GE-Proton 7-44 is out with multiple game-specific fixes, plus initial HDR work
The community-built version of Proton, the Windows compatibility layer, GE-Proton 7-44 is out now and here's what's new.
Category: Open Source
GameImage turns games, emulators and Wine into an AppImage - useful perhaps for Steam Deck
Formerly named Agape, GameImage is a way to package up games with either Wine or an Emulator into a portable AppImage that could be useful for the Steam Deck.
Tabletop Club is a free and open source physics-based 3D tabletop game sim
Want a Tabletop Simulator like experience but prefer free and open source games? Keep an eye on Tabletop Club.
Proton Experimental fixes Splinter Cell, Final Fantasy XIV Online and Asian text
Valve released a fresh build of Proton Experimental on January 13th which include a few notable improvements across various games for Steam Deck and Linux desktop.
Gamescope (used on Steam Deck) adds in some VR support
What are you up to Valve? Gamescope, software used on the Steam Deck for Gaming Mode that handles displaying everything recently had some VR work pulled in. Perhaps for the upcoming Deckard VR HMD?
The next release of 0 A.D. will have experimental Vulkan API support
0 A.D. is an in-development free and open source RTS, one that's very promising and looks pretty good and the next Alpha version will also feature experimental Vulkan support.
Dino Run DX has the source code opened up
Seems more developers are warming up to the idea of open source. Pixeljam recently opened up the source code to Dino Run DX.
GOverlay app for managing the MangoHud overlay gets a bunch of new options
GOverlay is great! Giving you a real easy way to tweak the MangoHud performance overlay on Linux, along with it also working with vkBasalt and ReplaySorcery.
The open source NVIDIA Vulkan driver 'NVK' begins to run games
Back in October last year I wrote about the new open source NVIDIA Vulkan driver named NVK, and now it appears to be able to actually run games. Not particularly well though.
Counterplay Games makes tactical card battler Duelyst completely open source
This is awesome and something more developers should do with games they shut down. Counterplay Games have made their mix of a collectable card game and a turn-based strategy Duelyst fully open source.
DOSBox Staging adds dual-mouse gaming and ReelMagic support
DOSBox Staging is a favourite of mine to follow that expands on the original DOSBox but with a focus on implementing new features and fixes. A new major update went out in December 2022 with some big additions.
20 years later the open source Colonization game FreeCol hits 1.0
Took a while huh? It's not quite as well-known or as loved as some other free and open source games, but worth pointing out: FreeCol 1.0 is out now. 20 years in the making for this Sid Meier's Colonization remake!
GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin got a big speed boost for Steam Deck
GameCube and the Wii emulator Dolphin had a progress report posted up in late December, and it's looking really good, especially so with their performance optimization work.
Decky Loader makes Steam Deck plugins even EASIER with new installer
Decky Loader is a project I've covered before multiple times now because it can add a lot to the Steam Deck with plugins, and now it's even easier to use.
Multiplayer voxel RPG 'Veloren' v0.14 out with musical instruments, more graphics work
Version 0.14 of the Multiplayer voxel RPG Veloren is out now, adding in some fun sounding additions while they work towards giving you more to do.
OBS Studio recording software v29.0 is out now
OBS Studio, the very useful and popular recording and livestream software has a new release available with version 29.0 out now.
Google open sourced CDC File Transfer from the ashes of Stadia
As Google hover over the nuke from orbit button on Stadia, they're at least releasing some of it as open source like CDC File Transfer.
PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 hits a big milestone with all games now bootable
RPCS3 is a free and open source PlayStation 3 emulator, and they hit a huge milestone for compatibility recently.
Beyond All Reason is looking incredible for fans of Total Annihilation / Supreme Commander
Beyond All Reason is an in-development free and open source RTS, based on the SpringRTS game engine and their latest update showcases just how great it looks.
Classic 1990s series Catacomb lives on with the CatacombGL source port
CatacombGL is an open source project to run Catacomb 3D (1991), The Catacomb Abyss (1992), The Catacomb Armageddon (1992) and The Catacomb Apocalypse (1993).
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