Other News about gaming on Linux

Freesync breaks with Frame Gen

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 22 Dec 2025 - 1:33am

Having an issue i noticed where enabling frame gen breaks vrr with my monitor. Jumps from base hz to max, to inbetween. I believe vsync is not working correctly globally in KDE as typically vsync is needed to fix this. On w11 this was the fiz for the same problem. Any help? Cyberpunk in particular. Not NEEDED but really bugging me that this is broken seemingly. Playing on Steam via Wayland for HDR.

Operating System: CachyOS Linux

KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.4

KDE Frameworks Version: 6.21.0

Qt Version: 6.10.1

Kernel Version: 6.18.2-3-cachyos (64-bit)

Graphics Platform: Wayland

Processors: 16 × AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8-Core Processor

Memory: 32 GiB of RAM (30.4 GiB usable)

Graphics Processor 1: AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT

Graphics Processor 2: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8-Core Processor

Manufacturer: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.

Product Name: MS-7D78

System Version: 1.0

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Grand Theft Auto v Legacy error code 1.000.7

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 22 Dec 2025 - 1:22am

I keep getting the error code 1.000.7 when trying to log into R* launcher on my Linux mint laptop (Cinnamon). Like I can sign into R* on a web browser perfectly but when it comes to logging into a game it will just give me the error code 1.000.7. I heard selecting Proton GE works but it hasnt done anything for me lately

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No joy, trying to install Linux on a dell xps 8940

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 22 Dec 2025 - 1:10am

Title. I am trying, but it seems dell is hostile to installing anything but windows on this thing. I have bazzite on a usb stick, and booted to it but my hard drive that has windows is not there when I try to install to it. Has anyone successfully installed Linux on one of these dells?

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NİNJA Gaiden 4 Crack Help

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 22 Dec 2025 - 1:00am

I tried proton cachyos, proton GE 10.26, steam proton hotfix and experimental. even different launcher like heroic, lutris and steam app. it just can't detect my hardware properly. stuck at 720p resolution and all graphics settings are locked. i tried many configurations on protondb page, still same. I doubt it is about the proton or graphics card detections. i tried many games and they're starting properly even on normal wine. what could be the issue?

https://preview.redd.it/fovjmwoqbn8g1.png?width=1872&format=png&auto=webp&s=0834ebcccbf6de66ca7ca1481374a34c4d6f1cbb

i can provide any necessary logs and infos if asked.

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Did anywant know how to play games using external storage

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 22 Dec 2025 - 12:45am

I don't get it why I can't launch my game using external storage, i want launch it using steam deb package since flatpak version have some issue on it, i already make the external storage executable "drwxr-xr-x" i don't get it why i can't launch it from there want i try to launch it using my main storage it seems no issue with it did anyone know the problem?

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Win11 on External SSD?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 22 Dec 2025 - 12:34am

Could using Windows 11 on an external SSD be a viable solution to the occasional game that works better on Windows? My concern is privacy, so I wouldn't want to dual boot.

If so, how could I prevent Windows from spying on the contents of other SSDs? That is, make it only access the contents of the SSD it's installed on.

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Hi, beginner Linux user here.

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 22 Dec 2025 - 12:19am

I'm trying to play Stardew Valley with mods with a friend, but I keep running into the same error on Linux, whether on Cachyos or SteamOS. It’s related to Galaxy.api, where the game’s connection doesn’t work. Has anyone encountered this problem? Is there a solution?

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Holarse Linuxspiele-Adventskalender 2025 Türchen 22

Holarse Linuxgaming - 22 Dec 2025 - 12:00am

Wir begrüßen Euch recht herzlich zum 22. Türchen im Holarse Linuxspiele-Adventskalender 2025! Im nunmehr schon zwölften (!) Jahr verlosen wir unter allen Linuxspielern und denen, die es noch werden möchten täglich ein natives Linuxspiel. Je nach Tag (z.B. Advent oder Nikolaus) können sich auch mehrere Spiele im Türchen verstecken. Dann haben mehrere Kommentare die Möglichkeit ein Spiel zu gewinnen.

Wie mache ich mit?

