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News - Latest Steam update brings Steam Controller firmware updates and bug fixes
By Turkeysteaks, 2 Jun 2026 at 6:32 pm UTC
By Turkeysteaks, 2 Jun 2026 at 6:32 pm UTC
Bit disappointed there's no progress on the awful haptic/rumble issues - it just goes off like a heartbeat NON STOP on certain games. Trying to play NFS 2015 and it's making my hands numb. Heard many people reporting similar issues with 007 Last Light, Death Stranding 2, and FH6 - though I'm sure it's happening a lot with older games too but just less reported on so far.
My GF managed to snag two of these while I was cooking and stressing I wouldn't be done in time for the launch lol. Bought on the day of launch, and I think they arrived about two weeks ago (UK here also)
My GF managed to snag two of these while I was cooking and stressing I wouldn't be done in time for the launch lol. Bought on the day of launch, and I think they arrived about two weeks ago (UK here also)
News - X.Org Security Advisory released for 9 new vulnerabilities in X.Org X server and Xwayland
By Turkeysteaks, 2 Jun 2026 at 6:29 pm UTC
By Turkeysteaks, 2 Jun 2026 at 6:29 pm UTC
I think it's important to note that a bug/security hole being attributed TrendAI Zero Day Initiative is not necessarily found because of AI. It is an initiative that has been going for much longer than AI has been around (The company rebranded from Trend to TrendAI though).
It is a system that allows people to essentially get paid for finding security flaws; it is a bug bounty program. I'm sure several ARE found with AI or the help of AI tools (as TrendAI themselves do a huge amount of cybersecurity, some of which is with AI). But the bugs attributed to TrendAI may not even be from the company themselves - my understanding is essentially anyone can submit a found bug through this program.
Because it pays the contributers, a much larger percentage of the bugs are going to be 'found' through TrendAI - if you find a bug, are you going to tell the organisation directly, or go through a method where you'll be rewarded for it?
The initiative also works as a source of truth and trust for the organisations that use it - they're not going to be spammed with slop PRs for bugs that are already known, for example.
Clearly AI is having a big impact on this however, as it feels like every single week a new vulnerability is found these days.
Just something I wanted to share and feel important to mention!
The crux of this being that TrendAI aren't the only ones contributing to the TrendAI Zero Day Initiative.
It is a system that allows people to essentially get paid for finding security flaws; it is a bug bounty program. I'm sure several ARE found with AI or the help of AI tools (as TrendAI themselves do a huge amount of cybersecurity, some of which is with AI). But the bugs attributed to TrendAI may not even be from the company themselves - my understanding is essentially anyone can submit a found bug through this program.
Because it pays the contributers, a much larger percentage of the bugs are going to be 'found' through TrendAI - if you find a bug, are you going to tell the organisation directly, or go through a method where you'll be rewarded for it?
The initiative also works as a source of truth and trust for the organisations that use it - they're not going to be spammed with slop PRs for bugs that are already known, for example.
Clearly AI is having a big impact on this however, as it feels like every single week a new vulnerability is found these days.
Just something I wanted to share and feel important to mention!
The crux of this being that TrendAI aren't the only ones contributing to the TrendAI Zero Day Initiative.
News - Gravity Circuit 2 announced with the original Gravity Circuit free to claim for keeps
By Cyril, 2 Jun 2026 at 6:22 pm UTC
By Cyril, 2 Jun 2026 at 6:22 pm UTC
Too bad the first game is not free on GOG, but only Steam.
News - Gravity Circuit 2 announced with the original Gravity Circuit free to claim for keeps
By Mountain Man, 2 Jun 2026 at 6:10 pm UTC
By Mountain Man, 2 Jun 2026 at 6:10 pm UTC
Another game to add to my Steam library that I'll look at in a few years and say, "Where the heck did this come from?"
News - NVIDIA RTX Spark "superchip" and DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction announced
By mr-victory, 2 Jun 2026 at 4:59 pm UTC
By mr-victory, 2 Jun 2026 at 4:59 pm UTC
Kinda unrelated but you can enable MFG on a 4090 lmao
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1km33st/indiana_jones_and_the_great_circle_4x_frame_gen/
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1km33st/indiana_jones_and_the_great_circle_4x_frame_gen/
News - Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney throws shade at Valve / Gabe Newell for Steam Deck pricing
By Purple Library Guy, 2 Jun 2026 at 4:16 pm UTC
Ten thousand executions would be 27 executions per day if the first year of the Revolution was a full year (ie executions started on Jan 1) which presumably it wasn't. I never heard about there being multiple guillotines set up in parallel, so that's a pretty tough schedule. I mean, maybe, but sounds to me like someone is conflating deaths (in the process of there being, you know, a violent revolution) with executions, or just throwing around impressive numbers.
*(so for instance, if I check such an event in Wikipedia, they will generally have a source, like a book or what, but that doesn't mean the book has a source)
By Purple Library Guy, 2 Jun 2026 at 4:16 pm UTC
Quoting: EikeI recall it being in "Vive la Revolution" by Mark Steel. Not an unbiased source, but I've noticed that contrarians who aren't fascists generally have to be more careful with their numbers than everyone else because they're gonna get dogpiled. I have also noticed that dramatically violent events in history see a lot of big unsourced numbers* thrown around as to just how many people died (and that is especially true when the ruling class doesn't like whoever did it). The only one where the numbers are pretty firm is the holocaust, because it was so horribly well documented.Quoting: Purple Library GuyAn interesting thing that's not widely recognized is that the Terror did not represent a net increase in executions for France. The thing is that pre-Revolution France had a very punitive justice system, which saw peasants executed in large numbers for trivial crimes, often by methods that included extensive torture. Executing the same number of aristocrats and politicians instead seems like a much bigger deal because they're people that mattered, and because there were far fewer aristocrats so it represented a much bigger proportion of the whole. But they weren't actually killing more people.Do you have numbers and source on this? I found some dozens or hundreds executed per year before, and more than ten thousand in the first year of the French Revolution?
Ten thousand executions would be 27 executions per day if the first year of the Revolution was a full year (ie executions started on Jan 1) which presumably it wasn't. I never heard about there being multiple guillotines set up in parallel, so that's a pretty tough schedule. I mean, maybe, but sounds to me like someone is conflating deaths (in the process of there being, you know, a violent revolution) with executions, or just throwing around impressive numbers.
*(so for instance, if I check such an event in Wikipedia, they will generally have a source, like a book or what, but that doesn't mean the book has a source)
News - NVIDIA RTX Spark "superchip" and DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction announced
By Purple Library Guy, 2 Jun 2026 at 4:01 pm UTC
By Purple Library Guy, 2 Jun 2026 at 4:01 pm UTC
Quoting: Liam Squires-HandCongratulations! I for one have generally found the being married thing makes me a lot happier.Quoting: Purple Library GuyGetting married, taking their name.Quoting: Liam Squires-HandSay, ah, none of my business I suppose but I'm curious--why the name shift? For a couple of days I thought there was a prolific new contributor, a second Liam. Now I'm wondering how Liam became The Hand Of The Squire. Must admit, sounds pretty badass.Quoting: mr-victoryPrice range?Depends on vendors building with it, not since any specific prices yet.
News - Latest Steam update brings Steam Controller firmware updates and bug fixes
By scaine, 2 Jun 2026 at 3:00 pm UTC
By scaine, 2 Jun 2026 at 3:00 pm UTC
Quoting: MohandevirI pressed the "Reserve" button the same minute it appeared on the website - 8th May, 6pm local (BST/GMT). So, yeah, as tfk notes, it was about 3 weeks after hitting that button that I got my email.Quoting: scaineI got my Steam Controller reservation email yesterday, here in the UK. No news yet on when it will arrive, but nice to know that it's in the works!How long did it take, after your initial reservation?
