Linux Graphics & Gaming News
Bottles 65.0 was recently released, introducing several enhancements for managing Windows applications on Linux. A key new feature improves the detection of Unreal Engine bootstrappers within the "Eag...
Read more →Boiling Steam reported on August 1, 2026, that 16 newly released titles received Verified or Playable ratings for the Steam Deck. These additions cover games released between July 25 and August 1, fur...
Read more →Celestial Return, a visual novel combining cyberpunk and cosmic horror themes, has received developer updates that significantly improve its performance and visual fidelity on Linux and Steam Deck. Fo...
Read more →Valve recently released Proton 10.0-4b, an update to its compatibility layer for running Windows games on Linux. This latest version primarily introduces support for Steamworks SDK 1.65. According to ...
Read more →Valve has released Proton 11.0-1b today, July 29, 2026. This update introduces support for Steamworks SDK 1.65. This integration is crucial for maintaining and enhancing compatibility with Windows-nat...
Read more →Valve has released Proton 11, marking the first major update to their Steam Play compatibility layer since Proton 10.0-3 shipped in November 2025. This new version arrived in early July 2026, over hal...
Read more →Between July 18 and July 25, 2026, nine new Steam games were identified as Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck. These titles met specific user rating criteria and were reported by Boiling Steam. Am...
Read more →The libx11-compat project is currently being developed to enhance the compatibility of traditional X11 clients across modern computing environments. This initiative aims to re-implement the Xlib clien...
Read more →The Boiling Steam publication reported on July 18, 2026, that 14 new PC titles released between July 11 and July 18, 2026, have been rated as either Verified or Playable on Valve's Steam Deck handheld...
Read more →DXVK 3.0.2 was released today, introducing enhanced debugging capabilities and several game-specific fixes. A key new feature is the "DXVK_DEBUG=hang" environment variable, which aids in pinpointing G...
Read more →Boiling Steam reported on July 11, 2026, that several new Steam titles released between July 4 and July 11 are now rated Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck. Notably, Palworld version 1.0, which of...
Read more →Wine 11.13 was released today, July 11, 2026, as the newest bi-weekly development update for the open-source software. This release focuses on improving the compatibility and user experience for Windo...
Read more →Wine, that allows Windows games to run on Linux through Steam Play.">Proton 11.0-1 was released today as the newest stable major version of Valve's compatibility layer. This update powers Steam Play, enhancing the Windows gaming experience across Linux systems and the ...
Read more →D7VK 1.12 was released yesterday, providing the latest iteration of the translation layer designed for Direct3D 7 and older APIs running on top of the Vulkan API. This release enables compatibility an...
Read more →Wine 11.12 was released today, June 30, 2026, introducing notable updates for its Wayland driver. This release primarily features the addition of fractional scaling support for Wayland, which allows f...
Read more →Between June 13 and June 20, six newly released games received either a 'Verified' or 'Playable' rating for Valve's Steam Deck. This information was reported by Boiling Steam on June 20, three days ag...
Read more →Between June 6 and June 13, 2026, 14 newly released Steam games received "Verified" or "Playable" compatibility ratings for the Steam Deck. Boiling Steam reported on these additions, noting specific t...
Read more →Recently, code was merged into the in-development Linux 7.2 kernel to improve file-system case-folding communication. This update allows Linux file servers to accurately report whether local file syst...
Read more →Wine-Staging 11.11 has been released today, June 14, 2026. This experimental testing derivative includes 289 patches atop the upstream Wine 11.11 codebase. The upstream Wine 11.11 release, which occur...
Read more →Wine 11.10, the latest bi-weekly development release, was made available today for running Windows applications and games on Linux, macOS, and other platforms. This update introduces VKD3D 2.0, a sign...
Read more →Bottles 64.0 was released today, introducing NTSYNC support to enhance Windows application compatibility and performance on Linux. This new feature, contributed by Tid0lla, is crucial for improving sy...
Read more →Proton 11.0-1-beta5 was released yesterday, providing fixes for several game-specific issues and regressions introduced in the Proton 11 series. Valve's compatibility layer for Windows games on Linux ...
Read more →Boiling Steam published its "New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck" report for the week ending May 2, 2026, identifying 23 newly released titles rated as Verified or Playable. These games, releas...
Read more →Wine 11.8, a new bi-weekly development release, has been made available. This update focuses on enhancing compatibility for Windows applications and games running on Linux and other platforms. Key cha...
Read more →Wine 11.7 was released today as the latest bi-weekly development version of the Windows compatibility layer for Linux. This update brings specific fixes for VBScript, enhancing the execution of applic...
Read more →The open-source D7VK project released version 1.7 today, April 12, 2026, bringing further improvements for running legacy Microsoft Direct3D APIs on top of Vulkan. D7VK, which started as a fork of DXV...
Read more →Wine 11.6 was released today as the latest bi-weekly development version. This update for the open-source compatibility layer, which enables Windows software on Linux, macOS, and other platforms, nota...
Read more →Boiling Steam reported last week that 13 newly released PC games have been rated Verified or Playable for Valve's Steam Deck handheld. These titles were identified between March 14 and March 21, 2026,...
Read more →Bottles, the compatibility layer manager, released version 63.0 today, March 23, 2026. This update introduces a new internal versioning system, a change described by developer Mirkobrombin as a "migra...
Read more →Wine 11.5, the latest bi-weekly development release, was made available today. This version introduces support for the Syscall User Dispatch feature specifically on Linux. This addition is intended to...
Read more →D7VK 1.5 was released today, implementing Direct3D 3 over Vulkan. This extends the project's capabilities for legacy Direct3D titles, building upon its existing support for Direct3D 7, 6, and 5. The D...
Read more →Boiling Steam reported on February 7, 2026, the identification of 10 new Steam games that have achieved either 'Verified' or 'Playable' compatibility status on the Steam Deck. These titles were releas...
Read more →CodeWeavers today released CrossOver 26, its paid compatibility layer for running Windows applications and games on Linux and macOS. The new version incorporates Wine 11.0, which was released in Janua...
Read more →Wine 11.2 was released today as the latest bi-weekly development version. This update incorporates "more improvements" and addresses 32 reported bugs, according to Phoronix. The release continues the ...
Read more →Boiling Steam identified eight newly released Steam games as Steam Deck Verified or Playable, selected between January 24 and January 31, 2026. The report noted that this period signifies an end to a ...
Read more →Box64, a crucial software component enabling real-time translation of X86 and X86_64 code to other hardware architectures, has recently expanded its support to include RISC-V and LoongArch. This devel...
Read more →Between January 3 and January 10, 2026, six new Steam games were rated as Steam Deck Verified or Steam Deck Playable. Boiling Steam reported on these additions, noting their selection criteria include...
Read more →Wayback 0.3 has been released today, concluding its 2025 development cycle. This open-source project functions as an X11 compatibility layer, designed to allow X11 applications to run within a Wayland...
Read more →Boiling Steam's report on December 20, 2025, identified four newly released games confirmed as either Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck. These titles were selected between December 13 and Decembe...
Read more →Wine 11.0-rc3 was released today, December 20, 2025, continuing its weekly release candidate cycle. This iteration focuses on further bug fixing, an essential step as the project progresses toward its...
Read more →Wine 11.0-rc2 was released today, December 13, 2025. This second release candidate incorporates 28 known bug fixes to enhance stability and compatibility. It follows the Wine 11.0-rc1 release last wee...
Read more →The Wine Project has released Wine 11.0-rc1, marking the first release candidate in the development cycle for its annual stable release anticipated in January. This development version introduces the ...
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