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games refuse to run after upgrading linux mint

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 05. März 2026 - 21:23

when games launch, only the first frame is drawn, and then it freezes. lutris log shows this error:

err: DxvkSubmissionQueue: Command submission failed: VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST

my hardware (its an old laptop):

AMD A8-7410 CPU + integrated R5 graphics, and 8GB RAM

kernel driver: amdgpu

vulkan version: 1.3.275

opengl version: 25.0.8-0ubuntu0.24.04.1

linux mint 22.3 64bit

linux kernel 6.17.0-14-generic

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What happened for such a big drop last month??

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 05. März 2026 - 21:00

I have been tracking this for a bit and this is by far the biggest swing I have seen in either direction for Linux. Did something happen to cause gamers to leave the platform in droves this month? Did they adjust how they tracked their numbers? I used to love seeing linux gain a small market share every month

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Video issues with Alan Wake 2 using Heroic

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 05. März 2026 - 20:59

I'm playing Alan Wake 2 through Heroic and have noticed occasionally picture breaks during video (a white line across the image) as well as video smoothness degrades over time. By that I mean the FPS gets really bad. If I change the resolution it fixes it for a time, but then degrades again and need to switch the resolution again.

I'm running Bazzite with an nVidia RTX 5060 8GB OC and am wondering if it's a Bazzite issue or an nVidia issue. If I switch to an AMD RT 9060 XT 8GB (can't afford the 16GB) would that help? I'd prefer not to have to swap GPU's if I can help it, especially if there's no guarantee it will fix the problem. This is the only game I've had an issue like this with. Thanks.

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9070xt RT performance check in...

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 05. März 2026 - 20:54

Hello, I'm a Cachy OS user and I'm building my new PC this weekend thanks to a killer Microcenter bundle. Ill be using the 9850x3d paired with the Sapphire Nitro + 9070xt.

My question is, how is the 9070xt doing with RT performance right now in comparison to windows? I have seen a lot of reports of better overall stability in Linux, and I have also seen they Mesa has made a lot of RT optimizations recently.

So any 9070xt users out there that can report on the current state on Linux RT on this card? Thanks everyone.

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About three weeks ago I posted something related to WMMT6 on Linux via Teknoparrot (WineGE/UMU-Proton), and today I'd like to announce that I've managed to get the Teknoparrot kernel working for several games.

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 05. März 2026 - 20:38

I've unified all the other guides into one, in case you're interested in niche Japanese games:I've unified all the other guides into one, in case you're interested in niche Japanese games:

I've unified all the other guides into one, in case you're interested in niche Japanese games: https://github.com/sakaki91/Teknoparrot.Core-Linux/

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Clair Obscur cutscenes freeze

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 05. März 2026 - 20:17

Everything is in the title, I play Clair Obscur a lot, and like since yesterday approximately, whenever I pause a cutscene and relaunch said cutscene, the video freezes, the audio still plays, but nothing resumes the video. I'm on Manjaro with an NVIDIA GPU, and no proton pfx works, I tried experimental, hotfix, GE, everyone of em

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Slay the Spire 2 is out now in Early Access with online co-op

Gaming on Linux - 05. März 2026 - 20:11
Slay the Spire 2 has officially launched into Early Access giving us a taste of the latest deck-builder that can be played solo or online with up to 4 players.

Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

Marvel spiderman 2 cinamatics completly bugged

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 05. März 2026 - 19:48

It just shutters, the audio its lagged and sometimes the characters start T posing, Im playing in Arch, with an intel 8500 has cpu, rx 5500 has gpu, using hyprland, and using proton GE10-32

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Theme park building game Parkitect gets its first ever Steam Free Weekend

Gaming on Linux - 05. März 2026 - 19:40
Parkitect is an absolute gem and if you've not played this theme park builder before - well, now is your best chance because it's free for a while.

Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

My controller doesn't make any input despite being connected.