News - Latest Steam update brings Steam Controller firmware updates and bug fixes
By Mohandevir, 2 Jun 2026 at 2:25 pm UTC
By Mohandevir, 2 Jun 2026 at 2:25 pm UTC
Quoting: tfk9th of may... With a little luck, the wait is nearly over then.Quoting: MohandevirFor me it was three weeks.Quoting: scaineI got my Steam Controller reservation email yesterday, here in the UK. No news yet on when it will arrive, but nice to know that it's in the works!How long did it take, after your initial reservation?
News - Latest Steam update brings Steam Controller firmware updates and bug fixes
By tfk, 2 Jun 2026 at 2:03 pm UTC
By tfk, 2 Jun 2026 at 2:03 pm UTC
Quoting: MohandevirFor me it was three weeks.Quoting: scaineI got my Steam Controller reservation email yesterday, here in the UK. No news yet on when it will arrive, but nice to know that it's in the works!How long did it take, after your initial reservation?
News - Mina the Hollower is another absolute gem from Yacht Club Games
By neolith, 2 Jun 2026 at 1:46 pm UTC
By neolith, 2 Jun 2026 at 1:46 pm UTC
Quoting: Dana SoulyI really enjoy Mina the Hollower.Okay, that sounds interesting.
It's difficult as Bloodborne, has a rich world as Elden Ring annd the shortcuts of Dark Souls.
[...]
News - Latest Steam update brings Steam Controller firmware updates and bug fixes
By Mohandevir, 2 Jun 2026 at 1:44 pm UTC
By Mohandevir, 2 Jun 2026 at 1:44 pm UTC
Quoting: scaineI got my Steam Controller reservation email yesterday, here in the UK. No news yet on when it will arrive, but nice to know that it's in the works!How long did it take, after your initial reservation?
News - X.Org Security Advisory released for 9 new vulnerabilities in X.Org X server and Xwayland
By Huddle, 2 Jun 2026 at 1:35 pm UTC
By Huddle, 2 Jun 2026 at 1:35 pm UTC
Does this apply to XLibre as well?
News - Mina the Hollower is another absolute gem from Yacht Club Games
By Dana Souly, 2 Jun 2026 at 12:42 pm UTC
By Dana Souly, 2 Jun 2026 at 12:42 pm UTC
I really enjoy Mina the Hollower.
It's difficult as Bloodborne, has a rich world as Elden Ring annd the shortcuts of Dark Souls.
I am by no means a skillfull player, and will never beat the game within 4 hours or without Underlabs,
but I'll push through and enjoy it as I already did with FromSoftware games.
It's difficult as Bloodborne, has a rich world as Elden Ring annd the shortcuts of Dark Souls.
I am by no means a skillfull player, and will never beat the game within 4 hours or without Underlabs,
but I'll push through and enjoy it as I already did with FromSoftware games.
News - X.Org Security Advisory released for 9 new vulnerabilities in X.Org X server and Xwayland
By Mountain Man, 2 Jun 2026 at 11:43 am UTC
By Mountain Man, 2 Jun 2026 at 11:43 am UTC
This is the right way to use AI, as a tool to find problems, not to fix them.
News - Latest Steam update brings Steam Controller firmware updates and bug fixes
By scaine, 2 Jun 2026 at 11:35 am UTC
By scaine, 2 Jun 2026 at 11:35 am UTC
I got my Steam Controller reservation email yesterday, here in the UK. No news yet on when it will arrive, but nice to know that it's in the works!
News - Enter the Chronosphere is a ridiculously stylish and engaging turn-based bullet hell
By scaine, 2 Jun 2026 at 11:34 am UTC
When you get it right, you feel like a god. When you get it wrong, you feel like an idiot!
By scaine, 2 Jun 2026 at 11:34 am UTC
Quoting: Purple Library GuyBullet hell . . . well, not really my--hang on, turn-based?!It's so cleverly done. It's like SuperHot - you see all these projectiles hurtling towards you, and you can toggle various weapon/movement capabilities that will show you where you'll finish (but crucially, not where the incoming bullets will finish), and so you can plan each move to dodge an insane number of bullets like a ninja, but without requiring ridiculous reflexes.
When you get it right, you feel like a god. When you get it wrong, you feel like an idiot!
News - Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney throws shade at Valve / Gabe Newell for Steam Deck pricing
By Eike, 2 Jun 2026 at 9:55 am UTC
By Eike, 2 Jun 2026 at 9:55 am UTC
Quoting: Purple Library GuyAn interesting thing that's not widely recognized is that the Terror did not represent a net increase in executions for France. The thing is that pre-Revolution France had a very punitive justice system, which saw peasants executed in large numbers for trivial crimes, often by methods that included extensive torture. Executing the same number of aristocrats and politicians instead seems like a much bigger deal because they're people that mattered, and because there were far fewer aristocrats so it represented a much bigger proportion of the whole. But they weren't actually killing more people.Do you have numbers and source on this? I found some dozens or hundreds executed per year before, and more than ten thousand in the first year of the French Revolution?
News - GOG Preservation Program expands with POSTAL 1 & 2, Hatred, Redneck Rampage Collection
By Ehvis, 2 Jun 2026 at 9:34 am UTC
By Ehvis, 2 Jun 2026 at 9:34 am UTC
Quoting: Drawing PixelsWhy are we giving extra attention to them for keeping their products in saleable condition, isn't that the bare minimum?It should be. But we're being conditioned by the industry to expect less. Much less.
News - NVIDIA RTX Spark "superchip" and DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction announced
By Liam Squires-Hand, 2 Jun 2026 at 7:28 am UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand, 2 Jun 2026 at 7:28 am UTC
Quoting: Purple Library GuyGetting married, taking their name.Quoting: Liam Squires-HandSay, ah, none of my business I suppose but I'm curious--why the name shift? For a couple of days I thought there was a prolific new contributor, a second Liam. Now I'm wondering how Liam became The Hand Of The Squire. Must admit, sounds pretty badass.Quoting: mr-victoryPrice range?Depends on vendors building with it, not since any specific prices yet.
News - Enter the Chronosphere is a ridiculously stylish and engaging turn-based bullet hell
By Chrisznix, 2 Jun 2026 at 6:52 am UTC
By Chrisznix, 2 Jun 2026 at 6:52 am UTC
I really have to be careful with these "light" titles. Brotato still has me locked in after 150 hours, and there is another dlc lingering in the back. And yes, turn based was the key word for me here also.
News - Cast n Chill developer reveals Wild n Chill, a cozy wilderness survival game
By Phlebiac, 2 Jun 2026 at 6:10 am UTC
By Phlebiac, 2 Jun 2026 at 6:10 am UTC
some more impeccable pixel artworkIt really is.
News - GOG Preservation Program expands with POSTAL 1 & 2, Hatred, Redneck Rampage Collection
By Drawing Pixels, 2 Jun 2026 at 6:06 am UTC
By Drawing Pixels, 2 Jun 2026 at 6:06 am UTC
Why are we giving extra attention to them for keeping their products in saleable condition, isn't that the bare minimum?
Aren't the patches mostly Windows specific, since Wine has generally had better compatibility with older titles and the rest runs through emulation anyway?
Aren't the patches mostly Windows specific, since Wine has generally had better compatibility with older titles and the rest runs through emulation anyway?
News - Moonsigil Atlas is a genuine delight that makes you rethink deckbuilders
By Phlebiac, 2 Jun 2026 at 6:00 am UTC
By Phlebiac, 2 Jun 2026 at 6:00 am UTC
If they're cards, can't I just fold them until they all fit? 😅
News - Cast n Chill developer reveals Wild n Chill, a cozy wilderness survival game
By geckofish52, 2 Jun 2026 at 4:18 am UTC
By geckofish52, 2 Jun 2026 at 4:18 am UTC
Awesome. Thanks for mentioning cast and chill early on, it's become one of my faves.
