There's a new preview update. It's pretty good. There's some minor jank still but it seems pretty complete now. The store page renders now too.

(Glad to see you guys are incapable of being normal for five seconds.)

In before Rito bans that latest workaround because that's how it is with this company. Just like it happened with old hyperv workaround. Peps need to understand Rito wants to have their rootkit in your box, direct access to your kernel and they won't allow any potential security holes.

So I installed Steam and I'm testing a few games, but what else should I install? What packages do you recommend installing to get the best experience?

An AI suggested these:

- GameMode: Automatically activates high-performance profiles (CPU governor, I/O priority) when a game launches.

- MangoHud: An overlay to monitor FPS, temperatures, and GPU usage. Helps identify bottlenecks.

- Gamescope: A micro-compositor that lets you cap FPS, apply upscaling (FSR), and isolate the game window for a smoother experience.

My PC: RTX 3060 12 Gb + Ryzen 5 5600 + 16 GB RAM

I really enjoy playing games like COD, ultimately it would be great to have multiplayer working! Is there any hope on the horizon for compatibility with Linux via Proton?

A month or two ago or so when I moved to Fedora KDE Plasma from Windows 7, I tried installing the native version of Steam, but it didn't work, so I installed Flatpak. Today I found out both of them apparently work. Obviously the games installed on Flatpak Steam are not installed on the native version.

I tried using goverlay and mangohud to figure out why my games have subpar performance (Got Lenovo Legion Y520 cheap from a friend, that is full of cigarette ash and smells like weed, so I assumed there's a hardware bottleneck), but couldn't get them to work on flatpak Steam. That was the original reason I tried the other Steam icon on my start menu... However, when I actually tried playing Imperator: Rome, the performance was buttery smooth. Like, insanely smooth. 60 FPS with decent graphics and short loading times, vs. 15 - 30 FPS with all the simple graphic mods and lowest settings that took ages to load. I'm now downloading DayZ again, that didn't go past the menu in the flatpak version without freezing.

Why is this? I already removed the flatpak Steam, but I'm just wondering.

Recently reinstalled Cachy and went with Cosmic DE this time. The games that work are working better than ever. However, there is an odd issue with some games where the mouse will be sucked into the top left corner of the game window with the force of a supermassive black hole. Looking into this, it appears that Gamescope can be a potential solution and this works for Warframe. However I cannot get Guild Wars 2 to launch with Gamescope.

I have never used Gamescope before. Is there some configuration I need to do?

Does anyone else game on Cosmic, do you have this problem, and how do you fix it? Do I just need to switch back to KDE, and if so do I need to reinstall the OS or can I install KDE alongside without conflicts?

Hey guys, I’m new to this community. I recently switched to Linux, specifically CachyOS and, as the title suggests, I’m having trouble running the game.

I’m using an Acer Nitro V15 laptop:

RTX 3050 6GB

Intel Core i5-13420H

16 GB RAM

I’m using the CachyOS version of proton, but the game barely hits 40 FPS. This is strange, as I saw a video of someone with the same laptop model where the game was running at 90 - 100 FPS, the only difference being that they were using Windows.

**System:**

- Distro: Nobara 44 (kernel: 7.2.10-200)

- Desktop: KDE Plasma (Wayland)

- CPU: Ryzen 7 5800X3D

- GPU: XFX RX 9070 XT (Mesa / RADV)

- RAM: 32 GB DDR4

- Monitor: 3440x1440 @ 144 Hz

- Mesa / Vulkan: Mesa 26.2.5 (latest stable)

- Game installed on a 2TB NVMe (secondary drive, btrfs)

**Game:**

- Control Resonant

- Proton: GE 11-9 (latest)

- Resolution & settings: 3440x1440, FSR Balanced, Ultra, RT Medium

- Launch options: `PROTON_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1 MANGOHUD=1 gamemoderun %command%`

**Problem:**

I'm getting heavy stuttering when moving the camera in outdoor areas. This doesn't happen indoors. The GPU stays at 99% utilization the entire time (CPU bottleneck ruled out), but power draw drops significantly when I move the camera from my max TDP of 270W down to 210W or lower during the stuttering. The issue completely disappears when I stop moving the character.

I tested the game on Windows (dual boot) and it runs perfectly smooth.

**What I’ve already tried:**

- Different Proton versions (Proton Wayland, CachyOS, Experimental, and older GE versions)

- Gamemode

- Full system/kernel/driver updates

- Disabling any undervolt or TDP limits

- Disabling VRR

- Lowering graphics settings, disabling RT and FSR

- I’ve read about a kernel parameter workaround that can slightly improve performance, but it affects all games and I don’t feel comfortable applying it just for this one

In the video you can see the issue described above.

