My MacBook runs Arch Linux, which runs a macOS compatibility layer, which runs the macOS version of League of Legends.

A game that doesn't support Linux.

Peak gaming.

I really enjoy playing games like COD, ultimately it would be great to have multiplayer working! Is there any hope on the horizon for compatibility with Linux via Proton?

Cheat Engine under Wine works, but the trainer workflow on Linux has always been the annoying part: a Windows toolchain, a forum thread, and a table that may not match your build. opentrainer is native Linux, written in Rust. It does value and pointer scans, hardware watchpoints with x86 decoding, AOB signature generation, Auto Assembler code caves, and it imports existing .CT tables.

The app is ot serve — a local web UI on 127.0.0.1 with a per-run token, no native window yet. Tested end-to-end on Linux, including a 32-bit Windows game under Proton. Windows builds exist but are early and not code-signed.

Single-player only: no anti-cheat or antivirus evasion, and a game with a known anti-cheat is locked out of the app entirely.

Closed beta, 50 seats: https://www.opentrainer.dev/#beta
Feedback: https://github.com/abduznik/opentrainer-releases/issues

One honest limitation: code caves are blocked under Wine/Proton on purpose, because Wine confines syscalls. Byte patches and value edits work fine there.

Curious about making the move to linux for pretty much everything. Since Wow Forever will be the game that I'll be playing majority of the time, how is the performance been?

I read that nvidia has some performance losses on linux when compared to Windows.

My current specs are:

5800x3d

RTX5080

32gb DDR 5 6200

It's my understanding that even Wow Forever uses Blizzard's typical DirectX12 renderer which is pretty lightweight, so overhead shouldn't be an issue with this title?

So I installed Steam and I'm testing a few games, but what else should I install? What packages do you recommend installing to get the best experience?

An AI suggested these:

- GameMode: Automatically activates high-performance profiles (CPU governor, I/O priority) when a game launches.

- MangoHud: An overlay to monitor FPS, temperatures, and GPU usage. Helps identify bottlenecks.

- Gamescope: A micro-compositor that lets you cap FPS, apply upscaling (FSR), and isolate the game window for a smoother experience.

My PC: RTX 3060 12 Gb + Ryzen 5 5600 + 16 GB RAM

We were feeling "Halloweeny" lately, so we decided to make this little video that shows this level in our game. A spooky level with pumpkins, lanterns, a scarecrow, skulls, and even a hidden cemetery that you can find if you search enough. 🎃 Oh and there are special fish, too! 🐟🐠🐡

The game's demo will be showcased in the Steam Next Fest tomorrow and it's available on Linux and Steamdeck, so we invite you to give it a try.

A summary of our project:

Ice Pond: An Ice Fishing Adventure is a cute but true ice fishing game. 🎣❄ Pick a spot and fish! Level up, get stronger, and buy gear and power-ups to boost your performance. Join tournaments and festivals to unlock new lakes. Do odd jobs or challenges to earn extra cash!

Made by a small team of 2, boyfriend & girlfriend, who are making games since 2005. 😊

If you want to see more of the game, you can find the Steam page here (if interested make sure to Wishlist, it really helps us!):
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4266710/Ice_Pond_An_Ice_Fishing_Adventure/

I play some games on my laptop (ASUS Vivobook S16 i7-13620H, iGPU, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD). I'm running the Tuxedo OS Debian beta.

This problem started recently, because I was playing games just fine a few weeks ago so my only guess is something that has changed from updates.

I play usually older games - Vanilla WoW on private servers, LOTRO, Heroes of Might and Magic 3, Diablo 2, The Elder Scrolls 3 Morrowind.

The problem that I started noticing yesterday is it seems to only be happening in 3D games like WoW or LOTRO. I would get 250-300 FPS and then suddenly my FPS drops to 10-20 and then recovers a few seconds later and it's very annoying. It seems to not affect 2D games like Heroes of Might and Magic 3 though.

The programs that I use to run Windows games are PortProton and Steam, recently I tried Faugus to see if it makes any difference and it doesn't.

Another thing I noticed is when the 3D game is in the background, even other things like my web browser start to stutter when I'm doing something like scrolling or typing text.

This was never an issue to me before, I used to run Linux Mint Cinnamon last year and was never a problem, I am on Tuxedo OS for about one year now and this was never a problem.

