Category: Open Source

I love watching Thrive continue to grow. A free and open source evolution sim where you start off life as a single microbe. The latest release version 0.7.0 is out now adding new gameplay features.

The Nexus mod platform team continue building up their newer open source and cross-platform mod launcher, with expanded support for Cyberpunk 2077 modding in the new 0.6.0 version out now.

Playtron are quietly building up their Linux-based PlaytronOS behind the scenes, and not only have they released their first Alpha but they've pulled in another investor too.

Another fresh release of GE-Proton with version 9-12 has landed, bringing in upstream changes from official Valve projects, plus some game-specific fixes for Linux / Steam Deck gamers.

Bazzite, the Fedora-based version of Linux that's designed for the "next generation of Linux gaming" has a fresh release out with some great improvements, especially for gaming handhelds like the Steam Deck OLED, Lenovo Legion Go, ASUS ROG Ally and others.

A recent change was proposed last month to implement an on-by-default KDED (KDE Daemon) module that will gently ask you to donate to KDE as a pop-up on your notification system inside the KDE Plasma desktop, planned for version 6.2.

The Mesa team just released bug fix updates to the two most recent driver series with Mesa 24.2.1 and Mesa 24.1.7 now available.

The Wine team have just release vkd3d version 1.13, an update for their own Direct3D to Vulkan translation library.

Well, this is surprising isn't it? Microsoft are handing over the Mono Project to the Wine developers with a thank you note.

After going open source back in mid 2022, the Wii U emulator Cemu started providing experimental builds with Linux support and now it's out proper with the new Cemu 2.1 release.

The Aleph One developers have now put all three of Bungie's (Halo / Destiny) classic FPS series on Steam with Classic Marathon Infinity now available free.

Emulation fans might like this! The GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin, is going to finally get an official package for Linux Desktop and Steam Deck.

The Wine 9.16 development release is now available for this compatibility layer to run Windows apps and games on Linux. Here's all that's changed.

After getting open sourced back in April and now run as a community project, the Descent 3 open source engine has a first release available.

Beyond All Reason is quietly building up to be one of the best real-time strategy (RTS) games around. It's free, open source and it has a fancy new trailer.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.