Thanks in advance 😆

My MacBook runs Arch Linux, which runs a macOS compatibility layer, which runs the macOS version of League of Legends.

A game that doesn't support Linux.

Peak gaming.

For those who don't know, drag clicking doesn't work on Linux by default. However, there is a way to enable it for distros that use libinput for mouse input (which most do). I have written a concise guide to enable it. If you want to enable drag clicking (especially minecrafters) you can check it out. (pls star)

https://github.com/MeantPlace279/drag-click-linux

What do you guys think? which is more useful for managing optiscaler installation for a game? obviously manual install is the most controlled, but also the most cumbersome. Which have you found best success with for games that have less than obvious setups etc? For example I noticed the goverlay command is actually a good idea to not use after optiscaler is installed as it will replace settings and customisation done within that games folder, optiscaler.ini etc.

https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/13015#issuecomment-6204720307

no matter what i do the fps stays locked and yes before anyone says anything vsync is off and fps is set at unlimited, the only time the fps change is when i take it out of full screen ( the fps stays the same in border less too )
distro: cachyos
de: niri
quickshell: serpantinum

The game itself can run, and i know it for sure, but it Requires the EA launcher and that always just fails to install...
Using Northstar i can skip EA i think, however then i would play on Northstar servers.

Is there a way to either use normal servers thru the Northstar launcher, or just skip the EA launcher on the normal steam install?

I've been able to run UE games such as Marvel Rivals + Dragonwilds with no issue using Steam ever since the Proton Hotfix Steam patch in June. Randomly as of 4 days ago (around 10/14/26 5:00 UTC) after an update, it has crashed every single time I've run it after a certain period of time.

What ends up happening is that the graphics freeze but the audio still continues. Using Shift + Tab to bring up the Steam Overlay I can almost always cause the game to get past the first freeze, but on the second freeze the game stays frozen until it crashes. UE process crashes first, and then Proton. These freezes almost always occur to the same triggers, but not every time when these triggers pop up will it cause a freeze. This usually occurs after about 15-30min, but the longest period of time I was able to run one of these games was 42 minutes.

Triggers:
Map opening in Dragonwilds
Loading splash art screen in Rivals
Chat opening in Rivals
Card selection in the Infinity War mode in Rivals

Things I've tried:
Uninstalling + Reinstalling Marvel Rivals
Switching between Proton Hotfix, Experimental, and Stable
Uninstalling Proton Hotfix + Experimental + reinstalling them
Clearing caches
Using bare minimum settings
Making sure my system is up to date
Disabling Screen Tearing

I'm able to run other applications using Proton on Steam without issue, it's just UE games.

EDIT: Disable Steam overlay. Fixes the issue entirely.

I've recently gotten a g502 for free but I dont see a good way to manage it's settings on linux. I had to change the settings on my windows laptop before plugging the mouse into my Linux pc

I've worked on making lol playable on linux for a whole month this time based on the macos version and with the help of the https://github.com/darlinghq/darling project which i have improved using ai to make it work with lol.

Check it out on https://github.com/lucannez64/darling-lol
There is not a lot of git history because it was just a collection of patches on my laptop before this week.

Some setups may not work right away

This project has gained a lot of attention, so a few things need to be said clearly.

**1. Maintenance.** I built this mainly as a technical challenge, because everyone kept telling me it was impossible. I don't have the time to maintain it fully. Apart from open issues that block you completely, I will only review and merge pull requests.

**2. Bans.** This project can get you permanently banned, as I have said many times. I am not responsible for your actions. You alone are responsible for launching the game in a modified environment (Darling). If you use it:

- don't cheat;

- don't play ranked;

- don't use your main account.

Even with all of that, you will probably still get permabanned.

**3. Takedown.** Riot may well shut this project down. If that happens, I will publish a fork of Darling containing only the changes made here (none of them breach anything), and release the small script as a gist or similar.

**4. To Riot.** If you are reading this, it means a lot of people want to play your game on Linux and are disappointed that they currently can't. As with macOS for your other games (TFT, Valorant), it feels like Riot doesn't care about a part of its players who have been waiting the longest. If you want to fix this, make LoL Next compatible with Linux, either natively or through a layer like Proton. Yes, that includes your kernel anticheat: Epic Games did it with Easy Anti-Cheat. Follow the trend. This is the year of Linux, and people shouldn't be locked out of a platform or forced to dual boot for a single game.

Since riot have heard of the repo if you want to contact me you can at [darling-lolriot@proton.me](mailto:darling-lolriot@proton.me) (especially if you want to do an official or supported version of league of legends on linux) avoid to spam please

Don't use the repo rn riot will ban you for 3 days

If someone else wants to contact me know that i'm open to jobs, part-time remote only as a employee and full time remote as a freelancer for a mission