I would just like to take a moment to appreciate the insane feat that WINE and Proton developers achieved. Specially the early times of WINE that got us where we are now. like the complexity and scope of the project is insane when you think about it that would discourage even the most talented developers. When you think about it WINE is pretty much a crowd-sourced clone of Windows’ userland. And the insane part not everything or little API quirks are documented from Microsoft and WINE developers had to reverse engineer a lot of those quirks and code them in the implementation.

I mean WINE developers have done such a good job that genuinely you would have a better time running an older game or software on WINE than on modern day's Windows 11.

I know I haven't talked about Valve more and they really gave WINE that little push it needed, but without the early effort of WINE I don't think Valve would've considered Linux ever as a viable option.

It's still Insane to me that I can play latest AAA games on my Linux machine!.

Linux's future is so exciting!!

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Hi, fellow Linux friends :)

My name is Zein and I am a solo dev. I was one of the many people that were hit my lay-offs last year from big publishers shutting down games and studios. I was heartbroken and devastated but then turned to the things that inspired me to make games when I was a child/teenager which was Pokémon, tabletop RPGs, and collectible card games.

Soulblaze is a culimination of that and a reminder to myself of the passion I used to have. You roll dice to pay for your moves (called tricks) and can trigger special bonuses by meeting certain conditions (e.g. paying with a certain value, or dice color). Also, I draw everything by hand!

I started working on the game in October last year in Godot and it grew. Now I'm here with a demo and and alpha build, hitting the "launch" button on my Kickstarter which feels unreal (honestly I was about to give up on making games after 14 years...)

The demo is available for Linux, and has accessibility settings for color-blindness, screenreader mode, OpenDyslexic font, and a few more. It also runs well on the Steam Deck! I develop on Linux Mint where I do most of the time testing so if you encounter any issues with other distros, please let me know!

If this is something for you, please consider sharing the campaign or even backing. It means a lot!

If this sounds remotely interesting, please check out the campaign and consider supporting: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zeinmakesgames/soulblaze-a-hand-drawn-creature-collecting-roguelite Thanks for reading <3

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Hi, my wife loves Linux and currently has MX installed. She wants to play fallout 4… but has ben having a stupid ridiculous time trying to get fallout to work, does anyone have any recommendations on a version that is better suited… she is using crossover.

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Hi everyone, im having performance issues on some kind of videogames like SF6, Marvel Rivals and even Peak on my PC. I tried to use Proton GE, i uninstall amdvlk and the lib32 of it because i saw that may be the problem and i installed vulkan-radeon. But the problem still remains.

My graphic goes over 99% and i dont know what is happening, if proton is not working well, if my graphic card has problems with linux or if i have not installed all the drivers or something.

GPU: Radeon RX 6750xt

CPU: Ryzen 5 5600x

RAM: 32gb

Distro: Arch Linux with Hyprland

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Not sure where to be posting the issue, but just yesterday, it seemed to be working well, now it doesn't open. I tried reinstalling it, removed the wayland visual option in the flatseal app, I am using a non-modified steam deck, I just want to be reassured, that is probably due to a more global bug, and not only I am having it. (Latest SteamOS version, Sober version 1.5.4.)

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I'm new to gaming on linux, and linux in general so far it was a very smooth experience but about 3 days ago Witcher 3 is randomly crashing when using gamescope (and not using gamescope is out of the question due to unstable and low fps) I played over 100 hours without a problem so the crashes took me by suprise. I couldn't crash any other game this tho.

My specs are:
GPU: RX 7600 XT
KERNEL: 6.16.2-arch1-1

And I run witcher with this command:
gamemoderun gamescope -w 1920 -h 1080 -f --force-grab-cursor --backend sdl -- %command% --launcher-skip

Crash happens when i use direct X11 and direct X12

The crash when running steam through terminal looks like that:

radv/amdgpu: The CS has been rejected, see dmesg for more information (-2).

[gamescope] [Error] vulkan: vk.QueueSubmit( cmdBuffer->queue(), 1, &submitInfo, VK_NULL_HANDLE ) failed! (VkResult: -4)

[gamescopereaper] [Info] reaper: Parent of gamescopereaper was killed. Killing children.

[gamescopereaper] [Info] reaper: Parent of gamescopereaper was killed. Killing children.

