Earlier today the Heroic Games Launcher got updated to 2.3.0 Beta 2. Changes in this new beta includes the ability to choose what platform to install games to on Linux and Mac OS (for example, you can install the Windows version of a native game), change the theme, add games to your Favorites collection, and new ways to sort installed games. There’s also bountiful UI bug fixes, performance improvements, and other features.

Steam Deck over 2,600 verified/playable titles Final Fantasy VII Remake runs great small update adds more keyboard layouts PowerTools is a plugin that enables the user to tweak even more power settings Kodi adds Deck control support want to try an unofficial version of SteamOS 3 on a device outside of the Deck? Try HoloISO Software Updates (Wine, Bottles, MangoHUD, FNA, Ryujinx, etc) Wine updated to 7.8 with plenty of bug fixes, X11 and OSS drivers converted to PE, and a few other features Bottles gets an update with a crashing bug fix.

If you’re not familiar with ARCropolis, it’s “a modding framework for loading and managing community-made mods and plugins,” while making use of the Skyline on-the-fly patcher. Primarily this is for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, but who knows, it could work for other games down the road. Previously, making use of a mod or testing it required putting it on a hacked Switch. Now that ARCropolis and Skyline have been merged with the mainline Ryujinx build as of version 1.

For those who aren’t aware, Jason Evangelho is the creator of the Linux For Everyone YouTube channel. He’s also a writer at Forbes. He’s probably got a lot more on his plate now that he recently Tweeted about being the marketing manager for Mozilla Thunderbird, a very popular email client. Per the Tweet, Jason mentioned that as the marketing manager, he will “be helping out with comms on social media (including here), crafting content for the website, and handling the Thunderbird newsletter.

About a month ago I had talked about a portable Linux distro that gives a SteamOS 3-like experience: winesapOS. Well, as is the traditional case with open-source forks in the Linux landscape of things, we’ve got another one: HoloISO. I’d still recommend the former over the latter, as winesapOS can be used on any device without installing, and comes with a bunch of extra gaming-related packages, but if you’re looking for something a little more minimal, you might want to give HoloISO a try.

A few days ago, GE-Proton7-16 was released. Not too much going on in this update, but a patch was added to fix a crash in Elden Ring when playing said game with fsync. Video playback updates, as well as Steam client updates, have been fetched from upstream Proton. Of course tools like dxvk and vkd3d-proton have also been updated to the latest git. Have a full look at the patch notes on GitHub.

Steam Deck over 2.4k verified/playable games! looking for a guide on using the Deck as a desktop? Look no further than podiki’s guide on Boiling Steam big update launched this week, including a lock screen, localized keyboards, and plenty more new beta update: SteamOS 3.2. Adds customizable refresh rate and better fan control you can fix fan noise with electrical tap, but Valve warns that doing so will void your warranty Filelight allows you to see what’s taking up the most space on your hard drive new skin by dbrand: teardown Native Linux Games 29 new Linux native games released on Steam, including The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe Turbo Overkill, a DOOM-like FPS, should have native Linux support with the 1.

SteamTinkerLaunch – the massive Swiss army knife when it comes to managing your Proton-based games on Steam – hit a new milestone with the release of version 10, codenamed “Bagatelle.” One major feature that was added is initial Steam Deck support. Though the script doesn’t get installed as a Flatpak, you can simply download the steamtinkerlaunch script from the project’s GitHub and start it as deck user. You can actually navigate across the different options with the Deck’s built-in controls.

YouTuber The Phawx recently uploaded a video that lowers the Steam Deck’s refresh rate to 40 Hz for smoother gameplay. However, it was done through Windows. Well, now it’s possible to lower the refresh rate on the Steam Deck than the default 60 Hz with Valve’s SteamOS. Additionally, users have better control over the device’s fan “to improve the experience in low usage scenarios.” Here’s the patch notes for SteamOS 3.

Ryujinx – the Nintendo Switch emulator – will no longer be supported on Windows 7, 8, 8.1, and even builds of Windows 10 from 2018 and older, beginning June 1st. After that, the emulator won’t even run on those systems. The development team mentioned in their Tweet that “it’s not feasible anymore” to support these versions of Windows. Their reasoning is as follows: Graphics driver updates have ended for these systems.