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By pilk, 2 Jun 2026 at 3:51 am UTC
By pilk, 2 Jun 2026 at 3:51 am UTC
I was heavily considering finally biting the bullet and getting one, and then this happens.
I absolutely despise the rise of AI and can't wait to see the bubble burst. I want my affordable and efficient hardware back so bad. High-end GPUs used to be two and a half slots at most and cost 3 figures.
I absolutely despise the rise of AI and can't wait to see the bubble burst. I want my affordable and efficient hardware back so bad. High-end GPUs used to be two and a half slots at most and cost 3 figures.
News - Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney throws shade at Valve / Gabe Newell for Steam Deck pricing
By pilk, 2 Jun 2026 at 3:41 am UTC
By pilk, 2 Jun 2026 at 3:41 am UTC
Quoting: Purple Library GuyCould be? Nah, he is both.Quoting: CaldathrasAs others have said, Sweeney is either an idiot or a slimeball.Now, now, that's not true. He could be both!
News - GOG Preservation Program expands with POSTAL 1 & 2, Hatred, Redneck Rampage Collection
By Linux_Rocks, 2 Jun 2026 at 2:42 am UTC
By Linux_Rocks, 2 Jun 2026 at 2:42 am UTC
Quoting: gbudnyI like playing Postal 2 for Linux, including expansions. Sadly, RWS didn't add them to GOG, which is a disappointment for me. I hope RWS will reconsider its decision regarding the Linux version of Postal 2 on GOG.They didn't add the soundtrack for the first game on GOG either. They added it to Steam and the second game got it on GOG, but not the first one.
News - Moonsigil Atlas is a genuine delight that makes you rethink deckbuilders
By RFSharpe, 2 Jun 2026 at 2:28 am UTC
By RFSharpe, 2 Jun 2026 at 2:28 am UTC
I've played the demo and been a part of the playtest of Moonsigil Atlas for the last year. I was impressed with this game from the get-go. The demo felt like ready to release game and had a significant amount of content. As a playtester I felt pretty useless since I could find no fault with any aspect of the game. A few months after the release of the demo there was a major demo update. You don't see that every day! When I noticed the game had been released into early access yesterday, it was an instabuy.
I should also mention that the demo is still available on Steam.
I should also mention that the demo is still available on Steam.
Quoting: scaineBig recommendation from me too on this one. It's superb.I could not agree more.
News - Check out the 50 most popular Steam Deck games for May 2026
By TightRope, 2 Jun 2026 at 1:57 am UTC
By TightRope, 2 Jun 2026 at 1:57 am UTC
Still working through Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer.
News - Latest Steam update brings Steam Controller firmware updates and bug fixes
By Turkeysteaks, 2 Jun 2026 at 6:32 pm UTC
By Turkeysteaks, 2 Jun 2026 at 6:32 pm UTC
Bit disappointed there's no progress on the awful haptic/rumble issues - it just goes off like a heartbeat NON STOP on certain games. Trying to play NFS 2015 and it's making my hands numb. Heard many people reporting similar issues with 007 Last Light, Death Stranding 2, and FH6 - though I'm sure it's happening a lot with older games too but just less reported on so far.
My GF managed to snag two of these while I was cooking and stressing I wouldn't be done in time for the launch lol. Bought on the day of launch, and I think they arrived about two weeks ago (UK here also)
My GF managed to snag two of these while I was cooking and stressing I wouldn't be done in time for the launch lol. Bought on the day of launch, and I think they arrived about two weeks ago (UK here also)
News - X.Org Security Advisory released for 9 new vulnerabilities in X.Org X server and Xwayland
By Turkeysteaks, 2 Jun 2026 at 6:29 pm UTC
By Turkeysteaks, 2 Jun 2026 at 6:29 pm UTC
I think it's important to note that a bug/security hole being attributed TrendAI Zero Day Initiative is not necessarily found because of AI. It is an initiative that has been going for much longer than AI has been around (The company rebranded from Trend to TrendAI though).
It is a system that allows people to essentially get paid for finding security flaws; it is a bug bounty program. I'm sure several ARE found with AI or the help of AI tools (as TrendAI themselves do a huge amount of cybersecurity, some of which is with AI). But the bugs attributed to TrendAI may not even be from the company themselves - my understanding is essentially anyone can submit a found bug through this program.
Because it pays the contributers, a much larger percentage of the bugs are going to be 'found' through TrendAI - if you find a bug, are you going to tell the organisation directly, or go through a method where you'll be rewarded for it?
The initiative also works as a source of truth and trust for the organisations that use it - they're not going to be spammed with slop PRs for bugs that are already known, for example.
Clearly AI is having a big impact on this however, as it feels like every single week a new vulnerability is found these days.
Just something I wanted to share and feel important to mention!
The crux of this being that TrendAI aren't the only ones contributing to the TrendAI Zero Day Initiative.
It is a system that allows people to essentially get paid for finding security flaws; it is a bug bounty program. I'm sure several ARE found with AI or the help of AI tools (as TrendAI themselves do a huge amount of cybersecurity, some of which is with AI). But the bugs attributed to TrendAI may not even be from the company themselves - my understanding is essentially anyone can submit a found bug through this program.
Because it pays the contributers, a much larger percentage of the bugs are going to be 'found' through TrendAI - if you find a bug, are you going to tell the organisation directly, or go through a method where you'll be rewarded for it?
The initiative also works as a source of truth and trust for the organisations that use it - they're not going to be spammed with slop PRs for bugs that are already known, for example.
Clearly AI is having a big impact on this however, as it feels like every single week a new vulnerability is found these days.
Just something I wanted to share and feel important to mention!
The crux of this being that TrendAI aren't the only ones contributing to the TrendAI Zero Day Initiative.
News - Gravity Circuit 2 announced with the original Gravity Circuit free to claim for keeps
By Cyril, 2 Jun 2026 at 6:22 pm UTC
By Cyril, 2 Jun 2026 at 6:22 pm UTC
Too bad the first game is not free on GOG, but only Steam.
News - Gravity Circuit 2 announced with the original Gravity Circuit free to claim for keeps
By Mountain Man, 2 Jun 2026 at 6:10 pm UTC
By Mountain Man, 2 Jun 2026 at 6:10 pm UTC
Another game to add to my Steam library that I'll look at in a few years and say, "Where the heck did this come from?"
News - NVIDIA RTX Spark "superchip" and DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction announced
By mr-victory, 2 Jun 2026 at 4:59 pm UTC
By mr-victory, 2 Jun 2026 at 4:59 pm UTC
Kinda unrelated but you can enable MFG on a 4090 lmao
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1km33st/indiana_jones_and_the_great_circle_4x_frame_gen/
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1km33st/indiana_jones_and_the_great_circle_4x_frame_gen/
News - Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney throws shade at Valve / Gabe Newell for Steam Deck pricing
By Purple Library Guy, 2 Jun 2026 at 4:16 pm UTC
Ten thousand executions would be 27 executions per day if the first year of the Revolution was a full year (ie executions started on Jan 1) which presumably it wasn't. I never heard about there being multiple guillotines set up in parallel, so that's a pretty tough schedule. I mean, maybe, but sounds to me like someone is conflating deaths (in the process of there being, you know, a violent revolution) with executions, or just throwing around impressive numbers.