(EE) failed to read Wayland events: Broken pipe

X connection to :1 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown).

dmesg doesn't show any errors

$ vulkaninfo --summary

==========

VULKANINFO

==========

Vulkan Instance Version: 1.4.321

Instance Extensions: count = 24

-------------------------------

VK_EXT_acquire_drm_display : extension revision 1

VK_EXT_acquire_xlib_display : extension revision 1

VK_EXT_debug_report : extension revision 10

VK_EXT_debug_utils : extension revision 2

VK_EXT_direct_mode_display : extension revision 1

VK_EXT_display_surface_counter : extension revision 1

VK_EXT_headless_surface : extension revision 1

VK_EXT_surface_maintenance1 : extension revision 1

VK_EXT_swapchain_colorspace : extension revision 5

VK_KHR_device_group_creation : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_display : extension revision 23

VK_KHR_external_fence_capabilities : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_external_memory_capabilities : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_external_semaphore_capabilities : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_get_display_properties2 : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_get_physical_device_properties2 : extension revision 2

VK_KHR_get_surface_capabilities2 : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_portability_enumeration : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_surface : extension revision 25

VK_KHR_surface_protected_capabilities : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_wayland_surface : extension revision 6

VK_KHR_xcb_surface : extension revision 6

VK_KHR_xlib_surface : extension revision 6

VK_LUNARG_direct_driver_loading : extension revision 1

Instance Layers: count = 8

--------------------------

VK_LAYER_AMD_switchable_graphics_32 AMD switchable graphics layer 1.4.313 version 1

VK_LAYER_FROG_gamescope_wsi_x86_64 Gamescope WSI (XWayland Bypass) Layer (x86_64) 1.3.221 version 1

VK_LAYER_MANGOHUD_overlay_x86 Vulkan Hud Overlay 1.3.0 version 1

VK_LAYER_MANGOHUD_overlay_x86_64 Vulkan Hud Overlay 1.3.0 version 1

VK_LAYER_VALVE_steam_fossilize_32 Steam Pipeline Caching Layer 1.3.207 version 1

VK_LAYER_VALVE_steam_fossilize_64 Steam Pipeline Caching Layer 1.3.207 version 1

VK_LAYER_VALVE_steam_overlay_32 Steam Overlay Layer 1.3.207 version 1

VK_LAYER_VALVE_steam_overlay_64 Steam Overlay Layer 1.3.207 version 1

Devices:

========

GPU0:

`apiVersion = 1.4.318` `driverVersion = 25.2.1` `vendorID = 0x1002` `deviceID = 0x7480` `deviceType = PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TYPE_DISCRETE_GPU` `deviceName = AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT (RADV NAVI33)` `driverID = DRIVER_ID_MESA_RADV` `driverName = radv` `driverInfo = Mesa 25.2.1-arch1.1` `conformanceVersion =` [`1.4.0.0`](http://1.4.0.0) `deviceUUID = 00000000-0300-0000-0000-000000000000` `driverUUID = 414d442d-4d45-5341-2d44-525600000000`

I'm using gamescope 3.16.15 and tried proton ge versions 10-9 to 10-13 and proton 9.0-4, proton experimental.

Other commands that maybe tell you something
lspci -k | grep -A 3 "VGA\|3D"

lspci: Unable to load libkmod resources: error -2

03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Navi 33 [Radeon RX 7600/7600 XT/7600M XT/7600S/7700S / PRO W7600] (rev c0)

Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device 2418 Kernel driver in use: amdgpu

03:00.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Navi 31 HDMI/DP Audio

$ ls /usr/share/vulkan/icd.d/

amd_icd32.json radeon_icd.i686.json radeon_icd.x86_64.json

$ glxinfo | grep "OpenGL renderer"

OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT (radeonsi, navi33, LLVM 20.1.8, DRM 3.64, 6.16.2-arch1-1)

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Technically it's not a big deal since we've know for some time that the game will have a native Linux version, but it's still nice to see Linux specifically mentioned with a big and anticipated release like this.

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I've known linux doesn't manage vram as efficiently as windows, and over my time playing games in linux that has shown itself, some games act weirdly, if I was to use up a large amount of vram, open a game, then free it up, the game doesn't seem to notice that there's vram available.

But to be blunt, what's up with that? Is it just that we don't have a good way to manage it yet or is it by choice? on windows my 3070 8gb wasn't an issue but on linux I feel like i'm redlining my vram usage whenever I open a game with modern system requirements.

Running Nobara if it matters.

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simply cant launch the game, i tried proton experimental, 9, 10. tried switching to dx11 and vulkan nothing helped

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I'm sorry if my post is messy

I'm tired of Corsair, the software i use to control it is unstable, does not always work or prohibits my computer in shutting down.

My current mouse is the Corsair dark core pro.
I figured i'd go G502X Plus for the mouse, as it works well on linux from what i hear (please correct me if i'm wrong here)

My current keyboard is the Corsair K70, while i like the keyboard, i loathe the software again, its the same software my mouse uses.

People suggested the Wooting Two HE, which fits me perfectly, except there is no volume dial or multimedia buttons.
Which i really use, why ? becuase it's easier and faster to just dial a knob or press mute even if i am in a fullscreen application.

While the Wooting Two HE is perfect as a keyboard, i need a volume dial with at least a mute button, i would'nt mind, stop play, previous and next on it, but it's not exactly a requirement.

