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Valve's version of Android on Linux (based on Waydroid) is now called Lepton

By Liam Dawe, 2 days ago

Lepton appears to be the new official name for Valve's version of Waydroid (Android in a Linux container).

Linux players on Steam hit an all-time high for November 2025

By Liam Dawe, 3 days ago

Valve released the statistics from the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for November 2025, which shows once again that Linux use is trending nicely upwards.

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itch.io is hosting a creator day today where they take no fee from developers

By Liam Dawe, 6 days ago

On top of doing their own Black Friday sale, the indie store itch.io has its Creator Day today as well where they take no cut from developers.

MangoHud performance overlay for Linux v0.8.2 released

By Liam Dawe, 6 days ago

The excellent and incredibly useful Linux performance overlay MangoHud has released version 0.8.2 after being in testing for a few weeks with new features.

Half-Life Legacy arrives December 12 but you'll need Proton on Linux due to Native Linux issues

By Liam Dawe, a day ago

Half-Life Legacy is an enhanced fan mod of Valve's original shooter and it's releasing December 12th.

Hytale arrives in Early Access in January 2026 after being revived

By Liam Dawe, 6 days ago

After being cancelled by Riot Games and revived as an indie game again, Hytale is now set for an Early Access launch in January 2026.

Save on 2K games like XCOM, Risk of Rain Returns and Rollerdrome in a new Green Man Gaming bundle

By Liam Dawe, 6 days ago

Another interesting bundle of games here for you that you may want to pick up with some really nice stuff from Green Man Gaming.

UZDoom the successor to GZDoom has a first proper release out now

By Liam Dawe, 3 days ago

What will now be the main modern feature centric port for all Doom engine games, UZDoom has a first proper release out to take over from GZDoom.

KDE Connect security advisory released due to possible authentication bypass

By Liam Dawe, 3 days ago

KDE Connect is a popular cross-platform app that allows you to send files across devices and more - with a security advisory being sent out due to a woops.

The RAM price and availability situation is going to worsen as Micron pull their Crucial consumer business

By Liam Dawe, a day ago

As RAM prices explode and availability becomes an issue thanks to AI companies, Micron announced their Crucial consumer business is no longer a thing.

Here's the 50 most popular Steam Deck games for November 2025 - with Dispatch the winner

By Liam Dawe, 3 days ago

It's a fresh month and that means we can take a look and see what's been popular for players on Valve's SteamOS powered handheld the Steam Deck.

Valve have been funding FEX to get x86 games on Arm Linux

By Liam Dawe, a day ago

It turns out that not only are Valve using the open source FEX for the Steam Frame but they have been funding FEX since the beginning of it.

A retro Acorn RISC OS gem returns with Exodus: The Colonization of Space now on Steam

By Liam Dawe, 3 days ago

A bit of gaming history returns to modern platforms with the release of Exodus: The Colonization of Space now available on Steam.

GOG add the huge S.T.A.L.K.E.R. G.A.M.M.A. as a one-click mod install

By Liam Dawe, 3 days ago

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. G.A.M.M.A. is a big mod for the already big standalone experience of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Anomaly and now easier to install thanks to GOG.

Raspberry Pi prices are rising due to RAM costs, plus a new 1GB Raspberry Pi 5 now available

By Liam Dawe, 3 days ago

With RAM costs spiralling upwards right now, we're going to see increases to the pricing of lots of hardware - and now it's hit Raspberry Pi.

Hytale devs confirm they are working to bring it to Linux and macOS

By Liam Dawe, 3 days ago

With the revival of Hytale ongoing towards an Early Access release in January, we now have it confirmed that it will be coming officially to Linux and macOS.