Wine 11.6 is an exciting release to make modding Windows games on Linux simpler gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/wine…

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Wine 11.6 is an exciting release to make modding Windows games on Linux simpler

Wine, part of what makes Proton run so many Windows games on Linux, just had a very interesting release that will help game modding.

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Steam Beta adds Remote Downloads Management gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/stea…

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Steam Beta adds Remote Downloads Management

Making it easier to manage downloads and updates across systems from desktops to Steam Decks and other handhelds, Steam adds Remote Downloads Management.

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Death Stranding 2 gets a performance patch, including improvements for Steam Deck gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/deat…

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Death Stranding 2 gets a performance patch, including improvements for Steam Deck

Death Stranding 2 from Kojima Productions and PlayStation Publishing has a big new patch out for the PC release with various performance upgrades.

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Linux smashes past 5% on the Steam Survey for the first time gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/linu…

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Linux smashes past 5% on the Steam Survey for the first time

After rubbing away the sleep from my eyes in disbelief, Valve have updated the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for March 2026 showing explosive Linux growth.

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As expected - Slay the Spire 2 leads the way for the most played Steam Deck games for March 2026 gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/as-e…

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As expected - Slay the Spire 2 leads the way for the most played Steam Deck games for March 2026

April 1st is here, you fools! No messing around here though - it's time to look over what was most popular on Steam Deck during March 2026.

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The Flashpoint update for ARC Raiders has lots of the good stuff gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/the-…

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The Flashpoint update for ARC Raiders has lots of the good stuff

ARC Raiders just launched the major Flashpoint update and it includes a whole bunch of new content, along with long-requested additions.

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SteamOS 3.8.1 Preview should finally solve some WiFi performance issues gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/stea…

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SteamOS 3.8.1 Preview should finally solve some WiFi performance issues

On top of the huge SteamOS 3.8 preview Valve put up recently, a smaller bug-fix release landed with SteamOS 3.8.1.

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Grounded 2 gets Steam Deck Verified with the latest updates gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/grou…

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Grounded 2 gets Steam Deck Verified with the latest updates

The single-player or co-op survival adventure where you've been shrunk, Grounded 2 has been Steam Deck Verified thanks to all the recent updates to it.

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Steam Client Beta bring fixes for the new Linux SteamRT3 Beta gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/stea…

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Steam Client Beta bring fixes for the new Linux SteamRT3 Beta

Valve released a fresh update to the Steam Client Beta, bringing a few useful bug fixes and more work on the new Linux SteamRT3 Beta.

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Proton Experimental brings fixes for Crimson Desert, Steam Overlay with EA games, Death Stranding 2 gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/prot…

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Proton Experimental brings fixes for Crimson Desert, Steam Overlay with EA games, Death Stranding 2

Valve just pushed out another excellent update for Proton Experimental - further improving Windows games running on Linux / SteamOS.

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Forza Horizon 6 confirmed to be playable on Steam Deck / SteamOS gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/forz…

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Forza Horizon 6 confirmed to be playable on Steam Deck / SteamOS

Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios released the PC specifications for Forza Horizon 6, confirming it will be playable on Steam Deck / SteamOS Linux.

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SteamOS 3.8.0 Preview brings initial Steam Machine support, and improvements for many handhelds gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/stea…

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SteamOS 3.8.0 Preview brings initial Steam Machine support, and improvements for many handhelds

SteamOS 3.8.0 Preview is another big upgrade for Valve's Linux distribution, with lots of enhancements to hardware support across the board for handhelds.

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DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH is now available on PC gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/deat…

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DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH is now available on PC

As potentially one of the last Sony PlayStation published releases on PC, DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH is officially out now from KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS.

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The nostalgic helicopter shooter Cleared Hot gets Linux support with a performance update gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/the-…

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The nostalgic helicopter shooter Cleared Hot gets Linux support with a performance update

Cleared Hot is an excellent nostalgic helicopter shooter, and the latest release brings Native Linux support to improve performance on Steam Deck.

