He Who Watches is an innovative new puzzle game that Draknek and Friends just revealed they're publishing, and it looks like it will melt my brain.

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Rec Room is a free to play social hangout space available for both VR and standard gaming, and unfortunately it's going to be shutting down.

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Has anyone seen this?

I had it working fine for a while, but I moved my PC from the TV back to my desk and I get this weird windowing behaviour.

First screenshot is boarder less full screen, then Full Screen, then windowed.

Changing the resolution doesn't seem to help, and I tried the latest proton-GE and moved to kisak-fresh mesa.

I use the steam snap, but also tried with apt just in case.

I've also realised that it seems fine on launch but it's displaying the gnome top bar. But whenever I try to switch the windowing mode it messes up.

Ubuntu 25.10 and RX 6600XT

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So, I'm trying to install some old 2000s games which I got from totally legit sources, but the problem is I'm confused what is best and optimal way to install from setup.exe files.
I seen people using the "Install using a windows Installer" option from the lutris plus icon, some other people created a prefix with the "add locally installed games" and then went with the "run exe inside wine prefix" option to install and some made the installer a separate game entry in lutris and then installed the game after launching that.

I'm confused, which one should I follow?

I also have some other questions like is it better to separate the prefixes and installation folders of games, and do I uncheck the "DirectX update" and "C++ installation" options in the installer.

Also, will old titles like COD 4 or NFS MW (2005) run using the new ge-proton runner or do I need specific older proton or wine versions (or even specific builds) for them?

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ARC Raiders just launched the major Flashpoint update and it includes a whole bunch of new content, along with long-requested additions.

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Nobara user here. I’m currently chewing through some old games that use PhysX. The trouble is I can’t get them to run well with PhysX, as all of the simulations go to the CPU. Any help ? How do I fix the PhysX performance drop ?

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Welcome to Orebits, a gritty atmospheric incremental game where you mine asteroids for a greedy corporation and explore mysteries in space.

The playtest is ready now on the Steam page:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3635490/Orebits/

Are you a Linux gamer, then I would love to hear your feedback!
On the main menu you will find a survey. Our two man team has been working on Orebits for about a year (part-time) and it will only take you a few minutes to judge it :).

Orebits will have native Linux support, for the demo and the final release.

Thanks a lot!

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I have DMC:HD Collection because cloud saving, and I wanted to run in on Steam Deck, I checked ProtonDB and, apart from no one specifies if they have the game on Steam or GOG (GOG version uses different executables and game size is slightly different so it may affect), people’s main issue is that videos doesn’t work properly.

When I launch the game, it opens the HD Collection Launcher, but when I try to run DMC3, it simply closes the launcher and doesn’t even run the game.

I tried:

- Running the game through Steam shortcut that Heroic creates.

- Running the game through Heroic on Steam Gaming Mode (double checked it didn’t run in the background)

- Running the game through Heroic on Desktop Mode. Here the game launches, but controller doesnt work.

- All of the above with Proton Experimental and latest Proton GE (10.34)

- All lf the above with this fix

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I was told, that on Windows your NVIDIA graphic cards drivers actually slow down your performance newer you download, because NVIDIA want you to buy newer hardware.

So I wonder, does this count for Linux or is it same story?

Or is this slowing down stuff just big hoax?

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I haven't switched to Linux yet, because I don't really have many reasons to switch, but I'm considering it. One main thing is if:

- [Cracked] launchers for Minecraft work (Multiplayer)
- Geometry Dash (with Geode)
- Steam (ofc)

Also, what are your guys' experiences on Linux (specifically XFCE)? I'm really considering my options, and IDK if I want a new interface.

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I’ve been plagued with crashes resulting from the XiD error 109: ctx switch timeout (although i think that’s still a symptom of a deeper issue) when playing games like cyberpunk, need for speed heat, etc.

Doesn’t matter how much load the GPU is under or if ray tracing/dlss are enabled or anything like that. I’ve tried a few different driver versions across 595, 590, and 580 and they all have the same issue. The error also happens really randomly but always within an hour or two of playing.

