse Racing - try the demo now
Nightdive recently showed off Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster footage in a dev diary video
Check out the demo for top-down 2D action roguelike Shroomwood now on Steam
Cozy 3D food puzzler UMAMI has launched on Steam
Mesa 25.3.0 released with lots of Linux graphics driver improvements
VKD3D-Proton 3.0 brings FSR4 support, shader backend rewrite, lots of bug fixes and performance upgrades
Forestrike is a martial arts roguelite like no other where you see the future
Below the Crown is an curious brew of chess and dungeon crawling out now
If you love Portal and first-person puzzlers - ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard launches February 12, 2026
Assetto Corsa Rally has arrived in Early Access - should work well on Linux / Steam Deck
Deep Rock Galactic set for new biomes, missions and enemies in Season 6
Brill co-op climbing game PEAK gets a major fix for gamepads
Heroes of Might and Magic 2 project fheroes2 version 1.1.12 has been released
Wine 10.19 released as we head towards Wine 11
Hot on the heels of the Steam Frame announcement, SteamVR Beta 2.14.1 brings more fixes
ARC Raiders is expanding with a new map but first a multi-phase event to unlock it
Ready for the Steam Frame, Khronos Group announced a new OpenXR "Best Practices Validation Layer"
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is getting mid-run saves and an endless mode
The wonderful open-world monster battler Cassette Beasts hit over 1.1 million sold
The excellent CloverPit has sold over 1 million and gets a Hard Mode update
You can grab a free copy of Immortals Fenyx Rising from Ubisoft
Of course dbrand is doing a Steam Machine Companion Cube
Linux open source graphics drivers Mesa 25.2.7 released
Proton 10.0-3 released bringing lots of improvements for gaming on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Machine
Anti-cheat will still be one of the biggest problems for the new Steam Machine
Beatblock may look simple but this rhythm-action game is absolutely brilliant (and brutal)
Tabulo is an upcoming Balatro-inspired chess roguelike
Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage silently added Easy Anti-Cheat
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN The Forsaken Hollows arrives December 4
SteamVR 2.13 brings a whole lot of bug fixes
Valve reveal the new Steam Frame, Steam Controller and Steam Machine with SteamOS
The wonderful roguelite farming deckbuilder Cropdeck has a proper demo out now
Satisfactory gets optimizations, and improved Steam Deck support in patch 1.1.1.7
KOMODO's Steam Deck store is renaming to KOMODO STATION - perhaps ahead of the Steam Frame
Embark confirm "Duo prioritized matchmaking" for ARC Raiders and lowered store prices
Sentry gets improved crash reporting for games running via Proton / Wine on SteamOS / Linux
Former Humble Bundle staff launch new bundle site Digiphile to "benefit users, creators, publishers, and charity"
KDE Plasma 6.6 to get a great new feature - limit virtual desktops to the primary screen
Pill-popping medical horror Side Effects from Free Lives arrives November 21
Instead of racing in Backseat Champions you manage an AI driver like an auto-battling racer
MangoHud performance overlay for Linux gets a first v0.8.2 release candidate
Final Sentence is a unique horror battle royale where you're all on typewriters
The classic Unreal Tournament gets a big upgrade with the v469e patch from OldUnreal
Get The Sinking City Remastered and a lot of Sherlock Holmes in this Humble Bundle
Linux Mint to get an upgraded System Information tool and a spruced up system menu
The popular Easy Effects app swaps from GTK over to Qt, QML and Kirigami with a big new release
GZDoom successor project UZDoom gets a first preview release
The Godot Engine 2025 showreel is out
Fantasy Grounds virtual tabletop (VTT) is now free to play
Talking point - what have you be playing recently?
