Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 45: Free as in Beer
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/building-a-retro-linux-gaming-computer-part-45-free-as-in-beer/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/building-a-retro-linux-gaming-computer-part-45-free-as-in-beer/
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Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 45: Free as in Beer
For a time the term multimedia was one of the hottest buzzwords in the computer software industry. A number of individuals and firms staked both their futures and careers on the creation of bespoke interactive experiences, often in the service of marketing…
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Co-op horror game KLETKA managed over 100K sales in a month
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/co-op-horror-game-kletka-managed-over-100k-sales-in-a-month/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/co-op-horror-game-kletka-managed-over-100k-sales-in-a-month/
GamingOnLinux
Co-op horror game KLETKA managed over 100K sales in a month
The developers of KLETKA, a strange co-op horror game about travelling in a hungry living elevator, have announced some stats and it seems they've done well.
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New Guide: An idiots guide to setting up Minecraft on Steam Deck / SteamOS with controller support
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/guides/view/an-idiots-guide-to-setting-up-minecraft-on-steam-deck-steamos-with-controller-support/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/guides/view/an-idiots-guide-to-setting-up-minecraft-on-steam-deck-steamos-with-controller-support/
GamingOnLinux
An idiots guide to setting up Minecraft on Steam Deck / SteamOS with controller support
Minecraft (Java Edition) has supported Linux platforms for a long time, so getting it running on Steam Deck / SteamOS is easy. Here's your foolproof guide to getting it set up correctly and with controller support too.
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GOG joins the European Federation of Game Archives, Museums and Preservation Projects
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/gog-joins-the-european-federation-of-game-archives-museums-and-preservation-projects/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/gog-joins-the-european-federation-of-game-archives-museums-and-preservation-projects/
GamingOnLinux
GOG joins the European Federation of Game Archives, Museums and Preservation Projects
GOG made a press announcement today to note they've joined the European Federation of Game Archives, Museums and Preservation Projects (EFGAMP).
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Mighty Marbles is a sweet physics-based toy playground out now
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/mighty-marbles-is-a-sweet-physics-based-toy-playground-out-now/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/mighty-marbles-is-a-sweet-physics-based-toy-playground-out-now/
GamingOnLinux
Mighty Marbles is a sweet physics-based toy playground out now
Here's one missed from the Christmas break. Mighty Marbles from developer James Oliver has released with Native Linux support.
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Vulkan Quake port vkQuake 1.32 adds external WAD, WAD3, and Half-life format support
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/vulkan-quake-port-vkquake-132-adds-external-wad-wad3-and-half-life-format-support/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/vulkan-quake-port-vkquake-132-adds-external-wad-wad3-and-half-life-format-support/
GamingOnLinux
Vulkan Quake port vkQuake 1.32 adds external WAD, WAD3, and Half-life format support
vkQuake is an advanced port of id Software's Quake using Vulkan instead of OpenGL for rendering. It's impressive, one of the best ways to play, and the recent update sounds pretty delightful.
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The Stop Killing Games petition is back in the UK to sign
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/the-stop-killing-games-petition-is-back-in-the-uk-to-sign/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/the-stop-killing-games-petition-is-back-in-the-uk-to-sign/
GamingOnLinux
The Stop Killing Games petition is back in the UK to sign
Announced back in early 2024, the Stop Killing Games campaign was launched to try and persuade governments across the world to change the law on games being shut down and taken away from you.
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Scribbly comic-book styled Heroes of the Seven Islands is a party-based RPG inspired by 90s games
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/scribbly-comic-book-styled-heroes-of-the-seven-islands-is-a-party-based-rpg-inspired-by-90s-games/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/scribbly-comic-book-styled-heroes-of-the-seven-islands-is-a-party-based-rpg-inspired-by-90s-games/
GamingOnLinux
Scribbly comic-book styled Heroes of the Seven Islands is a party-based RPG inspired by 90s games
With a demo now available, if you love turn-based dungeon crawling RPGs like something out of the 90s, be sure to go and check out Heroes of the Seven Islands.
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Jan 14th Steam Beta fixes Linux issues, a Steam Deck WiFi crash, View In Library added to Downloads page
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/jan-14th-steam-beta-fixes-linux-issues-a-steam-deck-wifi-crash-view-in-library-added-to-downloads-page/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/jan-14th-steam-beta-fixes-linux-issues-a-steam-deck-wifi-crash-view-in-library-added-to-downloads-page/
GamingOnLinux
Jan 14th Steam Beta fixes Linux issues, a Steam Deck WiFi crash, View In Library added to Downloads page
Valve released a nice fresh Steam Beta (January 14th) for Steam Deck and Desktop PCs squashing some bugs and adding in some new options.
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Forest Reigns is a post-apocalyptic FPS set in Paris from former Stalker devs
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/forest-reigns-is-a-post-apocalyptic-fps-set-in-paris-from-former-stalker-devs/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/forest-reigns-is-a-post-apocalyptic-fps-set-in-paris-from-former-stalker-devs/
GamingOnLinux
Forest Reigns is a post-apocalyptic FPS set in Paris from former Stalker devs
Forest Reigns looks like a beautiful blend of gameplay with elements of Stalker, Crysis and Fallout wrapped up in a neat package.
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There goes the weekend - rogue-lite action-RPG Heroes of Hammerwatch II is out now
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/there-goes-the-weekend-rogue-lite-action-rpg-heroes-of-hammerwatch-ii-is-out-now/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/there-goes-the-weekend-rogue-lite-action-rpg-heroes-of-hammerwatch-ii-is-out-now/
GamingOnLinux
There goes the weekend - rogue-lite action-RPG Heroes of Hammerwatch II is out now
Developer Crackshell have released Heroes of Hammerwatch II, a rogue-lite action-rpg that offers extensive persistent progression.
