Steam survey for December 2025 shows Linux holding to 3.19%
Valve have released the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for December 2025, bringing with it a fresh look at how Linux / SteamOS are doing on Steam.
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Mesa 25.3.3 released with more Linux graphics driver bug fixes
The first bug fix release of 2026 for the open source graphics drivers Mesa is here with Mesa 25.3.3 out now.
CD PROJEKT and GOG co-founder Michał Kiciński acquires GOG from CD PROJEKT
GOG is breaking off from CD PROJEKT with 100% of it now owned by one of the original co-founders, Michał Kiciński.
Proton Experimental brings improvements for Farlight 84, CHRONO TRIGGER and more
A little holiday update for Proton Experimental from Valve to improve Windows games on Linux, Steam Deck / SteamOS systems.
Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from GamingOnLinux
We're just about to hit the full swing of the holiday season, and so GamingOnLinux will go into its usual holiday hibernation to spend time with family.
Here's our 2025 GOTY picks
The year is almost over and so it’s time to let you know what we enjoyed the most this year while gaming on Linux.
Siren is an awesome looking Aliens inspired Doom II conversion
Taking a slower approach with inspiration taken from the likes of Aliens, the Doom II conversion named Siren looks really awesome for retro FPS fans.
Keep creatures fed in the deck-builder Hungry Horrors when it arrives January 19 2026
Inspired by British and Irish folklore, Hungry Horrors is a deck-builder with an unusual purpose - to have you feed the monsters to keep them away.
Linux Mint 22.3 gets a Beta release with lots of new features
Linux Mint 22.3 is set to be the next long-term supported release and a Beta is now here you can test, with a surprising amount of new features.
Luxman Moonlit Market brings 'Balatro-inspired power-up management' to strategic tile-placement roguelikes
Luxman Moonlit Market is a strategic tile-placement roguelike with Balatro-inspired power-up management according to the developer, and it looks quite fun!
Free and open source Settlers-like, Widelands v1.3 is out with market trading and new maps
Widelands continues to grow as a great free and open source Settlers-like strategy game, with a brand new holiday release out now.
GE-Proton 10-27 brings fixes for Star Citizen, The First Descendant and more tweaks
The popular community-made compatibility layer GE-Proton version 10-27 is out now with the usual assortment of game fixes and other improvements.
Become the piece you capture in the chess-inspired Mate'Morphosis on January 9 2026
Twisting the classic chess into a strategy game where you become the piece you capture, as you try to outsmart the board on January 9, 2026.
Horror incremental dungeon crawler Horripilant gets a new demo and release date
The creepy incremental dungeon crawler has just released an updated trailer, demo and an official release date for February 13th 2026.
Evolution sim Thrive hits the 1.0 release completing the microbe stage
Thrive is an open source evolution sim that plans to add many different stages of life with the microbe stage now considered actually ready.
Quarantine Zone: The Last Check set for release on January 12 2026
Devolver Digital announced that Quarantine Zone: The Last Check from Brigada Games is now set for release on January 12, 2026.
Heroes of Might and Magic 2 project fheroes2 version 1.1.13 has been released
Just in time for the holidays, we are happy to announce a new version of the fheroes2 engine for Heroes of Might and Magic 2 on modern systems.
Latest Steam stable update is live as Windows gets 64-bit
Valve released the latest stable update for Steam across Desktop, Steam Deck / SteamOS and we have all the changes here for you to see.
Valve discontinuing the last Steam Deck LCD model
Valve have done this pretty quietly, but they're discontinuing the last Steam Deck LCD model now with just the Steam Deck OLED remaining.
Valve put up a release candidate for Proton 10.0-4 with lots more Linux / SteamOS gaming fixes
Valve put up a Release Candidate for testing Proton 10.0-4, what will become the main version of the Windows compatibility layer for Linux / SteamOS.
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