It has been 1.5 years since I started this solo project, and at least one more year of development is expected.

Since the demo launch, I worked on the feedback to polish the most inner core gameplay features. In the Early Access, there is still a lot of content and some features to be implemented, Purchases will be considered a token of support for me to continue development. I will continue to deliver regularly, focusing on content.

The HARD VOID Early Access version start as a direct follow-up to the already present features and content in the Demo version. You can test and judge the demo to decide whether to try the Early Access. Most of the core gameplay for the early game is present.

HARD VOID is fully developed on Linux, from scratch with OpenGL and C language. Supports both Natively Linux and Windows.

I wish to thank everyone who supported me: the supportive words, playtesting, giving feedback, Wishlists, and by many other means!

https://youtu.be/YWFbsyiLbp8

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2978460/HARD_VOID/

linux gaming is seemly gaining more and more traction over the last couple years with performance improvements and compatibility, but surely still has a while to go to be considered a widely adopted platform.

With that being the case, and all the stars align, linux somehow becomes a viable desktop solution for not only games but a generalized workspace. do you think the googles, microsofts, apples of the world would allow that to happen? sure the operating system itself is open source, and theres open source software always. but they will certainly as the global powers of this world find their way into your space to collect their data and push their agenda

Point being, many threads of 'I hate microsoft, move to linux' the popularity on linux would grow which is nice for more development opportunities, but will likely draw the attention of profit seeking corporations who will almost certainly find their way to monitize something which draws enough user base

Hello

I know this question pops up often but I would like to collect opinions on which GPU to choose currently as I want to upgrade / rebuild my PC soon.

Currently in use: 6900XT. It works for me, can play what I want but it sucks at raytracing which is something I want my upgrade to support.

Usecase:

• Gaming of course including AI upscale and Framegen
• AV1 encodes
• Interested in running local AI and maybe some pytorch / tensorflow developments here and there
• I would like to get into VR. Got a Pico headset and game of choice would be beatsaber.

Because of the AI / ML part AMD actually is a problem. It's very cumbersome to get running and support is garbage. But then again it's Linux and my Nvidia experience on Linux has been very bad.

OS will be CachyOS with Plasma or maybe Hyprland but currently I use Plasma and will probably stick to it until Gnome has better wayland support. Dual monitors, but I don't think that matters anymore. Last time I had nvidia (30 series release) dual monitors has actually been a problem and caused stutters and lags on Plasma. That was horrible.

Budget is there up to RTX 5080. And upgrade to 9070XT would at least give me an AV1 encoder but I guess AI/ML would still stuck.

What are your opinions?

I've already tried deleting the prefix, I've tried everything, but it still won't start. When I press the 'play' button, it kind of loads, but after a few seconds the 'play' button appears again and nothing starts. If anyone has encountered such an error and solved it, please help me, I'd be very grateful.

I’ve been running CachyOS on my none gaming systems for about a year now.

I switched from a RTX 3070 to a 9070xt and I’d like to make the switch over to CachyOS on my gaming rig.

Has RDNA4 performance improved since launch on Linux drivers? Am I giving up performance if I make the jump. Will Linux catch up to windows like it did on older AMD cards?

Cheers

Hello there. I'm fairly new with Linux. I played a couple of hours rocket league the last couple days but now it suddenly starts crashing all the time. I can maybe play one or two games until I see a black screen and nothing happens and I have to restart my PC.

My CPU and GPU are used like 20 % and 50 %, so there not overheating. I'm using Proton 9 on Steam.

Any recommendations or similar experiences?

Hey r/linux_gaming, I hate windows with every cell in my body and I wanna get rid of it, I'm trying to get a serious discussion going about the state and future of online multiplayer gaming on Linux. I'm running Fedora and have hit a couple of walls, which I know are common, but I want to dive deep into the community's experience and thoughts. 1. The Immediate Problem: GTA Online and CS2 First, GTA Online. Is there any stable way to play it now? I know Rockstar tightened the anti-cheat a while back, kicking many Linux users out. Has anyone found a reliable workaround or is it a complete no-go until Rockstar changes their mind? Second, CS2. I installed the native client, and it was brutally laggy. I have updated drivers (as much as Fedora allows easily), and my hardware is decent, but the stuttering and low framerates made it unplayable. Is this a common issue with the native CS2 client on Fedora/Linux right now? Could this actually be a Proton issue, even if I was trying the native build? I know there are different performance paths (Vulkan/DXVK). Did I miss a necessary tweak or launch option to smooth things out? 2. The Big Questions: Anti-Cheat and the Future This brings me to the core discussion: What is the real future of online gaming on Linux? With kernel-level anti-cheat becoming the norm for big titles, is it always going to be a cat-and-mouse game or a complete blockade for popular AAA multiplayer games? Has Valve or anyone else been able to implement any fundamental anti-cheat "countermeasures" for Linux that make publishers more comfortable enabling support for Proton/Steam Deck? We hear about EAC and BattlEye being easy flips, but it still seems like a roll of the dice for any given game. Are we just going to be limited to games that use non-invasive anti-cheat, or does the Linux gaming market share need to hit a critical mass (e.g., 10\% on Steam) before publishers care? I'd love to hear your experiences, especially with other currently working (or non-working) online titles, and any thoughts on the bigger anti-cheat issue. Let's have a real talk about the sustainability of this. Drop your thoughts, tweaks, and existential gaming dread below! 👇

I have an NVIDIA GTX 750, and I'm considering switching to Mint from Nobara, because the driver manager keeps getting stuck, Nobara says that the power mode selection isn't supported, and I get bad performance either way.

Which driver version should I use on Mint? As far as I know(which isn't much) I will need proprietary drivers, because open drivers don't support my card. Please advise on the Proton Version I should use as well.

I wish to play the following games-

Momentum Mod Sifu ULTRAKILL Counter-Strike 1.6 Hades Darksiders 2

Thank you!

I use Sunshine to stream games from my Ubuntu workstation to my Apple Mac. It mostly works, but I can't use the mouse in Arcanum. This only happens in this game, Warcraft, C&C, Skyrim, Cyberpunk, all good.

The current workaround is to use an additional mouse that is plugged directly into the Linux workstation. But I would like to fix it.

https://preview.redd.it/ddozv556y9yf1.png?width=872&format=png&auto=webp&s=4dcbe130d8289e7cdb8d01f2abb6da59845cb120

Thanks for any ideas.

Hello,
if you use an up-to-date distribution, your BattleNet client should
be either crashing or showing error BLZBNTBNA00000005.
Seems so that lib32-libdrm since 2.4.126 is breaking something
and causing the error.
In the Wine/Proton-Log it can be identified with the message:
*** stack smashing detected ***: terminated

 Current workaround is to downgrade to libdrm 2.2.125 or older.
For Arch based systems:
pacman -U https://archive.archlinux.org/packages/l/lib32-libdrm/lib32-libdrm-2.4.125-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst

On Freedesktops' Gitlab an issue had been already created,
please comment and upvote to get this bug faster fixed:
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/libdrm/-/issues/121

Hey guys,

I sometimes play dota 2 on my laptop and the game randomly freezes out of nowhere, when it happens I cannot use my keyboard nor mause, so restart my laptop. It's getting annoying, so i was wondering if there is a solution or a way to solve or prevent that. On windows that could have been fixed using ctrl alt del.

I'm using steam and just downloaded dota 2.

Im on Linux Mint and when I want to split stack in Arc Raiders I have to hold alt but when I do it freeze the window while I hold alt, I suppose it's some keybind that I have to disable on Linux anyone know how to ?