I’m running arch linux with wayland and hyprland and this issue has happened across the lts kernel 6.8.20 and the mainline latest version too. I know this is really an issue with the nvidia graphics drivers and so there might be nothing i can really do (believe me i’ve tried almost everything) but super curious if there’s anyone that’s actually had a smooth experience

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Hi everyone, I just switched to Arch Linux at the beginning of 2026 and I'm still learning the ropes. I'm running a Ryzen 5 5600 with an RX 6600 XT.

I've been experimenting with two ways of gaming: staying on my KDE Plasma desktop and launching games from there, or switching to a Gamescope session (like SteamOS Gaming Mode).

As a newbie, I noticed Gamescope feels a bit 'smoother' and more like a console, but KDE is more convenient for multitasking. Is there a technical reason to prefer one over the other for pure performance? Also, I've had some weirdness with my save games not showing up when I switch sessions—is that normal?

Would love some beginner-friendly advice on which one I should stick with for heavy games like Crimson Desert or RDR2. Thanks!

btw i use ai to ask you guys, because i dont really understand all of linux feature

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Hi all,

I'm moving my gaming setup to a full linux system and it's also about time to retire my old wheel so I want to upgrade to a 9nm direct drive setup. What is the consensus on direct drive wheels for Linux systems? I'm using CachyOS at the moment but I'm open to switching to different distros if need be. FFB is necessary ofc, that's the whole point of direct drive.

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i am fairly new to linux and geometry dash seems to be crashing giving me black screen need help pls (i have trying changing compatibility toolsand launch options changes still now luck )

https://preview.redd.it/ux7g2a4fqbsg1.png?width=1311&format=png&auto=webp&s=8d188295b360e0a7a6d64f4eeb415eee805c55fa

this is all i get

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I have Arch with latest version of Wine, installed Rockstar Games Launcher, GTA V and FiveM through it. Firstly, after loading makes an error "Cannot find PlayGTAV.exe". I set FiveM a directory with game, and it tries to launch the game. But, after 5 seconds game has crashed. Do I have something that might be useful for me in this situation?

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Okay so, Witcher 3 Next Gen keeps freezing randomly on cachyos. Cyberpunk for instance works perfectly fine. Ideas?

system: i5-14th gen, 5070ti, 32GB RAM

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Decided to update my game as the latest hotfix was supposed to fix a "failed to launch" error. Unfortunately, the patch hasn't solved this issue and none of the fixes on any discussion page have resolved it. I'm running Linux Mint 22.3 and have the game running through Steam.

Moving the EA Desktop folder to the correct location, changing to GE-Proton/downgrading to older Proton versions, and reinstalling/repairing the EA app via protontricks have done nothing to resolve this issue. I also know that the error is unrelated to mods/cc because I've completely cleared the mods folder, reinstalled the game, and verified file integrity multiple times.

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The only reason I don't use a Linux distro is because of League of Legends. I've been a Seraphine one-trick pony since 2021, and I was forced to use Windows 11 just to keep playing. But Windows 11 is becoming increasingly unstable and full of bloatware.

I would really love for Riot to make LoL available on Linux somehow, just to stop depending on Microsoft. But if there's no solution, I'll have to make the sad decision to stop playing the game for two big reasons: the very poor state of Seraphine as a mage and the fact that Windows 11 is terrible for gaming.

pd. I thought about emulating it from the macOS version, but there isn't much information about it.

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In the last years, we've been working on "Ice Pond: An Ice Fishing Adventure", a chill yet challenging ice fishing game, spiced up with RPG and management elements. The game will be playable on Linux. 😊🐧

Please feel free to give us your first impressions!

If you want to see more of the game, you can find the Steam page here (if interested make sure to Wishlist, since the release is scheduled for November!): https://store.steampowered.com/app/4266710/Ice_Pond_An_Ice_Fishing_Adventure/

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