Other News about gaming on Linux
Hey my free game now supports Linux
Happy New Year guys.
I recently made a game, and the native Linux build is out now.
My self, I'm Debian user so on my rig it runs smoothly, usually use Windows for gaming and game dev, and I've never really tried gaming on Linux before - mostly just regular software development. Now it's become more interesting to explore what experience actually is :D
If you're interested in giving it a shot and spending about an hour to beat the game that I was tinkering with friends, be my guest https://niflforge.itch.io/drownedcaves ^_^! I'd be glad to hear any feedback you have.
Cheers!
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NVIDIA GeForce NOW to gain native Linux support
NVIDIA is preparing to add native Linux support to GeForce NOW, expanding the service beyond its current list of officially supported platforms. The company has not shared full technical details yet, but the move would give desktop Linux users a supported way to stream games without relying on workarounds.
GeForce NOW already has an official path on Steam Deck. NVIDIA provides a setup method that adds GeForce NOW to the Steam Library from Desktop Mode, so it can be launched like a regular entry in Gaming Mode. Linux desktop users, by contrast, have largely depended on unofficial GeForce NOW apps or browser tweaks to make the service work reliably, and those approaches can break after updates. That looks set to change once Linux support lands.
Alongside the Linux news, NVIDIA is also set to announce GeForce NOW support for a new batch of games. The next lineup includes 007 First Light, Crimson Desert, Resident Evil Requiem, and Active Matter, based on the company’s latest promotional material.
This comes as GeForce NOW is also moving to a 100-hour monthly playtime limit, which we covered in a separate story. The cap applies across tiers and extends to long-time subscribers, changing how much time a subscriber can actually use each month.
Source: NVIDIA
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Good morning, I'd like a good distro for my PC.
I've used Linux before, I used Linux Mint and Zorin OS, but in those distros my video card didn't recognize my RX 560 video card, but in those distros it recognized it as an RX 460. Can someone help me?
My PC: H61 motherboard, 16GB DDR3, 480GB SSD and RX 560
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Help with Minecraft crash on wayland + amd
Context: I'm playing Minecraft, and very often my whole computer freezes for a couple seconds and crashes the Minecraft client.
Additional Information:
> Crash log [04/01/2026 14:15:59 PM] amdgpu: The CS has cancelled because the context is lost. This context is guilty of a hard recovery.--- > Minecraft stats Version 1.21.11 Fabric Version: 0.18.4 Shaders tested: photon, complementary shaders - reimagined > java --version openjdk 21.0.9 2025-10-21 OpenJDK Runtime Environment (Red_Hat-21.0.9.0.10-1) (build 21.0.9+10) OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (Red_Hat-21.0.9.0.10-1) (build 21.0.9+10, mixed mode, sharing) > Kernel: Linux 6.17.12-300.fc43.x86_64 > vulkaninfo --summary WARNING: [Loader Message] Code 0 : terminator_CreateInstance: Received return code -3 from call to vkCreateInstance in ICD /usr/lib64/libvulkan_dzn.so. Skipping this driver.WARNING: radv is not a conformant Vulkan implementation, testing use only. ========== VULKANINFO ========== Vulkan Instance Version: 1.4.328 Instance Extensions: count = 25 ------------------------------- VK_EXT_acquire_drm_display : extension revision 1 VK_EXT_acquire_xlib_display : extension revision 1 VK_EXT_debug_report : extension revision 10 VK_EXT_debug_utils : extension revision 2 VK_EXT_direct_mode_display : extension revision 1 VK_EXT_display_surface_counter : extension revision 1 VK_EXT_headless_surface : extension revision 1 VK_EXT_layer_settings : extension revision 2 VK_EXT_surface_maintenance1 : extension revision 1 VK_EXT_swapchain_colorspace : extension revision 5 VK_KHR_device_group_creation : extension revision 1 VK_KHR_display : extension revision 23 VK_KHR_external_fence_capabilities : extension revision 1 VK_KHR_external_memory_capabilities : extension revision 1 VK_KHR_external_semaphore_capabilities : extension revision 1 VK_KHR_get_display_properties2 : extension revision 1 VK_KHR_get_physical_device_properties2 : extension revision 2 VK_KHR_get_surface_capabilities2 : extension revision 1 VK_KHR_portability_enumeration : extension revision 1 VK_KHR_surface : extension revision 25 VK_KHR_surface_protected_capabilities : extension revision 1 VK_KHR_wayland_surface : extension revision 6 VK_KHR_xcb_surface : extension revision 6 VK_KHR_xlib_surface : extension revision 6 VK_LUNARG_direct_driver_loading : extension revision 1 Instance Layers: count = 5 -------------------------- VK_LAYER_MESA_device_select