I started trying to switch to Linux from Windows 10 on my desktop about a week ago. I use Linux Mint with GeForce 1060. I used Mint driver Manager and tried 3 different drivers (530, 580, 570). I managed to run Victoria 3 without issues (on Proton DB it says that it has native linux support), and Total War Pharaoh Dynasties (on Steam). However, when I try running Cyberpunk 2077 or Prey from Heroic launcher they run very very slowly. In Cyberpunk (it has gold rank on Proton DB) even the intro credits stutter and render slowly.

Kernel: 6.14.0-36-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.3.0 Desktop: Cinnamon v: 6.4.8 tk: GTK v: 3.24.41 wm: Muffin dm: LightDM Distro: Linux Mint 22.2 Zara base: Ubuntu 24.04 noble CPU: Info: 6-core model: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen+ rev: 2 cache: L1: 576 KiB L2: 3 MiB L3: 16 MiB Speed (MHz): avg: 1535 high: 1550 min/max: 1550/3400 boost: enabled cores: 1: 1547 2: 1547 3: 1398 4: 1550 5: 1547 6: 1547 7: 1550 8: 1550 9: 1547 10: 1547 11: 1547 12: 1546 bogomips: 81437 Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 Graphics: Device-1: NVIDIA GP106 [GeForce GTX 1060 6GB] vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: nvidia v: 570.195.03 arch: Pascal pcie: speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: none off: DVI-D-1,HDMI-A-1 empty: DP-1 bus-ID: 23:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1c03 Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.11 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.6 driver: X: loaded: nvidia unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,nouveau,vesa gpu: nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch display-ID: :0 screens: 1 Screen-1: 0 s-res: 3840x1200 s-dpi: 101 Monitor-1: DVI-D-1 mapped: DVI-D-0 note: disabled pos: right model: Samsung S22C300 res: 1920x1080 dpi: 102 diag: 547mm (21.5") Monitor-2: HDMI-A-1 mapped: HDMI-0 note: disabled pos: primary,left model: Dell U2412M res: 1920x1200 dpi: 94 diag: 611mm (24.1") API: EGL v: 1.5 platforms: device: 1 drv: swrast surfaceless: drv: swrast x11: drv: swrast inactive: gbm,wayland,device-0 API: OpenGL v: 4.5 vendor: mesa v: 25.0.7-0ubuntu0.24.04.2 note: incomplete (EGL sourced) renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 20.1.2 256 bits) API: Vulkan v: 1.3.275 surfaces: xcb,xlib device: 0 type: cpu driver: N/A device-ID: 10005:0000 Audio: Device-1: NVIDIA GP106 High Definition Audio vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 23:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:10f1 Device-2: AMD Family 17h HD Audio vendor: ASRock driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 25:00.3 chip-ID: 1022:1457 API: ALSA v: k6.14.0-36-generic status: kernel-api Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.5 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin

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I don’t want to complain too much given how great Steam has been for Linux gaming. But I can’t help but notice that if I have steam open for a long time (several hours +), I start having serious issues launching games.

And all I have to do is quit steam and restart the app, but it’s still odd that this is not fixed as it’s been a problem for a long time. Anecdotally I know several other people who game on Linux and have the same problem. There must be something going on with Linux runtime or some other compatibility layer running in the background that goes to shit after some time.

Any insight on this or potential fix?

I’m running pop OS 22.04 on a 10 gen i9 and rtx 3070ti

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It's splitting time? TimeSplitters Rewind has released for free and it should work just fine on Linux / SteamOS thanks to Proton.

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Honestly hope this doesn't count as spam or anything like that but I really have no idea where to go from here

I've been using Linux constantly in my machine Ryzen 5 5500 Nvidia RTX 4060 32gb of ram Etc

But when playing games like arc raiders or the finals the performance difference is huge, more so in arc raiders as I've been playing it more

I use the Nvidia (open kernel modules ) propietary drivers, and have used arch, nixos, fedora among gnome,KDE, hyprland etc but the game runs way worse, to put it into context in order to start getting close to my windows performance: 80-90 fps high, ray tracing high, dlss 67%. On Linux I have to use static lighting, medium settings and dlss balanced to only get around 60-70 fps but it's pretty unstable

On a final note, I have also used different proton versions and even proton-ge, is there something I am missing here? Or do I have to just accept it? Would suck a lot because Linux works great for everything else I do

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Set in the underbelly of a consumer goods conglomerate mega dungeon, Vision Quench is now being published by Palword's Pocketpair Publishing.

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I'm new to Linux (especially when it comes to gaming) and, to complicate things a bit more, I'm emulating Linux on my Android device (Odin 2 Pro) using Winlator (or Gamehub, etc.).

