The itch.io app works on a Steam Deck
Do you own a lot of games on itch.io? I do, and a huge amount more from past charity bundles I've yet to go and claim so maybe the Steam Deck will help me and you get through them all.
Category: Apps
Heroic Games Launcher now works nicely on Steam Deck
Something that I've been asked, repeatedly (and then some), is to show the Heroic Games Launcher on the Steam Deck. So here we are, let's take a look.
GOverlay 0.8 is out with new features to help configure MangoHud
For those just getting into Linux and / or people who will be testing out the Steam Deck, GOverlay can be a bit of a lifesaver to help configure some extra tools like MangoHud.
Heroic Games Launcher 2.2 (plus a hotfix) adds GOG support
Heroic Games Launcher is truly becoming one of the best game managers available for Linux. Not only does it support Epic Games, it's just expanded to cover GOG too.
Retro x86-based machine emulator 86Box v3.2 brings Linux support
86Box is a new one to me but perhaps some readers might be interested in it. It's an IBM PC system emulator that specializes in running old operating systems and software. Now with version 3.2 it's available for Linux.
Wine manager Bottles brings easy app installers, tons of other improvements
Bottles is the very promising free and open source application to help you directly manage installing things with Wine, the compatibility layer to run Windows apps and games on Linux.
OBS Studio 27.2 is out bringing Flatpak support and much more
OBS Studio is the incredibly popular free and open source video capture and livestreaming software. A huge new release is now available with plenty of Linux improvements.
Lutris 0.5.10 Beta 1 is out with Origin and Ubisoft Connect integration
Ready to test some more awesome open source software? Lutris 0.5.10 Beta 1 is out, so this is your chance to help make the next release a polished one.
Heroic Games Launcher for Epic Games on Linux gets some more fixes
Readying up for the onslaught of users on the Steam Deck who will probably want to play some of their Epic Store loot, the free and open source Heroic Games Launcher has a new bug fix release up.
Steam gets a few useful UI tweaks to show Cloud Sync status and Game Install Size
Ahead of the Steam Deck release, it seems the desktop client for Steam is getting a few handy UI changes too.
Wine manager Bottles has a big new release with major overhauls
Managing various games and applications installed on Linux using Wine can be a hassle, and while there's stuff like Lutris available perhaps Bottles might be a better dedicated option.
Lutris game manager getting Ubisoft Connect integration
Is any service safe from Lutris? Apparently not. This impressive free and open source game manager will gain support for another way to install games on Linux in an upcoming update.
Heroic Games Launcher for Epic Games on Linux adds gamepad support
Making things even easier for the upcoming Steam Deck, the unofficial Heroic Games Launcher for Epic Games can now be navigated with a gamepad.
Godot Engine 4.0 Alpha 1 is out with Vulkan support, rendering overhaul
Free and open source game dev tech Godot Engine is jumping up a few levels today with the absolutely massive release of Godot Engine 4.0 Alpha 1. This is going to change the game in huge ways.
Lutris game manager adds support for Origin integration
The free and open source game manager Lutris continues expanding the stores it supports installing games from, with Origin now being added into the mix.
RetroArch 1.10.0 out with Vulkan fixes, Wayland improvements, GameMode support
The RetroArch frontend application for emulators, game engines and media players has a new release up and there's plenty of great sounding improvements for Linux users.
Flathub to verify first-party apps and allow developers to collect monies
Flathub and Flatpak packages are the future of Linux apps, according to more people, and GNOME are continuing to invest in it. They have some big plans to improve it too.
Steering Wheel manager Oversteer expands supported wheels in 0.7.0
Oversteer continues to be the best way to setup and configure Steering Wheels on Linux. Oversteer 0.7.0 is out now and expands support for more wheels.
Wii U emulator Cemu plans to go open source and support Linux
Most emulators nowadays have their source code nicely open, and the vast majority of them fully support Linux too but Cemu has been a bit of a holdout. Not for long though.
Open source voice-chat levels up with Mumble 1.4 out now
For those of you not wanting to use the likes of Discord for voice-chat, there’s also Mumble which is a free, open source, low latency, high quality voice chat application
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