Linux device selection layer 1.4.303 version 1 VK_LAYER_VALVE_steam_fossilize_32 Steam Pipeline Caching Layer 1.3.207 version 1 VK_LAYER_VALVE_steam_fossilize_64 Steam Pipeline Caching Layer 1.3.207 version 1 VK_LAYER_VALVE_steam_overlay_32 Steam Overlay Layer 1.3.207 version 1 VK_LAYER_VALVE_steam_overlay_64 Steam Overlay Layer 1.3.207 version 1 Devices: ======== GPU0: apiVersion = 1.4.318 driverVersion = 25.2.7 vendorID = 0x1002 deviceID = 0x7550 deviceType = PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TYPE_DISCRETE_GPU deviceName = AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT (RADV GFX1201) driverID = DRIVER_ID_MESA_RADV driverName = radv driverInfo = Mesa 25.2.7 conformanceVersion = 1.4.0.0 submitted by /u/Puzzleheaded-Trip-95[link] [comments]
I am deciding on switching to linux on my gaming pc
my pc specs:
Processor: Intel Core i5-12400F
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, 8 GB
Memory: 32 GB Kingston DDR4, 3200 MHz, dual-channel
Motherboard: GIGABYTE H610M H
Storage:
– Lexar 512 GB NVMe M.2 SSD (Gen 3)
- 2 WD blue HDD each 1 TB
I plan on installing windows on one of my hard disks so I can play multiplayer games and use linux as a daily driver and play games that are supported on linux my main concerns are:
1- does linux work well with nvidia because from what I heard it's a headache
2- I will need secure boot to be enabled for some multiplayer games will that work with linux
3-I heard I could get banned in certain games that do kernel level anti-cheat since they could detect that I'm dual booting linux, does this actually happen?
I already decided a distro which is going to be Nobara (I'm open for other distros if they work better for my setup)
thanks.
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I made a cli tool to use proton outside of steam.
A lot of people struggle to use proton outside of steam/heroic. If they want to use outside of gaming or other launchers they either have to use GUI apps like bottles which is not really optimized or using it through entering a bunch of environment variables plus adding it as an actual shortcut is really confusing especially for end-users. This all in one tool that i made can detect proton versions or install them, create wine-prefixes, run proton, and save all of the configurations in a .desktop file (shortcut). The best part is if you used a setup.exe and want to find the actual .exe that will run the app, you can use our smart-listing to help you find the correct .exe. Although this was made with end-user in mind, it comes with a lot advanced options too (such as winecfg, regedit, taskmgr) If you want to find more about proton-cli check the github page. Also if you have any issues/recommendations, feel free to issue it as it will help developing.
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Wuthering Waves In Game Brightness Issue
Does anyone play WuWa on Linux? The in game brightness will often just insanely go up. Usually happens when I launch the game, but if I load into a training fight or something then load back into the world sometimes it fixes it.
Don't know if this is a linux issue or just a game issue.
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gta 4 rtx remix not working on linux?
it works fine with just the fusionfix but whenever i download the rtx remix it wont boot?
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This holidays was the first proper real world test of my Linux gaming machine
I've been using Nobara HTPC for the past few months and for the most part it works fine for my own gaming sessions. Not perfect but I'm not exactly a Linux beginner since I've been using Ubuntu for the past ~15 years so I know my way around with tinkering.
So during the holidays, I had visitors and my relatively new Linux gaming machine was put to test for real. I'd say it is "real" more than when I use it because it's not just me anymore. I'll be fine if something don't work. This time there are other people who will look at me when something goes wrong and watch me troubleshoot in real time LOL
Spoiler alert....it kinda failed....but it wasn't entirely Linux's fault.
Basically we were only able to play on it for a short period of time before I gave up and booted Windows 😅
Here are the issues I encountered
- Human Fall Flat crashed a lot. This is the main game my nephews/nieces play so it's a big deal. However, it also crashed on Windows so there's a probably an issue with the latest version or something. It did work fine after a crash or 2 though so I'll never know if it would've worked fine as well on Linux
- Xbox controller won't connect. This one's annoying. Whenever I test if it connects, it usually connects but when I will actually use it to play games, it won't connect 😆
I'm really not sure what's the trick to make it reliably connect. I use the wireless adapter and don't use bluetooth.
