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Wireless HORIPAD for Steam gets a firmware fix for the Steam Deck OLED

By Liam Dawe, [updated]
If you plan on picking up the Wireless HORIPAD for Steam for use with a Steam Deck OLED, you'll likely want to upgrade the firmware on the HORIPAD.

Discord Canary on Linux breaks Wayland screen-sharing support for now

By Liam Dawe, [updated]
Recently I shared the news that Discord Canary had fixed full Wayland screen-sharing on Linux with working audio, but it has been removed again.

GPD WIN 4 handheld plans to support Valve's SteamOS in 2025 (updated: nope)

By Liam Dawe, [updated]
Hardware vendor GPD have updated their store page for the GPD WIN 4 (2025) which notes they plan to support SteamOS on it with help from Valve.

There is no AMD Z2 Steam Deck model coming - Valve

By Liam Dawe,
With CES starting tomorrow, there's already lots of leaks and speculation going around and Valve have been quick to shoot down an AMD Z2 Steam Deck.

The Awesome Games Done Quick Humble Bundle is a good deal not to be missed

By Liam Dawe,
Another great deal here for you with the Speedrunning with Awesome Games Done Quick Humble Bundle. Some good compatibility across Linux desktop and Steam Deck.

Fanatical's Monster Hunter Bundle returns to prepare you for Monster Hunter Wilds

By Liam Dawe,
Need some more Monster Hunter games? Fanatical have brought back their Build your own Monster Hunter Bundle for you to fill up your collection again.

Prime Gaming January 3rd 2025 edition round-up for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Welcome to the first round-up of games you can claim from Prime Gaming for 2025, along with the expected compatibility across Steam Deck and desktop Linux. Each week Prime Gaming, part of what you get with a subscription to Amazon Prime, add and remove various games you can claim to keep.

Grab some typing adventures and language learning in the latest Humble Bundle

By Liam Dawe,
The first new Humble Bundle of games for 2025 is here, and it's starting you off with some typing and language adventures to sink your fingers into.

Valve saw a record-breaking 19,000 games released on Steam in 2024

By Liam Dawe,
While Steam continues to grow with it repeatedly breaking the concurrent online user counts throughout 2024, we also saw 2024 as the biggest in terms of game releases ever too.

GE-Proton 9-22 released with lots of game fixes for Linux / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
The community-build of Proton, GE-Proton, was updated with a new version that updates various upstream components and adds plenty of game fixes for Linux desktop and Steam Deck.

Here's the winners of 2024 The Steam Awards with God of War Ragnarok the Best Game on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Another year is finished and so Valve have now put up the results of The Steam Awards for 2024. No surprises on most of them.

Linux user share on Steam ended 2024 on a high note

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have put up the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for December 2024, which shows that the Linux share ended 2024 in December with a nice boost.

The most popular Linux gaming articles of 2024

By Liam Dawe,
Happy New Year! Here's a short look back over what the most read articles were on GamingOnLinux throughout 2024. An easy way for you to refresh your memory and prepare for 2025.

Proton Experimental updated with fixes for Marvel Rivals on Steam Deck / Linux and other game improvements

By Liam Dawe,
Over the festive period Valve released an update to Proton Experimental, bringing in more game fixes for the likes of Marvel Rivals and other games on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux.

Fan-made PC port of Star Fox 64 is out now

By Liam Dawe,
From the team behind PC ports of other Nintendo games like The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, a new PC port has arrived for Star Fox 64.

ScummVM 2.9.0 is out now for expanded retro gaming support

By Liam Dawe,
ScummVM v2.9.0 has rolled out as a little holiday treat bringing expanded compatibility with various retro classic for you to play on modern systems.

Valve released the Best of Steam - 2024 showing off the highest earners and most played games

By Liam Dawe,
Another year comes to a close and Valve have put up the Best of Steam - 2024, so you can go and check out what's the most popular.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from GamingOnLinux

By Liam Dawe,
Hello there! It's coming up on Christmas now, and so GamingOnLinux will be starting to go into it's usual mostly hibernating state to take a little break.

Windows compatibility layer Wine 10.0 third Release Candidate out now

By Liam Dawe,
With the feature code freeze continuing, the Wine team had put up a third Release Candidate for the upcoming stable main release of Wine 10.0 coming in early 2025.

Direct3D to Vulkan translation layer DXVK v2.5.2 brings fixes for Alpha Protocol, The Sims 2, Borderlands 2 and more

By Liam Dawe,
Another bug fixes release is out for DXVK (v2.5.2), the project that translates Direct3D 8, 9, 10 and 11 to Vulkan. It's a big part of what makes Proton able to run Windows games on Steam Deck / Linux so nicely.
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