Other News about gaming on Linux

NVIDIA driver is showing it off will that cause a issue while gaming?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 12. Mai 2026 - 12:36

I can't afford games so I sail the seas and add the exe to steam and play through it with controller perfectly the game works great but whenever I do nvidia-smi it shows that my driver is off, I wan't a full fledged best setup just for daily use like my laptop to get into gaming mode when I wanna play and it get into normal mode when I'm just using it.

idk wth I just said ( sorry for bad inglis)

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(PSA) If you like me are experiencing crashes with Halo: The Master Chief Collection on the latest Proton version. Use Proton 11.0 (Beta) and report it to Valve please.

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 12. Mai 2026 - 12:35

A recent Proton experimental update is causing Halo TMCC to crash randomly reverting back to Proton 11.0 (Beta) fixed this issue for me.

This is similar to this Reddit post.

Please report to Valve on the Proton issue tracker on Github.

Thank you

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CS2

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 12. Mai 2026 - 12:13

Hey guys, I was wondering if I can make steam install the windows version of CS2 instead of the native linux version, I have a limited internet quota and CS2 is roughly 50GB download so I don't wanna download twice for windows and linux, is there a way to know which one is being downloaded or even make the download lighter on usage?

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Does stellar blade support dualsense edge on Linux? (Rumble and triggers)

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 12. Mai 2026 - 11:33

I was trying out the demo and also the full version of stellar blade running in steam and I can't seem to get the features working or more like I don't know if they're supported because everything on my end is set up correctly. Trying everything from switching the audio to the controller as well as making sure that I'm wired as well as steam input is turned off. The game shows PlayStation prompts so I know it's working. Tried switching the audio to the controller and all that does is play the whole computer including the games audio through the little mono speaker. I have The speaker sets quad mode or something like that in the wine prefix settings. All other dual sense supported games work perfectly fine. Tried both wine and proton same result. I don't have a standard dual sense to test it with only my dual sense edge

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PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 devs battling "AI slop code pull requests"

Gaming on Linux - 12. Mai 2026 - 11:31
The team behind the popular PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 have seen a rise in what they say are "AI slop code pull requests".

Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

Don't forget to claim your Amazon Prime games for May via Amazon Luna

Gaming on Linux - 12. Mai 2026 - 11:21
Have Amazon Prime? You can claim some games to keep via Amazon Luna (formerly Prime Gaming) - here's what you can grab for Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck.

Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

Everything is Crab is a genius and silly roguelite about creating a total abomination

Gaming on Linux - 12. Mai 2026 - 11:00
Everything is Crab takes action roguelite survivor-like gameplay in a really silly direction - evolving a creature into an abomination.

Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

Linux Mint Fallout 3 and New Vegas getting less than 1 fps consistently

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 12. Mai 2026 - 10:54

I just swapped over from WIndows 10 to Linux Mint (Cinnamon) and when trying to play fallout 3 and New Vegas I'm consistently getting around 1 frame everything 2 seconds. Hardware: Some no-name H81 chipset motherboard from around 2019, I have no idea what cpu, Rtx 3080. Some relevant things below:

-Checking other games, fallout 3 has roughly the same problem but crashes more often at startup.

-Both run smoothly in the launcher then get worse entering the loading screen and gameplay

-Swapping compatibility tools before launching has very little effect, they either stay at roughly the same fps or they crash entirely.

-One thing I noticed when launching, Vulkan Shader processing on launching the game takes around 20 minutes. Not sure how that impacts it, but it's another issue unique to those two games

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Need help testing our student game's Linux port on different distros

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 12. Mai 2026 - 10:52

We’re a small group of game development students from ENTI / Universitat de Barcelona working on our first game, Why The Hell Am I In Heaven?!, a 2D Bullet Hell + Metroidvania project made in Unity.

We recently decided to fully support Linux because we believe games should be accessible on more platforms, especially for the Linux gaming community.
The problem is... we only have access to a few distros and setups ourselves 😅

We would really appreciate if some of you could help us test the Linux build on different distributions, desktop environments, drivers, or hardware setups to see if everything works correctly.

Things we’d love feedback on:

  • Does the game launch correctly?
  • Any crashes or graphical issues?
  • Performance problems?
  • Audio/input issues?
  • Proton needed or native build works fine?
  • Your distro + GPU setup

The game is completely free and this is purely a student project made for learning and passion.

About the game:

A dark and weird reinterpretation of Heaven inspired by Christian mythology, mixing exploration, platforming, and intense bullet hell combat.

You can download the Linux beta here:
https://chocobomgames.itch.io/why-the-hell-am-i-in-heaven

Thanks a lot to anyone willing to help us test it ❤️
Linux support is important to us and we want to make sure the port actually works properly outside our machines.

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Anyone got DLSS Frame Generation to work on Alan Wake 2?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 12. Mai 2026 - 10:11

I can use DLSS Upscaling just fine, but Frame Generation is greyed out.

