Other News about gaming on Linux

Dev of Steam game 'Hardest' will delete it after new girlfriend made them realize AI is bad

Gaming on Linux - 13 Jan 2026 - 2:24pm
Hardest is getting removed from Steam by the developer at the end of the month, as they say "AI is bad" and "AI is evil" - oh my.

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Minecraft crash on Ubuntu after some time

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 13 Jan 2026 - 2:07pm

Hey guys my Minecraft crashes after a random amount of time when playing, varying between 30 minutes to almost 2 hours. I play with shaders and launch through Curseforge. I’ve tried updating ny drivers and removing ding in GNOME extensions (ChatGPT advised (not helping)) but still get crashes. I am able to run other games such as ARC Raiders, Silksong, Where Winds Meet with no crashes at all after multiple hours.

My specs are:

XFX 9070xt 16GB (newly upgraded and drived)

AM5 7800x3D

32gb DDR5 RAM

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Eat creatures and grind them into pieces or use them as weapons in autobattler Dunderbeck

Gaming on Linux - 13 Jan 2026 - 2:05pm
I quite enjoy inventory management and autobattlers and Dunderbeck definitely takes the cake as one of the absolute weirdest I've played.

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Looking for a GPU replacement 3070 vs 6700xt

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 13 Jan 2026 - 1:42pm

As the title, I'm looking for an used GPU to replace my 570

What should I choose between a 3070 8GB and a 6700xt 12GB to play games on linux (f43) with steam/heroic using proton and maybe optiscaler?

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ARC Raiders hits over 12.4M sales - new patch out with weapon nerfs, a free gift and a darker Stella Montis

Gaming on Linux - 13 Jan 2026 - 1:30pm
ARC Raiders has been a huge success for Nexon / Embark Studios with 12.4 million sales, and it seems sales are actually speeding up. Oh, and a new patch is out.

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Crysis enhanced edition mod crashing/freezing on new game

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 13 Jan 2026 - 12:00pm

I'm trying to use the enhanced edition mod for crysis but it just crashes. I have a 5070 ti and amd 9700x and can run all new games fine, but for some reason this mod is not working at all. Has anyone experienced this?

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Old Intel graphics 550 laptop, could it tun older less demanding linux games?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 13 Jan 2026 - 11:35am

I inherited an old laptop with the following specs

Intel graphics 550

Core i5-6267u 2.9 GHz

8 GB RAM

238 GB disk

I was planning on installing Ubuntu on it and was curious about how well it could could run older Linux and less demanding games?

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What to expect from Gamescope/Gamemode updates/features upstream from the upcoming Steam Machine?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 13 Jan 2026 - 10:41am

Surely there have to be some updates regarding: for example like - Gamemode support for Monitor hot plugging (resolution change on the fly in gamemode etc) - VR/streaming support - configurable ITM/HDR settings (not every monitor is the same..) - MAYBE multimonitor/virtual screen support for streaming? Honestly just an API to trigger resolution changes, refreshrate changes etc for games would be very welcome but unlikely - what else?

Given that the system is focused to be a "console"/"pc" with different displays plugged rather than a handheld with fixed hardware there should be updates to currently missing features for gamescope gamemode?

What else could you think of that needs improvement vs the current situation that could be solved in the process of making the Steam Machine?

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Hearthstone graphics problems

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 13 Jan 2026 - 10:05am

I switched my gaming pc from Windows to Ubuntu this past weekend and I’ve got most of my games functioning. The only one that I’m having problems with is Hearthstone.

I’ve got the latest GE Proton installed and I’m using Faugus to launch Battle.net. Battle.net and World of Warcraft are running fine, but Hearthstone looks like a series of screenshots, too slow for the game to be playable.

Any suggestions?

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Planning to try Linux

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 13 Jan 2026 - 9:57am

Hello!
I have question, have 2 monitor setup 1440p 165hz and 2560x1080portrait mode secondary screen
PC specs:
Rx 6700xt
5700x3d
32gb 3000 cl16
As I understood - Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS - seems to be good option to try out, but I do not have any understanding of Linux.
So my main question, is transitioning hard? (i have a bit understanding with Bios, like overclocking, timing management on ram, issue/device managing in windows, so a minimal PC understanding)
What can be issues I encounter?
If i have 2 SSDs, is it a good idea to have dual boot system where 1 SSD is main drive for windows and another for Linux? Is there difference how files are written on drives (external/internal) and can it cause any issue?
If there is some guide which explains this then I have missed it and would appreciate if you will drop link to it!

