Other News about gaming on Linux

Your Hearthstone Arena Companion, now with Wayland support

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 12 Sep 2025 - 8:52pm

Hi guys,

I'm triodo, the developer behind Arena Tracker.

About two months ago, I shared AT here, mentioning that it only worked on X11. Understandably, many of you asked for more — you wanted Wayland support. And now, you have it!

If you play Hearthstone on Linux, take a look! Arena Tracker is focused on Hearthstone Arena, but it also works in Standard and Wild modes.

You can find everything it does — in both free and premium versions — here.

On Wayland, screen access is handled by a small binary called captureHelper, which is downloaded on first run to your USER/.local/share/Arena Tracker/Extra directory. This binary requires qt6-base and qt6-multimedia to run. If AT doesn’t detect cards on Wayland, try running captureHelper from your terminal to check if any libraries are missing.

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Xbox controller not recognized by Steam on bluetooth.

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 12 Sep 2025 - 8:44pm

Hey guys, I am a noob when it comes to linux, and I've been stuck on an issue.

Firstly, I am using Kubuntu with the KDE Plasma 6 desktop environment. It took me hours to figure out how to get my controller even connected to the bluetooth, and I finally managed to do that, but now I'm running into an issue where Steam does not seem to recognize my controller at all. This is not the case when I plug it in by USB C. It recognizes the controller and works perfectly fine. This is also true with KDE because while it is connected and recognized by bluetooth, in the settings tab under 'game controller' it is not seen as a controller. I also tested it with a USB and it IS recognized as a controller when connected by cable.

I have already done the update by connecting the controller to a PC and using the xbox accessories to update the firmware. I have installed xpadneao and dkms, though I'm not quite sure if I did it correctly.

I am completely stumped on what to do to get Kubuntu and Steam both to recognize my controller so I can play without being forced to connect by USB cable. Any help would be greatly appreciated, and I will try my best to provide any relevant information.

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No distro works for my pc

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 12 Sep 2025 - 8:23pm

i got an hp victus 15 and i tried almost every more popular distro (not arch based) and none of them worked correctly, i got an rtx 4050 with an intel cpu and my only requirement in windows was supports secure boot and plays left 4 dead and not performance demanding games, i tried ubuntu, linux mint, debian, pop os and fedora (i did have to use mokutil to use nvidia drivers in some distros), fedora was the only one that worked the best but still alot of lag spikes the other ones just crashed the whole pc when i tried to run it, i really wanted to use linux because i think linux is pretty cool but i simply cant nothing works with my pc

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Amd bc-250 ps5 cutdown APU board - fan issue

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 12 Sep 2025 - 7:22pm

Im new to linux but do have some knowledge, just got a new hectic pwm fan for cooling with a 3d printable shroud for the amd bc-250 (aim is turning into a budget gaming rig) , when i plug the fan in and turn on it goes to max which in this case is 6700 rpm, unit is very vell cooled hahha
But even when i go to bios and set custom fan setting for different temperates and save + exit it does not change the fan speed at all.
Any ideas? could the fan be faulty? (it is indeed 4 pin) Or would i need to install graphics drivers first for whatever reason (currently only using the bootable media for fedora, not installed) Just figure id ask before committing to an hour of violent wind noise trying to work it out.

TIA

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DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined announced for February 2026, already rated Steam Deck Playable

Gaming on Linux - 12 Sep 2025 - 7:01pm
DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined has been revealed and it will be launching February 2026, and we already have Valve testing it on Steam Deck ahead of release.

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Struggling to get my Logitech G923 to work on my system

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 12 Sep 2025 - 5:44pm

On Fedora 42, kernel vs. 6.16.5.

according to sources I found online, this wheel should work "out of the box" but apparently not for me.
Kernel drivers have already been developed for kernel versions beyond 6.3+. So maybe a non issue?

Steam can't find my controller either.
running lsusb outputs my logitech wheel.

but after running
ls /dev/input/by-id/ | grep logitech

It doesn't output anything. Has anyone else faced an issue similar to this in the past?

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Tweaks I use to game on Linux.

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 12 Sep 2025 - 4:48pm

Hello everyone,

Games might not always perform well out of the box, or have more input lag compared to Windows- so here are some tweaks that I personally use.

Realtime kernel (or PREEMPT_RT)

Can improve the overall responsiveness, and reduce latency. Very useful for gaming. Patches are available here; https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/realtime/start (often served as linux-rt on some distros)

Or use a kernel like Linux-zen for example, it features patches that can lower latency significantly for desktop use/gaming.