*(so for instance, if I check such an event in Wikipedia, they will generally have a source, like a book or what, but that doesn't mean the book has a source)
By Purple Library Guy, 2 Jun 2026 at 4:16 pm UTC
Quoting: EikeI recall it being in "Vive la Revolution" by Mark Steel. Not an unbiased source, but I've noticed that contrarians who aren't fascists generally have to be more careful with their numbers than everyone else because they're gonna get dogpiled. I have also noticed that dramatically violent events in history see a lot of big unsourced numbers* thrown around as to just how many people died (and that is especially true when the ruling class doesn't like whoever did it). The only one where the numbers are pretty firm is the holocaust, because it was so horribly well documented.Quoting: Purple Library GuyAn interesting thing that's not widely recognized is that the Terror did not represent a net increase in executions for France. The thing is that pre-Revolution France had a very punitive justice system, which saw peasants executed in large numbers for trivial crimes, often by methods that included extensive torture. Executing the same number of aristocrats and politicians instead seems like a much bigger deal because they're people that mattered, and because there were far fewer aristocrats so it represented a much bigger proportion of the whole. But they weren't actually killing more people.Do you have numbers and source on this? I found some dozens or hundreds executed per year before, and more than ten thousand in the first year of the French Revolution?
Ten thousand executions would be 27 executions per day if the first year of the Revolution was a full year (ie executions started on Jan 1) which presumably it wasn't. I never heard about there being multiple guillotines set up in parallel, so that's a pretty tough schedule. I mean, maybe, but sounds to me like someone is conflating deaths (in the process of there being, you know, a violent revolution) with executions, or just throwing around impressive numbers.
*(so for instance, if I check such an event in Wikipedia, they will generally have a source, like a book or what, but that doesn't mean the book has a source)
News - NVIDIA RTX Spark "superchip" and DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction announced
By Purple Library Guy, 2 Jun 2026 at 4:01 pm UTC
By Purple Library Guy, 2 Jun 2026 at 4:01 pm UTC
Quoting: Liam Squires-HandCongratulations! I for one have generally found the being married thing makes me a lot happier.Quoting: Purple Library GuyGetting married, taking their name.Quoting: Liam Squires-HandSay, ah, none of my business I suppose but I'm curious--why the name shift? For a couple of days I thought there was a prolific new contributor, a second Liam. Now I'm wondering how Liam became The Hand Of The Squire. Must admit, sounds pretty badass.Quoting: mr-victoryPrice range?Depends on vendors building with it, not since any specific prices yet.
News - Latest Steam update brings Steam Controller firmware updates and bug fixes
By scaine, 2 Jun 2026 at 3:00 pm UTC
By scaine, 2 Jun 2026 at 3:00 pm UTC
Quoting: MohandevirI pressed the "Reserve" button the same minute it appeared on the website - 8th May, 6pm local (BST/GMT). So, yeah, as tfk notes, it was about 3 weeks after hitting that button that I got my email.Quoting: scaineI got my Steam Controller reservation email yesterday, here in the UK. No news yet on when it will arrive, but nice to know that it's in the works!How long did it take, after your initial reservation?
News - Latest Steam update brings Steam Controller firmware updates and bug fixes
By Mohandevir, 2 Jun 2026 at 2:25 pm UTC
By Mohandevir, 2 Jun 2026 at 2:25 pm UTC
Quoting: tfk9th of may... With a little luck, the wait is nearly over then.Quoting: MohandevirFor me it was three weeks.Quoting: scaineI got my Steam Controller reservation email yesterday, here in the UK. No news yet on when it will arrive, but nice to know that it's in the works!How long did it take, after your initial reservation?
News - Latest Steam update brings Steam Controller firmware updates and bug fixes
By tfk, 2 Jun 2026 at 2:03 pm UTC
By tfk, 2 Jun 2026 at 2:03 pm UTC
Quoting: MohandevirFor me it was three weeks.Quoting: scaineI got my Steam Controller reservation email yesterday, here in the UK. No news yet on when it will arrive, but nice to know that it's in the works!How long did it take, after your initial reservation?
News - Mina the Hollower is another absolute gem from Yacht Club Games
By neolith, 2 Jun 2026 at 1:46 pm UTC
By neolith, 2 Jun 2026 at 1:46 pm UTC
Quoting: Dana SoulyI really enjoy Mina the Hollower.Okay, that sounds interesting.
It's difficult as Bloodborne, has a rich world as Elden Ring annd the shortcuts of Dark Souls.
[...]
News - Latest Steam update brings Steam Controller firmware updates and bug fixes
By Mohandevir, 2 Jun 2026 at 1:44 pm UTC
By Mohandevir, 2 Jun 2026 at 1:44 pm UTC
Quoting: scaineI got my Steam Controller reservation email yesterday, here in the UK. No news yet on when it will arrive, but nice to know that it's in the works!How long did it take, after your initial reservation?
News - X.Org Security Advisory released for 9 new vulnerabilities in X.Org X server and Xwayland
By Huddle, 2 Jun 2026 at 1:35 pm UTC
By Huddle, 2 Jun 2026 at 1:35 pm UTC
Does this apply to XLibre as well?
News - Mina the Hollower is another absolute gem from Yacht Club Games
By Dana Souly, 2 Jun 2026 at 12:42 pm UTC
By Dana Souly, 2 Jun 2026 at 12:42 pm UTC
I really enjoy Mina the Hollower.
It's difficult as Bloodborne, has a rich world as Elden Ring annd the shortcuts of Dark Souls.
I am by no means a skillfull player, and will never beat the game within 4 hours or without Underlabs,
but I'll push through and enjoy it as I already did with FromSoftware games.
It's difficult as Bloodborne, has a rich world as Elden Ring annd the shortcuts of Dark Souls.
I am by no means a skillfull player, and will never beat the game within 4 hours or without Underlabs,
but I'll push through and enjoy it as I already did with FromSoftware games.
News - X.Org Security Advisory released for 9 new vulnerabilities in X.Org X server and Xwayland
By Mountain Man, 2 Jun 2026 at 11:43 am UTC
By Mountain Man, 2 Jun 2026 at 11:43 am UTC
This is the right way to use AI, as a tool to find problems, not to fix them.
News - Latest Steam update brings Steam Controller firmware updates and bug fixes
By scaine, 2 Jun 2026 at 11:35 am UTC
By scaine, 2 Jun 2026 at 11:35 am UTC
I got my Steam Controller reservation email yesterday, here in the UK. No news yet on when it will arrive, but nice to know that it's in the works!
News - Enter the Chronosphere is a ridiculously stylish and engaging turn-based bullet hell
By scaine, 2 Jun 2026 at 11:34 am UTC
When you get it right, you feel like a god. When you get it wrong, you feel like an idiot!
By scaine, 2 Jun 2026 at 11:34 am UTC
Quoting: Purple Library GuyBullet hell . . . well, not really my--hang on, turn-based?!It's so cleverly done. It's like SuperHot - you see all these projectiles hurtling towards you, and you can toggle various weapon/movement capabilities that will show you where you'll finish (but crucially, not where the incoming bullets will finish), and so you can plan each move to dodge an insane number of bullets like a ninja, but without requiring ridiculous reflexes.
When you get it right, you feel like a god. When you get it wrong, you feel like an idiot!
News - Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney throws shade at Valve / Gabe Newell for Steam Deck pricing
By Eike, 2 Jun 2026 at 9:55 am UTC
By Eike, 2 Jun 2026 at 9:55 am UTC
Quoting: Purple Library GuyAn interesting thing that's not widely recognized is that the Terror did not represent a net increase in executions for France. The thing is that pre-Revolution France had a very punitive justice system, which saw peasants executed in large numbers for trivial crimes, often by methods that included extensive torture. Executing the same number of aristocrats and politicians instead seems like a much bigger deal because they're people that mattered, and because there were far fewer aristocrats so it represented a much bigger proportion of the whole. But they weren't actually killing more people.Do you have numbers and source on this? I found some dozens or hundreds executed per year before, and more than ten thousand in the first year of the French Revolution?
