Some recommendations for very cheap games that are currently on sale, I spent many hours in each one of them on Linux:

• Insurgency (2014) - Proton
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition (2009) - Proton
• UnEpic - native
• My Time At Portia - Proton
• Suzerain - Proton
• Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition - Proton
• Fallout: New Vegas - Proton
• Kingdom Rush - native
• Tropico 4 - Proton
• FINAL FANTASY VIII - Proton
• Driver® Parallel Lines - Proton
• SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech - native

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My Windows laptop is really slow now—the browser takes forever to open, games have low FPS, and it just doesn't feel smooth.

It has a Ryzen 3 3200U, 8GB of RAM, and a Radeon Vega 3.

I’ve heard of Bazzite and Cachy_os, but I think they’re too focused on gaming—maybe more than I’d like, with features I definitely won’t use. I just want a distro that feels smooth and performs well for both productivity tasks and gaming. What do you think of Fedora Workspace?

P.S.: I have experience with Linux Ubuntu and Fedora

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Hi everyone,

I’m having an issue with Proton and could use some help. Most games have been running very well so far, but there are a few that seem to share the same problem on my system.

Specifically, games like To the Core and BattleBit Remastered. Initially, both run quite smoothly. However, as soon as there are too many effects on screen (e.g., rain in BattleBit, or high destruction in To the Core), both games start to stutter/lag extremely heavily.

I have already tried various Proton versions and several launch options, but nothing has made a difference so far.

System Specs:

• OS: Linux Mint
• GPU: Nvidia GTX 1070 (Driver version: 580)
• CPU: AMD Processor

Does anyone have any further suggestions or solutions?

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If you're a Linux gamer who also plays guitar, this is for you!

**Amplitron** is a free, open-source guitar amp simulator with ultra-low latency on Linux.

## Features

- **Built with PortAudio**: Works with ALSA, PipeWire, and JACK

- **~1.3ms latency** on Linux (64-sample buffer at 48kHz)

- **Cross-distro support**: Builds on Debian/Ubuntu, Arch, and other major distros

- **Pre-built Linux binaries** available in GitHub releases

- **9 DSP effects**: Noise Gate, Compressor, Overdrive, Distortion, 3-band EQ, Chorus, Delay, Reverb, Cabinet Simulator

- **100% free and MIT licensed** — completely open source

## Links

- **GitHub**: https://github.com/sudip-mondal-2002/Amplitron

- **Website**: https://amplitron.sudipmondal.co.in

Working with any USB audio interface or USB guitar cable. Happy to answer any questions!

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Can anyone confirm the rainbow color issue got fixed in this latest proton without needing to compile manually vk3d-proton ?

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Looking at potentially selling my logitech gpro and switching to moza. Interested whether the following are compatible:

• mbooster pedals
• Truck wheel
• Multi-function stalks
• AB9-FFB base
• R12 wheelbase specifically but are the others supported?

Thanks!

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I played this COD game called COD: Black Ops Cold War when I used to play on Windows but unfortunately saw it was listed as "borked" on ProtonDB for years, but now I just happened to check today and noticed it changed to "silver"!

https://www.protondb.com/app/1985810

Does anyone know what happened that made this possible? Like did the devs change anticheat software or something?

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I am trying for the life of me to figure out how to run this Call of Duty WaW FOV changer mod (I used it on Windows for years) which allows changing FOV whilst playing zombies co-op (the WaW config file and such do not apply to online co-op).

I tried launching the mod as a non-steam game in multiple locations such as the PFX folder of WaW and next to the .exe of the game itself and while it will load up and even the button that says "Launch WaW" works and launches the game from Steam, they don't seem to connect to each other beyond that? Launching both the game and mod via Proton-GE.

I am a total noob when it comes to trying to run more than 1 single windows application on Linux in the same "environment", so I am very lost and googling has given me a lot of different output (like using DLL overide commands and such, my mod does not contain any DLLs it is just a portable .exe that creates a single config file typically in the AppData folder). I read maybe because it modifies game memory, that Proton blocks this behavior?

Anyone have some advice for a noob to this? I would appreciate it a lot cause I am unsure if this is even possible. Heard of Protontricks but I have no idea how it works and anytime I look into explanations I get lost (it's way more confusing to me than using Linux itself, I have been on CachyOS for 5 months now so I get how to use Linux but Proton stuff is still a bit odd to my brain).

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Hey guys, I'm a linux noob and wanted to play the RE4 HD Project on Mint but the .exe file is not working.

The system doesn't know how to open the file, it always opens it with the text editor. What should I do?

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Since Riot Vanguard became mandatory, Linux users are now completely locked out of both League of Legends and Teamfight Tactics (TFT).

