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Portable Linux distro winesapOS v4.1.0 out now with dual-boot support - good for handhelds

By Liam Dawe, Aug 19

While most people generally talk about ChimeraOS, Bazzite and at times HoloISO, another choice for your handheld Linux gaming is winesapOS that just had a huge new release.

Linux system performance optimizer GameMode v1.8.2 out now fixing hybrid CPU core pinning

By Liam Dawe, Aug 19

Started off by porting studio Feral Interactive, the Linux system performance optimization tool GameMode v1.8.2 is out now.

Colony building sim Odd Realm is officially out now

By Liam Dawe, Aug 19

After being in Early Access for a few years, Unknown Origin Games have now fully launched their mystical colony sim Odd Realm.

shapez 2 is an absurdly great and accessible factory-building game out now

By Liam Dawe, Aug 16

Time to cut some shapes, and I don't mean on the dance floor. Factory-building sim shapez 2 is out now in Early Access with Linux support.

Free classic RTS OpenRA mod 'Command & Conquer - Combined Arms' has a huge overhaul

By Liam Dawe, Aug 16

If you love your classic RTS games, especially those from Westwood like Command & Conquer and Red Alert, you need to play the OpenRA mod Command & Conquer - Combined Arms.

Steering Wheel Manager oversteer adds support for more wheels and Flatpak

By Liam Dawe, Aug 16

If you have a Steering Wheel, oversteer feels like an essential tool on Linux to allow you to configure it properly and a new release is out with version 0.8.3.

NonSteamLaunchers Decky Loader plugin for Steam Deck released

By Liam Dawe, Aug 15

Making it perhaps easier than ever to get more stores and launchers onto your Steam Deck, the NonSteamLaunchers plugin for Decky Loader is now available.

Godot Engine 4.3 is out now with huge new features and a fancy release page

By Liam Dawe, Aug 15

Looks like the Godot team went all-out for the Godot Engine 4.3 release, bringing this royalty-free open source game engine into a bright future.

Mesa 24.2.0 released with a new shader cache implementation

By Liam Dawe, Aug 15

Mesa 24.2.0 is out now bringing with it the usual advancements for open source OpenGL and Vulkan graphics drivers on Linux.

Retro-gaming Linux distribution Batocera 40 released

By nwildner, Aug 14

Batocera 40 got released last Sunday (2024-08-11) packing a lot of fixes, new goodies, emulator updates and extra hardware support.

Ex-Blizzard devs new RTS 'Stormgate' out in Early Access, works on Linux but may need a small fix

By Liam Dawe, Aug 13

Stormgate is a fresh RTS game set in an all-new science fantasy universe, it's hit Early Access today free to play but you may need a little tweak on Linux to run it.

Sand in a Box is a fresh modern 'falling sand' playground out now on Steam

By Liam Dawe, Aug 13

Developer Patryk Zieliński of Tiliasoft just released Sand in a Box in Early Access on Steam, a fresh and new falling sand game with a lot of toys to play with.

Minetest 5.9.0 brings performance improvements, a godrays shader and work towards SDL2

By Liam Dawe, Aug 12

The latest release of Minetest with version 5.9.0 is out now, bringing new features and work towards using SDL2 for this free and open source voxel game engine.

Wine 9.15 brings more ODBC Windows drivers work and bug fixes

By Liam Dawe, Aug 12

The Wine 9.15 development release is now available as there's continued work on ODBC Windows drivers and the usual assorted bug fixes.

ChimeraOS 46-2 brings full ASUS ROG Ally X support

By Liam Dawe, Aug 12

Another update for the handheld and couch gaming Linux distribution ChimeraOS, with version 46-2 out now bringing full ROG Ally X support.

Heroic Games Launcher v2.15 has expanded GOG support, EA games from Epic Store support

By Liam Dawe, Aug 12

A big release for the Heroic Games Launcher team has landed, version 2.15.0 is out now with some necessary bug fixes and some big new features to help you get all your games on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux.

The Elder Scrolls: Arena re-implementation OpenTESArena gets a graphics code overhaul

By Liam Dawe, Aug 9

Seems like this project is coming along nicely, and I do very much love seeing classics get revived with open source game engine re-implementations. OpenTESArena for The Elder Scrolls: Arena has a new release out.

Preserve is a wonderfully chilled and beautiful relaxing nature-building game

By Liam Dawe, Aug 9

If you love tile-based chilled puzzle games like Dorfromantik, you'll probably really love Preserve. This one is all about repopulating a wasteland to create a vibrant and flourishing ecosystem.

Blackjack roguelike adventure Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers is out now

By Liam Dawe, Aug 9

Ready to break Blackjack? Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers has you battle your way through a seedy tavern filled with gambling addicted townspeople in this Blackjack roguelike adventure.