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Positively rated immersive-sim FPS Fortune's Run is on hold as the developer is going to prison
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/positively-rated-immersive-sim-fps-fortunes-run-is-on-hold-as-the-developer-is-going-to-prison/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/positively-rated-immersive-sim-fps-fortunes-run-is-on-hold-as-the-developer-is-going-to-prison/
GamingOnLinux
Positively rated immersive-sim FPS Fortune's Run is on hold as the developer is going to prison
Announced originally during the Realms Deep event in 2021, and later released into Early Access on Steam in 2023, Fortune's Run is a highly rated immersive-sim FPS but now its future is uncertain.
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Discord screen-sharing with audio on Linux Wayland is officially here
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/discord-screen-sharing-with-audio-on-linux-wayland-is-officially-here/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/discord-screen-sharing-with-audio-on-linux-wayland-is-officially-here/
GamingOnLinux
Discord screen-sharing with audio on Linux Wayland is officially here
Finally, Discord stable has a new release available, and it officially brings full screen-sharing with audio on Linux with Wayland.
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Impressive colony building sim Songs of Syx is getting ready to leave Early Access with a big new Beta
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/impressive-colony-building-sim-songs-of-syx-is-getting-ready-to-leave-early-access-with-a-big-new-beta/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/impressive-colony-building-sim-songs-of-syx-is-getting-ready-to-leave-early-access-with-a-big-new-beta/
GamingOnLinux
Impressive colony building sim Songs of Syx is getting ready to leave Early Access with a big new Beta
Songs of Syx is a deep and engrossing colony-building sim from Gamatron AB that has steadily improved with new updates since the 2020 release into Early Access but the 1.0 release is finally approaching.
A fresh Steam Deck Verified games round-up for January 2025
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/a-fresh-steam-deck-verified-games-round-up-for-january-2025/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/a-fresh-steam-deck-verified-games-round-up-for-january-2025/
GamingOnLinux
A fresh Steam Deck Verified games round-up for January 2025
If you're in the mood for something new to play on Steam Deck, I've gone through what's been recently Steam Deck Verified by Valve and picked out some good stuff for you.
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WebScreen is a customizable open source mini-screen that sits on your monitor to show notifications and more
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/webscreen-is-a-customizable-open-source-mini-screen-that-sits-on-your-monitor-to-show-notifications-and-more/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/webscreen-is-a-customizable-open-source-mini-screen-that-sits-on-your-monitor-to-show-notifications-and-more/
GamingOnLinux
WebScreen is a customizable open source mini-screen that sits on your monitor to show notifications and more
WebScreen is an upcoming mini-screen that can sit on top of your monitor like a webcam, allowing you to customize it to get notifications and all sorts so you don't miss anything while you're busy (like playing video games).
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Intel and NVIDIA drivers holding back a public SteamOS release, Valve not trying to compete with Windows
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/intel-and-nvidia-drivers-holding-back-a-public-steamos-release-valve-not-trying-to-compete-with-windows/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/intel-and-nvidia-drivers-holding-back-a-public-steamos-release-valve-not-trying-to-compete-with-windows/
GamingOnLinux
Intel and NVIDIA drivers holding back a public SteamOS release, Valve not trying to compete with Windows
During CES, Valve developer Pierre-Loup Griffais spoke to Frandroid about SteamOS, Steam Deck and more and there's some interesting bits in there about the future.
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Proton Experimental gets fixes for Marvel Rivals, Sea of Thieves and Stalker 2
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/proton-experimental-gets-fixes-for-marvel-rivals-sea-of-thieves-and-stalker-2/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/proton-experimental-gets-fixes-for-marvel-rivals-sea-of-thieves-and-stalker-2/
GamingOnLinux
Proton Experimental gets fixes for Marvel Rivals, Sea of Thieves and Stalker 2
A fresh update to Proton Experimental arrived for SteamOS Steam Deck / Linux gamers with some necessary fixes for various games.
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Updated the idiots guide to setting up Minecraft on Steam Deck / SteamOS with controller support.
Now includes a note on how to auto-launch an installed instance.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/guides/view/an-idiots-guide-to-setting-up-minecraft-on-steam-deck-steamos-with-controller-support/
Now includes a note on how to auto-launch an installed instance.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/guides/view/an-idiots-guide-to-setting-up-minecraft-on-steam-deck-steamos-with-controller-support/
GamingOnLinux
An idiots guide to setting up Minecraft on Steam Deck / SteamOS with controller support
Minecraft (Java Edition) has supported Linux platforms for a long time, so getting it running on Steam Deck / SteamOS is easy. Here's your foolproof guide to getting it set up correctly and with controller support too.
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Game save data backup tool Ludusavi v0.28 brings new features -> https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/game-save-data-backup-tool-ludusavi-v028-brings-new-features/
GamingOnLinux
Game save data backup tool Ludusavi v0.28 brings new features
If you want to make backups of your game saves, the free and open source tool Ludusavi is an essential item to put in your toolbox.
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Popular diorama builder Tiny Glade is getting better Steam Deck support
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/popular-diorama-builder-tiny-glade-is-getting-better-steam-deck-support/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/popular-diorama-builder-tiny-glade-is-getting-better-steam-deck-support/
GamingOnLinux
Popular diorama builder Tiny Glade is getting better Steam Deck support
Tiny Glade is a gorgeous and relaxing diorama builder about doodling castles and all sorts all over the screen, it's seriously impressive and they've announced work is ongoing for improving it on Steam Deck.
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