The release of version 2.9.0 (Codename "Close Encounters of the 2.9th Kind") of ScummVM brings again a lot of game engine updates among other things.

With ScummVM, classic point-and-click adventures (LucasArts, Sierra etc.) and other games can be brought back to life on many systems.

Dec 22, 2024: ScummVM 2.9.0 "Close Encounters of the 2.9th Kind" has landed
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LGOGDownloader is an unofficial downloader to GOG.com for Linux users. It uses the same API as the official GOG Galaxy.

The new version 3.16 mainly fixes some bugs:

LGOGDownloader 3.16

On Steam the Winter Sale 2024 has begun.

It will last until 02.01.2025.

Also you can now vote for the Steam Awards 2024.

Update: Version Version 51.17 has been released short after.

51.17 Latest
What's Changed

Update DXVK subtitles to include Direct3D 8
Restore line accidentally deleted in 5439cf0
Fixed a regression that makes the bottle's preferences page blank in some cases

App/Game used to test this release

On GOG the Winter Sale 2024 has begun.

It will last until 02.01.2025 and already offers a free game: The Whispered World: Special Edition.

Valve has released another big update to Proton: Proton 9.0-4.

Proton 9.0-4 Latest

OpenRCT2, the open source re-implementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2, has been released in version 0.4.17 called "I wonder where that fish has gone".

Release v0.4.17 - "I wonder where that fish has gone"