Crimson Freedom could be one to watch for single-player RTS fans
The EasySMX X05 Pro wireless controller is cheap, feature-filled and comfortable with a big flaw
D7VK brings Direct3D 7 to Linux using Vulkan based on DXVK
THRASHER is thoroughly weird and it's out now as the follow up to THUMPER
Halls of Torment is still probably the best survivor-like with The Boglands DLC and free update out now
Proton Experimental gets fixes for multiple Xbox Game Studios titles, ARC Raiders and various other games
Battlestar Galactica Deadlock is getting delisted starting November 15
Co-op climbing game PEAK gets a big update with a new Roots biome
Hollow Knight: Silksong Patch 4 is out now with lots of bug fixes and a major controller input change
New games to claim from Amazon Prime via Luna for November 2025
Steam's wider store page refresh is live with plans to improve the home page on the way
OpenMW 0.50.0 for Morrowind is out with more enhancements and better gamepad support
Mass Effect's SSV Normandy SR1 Returns to No Man's Sky with a re-run of previous expeditions
Lexispell is a roguelike word game where strategy meets physics
Grab the Telltale Collection from Humble Bundle
The Falconeer gets a huge Revolution Remaster upgrade but drops Native Linux for Proton
Luanti (formerly Minetest) joins up with Open Collective Europe for funding
The open source FOSDEM event for 2026 will have a Gaming and VR devroom
Steam Deck tweaked to fix delays with the screen-off downloads, and other Desktop Linux fixes recently
NVIDIA adding lots of titles to GeForce NOW during November
CodeWeavers launch a new CrossOver Preview adding Linux ARM64 support
Get a bunch of Devil May Cry and Monster Hunter in two new Humble Bundles
SteamOS 3.7.17 released with fixes for Baldur's Gate 3, OS Updates and Discover
Humble Choice for November 2025 has Total War: WARHAMMER III
Sonic Rumble has arrived on Steam and works on Linux / Steam Deck
ARC Raiders has seriously exciting gameplay that has firmly hooked me in
Terminator 2D: NO FATE delayed yet again into December
The Crew Motorfest is Steam Deck Verified with the Season 8 update out now
Scribbly, open-world action adventure Scrabdackle arrives December 2
Sonic fan game Dr. Robotnik’s Ring Racers gets a big upgrade
Get more scary treats in the Horror Icons Showcase Humble Bundle
Valve upgrade Proton Hotfix to improve NINJA GAIDEN 4 on Desktop Linux
Steam Deck gets a new low-power screen-off downloads mode
HYPER DEMON PVP brings a free 1v1 FPS like no other out now
Warhammer Survivors announced as a licensed Vampire Survivors game
NVIDIA driver 580.105.08 out now for Linux as the new recommended version
Chizha Mount Ling Dock for Steam Deck looks premium and it's fully featured but pricey
GE-Proton 10-25 brings fixes for Nioh 2, WoW, Rockstar Launcher and more
Wine 10.18 brings OpenGL memory mapping using Vulkan in WoW64 mode
Anti-grav racer BallisticNG brings new tracks, enhanced online play and more for the final update
The Siege Update for Dwarf Fortress has arrived
Nexus Mods app improves file conflict management ready for Fallout 4 and Skyrim
The Crew Motorfest plans to be Steam Deck Verified for November 5
The original Pillars of Eternity is getting a turn-based mode Beta on November 5
Open source evolution sim Thrive adds graphics improvements and more planet customization
Linux gamers on Steam finally cross over the 3% mark
Inspired by Advance Wars, the new Earth vs Mars from Relic Entertainment is out now
ARK: Survival Ascended gets bumped up to Steam Deck Verified
Northgard Definitive Edition announced for December with expanded content
The classic tense horror roguelike 'Basingstoke' from Puppygames gets a big surprise upgrade
DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake out now and Steam Deck Playable
The classic Serious Sam 2 gets a big upgrade and now Steam Deck Verified
Get some seriously spooky stuff in the Indie Fears Humble Bundle
Linux users have no reason to worry about recent AMD GPU driver changes
The brutal survival horror Darkwood is getting a sequel with Darkwood 2 from Hooded Horse
Ubuntu getting optimisations for modern processors with architecture variants
Bazzite using Fedora 43 is out now with full Xbox Ally / Xbox Ally X support
Valve fix some games on Linux / Steam Deck having incorrect Steam Play settings and added a chat warning
The extraction shooter ARC Raiders is out and appears to work on Linux
OpenRazer expands Razer device support with new hardware for Linux users
Resident Evil HD REMASTER and Resident Evil 0 now on GOG and in the Preservation Program
Mesa 25.2.6 rolls out with more fixes for Intel GPUs, Zink and NVK
Replicat is basically the classic card game snap meets Balatro - check out the demo
The follow-up to one of the best escape room puzzle games, Escape Simulator 2 is out now
As Amazon cut thousands of jobs, New World: Aeternum will see no more updates
Grab the Myst & Riven puzzle adventures in the complete collection Humble Bundle
Brotato gets a juicy free update out now - along with new Linux and macOS support
The big Crusader Kings III: All Under Heaven expansion is out
Vampire Survivors just keeps on giving with a free Balatro DLC, online co-op and more free content
The excellent city-builder Timberborn is approaching the 1.0 release
GE-Proton 10-24 brings fixes for Space Engineers, Blade & Soul NEO
Minecraft Java modding is about to get a lot easier and more interesting