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GE-Proton 10-33 brings fixes for VR outside of Steam, FSR upgrades and more gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/ge-p…

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GE-Proton 10-33 brings fixes for VR outside of Steam, FSR upgrades and more

GE-Proton 10-33 has arrived bringing with it a fresh set of fixes for Windows games on Linux / SteamOS, here's all that's new for you.

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Get even more Steam Deck Verified games in the latest Fanatical Play on the Go Bundle gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/get-…

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Get even more Steam Deck Verified games in the latest Fanatical Play on the Go Bundle

Time for some more savings! Fanatical just launched a fresh Play on the Go Bundle full of Steam Deck Verified games to take on the go.

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Proton Experimental brings fixes for REDLauncher, HELLDIVERS 2, Atelier Yumia, KILLER INN and more gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/prot…

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Proton Experimental brings fixes for REDLauncher, HELLDIVERS 2, Atelier Yumia, KILLER INN and more

Valve released a fresh update to Proton Experimental for March 13th that bring numerous fixes to various games - here's all the details you need to know.

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Unity announce expanded supported for Steam, Native Linux, Steam Deck and Steam Machine gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/unit…

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Unity announce expanded supported for Steam, Native Linux, Steam Deck and Steam Machine

For GDC 2026, Unity revealed expanded official support is coming for Steam. This includes Native Linux, Steam Deck, Steam Machine and more.

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Valve detail Steam Frame and Steam Machine Verified requirements at GDC 2026 gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/valv…

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Valve detail Steam Frame and Steam Machine Verified requirements at GDC 2026

GDC 2026 is going on and Valve are doing some talks giving more info on lots of things - like how games will be Verified for the Steam Frame and Steam Machine.

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SteamOS 3.7.20 released with NTSync driver, plus big new Steam Client update for all gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/stea…

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SteamOS 3.7.20 released with NTSync driver, plus big new Steam Client update for all

Valve released the latest stable update for SteamOS, along with a new big stable Steam Client update for all platforms. Here's all that's new.

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Valve reconfirm the Steam Frame, Steam Machine and Steam Controller are due in 2026 gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/valv…

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Valve reconfirm the Steam Frame, Steam Machine and Steam Controller are due in 2026

Valve put up their Steam Year In Review 2025 and initially, they made it seem like their hardware plans were a lot more uncertain but they've since clarified.

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NVIDIA reveal games coming to GeForce NOW during March including Crimson Desert gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/nvid…

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NVIDIA reveal games coming to GeForce NOW during March including Crimson Desert

It's a new month and so more new games are heading to NVIDIA GeForce NOW, so here's all that has been revealed for you so far.

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EA Javelin Anticheat job listing mentions future support for Linux and Proton gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/ea-j…

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EA Javelin Anticheat job listing mentions future support for Linux and Proton

One big issue with Linux / SteamOS gaming is a lack of anti-cheat support, and it seems Electronic Arts (EA) have future plans for supporting the platform.

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California law to require operating systems to check your age gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/cali…

#PCGaming #Linux #SteamOS #Windows #California

California law to require operating systems to check your age

The time of age assurance is upon us, and not just for social media - for operating systems too and that includes Linux as well of course.

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Steam Deck OLED gets a price increase across Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/stea…

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Steam Deck OLED gets a price increase across Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan

KOMODO announced over the weekend that the Steam Deck OLED is getting a price increase across Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan.

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Steam Survey for February 2026 shows a big swing to Simplified Chinese gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/stea…

#Steam #Valve #Gaming #PCGaming #Linux #SteamOS

Steam Survey for February 2026 shows a big swing to Simplified Chinese

The Steam Hardware & Software Survey for February 2026 is live and it's looking a bit odd, with a huge swing towards Simplified Chinese.

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Here's the most played Steam Deck games for February 2026 gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/here…

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Here's the most played Steam Deck games for February 2026

Another month is done and finished and what a month it was huh? February 2026 had some fun games arriving, so here's what was most popular on Steam Deck.

