SteamVR Beta brings a number of fixes for Linux gamers
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/steamvr-beta-brings-a-number-of-fixes-for-linux-gamers/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/steamvr-beta-brings-a-number-of-fixes-for-linux-gamers/
GamingOnLinux
SteamVR Beta brings a number of fixes for Linux gamers
Valve recently launched some fresh fixes for SteamVR, and thankfully it seems Linux is finally seeing some more attention with it.
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Proton Experimental brings fixes for classic Resident Evil 1 & 2, Dino Crisis 1 & 2 and more
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/proton-experimental-brings-fixes-for-classic-resident-evil-1-2-dino-crisis-1-2-and-more/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/proton-experimental-brings-fixes-for-classic-resident-evil-1-2-dino-crisis-1-2-and-more/
GamingOnLinux
Proton Experimental brings fixes for classic Resident Evil 1 & 2, Dino Crisis 1 & 2 and more
Valve launched the latest upgrade to Proton Experimental, their staging ground for all the latest fixes for Windows games on Linux / SteamOS.
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Valve dev fixes up VRAM management on AMD GPUs to improve performance
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/valve-dev-fixes-up-vram-management-on-amd-gpus-to-improve-performance/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/valve-dev-fixes-up-vram-management-on-amd-gpus-to-improve-performance/
GamingOnLinux
Valve dev fixes up VRAM management on AMD GPUs to improve performance
VRAM management on Linux with AMD GPUs is about to get a whole lot better - which is great news for gaming, especially on the lower-end or hitting VRAM limits.
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Godot gets a funding boost from Slay the Spire 2 devs Mega Crit
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/godot-gets-a-funding-boost-from-slay-the-spire-2-devs-mega-crit/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/godot-gets-a-funding-boost-from-slay-the-spire-2-devs-mega-crit/
GamingOnLinux
Godot gets a funding boost from Slay the Spire 2 devs Mega Crit
The Godot Engine team have announced that Slay the Spire 2 developer Mega Crit have given them quite a nice funding boost.
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Legendary, the free and open source Epic Games Launcher, has moved to a new organisation
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/legendary-the-free-and-open-source-epic-games-launcher-has-moved-to-a-new-organisation/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/legendary-the-free-and-open-source-epic-games-launcher-has-moved-to-a-new-organisation/
GamingOnLinux
Legendary, the free and open source Epic Games Launcher, has moved to a new organisation
Legendary, the open source launcher that powers the Epic Games integration in the likes of the Heroic Games Launcher has switched hands to keep it going.
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Humble Choice for April 2026 includes Assassin's Creed Valhalla and more indie gems
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/humble-choice-for-april-2026-includes-assassins-creed-valhalla-and-more-indie-gems/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/humble-choice-for-april-2026-includes-assassins-creed-valhalla-and-more-indie-gems/
GamingOnLinux
Humble Choice for April 2026 includes Assassin's Creed Valhalla and more indie gems
A fresh month and a new Humble Choice bundle filled with a random but rather good selection of games to claim.
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Get some great tower defense games in a fresh Humble Bundle
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/get-some-great-tower-defense-games-in-a-fresh-humble-bundle/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/get-some-great-tower-defense-games-in-a-fresh-humble-bundle/
GamingOnLinux
Get some great tower defense games in a fresh Humble Bundle
Humble Bundle have launched another nice bundle giving you some great looking and highly rated tower defense games.
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Pick up some quality adventure games in the Humble Golden Tales Bundle
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/pick-up-some-quality-adventure-games-in-the-humble-golden-tales-bundle/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/pick-up-some-quality-adventure-games-in-the-humble-golden-tales-bundle/
GamingOnLinux
Pick up some quality adventure games in the Humble Golden Tales Bundle
The Humble 15 Golden Tales Bundle has launched with 8 great adventure games as Humble celebrate 15 years of supporting charity with many cheap games.
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Heroes of Might and Magic 2 project fheroes2 version 1.1.15 is out now
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/heroes-of-might-and-magic-2-project-fheroes2-version-1-1-15-is-out-now/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/heroes-of-might-and-magic-2-project-fheroes2-version-1-1-15-is-out-now/
GamingOnLinux
Heroes of Might and Magic 2 project fheroes2 version 1.1.15 is out now
A brand new version of fheroes2 is out now, the open source and cross-platform Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine reimplementation.
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D7VK version 1.7 brings even more retro Direct3D gaming to Linux
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/d7vk-version-1-7-brings-even-more-retro-direct3d-gaming-to-linux/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/d7vk-version-1-7-brings-even-more-retro-direct3d-gaming-to-linux/
GamingOnLinux
D7VK version 1.7 brings even more retro Direct3D gaming to Linux
D7VK is a Vulkan-based translation layer for D7VK 3, 5, 6, 7 to run with Wine / Proton on Linux and version 1.7 further improves running retro games.