News - GOG Preservation Program expands with POSTAL 1 & 2, Hatred, Redneck Rampage Collection
By Ehvis, 2 Jun 2026 at 9:34 am UTC
By Ehvis, 2 Jun 2026 at 9:34 am UTC
Quoting: Drawing PixelsWhy are we giving extra attention to them for keeping their products in saleable condition, isn't that the bare minimum?It should be. But we're being conditioned by the industry to expect less. Much less.
News - NVIDIA RTX Spark "superchip" and DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction announced
By Liam Squires-Hand, 2 Jun 2026 at 7:28 am UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand, 2 Jun 2026 at 7:28 am UTC
Quoting: Purple Library GuyGetting married, taking their name.Quoting: Liam Squires-HandSay, ah, none of my business I suppose but I'm curious--why the name shift? For a couple of days I thought there was a prolific new contributor, a second Liam. Now I'm wondering how Liam became The Hand Of The Squire. Must admit, sounds pretty badass.Quoting: mr-victoryPrice range?Depends on vendors building with it, not since any specific prices yet.
News - Enter the Chronosphere is a ridiculously stylish and engaging turn-based bullet hell
By Chrisznix, 2 Jun 2026 at 6:52 am UTC
By Chrisznix, 2 Jun 2026 at 6:52 am UTC
I really have to be careful with these "light" titles. Brotato still has me locked in after 150 hours, and there is another dlc lingering in the back. And yes, turn based was the key word for me here also.
News - Cast n Chill developer reveals Wild n Chill, a cozy wilderness survival game
By Phlebiac, 2 Jun 2026 at 6:10 am UTC
By Phlebiac, 2 Jun 2026 at 6:10 am UTC
some more impeccable pixel artworkIt really is.
News - GOG Preservation Program expands with POSTAL 1 & 2, Hatred, Redneck Rampage Collection
By Drawing Pixels, 2 Jun 2026 at 6:06 am UTC
By Drawing Pixels, 2 Jun 2026 at 6:06 am UTC
Why are we giving extra attention to them for keeping their products in saleable condition, isn't that the bare minimum?
Aren't the patches mostly Windows specific, since Wine has generally had better compatibility with older titles and the rest runs through emulation anyway?
Aren't the patches mostly Windows specific, since Wine has generally had better compatibility with older titles and the rest runs through emulation anyway?
News - Moonsigil Atlas is a genuine delight that makes you rethink deckbuilders
By Phlebiac, 2 Jun 2026 at 6:00 am UTC
By Phlebiac, 2 Jun 2026 at 6:00 am UTC
If they're cards, can't I just fold them until they all fit? 😅
News - Cast n Chill developer reveals Wild n Chill, a cozy wilderness survival game
By geckofish52, 2 Jun 2026 at 4:18 am UTC
By geckofish52, 2 Jun 2026 at 4:18 am UTC
Awesome. Thanks for mentioning cast and chill early on, it's become one of my faves.
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By pilk, 2 Jun 2026 at 3:51 am UTC
By pilk, 2 Jun 2026 at 3:51 am UTC
I was heavily considering finally biting the bullet and getting one, and then this happens.
I absolutely despise the rise of AI and can't wait to see the bubble burst. I want my affordable and efficient hardware back so bad. High-end GPUs used to be two and a half slots at most and cost 3 figures.
I absolutely despise the rise of AI and can't wait to see the bubble burst. I want my affordable and efficient hardware back so bad. High-end GPUs used to be two and a half slots at most and cost 3 figures.
News - Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney throws shade at Valve / Gabe Newell for Steam Deck pricing
By pilk, 2 Jun 2026 at 3:41 am UTC
By pilk, 2 Jun 2026 at 3:41 am UTC
Quoting: Purple Library GuyCould be? Nah, he is both.Quoting: CaldathrasAs others have said, Sweeney is either an idiot or a slimeball.Now, now, that's not true. He could be both!
News - GOG Preservation Program expands with POSTAL 1 & 2, Hatred, Redneck Rampage Collection
By Linux_Rocks, 2 Jun 2026 at 2:42 am UTC
By Linux_Rocks, 2 Jun 2026 at 2:42 am UTC
Quoting: gbudnyI like playing Postal 2 for Linux, including expansions. Sadly, RWS didn't add them to GOG, which is a disappointment for me. I hope RWS will reconsider its decision regarding the Linux version of Postal 2 on GOG.They didn't add the soundtrack for the first game on GOG either. They added it to Steam and the second game got it on GOG, but not the first one.
News - Moonsigil Atlas is a genuine delight that makes you rethink deckbuilders
By RFSharpe, 2 Jun 2026 at 2:28 am UTC
By RFSharpe, 2 Jun 2026 at 2:28 am UTC
I've played the demo and been a part of the playtest of Moonsigil Atlas for the last year. I was impressed with this game from the get-go. The demo felt like ready to release game and had a significant amount of content. As a playtester I felt pretty useless since I could find no fault with any aspect of the game. A few months after the release of the demo there was a major demo update. You don't see that every day! When I noticed the game had been released into early access yesterday, it was an instabuy.
I should also mention that the demo is still available on Steam.
I should also mention that the demo is still available on Steam.
Quoting: scaineBig recommendation from me too on this one. It's superb.I could not agree more.
News - Check out the 50 most popular Steam Deck games for May 2026
By TightRope, 2 Jun 2026 at 1:57 am UTC
By TightRope, 2 Jun 2026 at 1:57 am UTC
Still working through Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer.
Guide - Anticheat check - which competitive games actually work on Linux?
By Zakaria_Shalih, 31 May 2026 at 2:44 am UTC
By Zakaria_Shalih, 31 May 2026 at 2:44 am UTC
games whose anti-cheats makes them never works in Linux(even with wine/proton) aren't ended up in my Library for whatever reason
Guide - How to give Valve feedback when Proton games have issues on Linux / SteamOS
By ProfessorKaos64, 30 May 2026 at 8:57 pm UTC
By ProfessorKaos64, 30 May 2026 at 8:57 pm UTC
Quoting: StellaIs that really worth doing though? I uploaded logs and gave really detailed information for 3 different games that have issues with Proton. The Witcher 3, Vampyr, Doom TDA. All 3 are Steam Deck Verified. In all 3 reports, i gave detailed repro steps along with proton logs, and the issue was 100% reproducible. In Vampyr, the report was specifically about a regression in Proton 8 or later on the Steam Deck. I have never heard back from Valve on any of these 3 reports. This effort feels like a waste of time now.😫This. I have a plugin called decky-proton-pulse, and as soon as I started reading this I was excited to maybe work this in some native easy way, but I remembered that so many do these seem to be ignored. Maybe they are not though, and we just don't see what goes in in Valve's world. Perhaps they ingest these etc... for trends and fixes.
Guide - Anticheat check - which competitive games actually work on Linux?
By kaisellgren, 29 May 2026 at 11:29 pm UTC
By kaisellgren, 29 May 2026 at 11:29 pm UTC
If you're completely stuck, want to use Linux for gaming but need specific gamesThe simplest option is to have Windows on another SSD and then you just boot into it for few select competitive games while using Linux for all the rest. This is what I do.