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Proton Experimental gets improvements for Vermintide 2 and more controller support for launchers gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/prot…

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Proton Experimental gets improvements for Vermintide 2 and more controller support for launchers

Valve released an update for Proton Experimental for February 27th, their testing ground for getting more Windows games running on Linux / SteamOS systems.

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Heroic Games Launcher v2.20.1 brings more essential bug fixes gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/hero…

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Heroic Games Launcher v2.20.1 brings more essential bug fixes

Heroic Games Launcher continues to bring improvements to run games from Epic, GOG, Amazon and more on Linux / SteamOS systems with v2.20.1 out now.

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Happy four years to the Steam Deck - still the top PC gaming handheld gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/happ…

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Happy four years to the Steam Deck - still the top PC gaming handheld

Four years ago today, the original Steam Deck LCD released, with it going on to change how everyone sees handheld gaming PCs and Linux for gaming.

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Lutris v0.5.21 and v0.5.22 arrive with Valve's Sniper runtime support and new game runners gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/lutr…

#Lutris #Linux #SteamDeck #SteamOS #OpenSource

Lutris v0.5.21 and v0.5.22 arrive with Valve's Sniper runtime support and new game runners

Lutris is an all-in-one open source game manager for launching games from various stores on Linux and emulators too - with multiple new versions released.

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Fanatical's Play on the Go Elite Collection Bundle for Feb 2026 has some gems in it gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/fana…

#GameBundle #Fanatical #SteamDeck #SteamOS #Linux

Fanatical's Play on the Go Elite Collection Bundle for Feb 2026 has some gems in it

Want some more games to fill up your handheld with like the Steam Deck or Legion Go? Check out the new Fanatical Play on the Go Elite Collection.

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Death Stranding 2 PC specs have been revealed, along with a "Portable" preset for handhelds gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/deat…

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Death Stranding 2 PC specs have been revealed, along with a "Portable" preset for handhelds

We now have the official PC specifications released for Death Stranding 2 and they actually seem pretty reasonable, so plenty of people should be fine.

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Heroic Games Launcher 2.20.0 brings numerous important bug fixes gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/hero…

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Heroic Games Launcher 2.20.0 brings numerous important bug fixes

Heroic Games Launcher is one of the best ways to run games from Epic Games Store, GOG and more on Linux / SteamOS - with a new v2.20.0 bug-fix release out now.

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The Steam Deck stock article was amended to note it's out of stock in "the EU in addition to USA, Canada and Japan", as other Asian regions do have some stock left: gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/stea…
Also adjusted to be clearer on the EU, not Europe specifically.

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Steam Deck now out of stock in the EU in addition to USA, Canada and Japan

Unfortunately the stock availability of the Steam Deck has only worsened recently, with the EU now appearing to be completely out of stock.

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Check out the full second episode of Games For Everyone gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/chec…

#GamesForEveryone #Podcast #Linux #LinuxGaming #SteamOS

Check out the full second episode of Games For Everyone

Games For Everyone has returned for Episode 2, going over our thoughts on various Linux gaming related subjects.

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Game manager Lutris v0.5.20 released with Proton upgrades, store updates and much more gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/game…

#Lutris #Linux #SteamDeck #SteamOS #OpenSource

Game manager Lutris v0.5.20 released with Proton upgrades, store updates and much more

Lutris is an all-in-one open source game manager for launching games from various stores on Linux, with version 0.5.20 out now.

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Rocket League is adding Easy Anti-Cheat, Psyonix say Linux will still be supported with Proton gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/rock…

#RocketLeague #AntiCheat #EasyAntiCheat #Linux #SteamOS #SteamDeck

Rocket League is adding Easy Anti-Cheat, Psyonix say Linux will still be supported with Proton

Rocket League is set to get Easy Anti-Cheat in April, as the Epic Games owned studio Psyonix just recently announced.

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