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Steam Deck Adds 17 New Verified/Playable Titles (March 7-14)

Boiling Steam reported that 17 newly released games were designated as Steam Deck Verified or Playable between March 7 and March 14, 2026. These titles were selected based on specific user rating crit...

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Steam Adds 82 Native Linux Games (March 4-11), Reaching 11.5% of New Releases

Between March 4 and March 11, 2026, Steam saw the release of 82 new games featuring native Linux clients. This volume accounted for approximately 11.5% of all new titles launched on Steam during that ...

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Steam Sees 80 New Native Linux Games in Past Week, 11.7% of Total Releases

Boiling Steam reported last week that 80 new games with native Linux builds launched on Steam between February 25 and March 4, 2026. This volume represents approximately 11.7% of the 684 total titles ...

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Wine 11.4 Development Release Issued

Wine 11.4 was released today as the latest bi-weekly development version. This open-source compatibility layer enables Windows applications and games to run on Linux and macOS. Wine is notably utilize...

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Steam Sees 60 New Native Linux Game Releases Last Week (11.2% of Total)

Boiling Steam reported that 60 new games with native Linux builds were released on Steam between February 18 and February 25, 2026. This represents approximately 11.2% of the 538 total games released ...

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Valve Publishes February 2026 Steam Survey; Linux Market Share Highlighted

Valve has published the Steam Survey results for February 2026 today. These monthly figures offer insights into various software and hardware trends across the dominant Steam gaming ecosystem. A parti...

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Steam Adds 71 Native Linux Games in Mid-February, 11.4% of Total Releases

Between February 11 and February 18, 2026, Steam released 71 new games with native Linux builds. This figure accounts for approximately 11.4 percent of all new titles launched on the platform during t...

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Steam Next Fest February 2026 Edition Begins; Demos Highlight AI Disclosure Need

The February 2026 edition of Steam Next Fest recently began, offering demos for a range of upcoming games. The event, hosted by Valve, aims to raise awareness for new titles, allowing players to sampl...

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Lutris 0.5.21 Integrates Valve's Latest Steam Runtime for Game Execution

Lutris 0.5.21 was released recently as the latest version of the open-source Linux game manager. A key addition in this update is the support for running games inside Valve's latest Steam Runtime. Thi...

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Steam Adds 69 Native Linux Game Builds Between Jan 28 and Feb 4

Boiling Steam reported last week that 69 new games with native Linux builds were released on Steam between January 28 and February 4, 2026. This represents approximately 9.3% of all new titles launche...

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Boiling Steam Reports 8 New Steam Deck Verified/Playable Games

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 ...

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Steam Adds 44 Native Linux Games (Jan 21-28), 8.2% of Total Releases

Between January 21 and January 28, 2026, Steam saw the release of 44 new games with native Linux clients, according to a report by Boiling Steam. This figure represents approximately 8.2% of the total...

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FreeBSD 14+ Achieves Steam Play Gaming with linuxulator-steam-utils

At FOSDEM today in Brussels, Thibault Payet presented on the state of gaming on FreeBSD. A notable highlight was the "linuxulator-steam-utils" project, which enables Proton.">Steam Play gaming for users on Fre...

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Proton 10.0-4 Adds New Game Support, Fixes GPU Driver Warnings on Linux

Proton 10.0-4 was released today by Valve and CodeWeavers. This update for Steam Play adds compatibility for a notable list of new Windows games on Linux. Newly playable titles include VR experiences ...

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Boiling Steam Identifies 9 New Steam Deck Verified/Playable Games (Jan 17-24)

Boiling Steam has released their latest "New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck" report. This edition covers games released between January 17 and January 24, 2026. The report identifies nine newl...

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Steam Client Stable Update Adds Razer Raiju V3 Pro Controller Support

Valve released a new stable Steam Client update today, January 23, 2026. This update introduces direct support for the Razer Raiju V3 Pro PS5/PC wireless controller, expanding the range of compatible ...

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Boiling Steam Reports 4 New Titles Verified/Playable on Steam Deck (Jan 10-17)

Boiling Steam reported on January 17, 2026, that four newly released games have achieved Steam Deck Verified or Playable status. These titles, which became available between January 10 and January 17,...

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Steam Adds 43 Native Linux Games Between January 7-14, 2026

Between January 7 and January 14, 2026, 43 new games with native Linux clients were released on Steam. This volume represents approximately 9.6% of the 449 total titles released on the platform during...

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Steam Deck Adds Six New Verified/Playable Titles in Early January 2026

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...

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Canonical Releases ARM64 Steam Snap for Ubuntu with FEX Emulation

Canonical engineers have released an ARM64 Steam Snap for Ubuntu, enabling the execution of x86-based Windows and Linux games on ARM64 systems. This development, reported today, leverages the FEX emul...

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Boiling Steam: 25 Native Linux Games Released on Steam in 2025's Final Week

Boiling Steam's "New Steam Games with Native Linux Clients - 2025-12-31 Edition" report detailed 25 new titles released with native Linux clients between December 24 and December 31, 2025. This figure...

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Boiling Steam Reviews Native Linux Title Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping

Boiling Steam has published a review for Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping, a new adventure game now available on Linux. The title features a 2D cartoon aesthetic with characters rendered as flat ...

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Box64 v0.4 Improves DRM Game Support, Boosts Steam Stability on AArch64

Box64 v0.4 was released, delivering significant improvements for running x86_64 Linux binaries on AArch64 Linux systems. Key enhancements in this version include better support for DRM protected games...

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Steam Linux Market Share Ends 2025 at 3.19%; AMD CPU Use Approaches 72%

The December 2025 Steam Survey results, released tonight, show Steam on Linux market share at 3.19%. This marks a slight decrease from the all-time high of 3.2% recorded in November. The survey also i...

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Steam Saw 34 New Native Linux Game Releases Last Week

Between December 17 and December 24, a total of 34 new games with native Linux clients were released on Steam. Boiling Steam reported on this influx, noting that "the week before Christmas is usually ...

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Igalia Optimizes Vulkan for Valve Steam Devices, Enhances Proton Compatibility

Igalia announced about a month ago, in November 2025, their collaboration with Valve focused on optimizing Vulkan for upcoming Steam devices. The engineering efforts have involved implementing and rev...

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Steam Sees 65 New Native Linux Game Releases in Early December, 10.1% Share

Boiling Steam reported that 65 new games featuring native Linux clients were released on Steam between December 3 and December 10. This figure represents approximately 10.1% of the 643 total new title...

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Boiling Steam Reports 10 New Steam Deck Verified/Playable Games

Boiling Steam reported last week on 10 newly released games from December 6 to December 13 that are now rated as Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck. These titles met specific user rating criteria ...

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Igalia Details Vulkan Optimizations for Valve's Steam Devices, Bolstering Proton Compatibility

Igalia announced last month their extensive work optimizing Vulkan for Valve, aimed at powering upcoming Steam devices. The graphics team implemented numerous Vulkan extensions and reviewed others to ...

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Last Week: 13 New Steam Deck Verified/Playable Titles, 65 Native Linux Games

Between November 29 and December 6, 13 new games achieved "Verified" or "Playable" status for the Steam Deck, according to Boiling Steam. Notable titles included the rhythm game Rythm Doctor and the s...

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Steam On Linux Usage Hits All-Time High in November 2025 Survey

The November 2025 Steam Survey results indicate that Steam on Linux usage has reached an all-time high. This reflects continued growth in the adoption of Linux gaming. Phoronix, reporting on December ...

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