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Here is a look back at the 15 most popular articles on GamingOnLinux for October 2016, an easy way to for you to keep up to date on what has happened in the past month for Linux & SteamOS Gaming! If you wish to keep track of these overview posts you can with our Overview RSS.

We published a total of 185 articles last month!


Mad Max released for Linux, port report and review available - 20 October 2016 at 10:01 am UTC - Views: 20,289
Mad Max is the latest Linux port from Feral Interactive, probably one of the titles I have been most excited about so hopefully it lives up to the promise.



Why Linux games often perform worse than on Windows - 27 October 2016 at 10:45 am UTC - Views: 17,800
I still see so much confusion and outright misinformation being spread about why a lot of Linux games perform worse than Windows, so here's a few real reasons.



Mad Max to release on 20th of October for Linux & SteamOS, being ported by Feral Interactive - 5 October 2016 at 9:39 am UTC - Views: 16,339
Mad Max is officially being released on the 20th of October for Linux & SteamOS, it’s finally coming!



Steam VR will use Vulkan on Linux, demo shown off on Linux, new Vive controller being made - 12 October 2016 at 6:30 pm UTC - Views: 15,844
Well, news from SteamDevDays is starting to trickle into my feed and I will do my best to keep up with it all for you. First up is Steam VR which will finally support Linux and the big news is that it will use Vulkan to do it.



Civilization VI for Linux is no longer certain, only a possibility - 4 October 2016 at 10:40 pm UTC - Views: 14,388
Civilization VI was originally announced for Linux back in May, since then we've had a lot of silence on it, until today. Aspyr Media seem to be the developer handling it, but they are still investigating if it's viable.



A general guide for the best practices of buying Linux games - 5 October 2016 at 7:43 pm UTC - Views: 12,674
Quite a number of people have asked me to talk about where to buy Linux games, how to make sure developers are supported and so on, so here I am.



Deus Ex: Mankind Divided arrives on SteamOS & Linux on the 3rd of November - 21 October 2016 at 9:12 am UTC - Views: 12,381
Seriously, what the heck Feral Interactive! First Dawn of War II, then Mad Max and very quickly after Deus Ex: Mankind Divided!



Feral have released the minimum and recommend system requirements for Mad Max on Linux - 18 October 2016 at 1:00 pm UTC - Views: 11,950
The release of Mad Max for Linux is fast approaching this week (20th!) and Feral have now updated their website with the minimum and recommended system specifications.



Linux community has been sending their love to Feral Interactive & Aspyr Media - 27 October 2016 at 11:36 am UTC - Views: 11,630
This is awesome to see, people in the community have sent both Feral Interactive & Aspyr Media some little care packages full of treats.



The Steam 2016 Halloween sale has some nice Linux games for cheap - 28 October 2016 at 6:44 pm UTC - Views: 9,341
If you're a bit low on funds, you might like to know that Steam is doing a 2016 Halloween sale with some nice Linux games on offer.



Neil deGrasse Tyson Presents 'Space Odyssey', will feature Linux support - 9 October 2016 at 8:17 pm UTC - Views: 9,237
The respected scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson is working on a computer game called 'Space Odyssey'. It will be an online game and feature Linux support.



HTC Vive VR demo on Linux used Kubuntu at SteamDevDays - 14 October 2016 at 9:28 am UTC - Views: 9,208
Here's something awesome to see, the Valve demo of the HTC Vive on Linux was using Kubuntu, and we have some pictures.



'Noob Squad' is a perfect example of why Valve need to pay more attention to their own store - 8 October 2016 at 8:16 pm UTC - Views: 9,061
Trash, trash and more trash. That's how I would describe what has been gaining a foothold on Steam over the past year or so. Today it's time to rinse 'Noob Squad', an indie FPS that normally costs £0.75.



Feral Interactive's Linux ports may come with Vulkan sooner than we thought (UPDATED) - 27 October 2016 at 6:46 pm UTC - Views: 8,941
I didn't expect this so soon, but it looks like early next year we may have a Linux port from Feral Interactive that uses Vulkan. UPDATED with the actual full quote.



The Steam Hardware Survey for September 2016 shows Linux has grown some more - 2 October 2016 at 9:05 am UTC - Views: 8,831
Another month goes by and another Steam Hardware Survey was done, I got a pop up this month and it seems we have increased our share two months in a row on Steam.


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Eike Nov 2, 2016
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... and Steam Linux percentage has fallen again.

Linux 0.89% -0.04%

*shrug*
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