Evolution sim Thrive hits the 1.0 release completing the microbe stage
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/evolution-sim-thrive-hits-the-1-0-release-completing-the-microbe-stage/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/evolution-sim-thrive-hits-the-1-0-release-completing-the-microbe-stage/
GamingOnLinux
Evolution sim Thrive hits the 1.0 release completing the microbe stage
Thrive is an open source evolution sim that plans to add many different stages of life with the microbe stage now considered actually ready.
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Horror incremental dungeon crawler Horripilant gets a new demo and release date
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/horror-incremental-dungeon-crawler-horripilant-gets-a-new-demo-and-release-date/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/horror-incremental-dungeon-crawler-horripilant-gets-a-new-demo-and-release-date/
GamingOnLinux
Horror incremental dungeon crawler Horripilant gets a new demo and release date
The creepy incremental dungeon crawler has just released an updated trailer, demo and an official release date for February 13th 2026.
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Become the piece you capture in the chess-inspired Mate'Morphosis on January 9 2026
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/become-the-piece-you-capture-in-the-chess-inspired-matemorphosis-on-january-9-2026/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/become-the-piece-you-capture-in-the-chess-inspired-matemorphosis-on-january-9-2026/
GamingOnLinux
Become the piece you capture in the chess-inspired Mate'Morphosis on January 9 2026
Twisting the classic chess into a strategy game where you become the piece you capture, as you try to outsmart the board on January 9, 2026.
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GE-Proton 10-27 brings fixes for Star Citizen, The First Descendant and more tweaks
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/ge-proton-10-27-brings-fixes-for-star-citizen-the-first-descendant-and-more-tweaks/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/ge-proton-10-27-brings-fixes-for-star-citizen-the-first-descendant-and-more-tweaks/
GamingOnLinux
GE-Proton 10-27 brings fixes for Star Citizen, The First Descendant and more tweaks
The popular community-made compatibility layer GE-Proton version 10-27 is out now with the usual assortment of game fixes and other improvements.
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Free and open source Settlers-like, Widelands v1.3 is out with market trading and new maps
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/free-and-open-source-settlers-like-widelands-v1-3-is-out-with-market-trading-and-new-maps/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/free-and-open-source-settlers-like-widelands-v1-3-is-out-with-market-trading-and-new-maps/
GamingOnLinux
Free and open source Settlers-like, Widelands v1.3 is out with market trading and new maps
Widelands continues to grow as a great free and open source Settlers-like strategy game, with a brand new holiday release out now.
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Luxman Moonlit Market brings 'Balatro-inspired power-up management' to strategic tile-placement roguelikes
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/luxman-moonlit-market-brings-balatro-inspired-power-up-management-to-strategic-tile-placement-roguelikes/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/luxman-moonlit-market-brings-balatro-inspired-power-up-management-to-strategic-tile-placement-roguelikes/
GamingOnLinux
Luxman Moonlit Market brings 'Balatro-inspired power-up management' to strategic tile-placement roguelikes
Luxman Moonlit Market is a strategic tile-placement roguelike with Balatro-inspired power-up management according to the developer, and it looks quite fun!
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Linux Mint 22.3 gets a Beta release with lots of new features
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/linux-mint-22-3-gets-a-beta-release-with-lots-of-new-features/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/linux-mint-22-3-gets-a-beta-release-with-lots-of-new-features/
GamingOnLinux
Linux Mint 22.3 gets a Beta release with lots of new features
Linux Mint 22.3 is set to be the next long-term supported release and a Beta is now here you can test, with a surprising amount of new features.
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Keep creatures fed in the deck-builder Hungry Horrors when it arrives January 19 2026
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/keep-creatures-fed-in-the-deck-builder-hungry-horrors-when-it-arrives-january-19-2026/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/keep-creatures-fed-in-the-deck-builder-hungry-horrors-when-it-arrives-january-19-2026/
GamingOnLinux
Keep creatures fed in the deck-builder Hungry Horrors when it arrives January 19 2026
Inspired by British and Irish folklore, Hungry Horrors is a deck-builder with an unusual purpose - to have you feed the monsters to keep them away.
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Siren is an awesome looking Aliens inspired Doom II conversion
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/siren-is-an-awesome-looking-aliens-inspired-doom-ii-conversion/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/siren-is-an-awesome-looking-aliens-inspired-doom-ii-conversion/
GamingOnLinux
Siren is an awesome looking Aliens inspired Doom II conversion
Taking a slower approach with inspiration taken from the likes of Aliens, the Doom II conversion named Siren looks really awesome for retro FPS fans.