- My 8bitDo controllers were acting up and one of them won't work at all even though it's connected. However, it seems to be an issue with Steam. I encountered the same thing on Windows. The weird thing is that it works fine outside Steam and sometimes the issue is there and sometimes it works totally fine. In my observation, my 8Bitdo controllers have been acting up for the past few months. Sometimes they are detected as one controller and merged as one input. Sometimes they won't be detected in Steam at all. They work pefrectly before these issue started to happen.
So yeah, it wasn't really Linux's fault since most of them also happens on Windows.
What irks me is that I tested this extensively and prepared it before they came to our house. I tested the games they usually play and they worked well. I guess I'm just unlucky LOL
Anyway, it got me thinking maybe I should retry other distros like Bazzite and CachyOS.
I also encounter other issues from time to time when I play myself. Sometimes the game becomes unresponsive after opening the Quick Menu or I reconnect my controller. Or sometimes it totally crashes and restarts the system UI.
So how about you guys? Did you also use your Linux gaming mahcines with your family or other people? 😄
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BakkesMod on Linux using Steam and Proton - no protontricks
Visual issues while playing cs2
Always when i play cs2, i have this issue, every map, every time. Also, opponents in a lot of cases have no head, arms or legs. I don't know from where i start to investigate and fix. Any help? I'm not using compatibility tool to run cs2
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Why is my cursor changes in wallpaper-engine ?
I am using Arch + Hyprland
Using wallpaper engine with linux wallpaper-engine tool from aur
I have a custom cursor but when i back to desktop(wallpaper-engine wallpaper) my cursor backs to default one.
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2025 Steam Awards winners have been revealed
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Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
1440p vs 4k DLSS Quality Cyberpunk Performance
Hey everyone, I recently switched to a 4k monitor with my 4070 Super and was hoping to use DLSS for better performance. From my understanding DLSS Quality is basically rendering at 1400p, so I was under the assumption I would get similar performance with 4K DLSS Quality and 1440p native. This doesn't seem to be the case though. The below screenshots show a 35 FPS difference. Only with DLSS Performance am I getting somewhat similar FPS (which to my understanding would render at 1080p internally).
Is this expected with Proton? I've seen some windows benchmarks where people are getting the same performance between native 1440p and DLSS Quality.
I'm using Arch Linux with the latest nvidia drivers.
I'm launching cyberpunk with heroic using Proton-GE-latest and gamescope using gamescope -f -W 3840 -H 2160 -r 160 --force-grab-cursor --mangoapp --.
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Cyberpunk 2077 not starting at all on steam [mint]
Hey team. I switched over to Linux mint last night and have been running into an issue. Cyberpunk 2077 doesn’t start at all on Mint for me. I’m running the newest version of Linux Mint Cinnamon.
When I start 2077 on steam it shows the game as running for 2-3 seconds and then immediately stops. Trying to run it straight from the .exe does nothing. I’ve tried putting the skip launcher command in the launch options, I’ve tried forcing it to run on proton experimental, nothing has worked. I can’t even get to the launch screen. Help would be massively appreciated.
Intel (R) Core(TM) i9-10900 CPU 2.80GHz
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
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Made a Linux userspace driver for Flydigi Vader 5 Pro gamepad
The Vader 5 Pro is a solid controller but on Linux it just shows up as a generic XInput gamepad. No way to configure button mapping, and the back buttons (M1-M4) plus gyro are completely invisible since they use proprietary HID reports that need special initialization commands.
Got tired of booting into Windows just to tweak my controller. Spent some time with Wireshark analyzing USB traffic and reverse engineered the 2.4G dongle protocol.
So I wrote a userspace driver: https://github.com/BANANASJIM/flydigi-vader5
What it does:
- Xbox Elite emulation: Steam Input sees it as an Elite controller with 4 back paddles (P1-P4)
- Layer system like QMK/ZMK keyboard firmware. Hold a button to activate a layer with different mappings. Tap-hold works too, for example tap LM for mouse side button, hold it and the gyro kicks in
- Gyro: mouse mode or map to right stick for games without native gyro support
- Remap anything to keyboard/mouse on any layer
The layer system is the part I'm most happy with. If you've used home row mods on a keyboard, same idea. One button does different things based on tap vs hold, and holding activates a whole remapping layer.
All remapping is done virtually in userspace, so it doesn't touch the onboard profile. Writing directly to the controller's firmware config would require more reverse engineering, might add that in the future.
Config is a simple TOML file. No GUI needed.
Built with libusb + uinput in C++23. Works with the 2.4G dongle, Bluetooth not supported yet.
