Valve's Deadlock gets a massive update - still a while away from a public release
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/valves-deadlock-gets-a-massive-update-still-a-while-away-from-a-public-release/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/valves-deadlock-gets-a-massive-update-still-a-while-away-from-a-public-release/
GamingOnLinux
Valve's Deadlock gets a massive update - still a while away from a public release
Valve's MOBA shooter Deadlock just had a massive upgrade with new visuals, new heroes, and lots more.
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ALLFATHER is an upcoming brutal, first-person roguelike with precise, stamina-driven combat
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/allfather-is-an-upcoming-brutal-first-person-roguelike-with-precise-stamina-driven-combat/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/allfather-is-an-upcoming-brutal-first-person-roguelike-with-precise-stamina-driven-combat/
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ALLFATHER is an upcoming brutal, first-person roguelike with precise, stamina-driven combat
Coming from one of the devs of the excellent tower-defense game Gnomes, ALLFATHER is a new brutal, first-person roguelike with precise, stamina-driven combat.
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SUPERHOT VR expands Steam Frame support with eye-tracked foveated rendering
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/superhot-vr-expands-steam-frame-support-with-eye-tracked-foveated-rendering/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/superhot-vr-expands-steam-frame-support-with-eye-tracked-foveated-rendering/
GamingOnLinux
SUPERHOT VR expands Steam Frame support with eye-tracked foveated rendering
SUPERHOT VR has another update out now, and should be a good one for those of you lucky enough to have a Steam Frame strapped to your face.
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Reminder, our User Stats system returned, here's a fresh month of what our users have: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/users/statistics/
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User stats | GamingOnLinux
Statistics generated from the users of the GamingOnLinux website
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Petal Crash 2 brings more retro-styled tile-matching excellence in Early Access
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/petal-crash-2-brings-more-retro-styled-tile-matching-excellence-in-early-access/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/petal-crash-2-brings-more-retro-styled-tile-matching-excellence-in-early-access/
GamingOnLinux
Petal Crash 2 brings more retro-styled tile-matching excellence in Early Access
Love tile-matching games and need something new to play that isn't full of micro-transactions? Petal Crash 2 is a safe bet here for you.
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Get the Freedom Planet and River City Girls series plus more in the 2D Rewind Collection Bundle
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/get-the-freedom-planet-and-river-city-girls-series-plus-more-in-the-2d-rewind-collection-bundle/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/get-the-freedom-planet-and-river-city-girls-series-plus-more-in-the-2d-rewind-collection-bundle/
GamingOnLinux
Get the Freedom Planet and River City Girls series plus more in the 2D Rewind Collection Bundle
The 2D Rewind Collection Humble Bundle is a great set of games to add to your library, one not to be missed with a good price for everything.
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A Game About Digging A Hole Together announced
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/a-game-about-digging-a-hole-together-announced/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/a-game-about-digging-a-hole-together-announced/
GamingOnLinux
A Game About Digging A Hole Together announced
The smash-hit A Game About Digging A Hole is getting a bigger and better sequel where you can dig a great big hole together with friends.
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The excellent helicopter shooter Cleared Hot - Chapter 2 arrives October 15
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/the-excellent-helicopter-shooter-cleared-hot-chapter-2-arrives-october-15/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/the-excellent-helicopter-shooter-cleared-hot-chapter-2-arrives-october-15/
GamingOnLinux
The excellent helicopter shooter Cleared Hot - Chapter 2 arrives October 15
Cleared Hot is one of my indie favourites from 2025, currently in Early Access this nostalgic helicopter shooter is about to get a big expansion in content.
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ICYMI: Here's some of the best VR games released on Steam in 2026 so far
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/heres-some-of-the-best-vr-games-released-on-steam-in-2026-so-far/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/heres-some-of-the-best-vr-games-released-on-steam-in-2026-so-far/
GamingOnLinux
Here's some of the best VR games released on Steam in 2026 so far
Here's some of the highest-rated VR games released on Steam in 2026. Helping you get ready for the SteamOS Linux powered Steam Frame.
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Ubisoft shuffle people around bringing The Division, Ghost Recon, Splinter Cell together
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/ubisoft-shuffle-people-around-bringing-the-division-ghost-recon-splinter-cell-together/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/ubisoft-shuffle-people-around-bringing-the-division-ghost-recon-splinter-cell-together/
GamingOnLinux
Ubisoft shuffle people around bringing The Division, Ghost Recon, Splinter Cell together
Ubisoft expanded Creative House 2 (now called Massive Entertainment) and will be responsible for The Division, Ghost Recon, Splinter Cell and March of Giants.