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 05. März 2026 - 19:36

My controller is a Hori Switch Pro controller, and I'm connecting it by USB. My distro is Nobara 43

https://preview.redd.it/chnb7y54t9ng1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=e860e17787b7ee299ff0295e56f5f99a89424dd1

Can't change the preset buttons

After calibrating, all the preset values switch to 0 (Probably because it doesn't detect any movement despite me physically moving the joystick)

I just don't know how this program works

After connecting my controller to my PC it is detected and appears in the controller menu plus the input listings, but when I try to configure it or calibrate it I'm unable to do anything. I've installed joycond, but despite pressing the triggers or the +- symbols the green lights keep blinking and the controller doesn't pair. I've also installed and tried to do something with jstest-gtk and AntiMicroX, albeit I didn't know much of what I was doing.

I wondered if maybe the controller was broken, but after trying it with my switch I can confirm it works just fine.

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Does a window manager impact gaming performance?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 05. März 2026 - 18:21

Hi,

this might be a stupid question and I am 95% sure that the answer is "no", but is there a performance impact by switching from kde to hyprland?

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How soon after release do new games work?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 05. März 2026 - 18:01

Sorry, if this has been asked a lot. I've seen specific questions for specific games, but generally how soon after a game is released do we know how it runs on Linux?

I'm interested in Crimson Desert but am wondering if I should get on PS5 depending on delays with Linux

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Should i install CachyOS on my ROG Ally

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 05. März 2026 - 17:37

im currently using nobara, but i feel that i want to use arch, but on a easy way, should i? does it works with the right stick to move mouse?

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Can't run Hitman Absolution

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 05. März 2026 - 17:34

Hey!
I bought Hitman Absolution on steam cuz it was very cheap and want to try it out, but i hit a wall
No matter what proton i use (Proton-GE 10.32 or Experimental) im just getting "Updating Executable" and nothing more
I really wanted to try it out and any help would be nice

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Oh dear - ARC Raiders was logging your private Discord chats

Gaming on Linux - 05. März 2026 - 17:29
Here's a reminder that when you connect up various accounts - you may end up just increasing the risk of your private data going somewhere else.

Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

Intalling exe on Steam Deck

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 05. März 2026 - 17:25

I'm trying to install some dlc for train sim on my steam deck. The installer comes as an exe, and I've managed to successfully install 2 other ones using protontricks. All installers have started with an authentication page that requires me to input my details with the dlc provider, so they can verify that it's not been shared, before actually installing the files.

This has not been a problem for the first 2, however the 3rd one doesn't proceed after clicking the 'authenticate' button, it freezes. I've tried running it through the command line, and have seen a couple errors but unsure what's important and what isn't. Two errors mentioned issues with Kerberos and NTLM if that's of any use. Have tried using several versions of proton, to no avail.

Before I could get the first 2 to install, I had to install webview2 into the compatibility layer folders.

Is there a way I can find out why it's not working? i.e if there's a certain version of windows I should be emulating, or certain DLLs required?

Any help would be greatly appreciated, I'm basically a novice at Linux in general.

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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora performance

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 05. März 2026 - 17:17

Hey, I didn't know where else to post this, so I came here.

I use arch(btw) and I just bought the avatar game and I get absolutely horrible performance compared to the tests I saw on youtube. I get around ~30 fps on high settings with fsr on quality and what's weird that I get a maximum of ~50 even on low settings with fsr set to the lowest possible setting.

Here's my specs:

  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600
  • GPU: Radeon RX 7600 it's a sapphire pulse oc card if that helps
  • Ram: I have 16 gigs of ddr4 at 3200 MT/s

Any help would be appreciated!

Edit: I forgot to mention. I'm using Proton experimental and have these launch commands set which I got from protondb: RADV_PERFTEST=nosam,nggc RADV_DEBUG=nogpl VKD3D_FEATURE_LEVEL=12_0 mangohud %COMMAND% Except the mangohud option, I added that myself.

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