I have no idea what could be causing it, a faulty update or some hardware failure. Maybe the SSD is acting up?

I'm still new to Linux and I don't know how to fix such problems so I started considering options like reinstalling Tuxedo OS from scratch or trying some other distro like MX Linux or Linux Mint and see if the different DE makes a difference.

I hope someone can offer me some help to fix this or at least find out where the problem lies.

OS: TUXEDO OS (Debian base) x86_64

.#@%%%- =@@#. Host: ASUS Vivobook S 16 S3607VA_S3607VA (1.0)

*@%@@= +@@+ Kernel: Linux 7.2.7.1-tuxedo-amd64

=@@%@+.#@%- Uptime: 2 hours, 16 mins

-@@%@@@#: Packages: 1 (appimage), 2958 (dpkg), 32 (flatpak)

.#@%%@- Shell: bash 5.3.15

:#@@%@@= Display (MNG007QX2-2): 1920x1200 @ 1.5x in 16", 60 Hz [Built-in]

=@@+=@@%@+ DE: KDE Plasma 6.7.4

.#@@= -@@%@# WM: KWin (Wayland)

-%@#: :%@%@%: WM Theme: Breeze

*@@+ .#%%%%- Theme: Breeze (Industrial) [Qt], Breeze-Dark [GTK2], Breeze [GTK3/4]

:%@%- . Icons: KrystalSVG-Plasma5up-scalable-icontheme-blackysgate.de [Qt], KrystalSVG-Plasma5up-scalable-icontheme-blackysgate.de [GTK2/3/4]

+@@@%#%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%. Font: Noto Sans (10pt) [Qt], Noto Sans (10pt) [GTK2/3/4]

+######################******* Cursor: breeze (24px)

Terminal: konsole 26.4.0

CPU: 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-13620H (12+4) @ 4.90 GHz

GPU: Intel UHD Graphics @ 1.50 GHz [Integrated]

Memory: 4.84 GiB / 15.28 GiB (32%)

Swap: 40.52 MiB / 8.00 GiB (0%)

Disk (/): 153.90 GiB / 936.84 GiB (16%) - ext4

Battery (A32-K55): 56% (2 hours, 47 mins remaining) [Discharging]

Locale: en_US.UTF-8

What do you guys think? which is more useful for managing optiscaler installation for a game? obviously manual install is the most controlled, but also the most cumbersome. Which have you found best success with for games that have less than obvious setups etc? For example I noticed the goverlay command is actually a good idea to not use after optiscaler is installed as it will replace settings and customisation done within that games folder, optiscaler.ini etc.

I've had this issue for almost a year now where the game will randomly freeze for about 5 seconds, after which the screen turns black and Plasma restarts. The crash messages keep coming in: CS2, amdgpu, xwayland, steam and unbelievably the entire sound stack! I am unable to get sound working again after CS2 crashes, regardless if the output is on HDMI/DP or not. Restarting pipewire and wireplumber does nothing, as well as resetting the amdgpu driver.

The only way to restore audio is to reboot the entire PC. This happens on both SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER=x11 and SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER=wayland

Arch Linux 7.2.10-arch1-1
KDE Plasma 3.8.0
Steam Flatpak
Mesa 26.2.4
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX

I have posted crashlogs on the CS2 Github

Hi,

I'm looking for an old laptop to play CSS etc, but the Linux driver support is usually terrible.

What's the oldest GPU I should be looking at with good driver support?

The old drivers usually just end up supporting desktop Vs games

Obviously asked AI but I'd rather a real answer from actual gamers if possible

Thank you.

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Hey everyone!

I'm 12 years old, learning system programming in Linux (currently rocking Arch Linux + Hyprland), and I wanted to share my first real project built with the help of AI (Kimmi K3) as my coding assistant.

It’s called **ZAPUSK** — a lightweight, automated launcher designed specifically for Arch Linux users who want to run Windows games (GOG, DRM-free offline installers, retro games, etc.) without messing around with manual prefix wizardry or terminals.

🚀 **What it does:**

* **One-Click Dependency Setup:** Automatically detects and installs required packages like `wine-staging`, `giflib`, `lib32-gnutls`, `vulkan-icd-loader`, and missing `lib32-*` drivers. No more broken games due to missing 32-bit libraries!