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My friend has an old laptop and hes not happy with win 10 performance
As the title said, he told me hes not really happy anymore about his laptop's performance
and he wants to still play games on it but windows isnt that resposive for him
he has a laptop with 8gb of ram and a ryzen 5 3500u (i am not sure)
and only an igpu, no external gpu
he cant upgrade, he was always struggling with money too
so he decided to switch to linux, thinking he can still play games and run discord and spotify and the main things while still being able to play games
should he switch from windows 10? and if yes
which distro should he switch to?
edit 1: He is using an ssd, 8gb of ddr4
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LowLevelFatalError on Steam running Tekken 8
Hi,
I have installed Steam and Tekken 8 on my Linux Mint laptop with the latest Nvidia drivers but keep getting this error:
LowLevelFatalError [File:G:\p4\eagle\v208_xx-build_pkg_win\ue\Engine\Source\Runtime\RenderCore\Private\RenderingThread.cpp] [Line: 1310]
GameThread timed out waiting for Render Thread after 120. 00 secs
Steam version:
Steam Beta Branch: Stable Client
Steam Version: 1766451605
Steam Client Build Date: Tue, Dec 23 12:48 PM UTC -08:00
Steam Web Build Date: Mon, Dec 22 1:53 PM UTC -08:00
Steam API Version: SteamClient023
Computer Information by Steam
Computer Information:
Manufacturer: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
Model: FX517ZE
Form Factor: Laptop
No Touch Input Detected
Processor Information:
CPU Vendor: GenuineIntel
CPU Brand: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12650H
CPU Family: 0x6
CPU Model: 0x9a
CPU Stepping: 0x3
CPU Type: 0x0
Speed: 4600 MHz
16 logical processors
10 physical processors
Hyper-threading: Supported
FCMOV: Supported
SSE2: Supported
SSE3: Supported
SSSE3: Supported
SSE4a: Unsupported
SSE41: Supported
SSE42: Supported
AES: Supported
AVX: Supported
AVX2: Supported
AVX512F: Unsupported
AVX512PF: Unsupported
AVX512ER: Unsupported
AVX512CD: Unsupported
AVX512VNNI: Unsupported
SHA: Supported
CMPXCHG16B: Supported
LAHF/SAHF: Supported
PrefetchW: Unsupported
BMI1: Supported
BMI2: Supported
F16C: Supported
FMA: Supported
Operating System:
Linux Mint 22.2 (64 bit)
Kernel Name: Linux
Kernel Version: 6.14.0-29-generic
X Server Vendor: The X.Org Foundation
X Server Release: 12101011
X Window Manager: Mutter (Muffin)
Steam Runtime Version: steam-runtime_1.0.20251202.187498
Client Information:
Version: 1766451605
Browser GPU Acceleration Status: Disabled
Browser Canvas: Unavailable
Browser Canvas out-of-process rasterization: Disabled
Browser Direct Rendering Display Compositor: Disabled
Browser Compositing: Disabled
Browser Multiple Raster Threads: Enabled
Browser OpenGL: Disabled
Browser Rasterization: Disabled
Browser Raw Draw: Disabled
Browser Skia Graphite: Disabled
Browser Video Decode: Disabled
Browser Video Encode: Disabled
Browser Vulkan: Disabled
Browser WebGL: Unavailable
Browser WebGL2: Unavailable
Browser WebGPU: Disabled
Browser WebNN: Disabled
Video Card:
Driver: Intel Mesa Intel(R) Graphics (ADL GT2)
Driver Version: 4.6 (Compatibility Profile) Mesa 25.0.7-0ubuntu0.24.04.2
Desktop Color Depth: 24 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 144 Hz
VendorID: 0x10de
DeviceID: 0x25a0
Revision Not Detected
Number of Monitors: 1
Number of Logical Video Cards: 2
Primary Display Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Desktop Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Primary Display Size: 13.54" x 7.60" (15.51" diag), 34.4cm x 19.3cm (39.4cm diag)
Primary VRAM Not Detected
Sound card:
Audio device: Nvidia GPU a0 HDMI/DP
Memory:
RAM: 15612 Mb
VR Hardware:
VR Headset: None detected
No VR configuration with trackers detected
Most number of trackers in a session: 0
Miscellaneous:
UI Language: English
LANG: en_US.UTF-8
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 479118 MB
Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 297399 MB
Storage:
Number of SSDs: 1
SSD sizes: 512G
Number of HDDs: 0
Number of removable drives: 0
Appreciate any assistance on how to fix this problem.
Thanks
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