Teilnehmen kann jeder, der Lust auf Spielen unter Linux hat! Ihr benötigt zum Teilnehmen nur ein Holarse-Konto, damit wir euch den möglichen Gewinn per PM zuschicken können. Schreibt dazu einfach die Antwort zu der Frage des Tages hier unten in die Kommentare und schon seid ihr dabei!

Unter allen, die bis 20 Uhr unten in den Kommentaren antworten, wird dann der Gewinn oder die Gewinne verlost. Bei mehreren Spielen gibt es natürlich auch mehrere Gewinner!

Seid ihr durch random() ausgelost worden, dann erhaltet ihr den Geschenk-Link (Humble Store, dort benötigt ihr dann ein Konto) oder direkt den Steam-Key zum Einlösen per PM hier auf Holarse zugeschickt. Wenn ihr den Gewinn nicht bis zum 31.12.2025 eingefordert habt, rutscht er automatisch wieder in den Lostopf fürs nächste Jahr.

Wenn ihr bereits das Spiel habt, oder es euch nicht interessiert, ihr aber dennoch kommentieren wollt, schreibt einfach in den Kommentar dazu, dass ihr nicht teilnehmen wollt.

Frage des Tages

Welches narrative Linux-Spiel würdest du unbedingt weiterempfehlen?

Was gibt es zu gewinnen?

Im heutigen Adventskalender-Türchen versteckt sich diesmal:

  • Türchen: Silence, gesponsert von comrad.
Auflösung

Heute um 20 Uhr wird die Kommentarsektion geschlossen und danach der Gewinner ermittelt und hier nachfolgend bekannt gegeben.

Should I switch from Windows to Linux as a Gamer/Freelance Animator?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 21 Dec 2025 - 11:41pm

Due to multiple reasons that lead me disliking Microsoft I decided that I would try switching to Linux and I did some research about it. I know what you can do and what you can't do like running certain softwares but I would like to actually ask about the user experiences from who game and work on their Linux desktop.

Also I'm really interested in Bazzite however I have not found anything about using it for work, and I know that's not the intended purpose but I'd like to have a SteamOS experience for gaming and a decent enough workspace for me to navigate through.

English is not my first language and I apologize, but what are your thoughts on this?

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Fullscreen gamescope shows background if output resolution is less than monitor resolution

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 21 Dec 2025 - 11:41pm

When in full screen for an application that does not render the entire monitor resolution is there a way to fill the extra space with black instead of background image?

Left side is background image, right is application window.

https://preview.redd.it/di2vupjfxm8g1.png?width=146&format=png&auto=webp&s=d0254b209528ec52104c6165c7ee7d6fcf2a2c91

Since the mangohud shows up on edge of my monitor and not within the output area of the for application I am assuming the gamescope window itself is full screen.

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Weird steam??

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 21 Dec 2025 - 11:36pm

Hi, does anyone else have this problem when you shut down the pc and when you want to play again steam start downloading like 500-600mb again?? I thought it was a one time download but happens every time lmao what should i do.

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My frame-timing/smoothness of frames seems worse than on Windows

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 21 Dec 2025 - 11:35pm

I am dual-booting and I tried a few games on both OSes, and while my fps are technically the same, the 1% lows too, the smoothness of the game seems worse on CachyOS. I have a laptop with an AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS cpu and Nvidia RTX 4050 GPU. Both have VRR turned on. I use KDE on Cachy, vrr is on always in the display settings. Gamemode is off on both OSes. I disabled the cpu's turbo boost on both. I am on the verge of thinking I am so conditioned to Windows, I amn becoming delusional and maybe there is not even a difference between the two operating systems in terms of fps and frametime.

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/dev/input/js

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 21 Dec 2025 - 11:10pm

What happened to everything is a file?

Why do modern linuxes not compile in the old joystick support that worked great?

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Question: Your OS size after a few years?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 21 Dec 2025 - 10:59pm

Hi there. Windows 11 user here. This bastard continues to take up more and more space over time, ballooning to nearly 150GB after adding another 50 GB to it earlier this year.

I'm pretty ignorant about Linux and gaming, but what I want to know is what to expect regarding OS size and how much it can grow over time.

Please and thank you.

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Steam keyboard sustain/delay problem?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 21 Dec 2025 - 10:32pm

I just installed steam on a new lenovo T16 Gen4 Ultra 5 255U processor, Integrated Graphics, with 32GB ram and Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS installed.