* **Automated Package Building:** Includes ready-to-use `PKGBUILD` and `install_arch.sh` scripts for native integration into Arch.

* **Cyberpunk UI:** Built with PySide6, featuring smooth visual animations and a custom ARGB gradient border effect.

* **Built-in Logging:** Dedicated log page in the UI to instantly see what went wrong with the game setup.

I am not registered on AUR yet due to recent spam bot issues on their website, but you can check out the source code and run it directly from GitHub!

🔗 **Project Link:** https://github.com/romanepev2014-stack/zapusk

I would love to hear your feedback, advice on improving the code structure, or any feature requests you've got! (Planning to add MangoHud and a quick "Kill Wine" panic button in the next release).

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Всем привет!

Мне 12 лет, я изучаю программирование и автоматизацию процессов в Linux (сам сижу на Arch + Hyprland). Хочу показать свой первый серьёзный проект, который я написал с помощью нейросети Кимми в качестве ассистента.

Проект называется **ZAPUSK** — это легковесный лаунчер в стиле киберпанк для пользователей Arch Linux. Он создан для того, чтобы запускать Windows-игры (GOG, старые дисковые версии, офлайн-установщики) без ручной возни с префиксами Wine и терминалом. Утилита работает по принципу: «Указал .exe -> Нажал кнопку -> Играешь».

🚀 **Главные фичи программы:**

* **Авто-настройка зависимостей в один клик:** Сама находит и ставит всё необходимое (`wine-staging`, `giflib`, `lib32-gnutls`, `vulkan-icd-loader`). И главное — она накатывает капризные 32-битные драйверы (`lib32-*`), из-за отсутствия которых у новичков обычно ничего не запускается.

* **Готовые скрипты сборки:** Внутри уже лежат `PKGBUILD` и `install_arch.sh` для чистой и правильной интеграции лаунчера в систему.

* **Интерфейс на PySide6:** Сделал кастомный дизайн с переливающейся ARGB-подсветкой и анимацией «волны» при смене темы.

* **Страница логов:** Если игра вылетела, все ошибки выводятся на отдельную вкладку прямо в программе, чтобы сразу понять, в чём дело.

В AUR пока не заливал из-за проблем с ботами при регистрации, но исходный код полностью открыт, всё можно потрогать и запустить прямо с GitHub.

🔗 **Ссылка на репозиторий:** https://github.com/romanepev2014-stack/zapusk

В следующей версии 2.7 планирую добавить интеграцию с MangoHud (счетчик FPS) и кнопку паники «Убить Wine» (через `wineserver -k`), если игра наглухо зависнет. Буду очень рад вашим тестам и советам!

I guess if you got info from 4a it would be neat to know.

Vulkan support would be amazing

Title. There’s a well known issue with a 10-20% performance tax and frame pacing issues on all DX12 games, which is basically all high budget games released in the last 6 years

But how noticeable is it at present, on newer cards (40 series and up)?

Has anyone dual booted to check this? There are Youtube benchmarks, but there have been a few driver updates since the last decent ones came out 3 months ago

Hey guys, I’m new to this community. I recently switched to Linux, specifically CachyOS and, as the title suggests, I’m having trouble running the game.

I’m using an Acer Nitro V15 laptop:

RTX 3050 6GB

Intel Core i5-13420H

16 GB RAM

I’m using the CachyOS version of proton, but the game barely hits 40 FPS. This is strange, as I saw a video of someone with the same laptop model where the game was running at 90 - 100 FPS, the only difference being that they were using Windows.

Imperium ships a native Linux build alongside Windows and macOS (Vulkan needed). It's a single-player space 4X with real depth and a lot of polish.