I tried a variety of up-to-date runners (proton GE, kron4ek etc.), even swapped out the DLSS and DLSS FG DLLs in the game dir, tried various environment variables, but nothing seems to work, FG option is greyed out.

Anyone got this working?

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The most wishlisted game on Steam - Subnautica 2 gets an Early Access trailer, pre-purchase and pre-loads

Gaming on Linux - 12. Mai 2026 - 10:04
Subnautica 2 is clearly going to be popular, with an announcement that it's hit 5 million wishlists ahead of the Early Access release on May 14.

Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

Anyone else noticing the sudden NVIDIA + Proton acceleration lately?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 12. Mai 2026 - 09:47

Maybe I’m overthinking this, but does anyone else feel like something weird is happening between Valve and NVIDIA lately?

I started digging through the NVIDIA Vulkan beta driver changelogs:
https://developer.nvidia.com/vulkan-driver

And since late 2025 / early 2026 the acceleration has been kinda insane.

They’re suddenly pushing a huge amount of advanced Vulkan features related to:

  • DX12 translation
  • descriptor heaps
  • ray tracing
  • device address commands
  • shader memory models
  • opacity micromaps
  • low overhead GPU scheduling

Stuff that feels VERY relevant for Proton / VKD3D / modern game engines.

What really caught my attention is this:
VK_KHR_device_address_commands was added in NVIDIA’s Vulkan beta drivers on March 13th 2026.

And literally right after that, VKD3D-Proton already started implementing support:
https://github.com/HansKristian-Work/vkd3d-proton/pull/3005

There’s also this newer PR:
https://github.com/HansKristian-Work/vkd3d-proton/pull/3008

And overall there’s been a LOT of recent low-level NVIDIA-focused work in VKD3D-Proton around:

  • RT
  • descriptor heaps
  • opacity micromaps
  • advanced Vulkan extensions

Which feels surprising considering SteamOS is still officially AMD-focused.

So now I’m seriously wondering:
are Valve and NVIDIA quietly preparing something together?

Like:

  • a SteamOS handheld with NVIDIA silicon?
  • a living room console?
  • ARM + DLSS + Proton?
  • broader official SteamOS support for OEM RTX devices?

Because honestly, the pace NVIDIA is moving at on Linux/Vulkan right now feels completely different from the old “minimum viable Linux support” era.

Maybe I’m completely reaching here, but the timing between NVIDIA driver releases and VKD3D implementation work feels almost coordinated lately.

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Valve fix Steam Controller double inputs with the Puck - Steam Deck gets configurable Track Pad Locking

Gaming on Linux - 12. Mai 2026 - 09:45
A fresh Steam Client Beta was released for Desktop and Steam Deck, bringing more fixes for the Steam Controller and the Steam Deck.

Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

How to play games with 5.1 Surround Sound with Samsung Soundbar via eARC/HDMI?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 12. Mai 2026 - 09:12

Hello, not so long ago I purchased a Samsung B650 soundbar and the paired rear speakers, for use with a Samsung TV. I had the idea to connect my gaming PC from another room so that I might play games with surround sound through the speaker system. My first attempt was to set up a Raspberry Pi 4 with Steam Link and stream games, but I could not get surround sound to work with the rpi. Next, I decided to get a long optical HDMI cable and physically connect the PC from another room to the TV. Still, I cannot get surround sound to work. PAVU indicates the output device is set to Digital 5.1, but any games or online tests I run play nothing from the rear speakers. I know the speakers work, because I also have a Roku device and have tested streaming media with 5.1 surround and it works flawlessly.

The gaming PC is running Kubuntu 25.10. On another post someone mentioned enabling Pass-through in the TV settings but that did nothing for me.

I have spent a decent amount of money and time trying to get this to work and no luck so far. I would really appreciate it if anyone is able to help me out.

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Genshin on Linux

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 12. Mai 2026 - 09:07

Ive looked through quite a few posts on here covering this, but theyre all well over two years old and i wanted to get some newer opinions. i recently switched to arch linux and downloaded a certain anime game launcher to play Genshin, but im still not sure of the ban risk that comes from this. Id just like to know what the chances are i get banned by doing this.

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Realtec usb wifi problem, AI cant help

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 12. Mai 2026 - 08:36

Searching for help under Batzit

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How to get overclocking working optimus setup

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 12. Mai 2026 - 08:09

Hello, I need help setting up overclocking on my cachyos system i have an optimus/hybrid setup so gtx920m 4gb and i7 5500u and i want to overclock the gpu but i want to put the desktop on the cpu graphics, can this be done? (Sorry for bad english)

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Sunspire Studios/Tux Racer question

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 12. Mai 2026 - 08:07

This is a bit of a weird question, but does anyone happen to know where I can get a hold of Jasmin Patry, or anyone else who might've worked at Sunspire?

This game was my first ever special interest, I played it when I was like 4 and just barely got it to work again and man, the nostalgia 😭😭😭

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Crashing while Gaming

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 12. Mai 2026 - 05:12

Help me guys 😞

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