Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is a sprawling FOSS apocalypse roguelike
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead, CDDA for short, is a free and open source apocalypse-themed roguelike that is incredibly deep and a ton of fun to play.
Category: Open Source
Lutris now has a Flatpak Beta available and updated for the Steam Deck
While it's not quite ready just yet to be a one-click install, the game manager Lutris is at least now available with various improvements as a Flatpak Beta.
Overgrowth from Wolfire Games goes open source
Just like they did with some earlier games, Wolfire Games have now open sourced the game code for Overgrowth.
Proton 7.0-2 out now with many more games playable on Steam Deck and Linux
Valve has now officially released the latest version of Proton, the Steam Play compatibility tool that allows Windows games to run on the Steam Deck and Linux desktops.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is out now
For Canonical fans, the latest release of Ubuntu is now available with Ubuntu "Jammy Jellyfish" 22.04 LTS (Long-term support).
Minecraft launcher PolyMC 1.2.0 out now supporting the Quilt loader
PolyMC is easily one of the best Mineraft launchers available, enabling some easy modding on Linux and Steam Deck.
Game manager Lutris continues Flatpak improvements
While it's not quite ready yet, proper support for Flatpak is coming for Lutris which will make it work easily on the Steam Deck and a new update is out now.
Wine manager app Bottles adds a new Library mode, vkBasalt support
Bottles continues to mature as a way to manage installing applications and games with the compatibility layer Wine. A fresh release is out now showing off some UI improvements and new features.
box86 and box64 get Steam Play Proton working much better on Arm devices
Are you planning to do some gaming on Arm devices? You need to take a look at the box86 and box64 projects, which are really quite impressive.
Open source evolution sim Thrive goes Multicellular in the latest update
The Multicellular evolution has begun, for the open source game Thrive that is. Currently in Early Access, it continues to show off an impressive design.
ProtonUp-Qt v2.6.1 adds support for the Heroic Launcher Flatpak
ProtonUp-Qt gives you an incredibly easy way to install compatibility layers on Linux like GE-Proton (formerly Proton GE), Lutris-Wine, Luxtorpeda and more.
Arx Fatalis open source engine Arx Libertatis gets fixed up for Mesa drivers
Arx Fatalis is an Arkane Studios classic from 2002 that was officially open sourced. This update for Arx Libertatis should hopefully make it work even better on the Steam Deck, and Linux desktops using Mesa drivers.
Linux distro EndeavourOS has the 'Apollo' release out now
EndeavourOS, an Arch Linux-based distribution has a new release out with plenty of upgrades to the install process.
Heroes of Might and Magic II recreation 'fheroes2' gets improved language support
fheroes2 is easily now the best way to play Heroes of Might and Magic II on any platform, an absolute classic and the project continues to evolve.
A developer made a ShadowPlay-like high-performance recording tool for Linux
Find you get too much of a performance hit using other recording tools like OBS Studio? Maybe this new tool will help.
OpenRazer 3.3 adds support for more hardware on Linux
OpenRazer version 3.3 brings with it support for even more Razer hardware on Linux, along with some other improvements.
Steam Deck Plugin Loader gets another release, should work better now
The community-built Steam Deck Plugin Loader continues to mature, with version 1.1.0 out now fixing some issues.
Wine 7.6 out now with more PE conversion work, Mono updated
Wine is the compatibility layer that allows you to run games and applications developed for Windows - on Linux (plus also macOS and BSD). A new development release is out now!
Linux Mint working on a new upgrade tool for major releases
Linux Mint, the distribution that tries to set itself apart for beginners (but not only) along with their own Cinnamon desktop environment, have some plans to help users upgrade.
Zink, the OpenGL on top of Vulkan driver gets 'Kopper' merged — huge for the future
Zink is an open source driver layer that gives OpenGL on top of Vulkan, it's been in progress for some time now, steadily making progress. Just recently, a big advancement was pulled in.
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