NTsync

Linux has several sync methods for Wine/Proton, like Esync, Fsync and NTsync

NTsync generally gives you better lows, but this might depend on the game;

https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1lxnz0g/lets_get_that_ntsync_stuff_enabled_small_guide/

sched-ext

sched-ext might improve your cpu utilization/load balancing. Try out some schedulers and benchmark them on your system. https://github.com/sched-ext/scx

evdev (Xorg)

Use xf86-input-evdev with the following config file to disable all mouse smoothing

# /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-mouse.conf Section "InputClass" Identifier "My Mouse" MatchIsPointer "yes" Driver "evdev" Option "AccelerationProfile" "-1" Option "AccelerationScheme" "none" Option "AccelSpeed" "-1" EndSection

https://www.reddit.com/r/linux\gaming/comments/vma98e/comment/ie24l6m/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)

Disable your compositor (Xorg)

Even though some compositors allow full-screen applications to pass without compositing, it might not always work, or certain games no longer feature exclusive full-screen. I personally notice a small difference when my compositor is completely disabled (XFCE4)

Check your NVIDIA Reflex setting!

Certain games have the option to enable Nvidia Reflex, from personal experience certain games (like The Finals) have worse input lag with it enabled. It is worth turning it on/off and checking if you have less- or more input lag when using the mouse.

Happy tweaking!

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Fanatical Bundle Fest is back and they have lots of goodies for you

Gaming on Linux - 12 Sep 2025 - 4:45pm
Game store Fanatical has launched their latest Bundle Fest event, where they keep launching new bundles for you to fill up with some excellent games.

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Steel Knight's ARMIS turns Vampire Survivors into an anime inspired mecha shooter

Gaming on Linux - 12 Sep 2025 - 4:34pm
Could be a fun twist for the genre. Steel Knight's ARMIS takes the ideas of Vampire Survivors with the upgrade system and tweaks it to be like a mecha anime.

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I need recommendations for a controller

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 12 Sep 2025 - 3:55pm

Title. I have a play station 5 controller. Expensive and not nearly as comfortable and pleasant to use as one would imagine with that price.

I'm looking for cheaper things I won't get too upset at the moment of breaking, something that works well on linux, of course.

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Hey guys, i have an old laptop that i want to be able to play some old games (i5-6200U 2.3 with a Intel Graphics 520) and i want to know which distro works fine for it (i dont know much about linux)

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 12 Sep 2025 - 3:00pm

Also, i want to be able to play some old games like stardew valley, hollow knight, primarily i want to be able to play genshin impact (even if with geforce now) im gonna travel for a long period of time and i want to be able to have some fun while not busy

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Plants vs zombies garden warfare 2 offline splitscreen on linux

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 12 Sep 2025 - 2:25pm

This was done via mods and installing an old version of the game without EAAC.

(Note: Wine wayland driver def needs to improve lol)

https://reddit.com/link/1nf1tj9/video/ddgq6cfq8qof1/player

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Yeah, we are doing great with our Q&A process...

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 12 Sep 2025 - 1:10pm

Maybe you guys remember my game, demo is getting soooo closer (September 26th)

So now we are constantly doing Q&A and having lots of funny moments lol

If you want to check it out:
Paddle Together Demo on Steam

Please let me know if you guys have any feedback or suggestion PLEASEE

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Catch bugs and fight both sides of the battles in Dicey Bugs - out now

Gaming on Linux - 12 Sep 2025 - 12:59pm
Dicey Bugs is a cute looking roguelite bug-catching strategy game, it just released from ProdigalSon Games and has Linux / Steam Deck support.

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Using WiVRn or ALVR for flat screen gaming

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 12 Sep 2025 - 12:31pm

Hey there!

As per title, is it possible to use one or the other to play flatscreen games on my Quest 3? Or should I try steamlink on my meta quest 3 headset :)

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Nanuka: Secret of the Shattering Moon looks great in the new trailer

Gaming on Linux - 12 Sep 2025 - 12:25pm
Inspired by the style of 90s animation, Nanuka: Secret of the Shattering Moon really does look great with the blend of action-platforming and some huge enemies.

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You have to try the demo for Berserker's Domain if you love boomer shooters

Gaming on Linux - 12 Sep 2025 - 12:11pm
Berserker's Domain seems like it's going to rock when it's released! A shooter inspired by Quake, Doom, ULTRAKILL, and Blood with a roguelike twist.

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