Does anyone have a suggestion for a volume dial with at least a mute button that looks decent ? (prefered black as it fits my astetics)

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Im just a regular minecraft player pvper so i need a distro work fine with java and ryzen 5 500g and gtx1660ti and best network management and safety (secure system)

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Я хочу повысить свой фпс на арч линукс гном, можете подсказать как?

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I am dancing at the feet of my lord all is bliss all is bliss

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Tired of intrusive kernel-level anti-cheat software and the endless "arms race" with cheaters? I have a concept for a new anti-cheat system that focuses on player reputation rather than technical detection. The goal is to make cheating so costly and inconvenient that cheaters are isolated from the main player base.

The idea is a "Trust Score" system tied to a game and its platform (e.g., Steam). Here's how it would work:

1. Building Your Trust Profile

• Your Trust Score starts low on a new account.
• You gain trust points by linking and verifying your digital footprint.
• Essential: A simple "yes/no" verification from a platform like Steam that an active, non-fraudulent payment method (like a credit card or PayPal) is linked to the account. This doesn't share any financial data, just confirms legitimacy.
• Bonus Points: Earn additional points by linking other long-standing online accounts like your Gmail, Twitch, YouTube, or Uplay. The more accounts you link, and the more games you own, the higher your score.

2. The Gamification of Trust

• Cheating would be the only action that negatively impacts your score.
• When a player reports you, the anti-cheat system weighs the report based on the reporter's own Trust Score. Reports from a high-trust player carry more weight.
• If you're caught cheating, your score plummets. You can submit evidence to dispute the flag, similar to a fine dispute.
• As a player, you would be able to see your own trust score, offering transparency and a sense of progress.

3. Isolating the Cheaters

• New players and cheaters using "burner" accounts would have a low trust score. They would be matched with each other, creating a segregated environment for unsavory behavior.
• Legitimate players who invest time and money into their profile will have a high score, protecting them from cheaters.
• This system creates a significant hurdle for cheaters, as they would have to invest considerable time and potentially money to build a new high-trust account after each ban.

This approach bypasses the need for invasive kernel-level software, reduces false reports, and fundamentally changes the incentive structure of online cheating. What do you think? Would you be willing to link your accounts to protect the integrity of a game?

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Hey guys, I've been trying to run Assassin Creed Oydssey for a while but I am not succesful Mirage runs prefectly on Heroic Launcher but not this, I tried to install Ubisoft Connect but it won't run... any ideas? anyone running it successfully?

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I have a problem with the controller in the LINUX VERSION of the game ( CarX Street )

With steam input DISABLE the game detect the controller, the problem is that the steering joystick is too much sensible and is not really playable because any little movement do a huge turn with the car.

For fix that i ACTIVATE steam input and then... the game doesn't detect the controller anymore

Steam detect the controller perfectly, but the game doesn't.

Summary, in the LINUX VERSION of the game, steam input doesn't work

and that make the game unplayable for me.

steam input enable

steam input binded

also binded in the game ( automatically )

the PS4 controller through steam input look like \"Steam virtual Gamepad \"

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The title says it, games on linux just run a lot worse than on windows despite evidence online saying it should be the other way round. Games are under utilizing the gpu and fps is very inconsistent.

I've tried two distros so far, Bazzite and CatchyOS.

Bazzite was absolutely dog shit. It ran rdr2 absolutely horribly no matter what proton version or command I typed into the terminal that people from the discord server were telling me to do which eventually led to them saying it was usererror so i just had enough and removed bazzite from my pc.

CatchyOS on the other hand actually ran quite a bit better but still was no where near as good as windows. It was inconsistent and the gpu wasn't being fully utilized.

I eventually just came back to windows but I really want to find an os that runs games well or at least as good as windows.

My pc specs are a 5 5600 and a rx 7700 xt with 32 gb ram.

Any suggestions?

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recently fragpunk has been fixed on linux i moved back to windows since game wasnt working i seen today on protondb game works i went did test using mint which i know has outdated drivers and what not tested fragpunk without proton see if it ture it works without but some reason with my rx 6700xt and ryzen 5 5500gt the bulid in benchmark all settings set to medium expect i said textures to high i got only 490 compared to 523 windows 10 ltsc got then. i tried game the fps was same i got like 30 or 40 less i was getting near 300 ish like 280 but mint was only doing 250 maybe bit higher.

cachyos got in benchmark with same settings wasnt using proton again keep it same also used same DE mint uses even tho cachyos one looks different i got only 460 tried again with proton cachyos got 471 didnt even bother to do real match left it at warm up round before match why is cachyos getting less fps then mint

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I understand that any distro can do gaming and be stable. But is Gentoo’s stable branch without using ~amd64 or manual unmasking viable for new games on modern hardware? Can I use Steam + Discord + Google Chrome + KDE with new drivers on stable branch?

I would like to have access to new drivers and apps but without fixing gradually rising dependency errors during updates when using testing branch. I can fix most of such errors but I don’t want them. Is it possible?

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