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Open source RTS game Warzone 2100 version 4.7 brings major changes
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/open-source-rts-game-warzone-2100-version-4-7-brings-major-changes/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/open-source-rts-game-warzone-2100-version-4-7-brings-major-changes/
GamingOnLinux
Open source RTS game Warzone 2100 version 4.7 brings major changes
Warzone 2100 is an excellent classic real-time strategy (RTS) game that continues living on thanks to the open source community, with a huge new release out.
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The absolute classic Cave Story+ has a huge free upgrade on PC
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/the-absolute-classic-cave-story-has-a-huge-free-upgrade-on-pc/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/the-absolute-classic-cave-story-has-a-huge-free-upgrade-on-pc/
GamingOnLinux
The absolute classic Cave Story+ has a huge free upgrade on PC
Cave Story+ is a true classic and the developers have given the PC release an absolutely massive upgrade with tons new for the game including 2-player.
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Dune: Awakening to get self-hosted servers, plus they're splitting PvE and PvP
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/dune-awakening-to-get-self-hosted-servers-plus-theyre-splitting-pve-and-pvp/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/dune-awakening-to-get-self-hosted-servers-plus-theyre-splitting-pve-and-pvp/
GamingOnLinux
Dune: Awakening to get self-hosted servers, plus they're splitting PvE and PvP
Funcom are finally dealing with some of the wider issues in the MMO Dune: Awakening, which includes expanded self-hosting support and more focus on PvE.
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Triple-i Initiative Showcase had some really incredible announcements - a roundup
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/triple-i-initiative-showcase-had-some-really-incredible-announcements-a-roundup/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/triple-i-initiative-showcase-had-some-really-incredible-announcements-a-roundup/
GamingOnLinux
Triple-i Initiative Showcase had some really incredible announcements - a roundup
Love indie games? The Triple-i Initiative Showcase happened recently (while I was on holiday) and there were some truly incredible announcements.
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Amazon Luna rips out game stores, game purchases and third-party subscriptions
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/amazon-luna-rips-out-game-stores-game-purchases-and-third-party-subscriptions/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/amazon-luna-rips-out-game-stores-game-purchases-and-third-party-subscriptions/
GamingOnLinux
Amazon Luna rips out game stores, game purchases and third-party subscriptions
How long before Amazon Luna goes the way of Google Stadia? Amazon announced some big changes for their cloud gaming service.
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Portal 2: Community Edition arrives in Beta on April 17
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/portal-2-community-edition-arrives-in-beta-on-april-17/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/portal-2-community-edition-arrives-in-beta-on-april-17/
GamingOnLinux
Portal 2: Community Edition arrives in Beta on April 17
The Portal 2 modding scene is about to explode with the upcoming Beta release of Portal 2: Community Edition, giving you some big new tools.
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Dome Keeper free multiplayer update and Lost Keepers DLC have launched
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/dome-keeper-free-multiplayer-update-and-lost-keepers-dlc-have-launched/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/dome-keeper-free-multiplayer-update-and-lost-keepers-dlc-have-launched/
GamingOnLinux
Dome Keeper free multiplayer update and Lost Keepers DLC have launched
The excellent Dome Keeper now has multiplayer, and there's a new content DLC available that brings The Infiltrator and The Beastmaster characters.
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SteamOS 3.8.2 Beta brings fixes for security issues, trackpad on Legion Go and Borderlands 2
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/steamos-3-8-2-beta-brings-fixes-for-security-issues-trackpad-on-legion-go-and-borderlands-2/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/steamos-3-8-2-beta-brings-fixes-for-security-issues-trackpad-on-legion-go-and-borderlands-2/
GamingOnLinux
SteamOS 3.8.2 Beta brings fixes for security issues, trackpad on Legion Go and Borderlands 2
We're hopefully closing in on the next big stable update for SteamOS, with Valve releasing SteamOS 3.8.2 Beta.
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SteamVR Beta 2.16.3 brings Linux fixes for VRLink
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/steamvr-beta-2-16-3-brings-linux-fixes-for-vrlink/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/steamvr-beta-2-16-3-brings-linux-fixes-for-vrlink/
GamingOnLinux
SteamVR Beta 2.16.3 brings Linux fixes for VRLink
Seems SteamVR for Linux really is getting some more attention recently, after a number of fixes in the previous Beta we have a few more here.
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No Man's Sky channels a little Pokemon with the Xeno Arena update
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/no-mans-sky-channels-a-little-pokemon-with-the-xeno-arena-update/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/no-mans-sky-channels-a-little-pokemon-with-the-xeno-arena-update/
GamingOnLinux
No Man's Sky channels a little Pokemon with the Xeno Arena update
No Man's Sky is steadily turning into the everything game isn't it? Hello Games have released another big upgrade for it recently adding creature battling.
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