Guide - How to give Valve feedback when Proton games have issues on Linux / SteamOS
By Stella, 22 May 2026 at 10:27 am UTC
By Stella, 22 May 2026 at 10:27 am UTC
Is that really worth doing though? I uploaded logs and gave really detailed information for 3 different games that have issues with Proton. The Witcher 3, Vampyr, Doom TDA. All 3 are Steam Deck Verified. In all 3 reports, i gave detailed repro steps along with proton logs, and the issue was 100% reproducible. In Vampyr, the report was specifically about a regression in Proton 8 or later on the Steam Deck. I have never heard back from Valve on any of these 3 reports. This effort feels like a waste of time now.😫
Guide - How to give Valve feedback when Proton games have issues on Linux / SteamOS
By Cley_Faye, 21 May 2026 at 5:32 pm UTC
By Cley_Faye, 21 May 2026 at 5:32 pm UTC
Ah, there must be a rule somewhere to state that a solution to a problem will show up when you don't need it anymore :D
I was facing an issue with a game last week, and ended up getting proton logs out this way. It was quite helpful. Ubuntu 24.04 have nvidia 595 drivers, but for some reason they didn't ship with the 32 bit builds of the various libraries. The proton logs showed that the game (a 32-bit windows executable) was just not seeing the GPU *at all* and moved to llvmpipe.
Still, a useful post; I'm sure there are issues that can't quite get fixed on our end.
I was facing an issue with a game last week, and ended up getting proton logs out this way. It was quite helpful. Ubuntu 24.04 have nvidia 595 drivers, but for some reason they didn't ship with the 32 bit builds of the various libraries. The proton logs showed that the game (a 32-bit windows executable) was just not seeing the GPU *at all* and moved to llvmpipe.
Still, a useful post; I'm sure there are issues that can't quite get fixed on our end.
Guide - How to give Valve feedback when Proton games have issues on Linux / SteamOS
By Yasri, 21 May 2026 at 2:44 pm UTC
By Yasri, 21 May 2026 at 2:44 pm UTC
You can upload the log file, first I have heard of this. I've just been chopping them up and making dozens of posts per bug report.
/this is a joke, don't do this.
/this is a joke, don't do this.
Guide - How to setup OpenMW for modern Morrowind on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck
By Savor592, 10 Apr 2026 at 1:32 pm UTC
By Savor592, 10 Apr 2026 at 1:32 pm UTC
I would welcome a post (or an edit) introducing https://modding-openmw.com/ and especially showing a setup that works well on Steam Deck.
Their scripts make modding really easy. But unfortunately the Total Overhaul seems to be too much for the Deck. Would be nice to see a configuration close to it which can be run on the Deck.
Their scripts make modding really easy. But unfortunately the Total Overhaul seems to be too much for the Deck. Would be nice to see a configuration close to it which can be run on the Deck.
Guide - How to get Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 online working on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck
By lucasgomesbz, 7 Apr 2026 at 11:44 pm UTC
By lucasgomesbz, 7 Apr 2026 at 11:44 pm UTC
Thanks so much!
Your trick work!
Your trick work!
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By esapolundead, 11 Feb 2026 at 11:37 pm UTC
Close Lutris, then
Open Lutris, start Battle.net. You will have to login again, but it should be working now. Hope this helps.
By esapolundead, 11 Feb 2026 at 11:37 pm UTC
Quoting: iliyalesanitried wine, wine-staging-tkg, proton experimental, proton-ge, proton-tkg, reinstalled battle.net multiple times on different prefixes even cleared appdata and programdata but still nothing. gave VPN and tethering mobile network a shot as well. the result was always the same:This happened to me as well. Looks like the latest Battle.net launcher update broke something. This is how I fixed it in Lutris.
"Battle.net Update Agent went to sleep. Attempting to wake it up... BLZBNTBNA00000005".
Close Lutris, then
# pkill -9 Battle.net
# pkill -9 Agent
# pkill -9 Blizzard
# rm -rf ~/Games/battlenet/drive_c/ProgramData/Battle.net/Agent
# rm -rf ~/Games/battlenet/drive_c/ProgramData/Blizzard\ EntertainmentOpen Lutris, start Battle.net. You will have to login again, but it should be working now. Hope this helps.
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By iliyalesani, 11 Feb 2026 at 9:46 pm UTC
By iliyalesani, 11 Feb 2026 at 9:46 pm UTC
tried wine, wine-staging-tkg, proton experimental, proton-ge, proton-tkg, reinstalled battle.net multiple times on different prefixes even cleared appdata and programdata but still nothing. gave VPN and tethering mobile network a shot as well. the result was always the same:
"Battle.net Update Agent went to sleep. Attempting to wake it up... BLZBNTBNA00000005".
same thing with lutris using different versions of wine runners. even tried starting up the agent before and after launching battle.net to no avail:
EDIT / FIX:
using bottles (AUR, not flatpak) with proton-ge 10-30 worked. bottles also applied this launch option:
"Battle.net Update Agent went to sleep. Attempting to wake it up... BLZBNTBNA00000005".
same thing with lutris using different versions of wine runners. even tried starting up the agent before and after launching battle.net to no avail:
WINEFSYNC=1 WINEPREFIX="$HOME/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/2240255771/pfx/" "$HOME/.steam/steam/compatibilitytools.d/Proton-Tkg-2634/files/bin/wine" "$HOME/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/2240255771/pfx/drive_c/ProgramData/Battle.net/Agent/Agent.exe"EDIT / FIX:
using bottles (AUR, not flatpak) with proton-ge 10-30 worked. bottles also applied this launch option:
WINEDLLOVERRIDES="locationapi=d" WINE_SIMULATE_WRITECOPY=1 %command%
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By mr-victory, 23 Jan 2026 at 4:01 pm UTC
By mr-victory, 23 Jan 2026 at 4:01 pm UTC
Proton will also do however the default wine is ancient and does not work. I had to give this info in universal blue discord so many times I started to meme about "days since last Battle.net install failure on Lutris: 0". It is a pet peeve of mine😅
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By tuubi, 23 Jan 2026 at 2:55 pm UTC
Lutris really needs to cut a new release at some point and make this the default.
By tuubi, 23 Jan 2026 at 2:55 pm UTC
Quoting: mr-victoryI forgot this guide existed lol. Option 1 (Lutris) does not work and hasn't for months unless the default Wine version is changed from Wine GE 8.26 to something newer. Other wine versions can be installed by clicking a tiny button that looks like an open box in the main page of Lutris, next to "Wine" button.For most games you'll want to select "GE-Proton (Latest)" instead. No need to download anything manually. Lutris (UMU) will automatically download and manage the latest Proton version for you.
Lutris really needs to cut a new release at some point and make this the default.
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By mr-victory, 23 Jan 2026 at 12:44 pm UTC
By mr-victory, 23 Jan 2026 at 12:44 pm UTC
I forgot this guide existed lol. Option 1 (Lutris) does not work and hasn't for months unless the default Wine version is changed from Wine GE 8.26 to something newer. Other wine versions can be installed by clicking a tiny button that looks like an open box in the main page of Lutris, next to "Wine" button.
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By dbarreda, 23 Jan 2026 at 4:54 am UTC
By dbarreda, 23 Jan 2026 at 4:54 am UTC
I did install Steam thru Flatpak (K)ubuntu 25.10;
Proton 9 did not work, but Proton 10 did. It got stuck on "agent went to sleep attempting to wake it up steam".
The location for the directory is here: `~/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/`
Hope this helps someone.
Proton 9 did not work, but Proton 10 did. It got stuck on "agent went to sleep attempting to wake it up steam".
The location for the directory is here: `~/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/`
Hope this helps someone.
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By Liam Squires-Hand, 14 Jan 2026 at 12:57 pm UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand, 14 Jan 2026 at 12:57 pm UTC
I've added the Steam Snap path into the guide now, thanks.
