Games: Proton Experimental, Warhammer, Quake II, and More

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 22, 2025

• Proton Experimental for SteamOS / Linux gets fixes for Marvel Rivals, BlazBlue Centralfiction and more | GamingOnLinux

  A fresh Proton Experimental update from Valve for the weekend with various game fixes for SteamOS / Linux. If you missed it, Valve also released Proton 10 recently.

• Grab a free copy of Warhammer: Vermintide 2 for a limited time | GamingOnLinux

  Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is currently on a time-limited deal where you can grab a copy and keep it, so act fast if you want a free game. Earlier this year it also had an update to improve the anti-cheat on Linux too, so hopefully now you won't have too much trouble running it on Linux systems with Proton.

• The Nightdive Studios enhanced Quake II re-release is now Steam Deck Verified | GamingOnLinux

  With the latest minor update, the newer Quake II re-release that saw Nightdive Studios jump in to improve it is now Steam Deck Verified.

• The multiverse is a mess so you and friends will get cleaning in S.K.R.U.B. Squad | GamingOnLinux

  I do love how many more casual co-op games we're seeing lately, and it looks like S.K.R.U.B. Squad may be one to add to your list. You've done some power washing in the likes of PowerWash Simulator but what about cleaning up the whole multiverse? A messy job, but someone has to do it.

• Play dice against the guardian of the underworld in Dice of Kalma | GamingOnLinux

  Dice of Kalma challenges players to descend into the Underworld and face the Finnish god of death, Kalma, in a high-stakes game of luck and skill. Originally released on November 14th, the developer recently added Native Linux and macOS support to the game. Since release it has also gained a Positive rating on Steam.

• NodalBastion is a delightful mixture of tower defense and incremental progression | GamingOnLinux

  Taking inspiration from incremental games with a long progress tree to unlock, NodalBastion is a tower defense game that just keeps on going. It's a bit too heavy on the screen effects by default though.

• Dune: Awakening gets a limited time free trial and the biggest discount yet | GamingOnLinux

  Dune: Awakening from Funcom is trying to pull in some fresh players, with a new free trial available and the biggest discount on Steam so far. Thankfully even with the BattlEye anti-cheat, it is enabled and working on Linux / SteamOS systems, unlike many other games.

• ARC Raiders is now Steam Deck Verified | GamingOnLinux

  Valve recently published a Steam Deck Verified rating for the smash-hit extraction shooter ARC Raiders. I decided to see if it deserved the rating.