Gaming on Linux
Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 41: The Worm Turns
After I installed the Flash Player plugin my first thoughts were of Garfield.com, an award winning website which, while a bear to navigate back in the day, was home to a wide array of Flash based games and amusements based around the titular comic cat created by Jim Davis. Caches of the old Garfield.com content can still be found hosted on the Internet Archive.
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Old School Rally plans full support for Steam Deck - got me feeling nostalgic
I have truly fond memories of spending entire days playing rally games on the original PlayStation, and some later games on PC and Old School Rally really looks the part.
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Dwarf Fortress hits 800,000 sales and no sign of it stopping
Dwarf Fortress on Steam and itch.io has been a mega success for Bay 12 Games, a deserved success, given their previous free release supported and updated for a long time. Now the developers have confirmed it's closing in on a million sales.
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Discord Overlay for Linux adds PulseAudio / PipeWire integration
Discover Overlay, an open source Discord Overlay for Linux has a new release available with v0.7.3 adding in some useful new features.
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KDE's Xaver Hugl on why Wayland explicit sync is such a big deal
You may have seen news recently about explicit sync for Wayland, but you might not know why it's actually important for the future of Linux on Wayland.
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KDE Plasma 6.1 will be able to sync keyboard RGB to your chosen accent colour
More work is ongoing for the upcoming KDE Plasma 6.1 release, and there's some fun stuff being added like the ability to sync your keyboard RGB lighting up to your Plasma accent colouring.
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CleanDoom - a modern, polished mod launcher for GZDoom
Want a really simple but useful launcher to run GZDoom games? If you find other launchers not to your liking, or too complicated, maybe CleanDoom will be what you need.
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The ridiculously fun Windowkill gets modding support with a source code release
Windowkill is a fantastic twin-stick shooter, where the game window is constantly shrinking on you and enemies spawn across multiple windows. It's truly clever and now it has full customization available via the newly introduced modding support.
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Check out the Manjaro Linux lead talk about the Orange Pi NEO gaming handheld
The Orange Pi NEO is an exciting looking gaming device, following in the footsteps of the Steam Deck being powered by Linux. Recently the price was revealed, and the Manjaro Linux head Philip Müller did a talk on it.
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Arch Linux changes vm.max_map_count to match Fedora, Ubuntu for better gaming
Nice to see more Linux distributions make changes to ensure the gaming experience is good. Arch Linux is now following Fedora and Ubuntu on upping the vm.max_map_count value.
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Heroic Games Launcher v2.14.1 Hotfix #1 fixes Proton on Linux and Steam Deck
After the most recent main release of the Heroic Games Launcher, there was an issue people found where games using Proton on Linux / Steam Deck wouldn't run. This latest hotfix should solve it.
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Wine 9.6 released with more Direct2D effects work, support for RSA OAEP padding in BCrypt
Wine 9.6 is the latest development release out now for the Windows compatibility layer, making progress on getting as many apps and games working on Linux as possible.
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Space sim X4: Foundations is getting another huge free update with added accessibility
Egosoft continue expanding and improving their space sim X4: Foundations, with the next big free upgrade nearly ready. They've announced 7.00 is now available as a public Beta with a new features trailer.
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Forty-Niner is an upcoming open-world wild west survival game
Releasing into Early Access on Steam in 2025 with Native Linux support, developer VowelA recently announced their open-world wild west survival game Forty-Niner.
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The latest indie hit on Steam sees you play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun
Buckshot Roulette has made the jump from itch.io to Steam, and it seems like it's hitting the mark for a lot of players as it quickly gained an Overwhelmingly Positive rating.
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System Shock remake is getting a huge patch with big optimizations - great for Steam Deck
Nightdive Studios have announced their System Shock remake is set for a huge update arriving on April 11th, that will make it a whole lot better for everyone, especially Steam Deck players.
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Open source Minecraft mod platform Modrinth goes indie, returns funds to investors
Well, this isn't something you read every day, a platform actually taking steps to be sustainable and not chase constant growth backed by investors.
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Crypt of the NecroDancer just got a Hatsune Miku DLC
Okay this is quite a surprise! The excellent Crypt of the NecroDancer just got a surprise addition with a Hatsune Miku DLC launch. I know plenty of you will be buying this right?
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Mysterious thriller adventure The Heirloom launches in October - looks quite special
Here's an upcoming mysterious thriller adventure that looks quite special, one for fans of classic adventure games and it's releasing in October.
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More security issues in X.Org and Xwayland revealed and new releases live
Back in January we had some security issues revealed in both X.Org and Xwayland, and here we are with a few more and so there's new versions available for both.
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