I understand why Riot enforces a kernel-level anti-cheat for a highly competitive game like League. But TFT is fundamentally different.

TFT does not rely on mechanical skill, reaction time, or real-time execution in the same way. It’s more of a strategy / auto-battler experience, where the impact of cheating is significantly lower compared to a competitive MOBA.

Right now, Vanguard doesn’t just protect the game — it completely blocks an entire platform.

That raises a reasonable question:

Does TFT actually need a kernel-level anti-cheat like Vanguard?

If Riot separated TFT from the main client or allowed it to run without Vanguard, Linux users could still access part of the ecosystem without compromising competitive integrity.

Possible approaches could be:

• Allow TFT without Vanguard
• Provide a lightweight client for non-competitive modes
• Enable limited compatibility through Proton/Wine for TFT only

There is a growing Linux gaming community that is technically capable and willing to support games even under partial compatibility.

This isn’t about demanding full Linux support for League.

Even just making TFT accessible again would be a meaningful step.

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Open Source clipping software with a webUI for Arch, Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE based distros Any suggestions/bugs email me at [JohnSmith3322110007@proton.me](mailto:JohnSmith3322110007@proton.me)
(used claude to help me with this so all the reddit chuds don't flame me please this is just a lightweight easy to use clipping software for average people that don't need anything crazy)

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What is the commit of the most recent amdfsr...dll? I want to know if the one I have here is the int8 one...

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After some trial and error, I got DarkOrbit Reloaded fully working on CachyOS with Proton. Sharing the fix so others don't have to suffer.

## The Problem

DarkOrbit's Unity client uses **Vuplex 3D WebView** (embedded Chromium) for the login screen. Under Proton:
- Chromium's sandbox fails due to Proton's symlink filesystem
- GPU process crashes because ANGLE/Vulkan can't initialize inside Wine
- Result: black/white screen at login, game itself loads fine

Same root cause as [Proton issue #7960](https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/7960).

## Quick Fix (Steam Account)

1. Delete prefix: `rm -rf ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/4054110`
   
2. Launch Options: `PROTON_SET_GAME_DRIVE=1 %command%`
   
3. Use Proton Experimental
   
4. Done. Login screen works.
   

## Full Fix (Own Bigpoint Account)

If you want to use your original DarkOrbit account instead of Steam, you need to:
1. Install the standalone client via Wine
2. Build a small wrapper exe that launches Vuplex's Chromium with `--no-sandbox --disable-gpu --use-gl=swiftshader` flags
3. Add as non-Steam game with Proton Experimental

**Full step-by-step guide with source code:** [GitHub Gist](https://gist.github.com/IVBACK/db7803894d237e30f0eb552407280027)

## Technical Details

The wrapper is a transparent proxy (~150 lines of C, cross-compiled with mingw) that intercepts the Vuplex WebView subprocess launch and adds Chromium
flags to disable the broken sandbox and force software rendering. **No game files are modified** — only the embedded browser's startup behavior changes
. Gameplay performance is unaffected since Unity uses its own rendering pipeline.

## Tested On
- CachyOS (Arch-based), Kernel 6.19.7
- Proton Experimental
- DarkOrbit v1.1.93
- March 2026

Hope this helps someone!

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Hi guys i have some questions about my first start in Linux Gaming.

I use my Steam Deck with SteamOS quiet a lot since Winslop is what it is currently.

I was thinking about to start with Bazzite because its similar to SteamOS and i already know a few things there. My question is would it be a Good Choice for a Starter?

Or should i go directly with CachyOS and go directly full learning how to handle Linux, Troubleshoot everything and build a system from ground up on my own?

I do want Max Performance but also a Stable Distro with KDE Plasma Desktop. But idk if i should switch also to a AMD GPU as well or if i should stay on my Nvidia?

My PC
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
GPU: Nvidia RTX 3060 12GB
RAM: 32GB 3200Mhz

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Hello im a linux mint newbie and i have been having some trouble launching this game. I already tried a few things like doing syslinks to my os drive and game drives because my os is encrypted, tried different versions of proton, tried installing steam through bottles(though i think this has caused issues because i cant even launch nightreign anymore), installed the proton easy anti cheat tool in steam.

My older issue was when I launched the game, it instantly freezes after showing me the anti-cheat window thing, so I alt tab and then, after some seconds, my start menu runs normally and Nightreign runs smoothly, normal, and nicely but when I click back into the game, it freezes The music plays regardless of it freezing or not. At some point, after i tried to fiddle and fix this, now, If press the green Play button on Steam and it turns blue, tries to launch, and returns to the green Play button like it failed to launch. I posted the logs of my system and the terminal log after i launched the game in steam below to what's happening now.

I have a game called guild wars 2 installed in steam and it works completely fine.

https://pastebin.com/6HiTfk4F

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