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Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from GamingOnLinux
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/happy-holidays-merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year-from-gamingonlinux/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/happy-holidays-merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year-from-gamingonlinux/
GamingOnLinux
Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from GamingOnLinux
We're just about to hit the full swing of the holiday season, and so GamingOnLinux will go into its usual holiday hibernation to spend time with family.
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Proton Experimental brings improvements for CoD: Black Ops Cold War, Farlight 84, CHRONO TRIGGER and more
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/proton-experimental-brings-improvements-for-cod-black-ops-cold-war-farlight-84-chrono-trigger-and-more/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/proton-experimental-brings-improvements-for-cod-black-ops-cold-war-farlight-84-chrono-trigger-and-more/
GamingOnLinux
Proton Experimental brings improvements for Farlight 84, CHRONO TRIGGER and more
A little holiday update for Proton Experimental from Valve to improve Windows games on Linux, Steam Deck / SteamOS systems.
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Update on Proton Experimental article - Valve adjusted the changelog to remove the mention of CoD: Black Ops Cold War: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/proton-experimental-brings-improvements-for-farlight-84-chrono-trigger-and-more/
GamingOnLinux
Proton Experimental brings improvements for Farlight 84, CHRONO TRIGGER and more
A little holiday update for Proton Experimental from Valve to improve Windows games on Linux, Steam Deck / SteamOS systems.
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CD PROJEKT and GOG co-founder Michał Kiciński acquires GOG from CD PROJEKT
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/cd-projekt-and-gog-co-founder-micha-kicinski-acquires-gog-from-cd-projekt/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/cd-projekt-and-gog-co-founder-micha-kicinski-acquires-gog-from-cd-projekt/
GamingOnLinux
CD PROJEKT and GOG co-founder Michał Kiciński acquires GOG from CD PROJEKT
GOG is breaking off from CD PROJEKT with 100% of it now owned by one of the original co-founders, Michał Kiciński.
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GOG news seemed big enough, now back into holiday mode for a few more days 👍
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Mesa 25.3.3 released with more Linux graphics driver bug fixes
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/mesa-25-3-3-released-with-more-linux-graphics-driver-bug-fixes/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/mesa-25-3-3-released-with-more-linux-graphics-driver-bug-fixes/
GamingOnLinux
Mesa 25.3.3 released with more Linux graphics driver bug fixes
The first bug fix release of 2026 for the open source graphics drivers Mesa is here with Mesa 25.3.3 out now.
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Steam survey for December 2025 shows Linux holding to 3.19%
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/steam-survey-for-december-2025-shows-linux-holding-to-3-19p/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/steam-survey-for-december-2025-shows-linux-holding-to-3-19p/
GamingOnLinux
Steam survey for December 2025 shows Linux holding to 3.19%
Valve have released the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for December 2025, bringing with it a fresh look at how Linux / SteamOS are doing on Steam.
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GE-Proton 10-28 brings fixes for Duet Night Abyss, World of Tanks, games with spatial audio and more
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/ge-proton-10-28-brings-fixes-for-duet-night-abyss-world-of-tanks-games-with-spatial-audio-and-more/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/ge-proton-10-28-brings-fixes-for-duet-night-abyss-world-of-tanks-games-with-spatial-audio-and-more/
GamingOnLinux
GE-Proton 10-28 brings fixes for Duet Night Abyss, World of Tanks, games with spatial audio and more
Another fresh release of the community-made compatibility layer GE-Proton, bringing fixes for some popular games and an issue with spatial audio.
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River City Ransom: Underground is getting delisted from stores
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/river-city-ransom-underground-is-getting-delisted-from-stores/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/river-city-ransom-underground-is-getting-delisted-from-stores/
GamingOnLinux
River City Ransom: Underground is getting delisted from stores
Another loss for game preservation and history, River City Ransom: Underground is being delisted from stores.
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Bazzite Linux gets a spring cleaning update to end 2025
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/bazzite-linux-gets-a-spring-cleaning-update-to-end-2025/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/bazzite-linux-gets-a-spring-cleaning-update-to-end-2025/
GamingOnLinux
Bazzite Linux gets a spring cleaning update to end 2025
The very popular gaming-focused Bazzite Linux has a fresh release out that ended 2025 with a little spring cleaning, and I've finally joined the ranks.
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Native Linux support for Hytale will be launched as "experimental"
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/native-linux-support-for-hytale-will-be-launched-as-experimental/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/native-linux-support-for-hytale-will-be-launched-as-experimental/
GamingOnLinux
Native Linux support for Hytale will be launched as "experimental"
A fresh update on the upcoming game Hytale which will no doubt be quite popular, and it will have what they now say is experimental Linux support.
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