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Looking to switch to Linux w/ a 1080Ti

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 13 Jan 2026 - 9:50am

Hey guys, I'm looking to switch from Windows to Linux. I have a GTX 1080Ti and from what I remember, nvidia cards are not as compatible with Linux as AMD. So what kind of performance would I be seeing if I were to switch?

As for the distro I was thinking of Bazzite, but I am open to any other suggestions.

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Path Of Exile 2 BLACK SCREEN WHEN CHARGE AND CRASH IT.

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 13 Jan 2026 - 9:36am

Hi guys, i have a problem with Path Of Exile 2: If i run, the game try to charge, indeed a black screen and crash it... I have Windows 11 and all driver updated. I have NVIDIA 4070 and this problem is also present on GTA V. Some people have a solution? Is my pc or wrong impostation?

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I want to replace Windows fully

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 13 Jan 2026 - 7:20am

I want it similar to Windows where I just update it and I'm good to go. I want to find something suitable where I can game, browse, pretty much do everything I could on my main PC but with Linux. I've tried Linux Mint, Ubuntu, Zorin OS, Lubuntu and a couple of others like 10+ years ago and I think I'm ready to fully switch over! Any recommendations? I do have a Steam Deck and love playing it and just messing with Steam OS in general

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ATTENTION ALL LINUX GAMERS, THE WAIT IS OVER

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 13 Jan 2026 - 6:15am

Hello, I am a developer and i am making a new os, You may thing whats in that just a new normal distro NO!, any game anything works best thing exe and other apps work just like dobule clicking app images but now wihtin 2026 i am amming to release

So any suggestions on what should i add?

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NaK 4.3.0 Release Steam Integration And Removal Of Dedicated Prefixes

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 13 Jan 2026 - 6:10am

DO NOTE: Because steam integration is here now, technically all the features for existing NaK setups are gone. There is even a popup. it should be easy to migrate from, and you should be able to choose your steam folder so it points where the prefix goes to. I hope this is a smooth transition or at least some what smooth. You do not have to update at all from the existing setup if you do not want to. And can stay on the older version, but if you do update. You will not be able to interact with your old prefixes at all.

Per request of the people, I have now removed NaK Prefixes and a lot of the stuff that NaK was doing in favor of setting up MO2 as a Non Steam Game. This poll was posted on the discord. I know a few people might not be to fond of this new setup, but I tried to make it still feel like how it was setup before. I recommend getting proton ge or proton cachy from ProtonPlus or ProtonUp-QT. And use GE 10-14 if you are using ENB or one of the latest GEs if you are using CS or anything that isn't ENB

Now all the files related to launching a mod manager, registry fixes, nxm toggle, and the wine prefix and all located inside a folder called NaK Tools! This should make it easier to find the dedicated tools, and the prefix that steam makes.

Launch options should automatically be applied withDXVK_CONFIG="dxvk.enableGraphicsPipelineLibrary = False" STEAM_COMPAT_MOUNTS= %command%. The Steam Compat Mounts allows steam to view paths that it normally does not, for example if you have a drive mounted in the root of your filesystem lets say /Games steam would not normally see it. But it SHOULD automatically apply this as an example STEAM_COMPAT_MOUNTS=/Games. Vortex in my short testing appeared to still work.

In the settings you can find a prefix cleanup, if you remove the mod manager from steam for some reason it does not delete the compatdata this should help you delete it once you are done.

For the future I have a few other things planned if possible. Like a DotNet10 install, forcing the Documents portion of the wineprefix to actually go directly to the NaK Tools folder if that makes sense. This should fix a lot of the vortex errors I hope... Please do bear with me as there might be a few things that I possibly missed.

Edit: Had to fix the, fix game registries.

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i've downloaded my favorite games, now what?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 13 Jan 2026 - 3:55am

idk what to install next. if you guys have any suggestion, please tell me

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