I tried pulling up Subnautica, and graphically, it seems to be running just fine. But I'm having a very strange problem. The keyboard seems to be "spamming" the input?

Let me try to explain that better. Suppose I press the W key to swim forward. The response when I press W is immediate. And I hold W down for 10 seconds, swimming forward that whole time. At 10 seconds, I release W and press S to swim backwards. But my character continues swimming forward for another 10 seconds, THEN starts swimming backwards, for approximately however long I was pressing the S key (Even if I've already released the S key by then)

Have any of you run into this and any clue what the solution is?

Thank you!

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I made a Linux game on top of Neovim

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 21 Dec 2025 - 10:13pm

For the longest time, I've sought after a realistic coding game. I found nothing feature-complete, so I've built my own. There's only Linux support at the moment, but I think I might try porting it to Windows later on if there's even any interest from that side. macOS is more likely, but trickier due to the way Apple has the ecosystem set up with the notarization and all that.

The main point of the game is critical thinking, since the multiplayer mode doesn't allow syntax errors. You have source units available (C for now, Python and JS in the pipeline ('cause 2025 ...)) that you plan on as if they were "maps" in a competitive shooter. It's played by two adversarial teams: one that defends the source and the other that corrupts it. Since you can't cause syntax errors (they're reverted by the server and if they were allowed, it'd be too easy), you have to work with code efficiency and safety. If you're on the attacking team and cause the program to leak memory, then you get points. If you slow it down, you get points. The defending team must spot these changes and fix them before a clock runs out. There are secondary mechanics like cursor invisibility available.

The game finally made it onto Steam, so I thought that this would be the perfect place to share. It has both single-player and online competitive modes.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3635790/Terminal_Insanity_CodeJacker/

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Attempting to "run 2 games" at the same time, need help setting up virtual desktop or similar

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 21 Dec 2025 - 9:48pm

Situation: I liek Warfrum.
I have an Xbox Series S below my computer table, connected by Ethernet cable to the same router as the computer.
I've been playing on the xbox these days by using XStreamingDesktop. k, one "game".
And so my sister wants to play Warframe too. but the television is on the main room, I coooould bring the xbox back there but the lag from PC to my phone would be too bad...

So what I'm trying to do: Use Sunshine Moonlight as an alternative to Steam Link, send to my phone, and connect a Dualshock 4 controller to it.
Then open XStreamingDesktop for the second game.

It werks "performance wise", the problem is in input and display>
The windows obviously overlap, I need to somehow send the "local" Warframe to a virtual display, to be streamed by Sunshine, and then the Xbox game can be viewed safely.
And I'm not sure yet if inputs are not conflicting, but I can't see both screens side by side ^^;

Oh right, system info!
Debian 13/Trixie,
AMD 4650G, no GPU, 16GB RAM,
I am on X11/Xorg, avoid Wayland at all costs rofl,
DE is KDE, I do have gamescope and LSFG-vk (Lossles Scaling frame gen), tho I only use LSFG-vk for playing normally, was trying gamescope to create an "fake screen".
I tried using xrandr to create a new mode/display, it appeared in KDE, but appeared in xrandr and Sunshine as "not connected".

Halp? Any ideas, recommendations, better setups, cat jokes?

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Se puede correr en Linux mint R.E.P.O?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 21 Dec 2025 - 9:42pm

Hola como están la verdad estoy buscando ayuda porque no se que mas hacer, estoy dos días tratando de jugar repo pirata en linux mint lo e intentado con proton, y con la app de botellas y se abre y se cierra el juego al instante alguno me podría ayudar si es así estaré atento, Gracias. la verdad es un juego que me facina y lo quiero probar y tambien cabe de aclarar soy nuevo en linux llevo 3 dias usandolo.

En ingles:

Hi, how are you? I'm looking for help because I don't know what else to do. I've been trying to play a pirated repo on Linux Mint for two days now. I've tried with Proton and the Bottle app, but the game opens and closes instantly. Could someone help me? If so, I'll be waiting. Thanks. It's a game I really love and I want to try it. Also, I should mention I'm new to Linux; I've only been using it for three days.

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