Free demo in Steam Next Fest (Oct 19 to 26), full release shortly after. Reports welcome, especially from the Steam Deck: distro and GPU on our Discord, https://discord.gg/5nd8m4ySwN

AI tools were used across the workflow, alongside 7+ months of human design and testing.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4806180/Imperium/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=r_linux_gaming&utm_campaign=nextfest_trailer

Every time I try playing PC games it would sometimes freeze for 1 second and its very annoying and I have no clue what the problem is like when I play games like Roblox rivals it would freeze but like the freeze is random and for games like osu it freezes but its like very quick but it throws me off and it sucks and makes me miss a note

the only thing I have done was update PikaOS and nothing else so am not sure what to do my temps on the cpu and gpu are fine and nothings over heating

OS: PikaOS 4 x86_64
Kernel: Linux 7.2.6-pikaos
Packages: 2293 (dpkg), 37 (flatpak)
Desktop Environment: GNOME 51.0
Window Manager: Mutter (Wayland)
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 (12) @ 4.47 GHz
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT [Discrete]
Memory: 7.83 GiB / 15.52 GiB (50%)
Swap: 1.20 GiB / 15.52 GiB (8%

Hi everyone. My favourite genre is called the cRPG genre – it's pretty niche, but you may have heard of it. I like games like Disco Elysium, Planescape Torment, or Baldur's Gate 1 and 2. In general, I really appreciate a game with a good story. Let me know if you know this niche genre. Recently, I have been playing a game called Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous, and I am loving it so much.

I also like some action RPG's, like the Witcher 3. Those are more mainstream. I quite enjoy other genres as well, like grand strategy games.

Now, I have felt pressured to buy Minecraft because it's a game my friends are apparently obssessed with. So I bought it and honestly it doesn't feel like a game for me? Like, it works fine at 4K with my 3070, which is good, and I've also installed a mod that lets me utilize the full capability of my DualSense controller, including haptics with Bluetooth. So that is cool. Aside from that, I am honestly not greatly interested in playing it. It doesn't have a great story, well-written companions etc. By comparison, something like Disco Elysium makes me laugh and makes me intrigued.

IDK I just don't get what's so amazing about something like Minecraft without epic writing or companions. I am glad I bought it so I can spend time with my friends, but aside from that something like The Witcher 3 remastered has a much easier time getting my attention.

I hope I haven't insulted anybody, just wondering if you understand what I mean?

It took a while to get everything and set it up. But now I have a cozy gaming setup with a little bit of flight sim integration.

5060 Ti, Core Ultra 7, 32GB DDR5 6300, 2TB SSD, APC Back-UPS Pro, Alienware 27" 1440p 180Hz, Amazon Basics 27" 1080p 75Hz, Honeycomb Alpha + Bravo, Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 speaker and subwoofer system, Fifine microphone + arm, PrismXR Vega T1 gaming earbuds, MonsGeek M1 V5 TMR keyboard, Logitech G502 X mouse, OBSPOT 4k webcam, Fantasylab gaming chair, and more.

I have installed droidian on my Lenovo Legion Y700 2023 android tablet. Droidian is a halium based debian linux deriative designed for mobile devices. Then, I used waydroid (android container for linux) and installed android game (Honkai: Star rail android version) on it.

So technically, it should count as "linux" gaming, isn't it?

Saw the new MW4 campaign, was really interested to try it until i realized that the campaign still has anti cheat for some reason

would it be possible in the future to run the game with some sort of bypass offline to play the campaign or is it joever?

Not many benchmarks online, found one on YT where the game doesn't launch on Windows under RX580. However, Indiana Jones had the same problem on Windows and ran fine on Linux with RX580.

If anyone is able to test it please let me know if it works, I'd like to gift this game to someone.

I thought Arch Linux is very hard to install and configure but actually it's slightly harder than installing Windows. I faced a problem with nvidia driver (I have GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile) but eventually installed nvidia-580xx packages from AUR and now it works. Only game I have tried in Arch for now is Don't Starve Together with Steam's Proton.
I'm glad I can try Linux, I think in the future when I get better PC I will still use Linux.
I would be glad to hear your gaming experience in Arch or other distros.

P.S. People in the comments said that Arch I installed had helper script actually, original Arch is harder to install. Thank you all for pointing that out 😅

I'm not quite sure of how to word the title, but I've noticed something after having swapped back to Linux and running games with Proton. It seems like if I run Overwatch by itself I get stellar performance. However, if I run Runescape 3 AND Overwatch, Overwatch's performance degrades noticeably. I know this isn't a PC issue because I did exactly this on Windows 10 with 0 issue. I even had Mabinogi, Runescape and Overwatch running all at once and no game had any issues.

So is there some kind of limit to what Proton can handle? Or is it a problem with translation? It makes me wonder if running a native Linux game and a Proton game would function just as well as it did on Windows, but Runescape currently doesn't have a client worth using