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Here's the top 50 most played games on Steam Deck for September 2026
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/heres-the-top-50-most-played-games-on-steam-deck-for-september-2026/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/heres-the-top-50-most-played-games-on-steam-deck-for-september-2026/
GamingOnLinux
Here's the top 50 most played games on Steam Deck for September 2026
Another month has landed and so here's our usual run over what was popular amongst players on Valve's Steam Deck.
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Steam Autumn Sale 2026 is live now with lots of discounts
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/steam-autumn-sale-2026-is-live-now-with-lots-of-discounts/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/steam-autumn-sale-2026-is-live-now-with-lots-of-discounts/
GamingOnLinux
Steam Autumn Sale 2026 is live now with lots of discounts
One of the bigger sale events of the year has arrived - the Steam Autumn Sale 2026 is now live.
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Steam Survey for September 2026 shows a drop in Linux with Simplified Chinese rising
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/steam-survey-for-september-2026-shows-a-drop-in-linux-with-simplified-chinese-rising/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/steam-survey-for-september-2026-shows-a-drop-in-linux-with-simplified-chinese-rising/
GamingOnLinux
Steam Survey for September 2026 shows a drop in Linux with Simplified Chinese rising
The Steam Hardware & Software Survey for September 2026 is here, showing another swing for Simplified Chinese as a language on Steam.
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SteamOS 0.4.3 (Beta) for Steam Frame brings improved power efficiency and battery life
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/steamos-0-4-3-beta-for-steam-frame-brings-improved-power-efficiency-and-battery-life/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/steamos-0-4-3-beta-for-steam-frame-brings-improved-power-efficiency-and-battery-life/
GamingOnLinux
SteamOS 0.4.3 (Beta) for Steam Frame brings improved power efficiency and battery life
Valve are working quickly to improve their new Steam Frame VR kit running SteamOS Linux, with another major Beta now available.
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Minecraft Dungeons II already updated to work on Steam Deck / SteamOS
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/minecraft-dungeons-ii-already-updated-to-work-on-steam-deck-steamos/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/minecraft-dungeons-ii-already-updated-to-work-on-steam-deck-steamos/
GamingOnLinux
Minecraft Dungeons II already updated to work on Steam Deck / SteamOS
Well - that didn't take long. Minecraft Dungeons II launched with it completely broken on Steam Deck / SteamOS, but the initial issue is now solved.
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Steam Client Beta for October 1st brings many Remote Play Pyrowave improvements
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/steam-client-beta-for-october-1st-brings-many-remote-play-pyrowave-improvements/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/steam-client-beta-for-october-1st-brings-many-remote-play-pyrowave-improvements/
GamingOnLinux
Steam Client Beta for October 1st brings many Remote Play Pyrowave improvements
The new Pyrowave video codec is seeing rapid improvements in the Steam Client Beta, with an update for October 1st now available.
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SteamVR Beta 2.18.2 brings more important bug fixes
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/steamvr-beta-2-18-2-brings-more-important-bug-fixes/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/steamvr-beta-2-18-2-brings-more-important-bug-fixes/
GamingOnLinux
SteamVR Beta 2.18.2 brings more important bug fixes
Valve just released SteamVR Beta version 2.18.2 - and with it, another healthy dose of bug fixes.
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Here's what's coming to NVIDIA GeForce NOW during October 2026
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/heres-whats-coming-to-nvidia-geforce-now-during-october-2026/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/heres-whats-coming-to-nvidia-geforce-now-during-october-2026/
GamingOnLinux
Here's what's coming to NVIDIA GeForce NOW during October 2026
NVIDIA revealed a bunch of new games coming to their cloud gaming service GeForce NOW during October, plus we had a small fix in the Linux app.
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Sorry for any site troubles early this morning - our Redis died, and then server needed a few fixes and a reboot. Should be smooth now!
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OCTOPATH TRAVELER and OCTOPATH TRAVELER II are coming to GOG in the Preservation Program
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/octopath-traveler-and-octopath-traveler-ii-are-coming-to-gog-in-the-preservation-program/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/octopath-traveler-and-octopath-traveler-ii-are-coming-to-gog-in-the-preservation-program/
GamingOnLinux
OCTOPATH TRAVELER and OCTOPATH TRAVELER II are coming to GOG in the Preservation Program
The GOG Preservation Program is expanding once again, on October 8th both OCTOPATH TRAVELER and OCTOPATH TRAVELER II will arrive on GOG.
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Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition gets upgrades to improve UI Scaling, Cloud Saving and more
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/planescape-torment-enhanced-edition-gets-upgrades-to-improve-ui-scaling-cloud-saving-and-more/
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/planescape-torment-enhanced-edition-gets-upgrades-to-improve-ui-scaling-cloud-saving-and-more/
GamingOnLinux
Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition gets upgrades to improve UI Scaling, Cloud Saving and more
Nice to see Beamdog still improving the classics - with a fresh update now available for Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition.
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