I tried installing the game on Steam, but it wouldn't launch due to the error "easy anti cheat launch error failed to initialize wine helper buffer".

Any suggestions?

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I own an Asus ROG Strix G18PM Ryzen 9 8940HX, RTX 5060 and thinking about switching to Bazzite.

Has anyone had any experience with these laptops and can say what works and what doesn't? I'm not familiar with it, but I know that ARMOURY Crate, for example, only works on Windows. And what is the current situation with RTX GPUs :)?

Thanks for reading and possibly replying.

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One of the great things about Valve's hardware is that it's not locked down, and they put a lot of money into open source for SteamOS (Linux).

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ORMOD: Directive is a very interesting recent announcement that blends classic action survival gameplay mechanics with automation.

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WinBoat is a popular way to run Windows apps on Linux in a containerized environment that sorts all the configuration for you and a new update sounds great.

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Home Sweet Home huh? The name of the next Palworld update that's been confirmed to arrive on December 17th.

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I'm trying to play Liminal Minecraft on Prism, but it won't load. Error code 2 appears. Can anyone please help me? My Java is up to date.

Log: https://mclo.gs/xOsTNgX

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Ever died behind cover when you definitely shouldn't have? That's not a bug. It's a deliberate trade-off.

Every competitive game wants three things:

→ Responsive (movement and shooting feel instant)

→ Fair (low-ping players don't dominate everyone)

→ Cheap (servers don't bankrupt the studio)

The problem? You can only pick two.

Valorant picked Responsive + Fair. They run 128-tick servers globally, targeting sub-35ms ping for 70% of players. The game feels tight. Peeker's advantage is minimal. But those servers cost serious money—hundreds running constantly.

Apex Legends picked Responsive + Cheap. They use 20-tick servers—one-sixth of Valorant's update rate. This lets them run a free battle royale for 100 million players. The trade-off? You're getting shot around corners more often. The netcode just isn't as tight.

Fair + Cheap? You'd sacrifice responsiveness entirely. That's how old-school RTS games worked—everyone's game pauses if one person lags. Fair and cheap, but miserable to play.

This is why someone is always complaining about netcode. It's not lazy devs. It's an impossible triangle, and no matter which two sides they choose, the third side frustrates somebody.

Watch Out How Multiplayer Games Actualy Do It

https://reddit.com/link/1p5gqbx/video/09oc43bxf73g1/player

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I've been doing research on playing vr on linux recently, and pretty much all sources say it's impossible... but also all those sources are from like 3-4 years ago. So i just wanted to know if playing VR on Linux is plausible in 2025? If it changes anything, i have a Rift S and use CachyOS.

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Hey guys,

I sideloaded Fallout to Steam on Linux (Ubuntu 25.10) and using Glorious Egg Roll Proton 10.25, [GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile / Max-Q], everything works fine except the character continues moving when I release any of WASD keys - this renders game unplayable really.

Google's AI Gemini advised to
disable V-Sync (fallout4.ini and fallout4prefs.ini): iPresentInterval=1 --> iPresentInterval=0

but that didn't help

any other potential fixes ?
any help is appreciated

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Hello there so i have an issue woth the monitor sleep and wake (monitor not pc) When i leave the device unattended and the monitor turns off one of two things might happen either I'm going to smash my head on the keyboard for a few minutes and it works normally or it works as in the video I tryed pressing ESC thought it might help and it didnt And tryed alr+ctr+t to surprise the pc and it didn't help I reinstalled the gpu driver and yet it didnt help

Fyi Gpu: rtx 4080 Cpu: 5800x3d Kde plasma Wayland

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Hey everyone,

I’m running Arch Linux and was wondering if there’s any working way to play Valorant on Linux.

I know Riot’s kernel-level anti-cheat (Vanguard) has historically been the main blocker, but I’ve seen mixed posts online—some saying it’s impossible, others mentioning workarounds or future support.

Has anyone here actually gotten Valorant running on Arch (or any other distro)?
If so:

• What kernel / Wine / Proton version?
• Any special tweaks or patches?
• Is it even worth trying right now, or should I just dual-boot (don't like windows and offcourse secure boot issue with dual boot)?

Thanks in advance! I’d love to avoid installing Windows just for one game, but I’ll do it if that’s the only realistic option.

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I am/was seriously considering swapping into Linux for my next laptop but I admit that while I used it before it was very "cute" and small things. So I wanted to now what specs should I get/not get for a PC. Does it really change in terms of what you want in a good gaming PC.(Like say does a Lenovo LOQ actually a good idea for this?)
Thank you for your time and attention.

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I recently played around with Gamescope on my Nvidia card PC and wanted to share my experience with you. That's why I wrote a little guide on how to use it correctly.

Hope it's helpful to some Linux Gamers who are struggling with it.

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