Support us on Patreon to keep GamingOnLinux alive. This ensures all of our main content remains free for everyone. Just good, fresh content! Alternatively, you can donate through PayPal. You can also buy games using our partner links for GOG and Humble Store.

Here's the 20 most-played demos from Steam Next Fest October 2024 edition

By Liam Dawe,
Struggling for what to pick in Steam Next Fest? Valve emailed over a list of the 20 most-played demos overall so here's what you might want to check out.

Assassin's Creed Mirage arrives on Steam as Ubisoft return to Valve's store

By Liam Dawe,
Things are not going exactly well for Ubisoft right now, and so they continue returning to Steam with Assassin's Creed Mirage released today.

Valve makes a big improvement for Native Linux games in a Steam Beta update

By Liam Dawe,
Valve released a new update to the Steam Client Beta for Steam Deck and Desktop, with some Steam Input changes and some improvements for Linux too.

Grab 15 more Steam Deck games in the Fanatical Play on the Go Bundle Premium Edition

By Liam Dawe,
Fanatical's Build your own Play on the Go Bundle PREMIUM edition has launched again with another set of games for you to grab for your Steam Deck.

Nexus Mods new cross-platform app adds support for Heroic Games Launcher and Baldur's Gate 3

By Liam Dawe,
The newer in-development open source and cross-platform Nexus Mods app just expanded, and it's sounding awesome. Much easier modding is coming for Linux and Steam Deck.

Play Golf as household objects in the challenging House Hopper

By Liam Dawe,
House Hopper instantly reminded me of WHAT THE GOLF?, taking the basic idea of Golf and turning it into something totally absurd.

Melt Them All is a bit like a retro action rogue-lite Factorio with tower defense

By Liam Dawe,
Stripping down automation sims to the basics, adding in some tower defense and a little rogue-lite action with retro visuals and you have Melt Them All.

Goeland is like Untitled Goose Game but you're a seagull in a town that's a bit too peaceful

By Liam Dawe,
Giving off some early Untitled Goose Game vibes, Goeland is a non-linear open-world adventure where you're one of the most annoying birds on the planet - the seagull.

Dunebound Tactics really is one to watch for strategy fans

By Liam Dawe,
Dunebound Tactics has been announced by Terahard Studios and if you're anything like me and love your strategy games, this looks like one to watch for sure.

Grab more quality games real cheap in these Fanatical bundles

By Liam Dawe,
Fanatical have some more quality games you can get extra cheap in a couple of bundles, so let's take a look at what you can get in them.

Mesa graphics drivers 24.2.5 released with a few more bug fixes

By Liam Dawe,
Mesa 24.2.5 was announced from developer Eric Engestrom bringing in some more bug fixes for various Linux graphics drivers.

TRON: Catalyst announced from Bithell Games and Big Fan Games

By Liam Dawe,
Recently we had Devolver Digital announce Big Fan Games to get more games made from major licenses (tv, movies, comics etc) and the first is TRON: Catalyst.

GE-Proton 9-16 released with mod support for various Bethesda games

By Liam Dawe,
If you're modding Bethesda games on Linux / Steam Deck, GE-Proton 9-16 could make things a little easier for you.

Rogue Legacy 1 source code released

By Liam Dawe,
Rogue Legacy, a rogue-lite from Cellar Door Games, that originally released in 2013 has now had the source code released.

Intel and AMD join up to form the x86 ecosystem advisory group to shape the future

By Liam Dawe,
Seems AMD and Intel may be feeling the pressure from Arm? Today both companies announced the forming of a new x86 ecosystem advisory group to help shape the future of the platform.

Valve still waiting on a 'generational leap' for Steam Deck 2 - but it's coming

By Liam Dawe,
Valve gave us the strongest wording yet that a Steam Deck 2 is actually real, although it's still clearly going to be some time away before there's enough of an upgrade.

Survival game Valheim adds a new feast mechanic and The Bog Witch in testing

By Liam Dawe,
The excellent survival game Valheim is getting ready to expand again, with a new update available for testing that adds in The Bog Witch and a whole new feast mechanic.

All three Szymanski brothers are working on a chaotic Harry Potter inspired game

By Liam Dawe,
Secret Agent Wizard Boy and the International Crime Syndicate is the latest game from the Szymanski crew who you might know from the likes of DUSK, My Friendly Neighborhood and other games. It's basically a Harry Potter rip-off that's pretty comically good.

Tenebris Somnia looks awesome blending live-action cutscenes and retro horror

By Liam Dawe,
Quite a unique one here. Tenebris Somnia was announced from Andrés Borghi, Saibot Studios and publishing help from New Blood Interactive.

Be careful with pachinko roguelike Ballionaire as it might suck away your entire week

By Liam Dawe,
Ballionaire from developer newobject and publisher Raw Fury has a demo up for Steam Next Fest, and you're really going to want to keep an eye on that clock when you hit play.