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is now on GOG
Escape From Duckov is silly, entertaining and worth grabbing if you don't mind the grind
New security advisory released for X.Org X server and Xwayland issues
The new survival game VEIN looks awesome with intelligent AI and interactions with nearly everything
A wildlife DLC has been teased for Two Point Museum
Civilization VII set for a big change to allow you to play as one civ continuously
Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection gets Steam Deck Verified ahead of release
Ghost of Tsushima gets Steam Deck Verified as the devs push the multiplayer into a DLC
GE-Proton 10-23 released with fixes for Killer Instinct, Heroes of Newerth Reborn and more
SteamOS 3.7.17 Beta disables wake-on-bluetooth for Steam Deck LCD again
GOG Preservation Program expands with Splinter Cell, Hitman and more + Autumn Sale is on
Fedora Linux 43 has officially arrived
Time to run as Death by Scrolling from Ron Gilbert / Terrible Toybox is out now
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt to fully shut down in April 2026
The huge TimeSplitters Rewind fan project launches in November
MISERY is a new rogue-lite Stalker-like co-op survival game
The useful AI warning for Steam script has been turned into a proper browser extension
Denuvo has been removed from Dead Island 2
GE-Proton 10-22 released with a fix for game launchers, Persona 5 Strikers and Richard Burns Rally
You can grab 911 Operator for free to keep on Steam
Grab the wonderful Kingdom series in a new Humble Bundle
Check out the demo for Turnbound, a clever haunted boardgame inventory battler
GOG asking for more donations from gamers with the new GOG Patrons program
Halo: Campaign Evolved announced for release in 2026
Proton Experimental brings fixes for Fellowship, Marvel Rivals, Assassin's Creed Shadows and more
Spin to fight and win in Roulette Hero, a rather unique strategic roguelike deck-builder
Stress testing and benchmarking tool OCCT gets an essential Linux fix
Roman city-builder Nova Roma from the devs of Kingdoms & Castles arrives in January
Award-winning gothic horror narrative adventure Scarlet Hollow gets a release date for Episode 5
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will perform better on AMD GPUs with Mesa 26
Grab a short free horror experience with the new release of Days Without Incident
Inspired by 1930s cartoons, MOUSE: P.I. For Hire set for launch in 2026
Cronos: The New Dawn now has a demo available on Steam
From former Telltale Games veterans, Dispatch is out and Steam Deck Verified
Krafton (PUBG, Subnautica, inZOI) becoming an "AI-First" company
PAYDAY 2 is going to live again with a new team and new updates
MicroProse reveal Dungeon Holdem a mixture of poker and dungeon crawling that looks ace
Embark Studios confirm rollout of Denuvo Anti-Cheat for THE FINALS
Arrowhead focus on fixing up all the issues with HELLDIVERS 2 getting a big bug-squashing patch
Get some quality spooky games in the Dark Pictures & Little Nightmares Humble Bundle
Fedora Linux project agrees to allow AI-assisted contributions with a new policy
The Jackbox Party Pack 11 has arrived with a whole new set of games
Heroes of Magic & Cards will give poker the roguelike deck-builder treatment
Amazon Luna cloud gaming relaunched, with Prime Gaming merged in and a new AI game
SNES styled fantasy RPG Kingdoms of the Dump will launch November 18
RV There Yet? is the latest co-op hit on Steam with plans to get it Steam Deck Verified
Cult of the Lamb becomes a bit more of a farming sim with the new Woolhaven DLC trailer
The Farmer Was Replaced is a satisfying way to learn a little programming with automation
Craft unique cards with stickers in the cute deck-builder My Card Is Better Than Your Card!
Tingus Goose is one of the weirdest games I've ever seen
Steam gets personal with a recommendations calendar to help you find games
MARVEL Cosmic Invasion set for launch on December 1
Valve doing more of a Steam Deck push with their Steam Deck Verified game pages
Fight the nazis to rescue your dog in the new free shooter Darkenstein 3D out now
Want to avoid AI gen on Steam? This browser userscript might save your day
KDE Plasma 6.5 is out now with a number of highly-requested features
Open source racer SuperTuxKart 1.5 out now, development moving onto SuperTuxKart Evolution
Xubuntu website hijacked to serve malware
THRASHER the mind-melting follow-up to Thumper releases November and Steam Deck optimised
The Outlast Trials new PvP invasion mode is out now with Easy Anti-Cheat added
The incredible UTOPIA MUST FALL has a big performance upgrade and now Steam Deck Verified
Made in the spirit of Day of the Tentacle and Sam & Max, adventure game Splittown released recently
Get some lovely chilled games in the Momcore: Games For a Busy Life Humble Bundle
Making retro DOS gaming simple - the standalone DOSBox Pure Unleashed is out now
GE-Proton 10-21 brings fixes for Blue Protocol, Black Desert, Battle.net, Ubisoft Connect
Nexus Mods app adds new context menus, Stardew Valley FOMOD support, and work towards Bethesda games
Wine 10.17 brings a Mono upgrade, better ANSI ODBC driver support, OpenGL changes and more
Atelier Ryza, Atelier Ryza 2 and Atelier Ryza 3 DX release November 13 and all Steam Deck Verified
Gaijin Entertainment announced EdenSpark, an open source "AI-assisted" platform for making games
Coal LLC has annoyingly absorbed my entire attention
