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I am the owner of GamingOnLinux. After discovering Linux back in the days of Mandrake in 2003, I constantly came back to check on the progress of Linux until Ubuntu appeared on the scene and it helped me to really love it. You can reach me easily by emailing GamingOnLinux directly.

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Valve reveals the top Steam Deck games for April 2023

By Liam Dawe, May 2, 2023

It's May already huh? Another month is over and so Valve has detailed what people have been playing the most on Steam Deck.

Don't Starve Together huge sale, content update and hitting records

By Liam Dawe, May 2, 2023

Klei Entertainment have just released that latest update for their co-op survival game Don't Starve Together, it's a good one and it's on a massive sale too.

The Striking Soulslikes bundle has some punishment ready for you

By Liam Dawe, Apr 29, 2023

Think you have what it takes? These games might test your limits. The Striking Soulslike Bundle is live and here's what compatibility to expect on Linux desktop and Steam Deck.

Compatibility layer Wine release v8.7 is out now

By Liam Dawe, Apr 29, 2023

Wine, the compatibility layer for running Windows apps and games on Linux has a fresh development release up with version 8.7.

STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor had a very rough launch

By Liam Dawe, Apr 28, 2023

Here we go again! Just like The Last of Us Part I (and so many other games recently), another major game released too early. STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor is a hot mess.

GOG are doing a Good Old Games Week sale

By Liam Dawe, Apr 28, 2023

Sounds like a good time to pick up some classics, as GOG are doing a Good Old Games Week sale that lasts until May 8th, 10 PM UTC. Plus there's another free game.

Dust off your game dev environment with the Linux Game Jam 2023

By Liam Dawe, Apr 28, 2023

The Linux Game Jam 2023 is happening and a good chance for you to blow the dust and clean away the cobwebs from your development environment and perhaps come up with the next big hit?

Huge Steam Beta upgrade with new overlay, screenshot manager & more

By Liam Dawe, Apr 28, 2023

Wow. Valve sure love to just drop awesome stuff out of nowhere don't they? A brand new Beta update is now live for Steam with some massive improvements. There's also a fresh Steam Deck Beta too!

The Last of Us gets more optimizations and another Steam Deck fix

By Liam Dawe, Apr 27, 2023

Slowly but it's happening, The Last of Us is getting fixed up after the poor launch and it's getting a little closer to being playable on Steam Deck now too.

Charming monster collector Cassette Beasts is out now

By Liam Dawe, Apr 27, 2023

Cassette Beasts is the second full release from Bytten Studio following Lenna's Inception. It's a rather sweet evolution on the Pokémon-like monster catching games.

Cities: Skylines final expansion announced for May 23rd

By Liam Dawe, Apr 27, 2023

Paradox Interactive announced today that the mini-expansion Cities: Skylines - Hotels & Retreats is due for release on May 23rd.

Street Fighter 6 on Steam Deck and Linux tested, Valve sets it to Proton Experimental

By Liam Dawe, Apr 27, 2023

Street Fighter 6 is coming up for release in June and there's a demo now available to try out on Steam, which Valve has now set to use Proton Experimental.

Proton Experimental upgraded for April 26th brings fixes and new game support

By Liam Dawe, Apr 27, 2023

Here we go, now that Proton 8 is out and Proton Experimental has been rebased on top of Proton 8, there's more fixes and improvements coming in for Steam Deck and Linux desktop gamers.