A quick round-up of what was popular during May 2022

Here is a look back some of the most popular articles on GamingOnLinux for May 2022, an easy way to for you to keep up to date on what has happened in the past month for Linux gaming, open source and other general Linux news that we cover! If you wish to keep track of these overview posts you can with our Overview RSS. Giving you a place to have some catch-up and a place for chat in the comments.

Here's what was popular with our readers:

• Steam Deck hits over 3,000 games either Verified or Playable
  • There it is, the next big milestone for the Steam Deck has been hit with over 3,000 games now rated as either Verified or Playable.
• NVIDIA releases open source Linux GPU kernel modules, Beta Driver 515.43.04 out
  • In a nice big win for open source, NVIDIA has today officially revealed that they've released open source Linux GPU kernel modules. Additionally, driver version 515.43.04 is out.
• HoloISO brings Valve's SteamOS 3 from the Steam Deck to everyone
  • While Valve has yet to actually release a proper iso for SteamOS 3 used on the Steam Deck, others have been taking it into their own hands to provide, like with the new HoloISO.
• Proton Experimental bumps minimum driver version, more playable on Linux and Steam Deck
  • The latest update to Proton Experimental has landed for running Windows games on Linux and Steam Deck. Here's all that's changed.
• HP teamed up with System76 for the HP Dev One laptop with Pop!_OS Linux
  • Pop!_OS Linux from System76 is expanding with more vendors, as HP now have a teaser up for the HP Dev One laptop.
• Old World from the Civilization IV designer releases on Steam along with Linux support
  • Old World is a new Native Linux historical strategy game from Soren Johnson, Lead Designer of Civilization IV and Offworld Trading Company and Mohawk Games.
• Fedora Linux 36 is officially out now
  • Fedora Linux 36 is officially out now, after a number of delays as the Fedora team don't like to rush things out when they're not ready. Here's what's new.
• XIVLauncher now on Linux, gets FINAL FANTASY XIV Online running on Steam Deck
  • While the newer official launcher for FINAL FANTASY XIV Online is incredibly problematic with Steam Play Proton, a third-party launcher has recently come to Linux to help with that.
• Linux user share on Steam hits second highest percentage in years
  • Valve have put out their usual monthly Hardware & Software Survey and it's looking pretty great for Linux overall. April 2022 showed a big boost to Linux gamers.
• Steam Deck hits 2,500 games Verified or Playable
  • Another big milestone has been hit for the Steam Deck from Valve. There's now at least 2,500 games that have been through Deck Verified to be classed as either fully Verified or Playable.
• Morrowind gets shiny in OpenMW with post-processing shaders coming
  • OpenMW, the free and open source game engine reimplementation of Morrowind is about to get a lot better looking, with post-processing shaders coming in the next release.
• PowerTools is a Steam Deck Plugin for power users
  • Want to tweak more on your Steam Deck? You need some PowerTools. A new plugin for the Steam Deck Plugin Loader.
• The deb-get tool helps Ubuntu (and derivative distro) fans grab extra apps
  • While there's plenty of software available out of the box for Ubuntu (and all the derivatives), some developers only provide .deb downloads from their websites - that's where deb-get comes in.
• An interview with Aaron Honeycutt from System76
  • It's time for a fresh interview. Today I have Aaron Honeycutt from System76, makers of Linux distribution Pop!_OS and various hardware, who talked a little about their work.
• An interview with Ken VanDine, Ubuntu desktop lead at Canonical
  • Another fresh interview for you today, this time with Ken VanDine who is responsible for leading the way for Ubuntu on the desktop at Canonical.
• Steam Deck gets a quieter fan again, and louder volume in the latest updates
  • Another two big Steam Deck updates just dropped, one for the Stable channel and one for the Beta channel. Here's what's new.
• Proton Experimental fixes Final Fantasy XIV Online launcher
  • Valve has pushed out another update to Proton Experimental, the special version of Proton you can try that has more features before they roll out to the stable versions.
• Humble put up a 'Handheld PC Power Bundle' of games ready for Steam Deck
  • Got a Steam Deck or another handheld PC? Well, this latest one is just for you. Humble have put up a Handheld PC Power Bundle of games.
• Steam Deck gets per-app performance profiles, hardware survey and loads more
  • Another absolutely huge update for the Steam Deck just landed, with Valve clearly taking on lots of feedback to make it the best handheld gaming device around.
• Canonical seek Software Engineers for the 'Ubuntu Gaming Experience' team
  • Up for helping to improve Ubuntu Linux and get it into shape for more gaming? Now is your chance, as Canonical are hiring exactly for that.
• This Steam Deck Durability Test had me watching in horror
  • There's been various attempts to show how durable (or not so) the Steam Deck can be in various situations but JerryRigEverything definitely had me wincing.
• SteamOS 3.2 out for Steam Deck — better fan curves, refresh rate switching
  • Valve has released a huge Stable update for SteamOS with version 3.2 now available for updating on your Steam Deck. Here's what's new.
• Fortnite added to Xbox Cloud Gaming, easier than ever to play on Steam Deck
  • Microsoft has today announced that the massive free to play game Fortnite is now on Xbox Cloud Gaming, this makes it easier than ever to play it on Linux and Steam Deck.
• Please Fix The Road will have an official version just for pirates
  • Please Fix The Road is an upcoming puzzle game I highlighted back in March because it looks simply beautiful and perhaps a bit of a challenge. The developer announced recently a rather unusual plan in the indie dev space, involving pirates.
• Developer of popular noise suppression tool NoiseTorch has dev machine compromised
  • Are you a user of NoiseTorch? It's a popular way of getting some pretty great noise suppression on your microphone, to keep out all that background noise or a hammer hitting your desk. Sadly, the developer had a machine compromised.
• Songs of Conquest looks good on Linux, works quite well on Steam Deck too
  • Songs of Conquest is a brand new release from Lavapotion and Coffee Stain Publishing, a turn-based tactical RPG with kingdom management that definitely feels like Heroes of Might and Magic.

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What was your favourite Linux, Steam Deck and Gaming news through May 2022?