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By jurquizo, 14 Jan 2026 at 12:55 pm UTC
*mod snip: we prefer note to have user scripts here, especially from an AI*
By jurquizo, 14 Jan 2026 at 12:55 pm UTC
Quoting: Liam DaweThanks for the quick reply. The folder compatdata is in ~/snap/steam/common/.local/share/Steam/steamapps, and there are a two folders with random numbers as names with the same created/modified date. In my case it was easy to find the correct because there were only 2 candidate folders.Quoting: jurquizoFirst of all, great guide. I tried following the steam method and I couldn't find the folder of the Steam installation folder to change the shortcut, I think it is because I installed Steam via snap and I can't find similar paths inside the .snap folder. Could you help me?Ah, that's an interesting one. Snap is a whole different can of worms.
Could you try looking in: ~/snap/steam/common/.local/share/Steam/steamapps
See if the compatdata folder is there? Once we find the correct path, I'll add it to the guide.
*mod snip: we prefer note to have user scripts here, especially from an AI*
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By Liam Squires-Hand, 13 Jan 2026 at 8:25 pm UTC
Could you try looking in: ~/snap/steam/common/.local/share/Steam/steamapps
See if the compatdata folder is there? Once we find the correct path, I'll add it to the guide.
By Liam Squires-Hand, 13 Jan 2026 at 8:25 pm UTC
Quoting: jurquizoFirst of all, great guide. I tried following the steam method and I couldn't find the folder of the Steam installation folder to change the shortcut, I think it is because I installed Steam via snap and I can't find similar paths inside the .snap folder. Could you help me?Ah, that's an interesting one. Snap is a whole different can of worms.
Could you try looking in: ~/snap/steam/common/.local/share/Steam/steamapps
See if the compatdata folder is there? Once we find the correct path, I'll add it to the guide.
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By jurquizo, 13 Jan 2026 at 8:17 pm UTC
By jurquizo, 13 Jan 2026 at 8:17 pm UTC
First of all, great guide. I tried following the steam method and I couldn't find the folder of the Steam installation folder to change the shortcut, I think it is because I installed Steam via snap and I can't find similar paths inside the .snap folder. Could you help me?
Guide - How to setup OpenMW for modern Morrowind on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck
By Caldathras, 4 Jan 2026 at 7:16 pm UTC
By Caldathras, 4 Jan 2026 at 7:16 pm UTC
This is for those looking for a solution that doesn't involve Flatpak. It is primarily intended for desktop Linux users. Although, I imagine with a little tweaking, It might work for Steam Deck as well.
Option 3) Direct Download
https://openmw.readthedocs.io/en/stable/manuals/installation/install-openmw.html#direct-download
Recently, I discovered that OpenMW offers a Direct Download "installer" on their GitHub site. This archive acts just like the Windows installer, allowing you to keep multiple versions of OpenMW installed in Linux.
The problem is that the installation instructions from the online guide are written very poorly. All they say is "run the install package once downloaded. It’s now installed!". It is not that easy. For one, the "installer" is an archive, not an executable. For two, they assume that you know what file to run once the archive is extracted. Here are my expanded instructions:
1) Download the latest Direct Download archive from the GitHub Releases page.
2) Extract the archive to the folder/location of your choice.
3) Launch the "openmw-launcher" script from within the folder.
.... a) If you are simply upgrading, it will use your existing configuration. You are good to go.
.... b) If this is a fresh installation, the launcher will offer to run the OpenMW Wizard to help you set everything up (see Option 1 of Liam's guide above for the rest of the steps).
4) If the launcher script will not start, then you have very likely encountered the rather infamous glibc issue (you can verify this by trying to launching the script in a terminal).
5) Make sure to download the latest version of the Steam Linux Runtime (currently Steam Linux Runtime 4).
6) To add OpenMW to the Steam client, choose the option "Add a Non-Steam Game ...". You may have to manually point Steam at the location of the openmw-launcher script (I did).
7) Go to the Properties menu for openmw-launcher and select "Install Compatibility Tool". Choose the latest Steam Linux Runtime, which you downloaded in Step 5.
8) Update and customize the Steam Library entry to your preferences. You should now be good to go.
Spoiler, click me
There are many ways to install OpenMW. There is even an unofficial AppImage available. The distro repositories almost always offer an out-of-date version. In the past, I used to install via the LaunchPad PPA (only works for Ubuntu derivatives). The problem with PPAs is that they have to be reinstalled with every major version upgrade of your distro. If you are slow to upgrade, the PPA will eventually update to a version of OpenMW that will not run on your outdated distro. Updating uninstalls the version that currently works and then fails on installing the new version.
Option 3) Direct Download
https://openmw.readthedocs.io/en/stable/manuals/installation/install-openmw.html#direct-download
Recently, I discovered that OpenMW offers a Direct Download "installer" on their GitHub site. This archive acts just like the Windows installer, allowing you to keep multiple versions of OpenMW installed in Linux.
Spoiler, click me
NOTE: By default, all installations share the same saves and configuration. There is a feature that was introduced with version 0.48 that allows you to set up a "portable install", which allows you to isolate a particular version with its own configuration and save files.
https://modding-openmw.com/tips/portable-install/
https://modding-openmw.com/tips/portable-install/
The problem is that the installation instructions from the online guide are written very poorly. All they say is "run the install package once downloaded. It’s now installed!". It is not that easy. For one, the "installer" is an archive, not an executable. For two, they assume that you know what file to run once the archive is extracted. Here are my expanded instructions:
1) Download the latest Direct Download archive from the GitHub Releases page.
2) Extract the archive to the folder/location of your choice.
Spoiler, click me
NOTE: If you want to maintain multiple versions, keep in mind that only one of them can be in your default PATH. In fact, it would probably be better to keep the lot of them out of your PATH altogether. Instead of treating the executable/script like a system command, you will just have to provide the entire folder address to launch the game.
This, however, also makes the installation somewhat portable since you can place folder wherever you want. Combined with the "portable install" feature described above, this means you won't even have to have the game installed in your File System partition at all.
This, however, also makes the installation somewhat portable since you can place folder wherever you want. Combined with the "portable install" feature described above, this means you won't even have to have the game installed in your File System partition at all.
3) Launch the "openmw-launcher" script from within the folder.
.... a) If you are simply upgrading, it will use your existing configuration. You are good to go.
.... b) If this is a fresh installation, the launcher will offer to run the OpenMW Wizard to help you set everything up (see Option 1 of Liam's guide above for the rest of the steps).
4) If the launcher script will not start, then you have very likely encountered the rather infamous glibc issue (you can verify this by trying to launching the script in a terminal).
Spoiler, click me
GLIBC Compatibility Issues
One of the big concerns that I have with the OpenMW project is that they don't clearly notify Linux users of a change in system requirements (which they could include with the text for each release on GitHub). The OpenMW Team occasionally increases the version of the glibc library required without clearly advising their Linux users of this change.
For example, the latest version of OpenMW (0.50.0) requires glibc 2.38. This is only available on Ubuntu 24.04 (Mint 22) or higher. (Still running an earlier distro version? Surprise!)
The solution is quite simple. You need to integrate the game into the Steam Client and set the compatibility to Steam Linux Runtime 4, which is based on Debian 13.2 Trixie (and supports glibc 2.38).
One of the big concerns that I have with the OpenMW project is that they don't clearly notify Linux users of a change in system requirements (which they could include with the text for each release on GitHub). The OpenMW Team occasionally increases the version of the glibc library required without clearly advising their Linux users of this change.
For example, the latest version of OpenMW (0.50.0) requires glibc 2.38. This is only available on Ubuntu 24.04 (Mint 22) or higher. (Still running an earlier distro version? Surprise!)
The solution is quite simple. You need to integrate the game into the Steam Client and set the compatibility to Steam Linux Runtime 4, which is based on Debian 13.2 Trixie (and supports glibc 2.38).
