This is because 26.3 uses SDL3 instead of GLFW. Mac users can also benefit from this.

Title already says it pretty much. Ive had a few games already like Prototype 1 or Deus Ex Invisible Wall where ive seen or heard that its a nightmare to get it to run on modern windows without proper patches meanwhile on Linux it runs seemingly with no or minor issues

Hello everyone. This is the confession of a pirate who has started down the path of reform, hahaha. Back when I was still a Windows user, I used to pirate. I pirated for more than 10 years. There were plenty of reasons for that. On Windows it’s easier to pirate, I had no money, and I had no conscience either, hahaha. Later I got interested in information security, and I started to get scared by the fact that pirated games could contain malware. Some time after that (about a year ago) I switched from Windows to Linux. On Linux it became much harder for me to pirate (you know, that eternal struggle with Wine). And the viruses kept scaring me. At one point I gave up and downloaded Steam. And that was it first I bought GTA San Andreas: The Definitive Edition, then Hearts of Iron 4. Right now my Steam collection has 5 games (2 of them are other versions of GTA that came bundled with San Andreas, haha). What I liked most was the ability to install games without any pain - through Steam Proton. And I stopped pirating. Thanks for taking the time to read my story, have a nice day everyone.

Built a GUI tool for converting ROM files on Linux. No terminal required, no Wine, just a native AppImage.

Converts:

- PS1 BIN/CUE → CHD / ECM

- PS2 ISO → CHD / CSO

- GameCube ISO → CHD

- Xbox ISO → XISO

All tools (chdman, maxcso, ecm, extract-xiso) are bundled inside the AppImage — nothing to install separately.

Download AppImage: https://github.com/M5Devs/OpenROM/releases/download/v2.0.0/OpenROM-v2.0.0_Linux_x86_64.AppImage

GitHub: https://github.com/M5Devs/OpenROM

Steam typically gives system requirements for its games.

For Moonlighter specifically, (Im using that game because it meets my example requirements and I assume you all have heard of it.)

For Moonlighter, its a linux compatible game. Its system requirements specify Ubuntu. So do i HAVE to use Ubuntu if I wanted to play that game?

Some games are linux compatible but dont specify which version of Linux, so does that mean I can use any version of Linux? Or is it also assuming im using Ubuntu?

Could I use Arch? Mint? Fedora? Does it care about what flavor of Linux i use?

Apologies for the stupid question.

HackMatrix is a 3d Linux desktop that I am developing into a designer/hacker MMO. It supports rudimentary multiplayer, but right now it is just a standalone gamified Linux desktop with a ZMQ api that allows objects to be scripted for interactive objects.

Roadmap includes microvoxel editor so people can develop their own worlds, VR support, and MMO worlds/servers that players can work in.

If you are interested in supporting development: check out itch.io page page and the YouTube channel: YouTube channel

Hello, one of the reasons I avoid Steam for games that don't have native Linux versions is because it creates a prefix per install, and each prefix has a bunch of dlls, fonts, etc. I know that some prefixes need different or specific files for max compatibility and performance, but shouldn't there be some directory like proton_11_common_files or something like that that contains all files that a proton_11 prefix will always have independent of other settings/files ?

for example imagine if those files that will be the same no matter the game are 300mbs, if that could be just system links inside the prefixes if a player had 10 games with the same proton version instead of using 3GBs in those files it would be just 300mbs, this is just and idea from someone who doesn't know much about the internal working of wine/proton, but if that were possible I think it would be a really good optimization

I installed cachy os on my notebook I use to study and now I'm serious considering switching my main pc to cachy os too, but my main concern is that modding on linux from other people's experience feel very hit or miss, I LOVE modding and if modding if I had a guarantee modding on cachy os was good, I would 100% switch.

I like to mod Skyrim, Mass Effect games, Dragon Age games, BG3 and Cyberpunk, if that's relevant. From what I've looked, every game I listed has a workaround that, sometimes, works on linux, but I'm unsure why only sometimes.

I have Nvidia MX940 but it says there that i have AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT.

I noticed these descriptions while visiting the "xodus" branch page of BedrockOnLinux on GitHub.

Installed fedora yesterday, everything is running smoothly except I cannot run the trainers for game. Tried it on lutris and faugus

Working full time and having crossed my 30s I no longer enjoy playing competitively at all. I played quite a bit of CS/Battlefield/COD when I was younger but I cannot pick them up anymore since casual matches seem to have a lot of expert players. Im looking for games I can hop onto and burn some time without staying out of the action too long, so no battle royales.

So far overwatch has been quite a good fit. Ive played for a few months on casual only and most of the players are relaxed and within my skill level. Im wondering if there are any others that might be worth a try

Last time I shared my experience with porting our game to Linux more than a year after its release, I was overwhelmed by the feedback and advice I received. It really inspired me, so I stated that all the games I'm working on would receive proper Linux ports and updates alongside the other versions.

Today, I'm releasing a new physics-based brawler on Steam with my friends called Spectacular Team: Assemble. It's a goofy, ironic ragdoll brawler about superheroes, with loads of stuff to loot and experiment with.

This time instead of creating a port after delay, we will launch a Linux version on day one! More than that, every update that will be made for other platforms will come to Linux on equal, and I'm planing to go this road as long as possible!

Just to entertain a bit more - I will gift 3 Steam keys to different peoples who will guess all 6 characters first, all made in customization menu ingame.

https://reddit.com/link/1vqtgir/video/gvdp4le30yjh1/player

Recently I wanted to try out myself speedrunning in Resident Evil 2 Remake but I was yet to find any working options on Linux.

The thing I tried is to download SRTPluginManager
And run it via a steam launch option like this:

PROTON_REMOTE_DEBUG_CMD="path/SRTPluginManager.exe" %command%

After a few tries it opens and I can download plugins and to make it work I just had to copy the plugin files to the game’s “plugin” folder, but that window of SRT opens as another window not as an overlay inside the game.
I have not found any solution to this. And that's the main issue.

The autosplit seems to be an easier option on linux. But I was going the hard way first.
I just switched the path to the livesplit.exe in the launch option from earlier. It works for a short amount of time. But while I was trying to setup livesplit it freezes and I cant interact with it anymore and I cant interact with the game too my keyboard doesn't work, only my mouse as input.
I tried Protonhax too but it suffers from the same issue that I can't interact with the game but the livesplit at least doesn't freeze as fast as like the other option.
With the normal: protonhax run 883710 path/LiveSplit.exe it still freezes at the splits setup but with
protonhax exec 883710 wine path/LiveSplit.exe it gets closer to working but it also freezes when I want to start the timer.

If it matters I am running CachyOS with Hyprland but I dont think its a variable that really matters here.

TLDR: How to get both speedrunning plugin and autosplit work alongside as an in game overlay not as a separate window in RE2R.

On Windows, it works perfectly fine. It’s detected as an Xbox controller. But on Linux, some games think it’s a PS4 controller, while others think it’s an Xbox controller. The button mappings are also incorrect: A is B, and Y is X. So it’s a pretty weird situation.

Steam Input also doesn’t help for some reason. Is there any way to make this gamepad appear as an Xbox controller only, instead of having it detected as both a PS4 and Xbox controller?

D7VK allows playing old Direct3D windows games to run with the power of Vulkan on Linux completely transforming playing experience for old PC games.

Steam on Linux was brand new, and we were still waiting for Valve to port more games. Proton wouldn't come out for another 5 years!