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Kaizen: A Factory Story announced from former Zachtronics developers

By Liam Dawe,
Coincidence, which includes a bunch of former Zachtronics developers, have announced the open-ended puzzle automation game Kaizen: A Factory Story.

Steam hits another all-time user record with over 40 million online

By Liam Dawe,
Over the weekend Steam managed to break yet another concurrent online user record, smashing the previous that was set back in December 2024.
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Heroic Games Launcher v2.16 released with improved Steam Deck / Linux game compatibility

By Liam Dawe,
Heroic Games Launcher continues to evolve into an even more impressive cross-platform game launcher for GOG, Epic Games, Amazon Prime and more with v2.16 bringing some great enhancements.

Steam sees a big rise in Simplified Chinese for February 2025 bringing Linux down below 2%

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have released the Steam Hardware & Software Survey numbers for February 2025, and there's a pretty massive increase in Simplified Chinese as language which has pushed about all the numbers everywhere else.

A Review and Dev Interview: Broadside Renegades

By anewson,
This ain't your dad's Vampire Survivors. We take a look at a hidden gem and talk to the developer about the development process.

March 25 reminder - GamingOnLinux needs your support

By Liam Dawe,
Welcome to March 2025 readers! Here's a gentle reminder that GamingOnLinux is primarily funded by readers - that's you! And we need your support.

AMD Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT arrive March 6th, AMD dive deeper into RDNA 4 and FSR 4

By Liam Dawe,
AMD have today pulled back the curtain on the Radeon RX 9000 series powered by RDNA 4 along with FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 (FSR 4).

HASTE: Broken Worlds is a speedrunning Sonic-like platformer from Landfall with a demo up now

By Liam Dawe,
Gotta go fast? Landfall, developer of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator and Clustertruck, have released a demo for HASTE: Broken Worlds that's worth a look.

Everything to grab from Prime Gaming, February 28th edition for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Here's the up to date list of games available on Amazon Prime Gaming for February 28th, and what compatibility you can expect for Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck.

Civilization VII updates roadmap revealed - new update and DLC due out on March 4

By Liam Dawe,
2K and Firaxis have revealed the updates roadmap for Civilization VII, along with dates on when to expect some of it and we're set for some big changes.

Split Fiction from Hazelight Studios and EA gets Steam Deck Verified and no EA app needed

By Liam Dawe,
The co-op adventure Split Fiction from Hazelight Studios (It Takes Two) and EA releases March 6th, and the good news is that it will be easy to play on Linux / Steam Deck.

Linux GPU Configuration Tool (LACT) upgrades NVIDIA clockspeed configuration

By Liam Dawe,
If you want to fully control your GPU on Linux you may want to check out the latest update to Linux GPU Configuration Tool (LACT), which brings in various new features.

The California Fire Relief Bundle is live on itch.io

By Liam Dawe,
Necrosoft Games have organised a big California Fire Relief Bundle that's hosted on itch.io. Your chance to get a whole load of games while supporting relief efforts.

EA just open sourced Command & Conquer, Red Alert, Renegade and Generals

By Liam Dawe,
I can't quite believe it either. Command & Conquer, Red Alert, Command & Conquer Renegade and Command & Conquer Generals (inc. Zero Hour) have their code officially open sourced.

To mark 10 years this indie game changes price every hour to London's temperature

By Liam Dawe,
As far as publicity stunts and indie dev anniversary celebrations go, this is both clever and quite amusing for A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build.

Metro devs 4A Games Ukraine rebrand as Reburn and reveal futuristic sci-fi shooter La Quimera

By Liam Dawe,
La Quimera is an upcoming story-driven FPS set in dystopian future Latin America. Developed by Reburn, formerly known as 4A Games Ukraine.

Promise Mascot Agency releases April 10 and is "Steam Deck Ready" with a demo up

By Liam Dawe,
Promise Mascot Agency from Kaizen Game Works is confirmed for launch on April 10th, and the good news for Steam Deck / Linux players is that it should work great with the developer noting it's "Steam Deck Ready".

GOG Preservation Program expands to add 11 LEGO games

By Liam Dawe,
GOG's special Preservation Program, where they ensure games are kept up to date and continue working on modern systems, has expanded with 11 LEGO games now included. That's on top of the recent announcement about F.E.A.R. also joining up soon.

NVIDIA stable driver 570.124.04 released for Linux with VRR for multiple displays and various bug fixes

By Liam Dawe,
Following on from the 570.86.16 Beta that was released on January 30th, NVIDIA have today put up a new stable driver release with 570.124.04.

Fallen Aces the crime noir FPS is now Steam Deck Verified with the Wheels of Steel update

By Liam Dawe,
Fallen Aces from Trey Powell, Jason Bond and New Blood Interactive looks awesome and now it should be even better. With the Wheels of Steel update there's been a few bits added, overhauled and now it's Steam Deck Verified too.