5) Make sure to download the latest version of the Steam Linux Runtime (currently Steam Linux Runtime 4).
6) To add OpenMW to the Steam client, choose the option "Add a Non-Steam Game ...". You may have to manually point Steam at the location of the openmw-launcher script (I did).
7) Go to the Properties menu for openmw-launcher and select "Install Compatibility Tool". Choose the latest Steam Linux Runtime, which you downloaded in Step 5.
8) Update and customize the Steam Library entry to your preferences. You should now be good to go.
Guide - How to get Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 online working on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck
By subzero, 19 Dec 2025 at 9:04 pm UTC
By subzero, 19 Dec 2025 at 9:04 pm UTC
Quoting: Liam Daweyes im trying to play battlefield 3, apologiesQuoting: subzeroThis doesnt seem to be working for me, i am on the official steam version of the game and i followed all the steps but for some reason the browser menu doesnt seem to detect the EA app on my computer that's already open, i am on fedora cinnamonSince the guide covers two games, which game are we talking about? Battlefield 3?
Guide - How to get Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 online working on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck
By Liam Squires-Hand, 19 Dec 2025 at 5:57 pm UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand, 19 Dec 2025 at 5:57 pm UTC
Quoting: subzeroThis doesnt seem to be working for me, i am on the official steam version of the game and i followed all the steps but for some reason the browser menu doesnt seem to detect the EA app on my computer that's already open, i am on fedora cinnamonSince the guide covers two games, which game are we talking about? Battlefield 3?
Guide - How to get Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 online working on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck
By subzero, 19 Dec 2025 at 5:47 pm UTC
By subzero, 19 Dec 2025 at 5:47 pm UTC
This doesnt seem to be working for me, i am on the official steam version of the game and i followed all the steps but for some reason the browser menu doesnt seem to detect the EA app on my computer that's already open, i am on fedora cinnamon
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By Mirrored, 29 Nov 2025 at 9:52 am UTC
By Mirrored, 29 Nov 2025 at 9:52 am UTC
On CachyOS:
I was not able to get the Lutris method to work. The installer kept complaining about a file system error and the Battle.net installer would freeze. I attempted this installation many times (~10) and eventually managed to install it without a file system error appearing, but even then, Battle.net would give either the "Battle.net Agent Went to Sleep" error or the "An error occurred while loading game information" error. I tried changing the Runner configuration to many other options than the default, but they all resulted in Battle.net freezing immediately after launch. I didn't try Jiloup's suggestion of using Proton Plus, though, so look at that if you insist on Lutris.
I was able to get the Steam method to work. Use Steam to run the Battle.net setup exe, and then re-target it to the launcher exe that is installed. However, the suggested Compability setting of Proton 9.0-4 still lead to the "Battle.net Agent Went to Sleep". Once I switched it to proton-cachyos-10.0-20251120, that error went away, Battle.net started normally, and I was able to install games. I then tried Proton 10.0-3, which also worked.
TL;DR: I'd recommend the Steam method, and Proton 10.0+
I was not able to get the Lutris method to work. The installer kept complaining about a file system error and the Battle.net installer would freeze. I attempted this installation many times (~10) and eventually managed to install it without a file system error appearing, but even then, Battle.net would give either the "Battle.net Agent Went to Sleep" error or the "An error occurred while loading game information" error. I tried changing the Runner configuration to many other options than the default, but they all resulted in Battle.net freezing immediately after launch. I didn't try Jiloup's suggestion of using Proton Plus, though, so look at that if you insist on Lutris.
I was able to get the Steam method to work. Use Steam to run the Battle.net setup exe, and then re-target it to the launcher exe that is installed. However, the suggested Compability setting of Proton 9.0-4 still lead to the "Battle.net Agent Went to Sleep". Once I switched it to proton-cachyos-10.0-20251120, that error went away, Battle.net started normally, and I was able to install games. I then tried Proton 10.0-3, which also worked.
TL;DR: I'd recommend the Steam method, and Proton 10.0+
Guide - How to get Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 online working on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck
By Turkeysteaks, 23 Nov 2025 at 5:12 pm UTC
By Turkeysteaks, 23 Nov 2025 at 5:12 pm UTC
Realise this is a bit old now, but I've been playing with BF4 for a year or so and one thing is really annoying - no steam overlay. Which also means no steam recorder.
Do you or anyone have any experience with getting the steam overlay to work with this?
Do you or anyone have any experience with getting the steam overlay to work with this?
Guide - How to install, update and see what graphics driver you have on Linux and SteamOS
By Eike, 17 Nov 2025 at 12:27 pm UTC
Installing nvidia-drivers on Debian is basically
> apt install nvidia-driver
I made I video talking way too long for the easy task of installing Steam plus Nvidia drivers on a virgin Debian:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS6mXW7KPoU
By Eike, 17 Nov 2025 at 12:27 pm UTC
Added some notes for Debian.Our wiki is bad.
Installing nvidia-drivers on Debian is basically
> apt install nvidia-driver
I made I video talking way too long for the easy task of installing Steam plus Nvidia drivers on a virgin Debian:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS6mXW7KPoU
Guide - How to install, update and see what graphics driver you have on Linux and SteamOS
By Liam Squires-Hand, 17 Nov 2025 at 11:58 am UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand, 17 Nov 2025 at 11:58 am UTC
Added some notes for Debian.
Guide - Why are there so many different Proton versions? Proton 8, Proton 9, Experimental, GE-Proton
By vertigo, 3 Nov 2025 at 6:40 pm UTC
By vertigo, 3 Nov 2025 at 6:40 pm UTC
Great write up, very useful for new users. It could be worth adding [proton-cachyos](https://github.com/CachyOS/proton-cachyos) given how popular CachyOS is now.
Guide - An idiots guide to setting up Minecraft on Steam Deck / SteamOS with controller support
By blindcoder, 28 Oct 2025 at 10:07 am UTC
By blindcoder, 28 Oct 2025 at 10:07 am UTC
Thank you, I just setup the Steam Deck using this guide and now my kid and I can play together on my own server! <3
Guide - How to setup OpenMW for modern Morrowind on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck
By Cu5t0m1z3, 19 Oct 2025 at 8:43 pm UTC
By Cu5t0m1z3, 19 Oct 2025 at 8:43 pm UTC
I think you missed a huge part of playing a TES game by leaving out modding. I know modding on Linux tends to be difficult but the website modding-openmw makes it so easy.
I followed their Automatic Installation guide for the Total Overhaul of 589 mods on Linhx Mint and it worked flawlessly with no crashing after a few hours of playing. It downloads mods from Nexus through your terminal into your game install. If you pay for Nexus it'll be quicker and smoother, otherwise you have to acknowledge all 589 mods so it can take a few hours.
I followed their Automatic Installation guide for the Total Overhaul of 589 mods on Linhx Mint and it worked flawlessly with no crashing after a few hours of playing. It downloads mods from Nexus through your terminal into your game install. If you pay for Nexus it'll be quicker and smoother, otherwise you have to acknowledge all 589 mods so it can take a few hours.
Guide - How to setup OpenMW for modern Morrowind on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck
By quot, 10 Oct 2025 at 2:47 pm UTC
By quot, 10 Oct 2025 at 2:47 pm UTC
The next release is focused around their new gamepad UI feature.
https://openmw.org/2025/openmw-0-50-0-is-now-in-rc-phase/
It's not officially released, but the RC releases of OMW are very stable.
https://openmw.org/2025/openmw-0-50-0-is-now-in-rc-phase/
It's not officially released, but the RC releases of OMW are very stable.
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- Big Steam update is out now, plus the Steam Workshop upgrade rolls out for everyone
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How to give Valve feedback when Proton games have issues on Linux / SteamOS