Games: Humble Choice, Facepunch Liberated, and "Unfounded DMCA Claim"

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 04, 2025

• Humble Choice for December 2025 has Nine Sols, Like a Dragon Gaiden, Streets of Rage 4 and more | GamingOnLinux

  Another pretty great selection of games overall here for the new Humble Choice games bundle for December 2025. Here we'll list all the games with easy Steam links for more info along with the expected compatibility on Linux / SteamOS.

• The response to s-box from Facepunch going open source has been "overwhelmingly positive" | GamingOnLinux

  Open source rocks so it's pleasing to see it go well for Facepunch with s&box. They've now added native Linux binaries for the dedicated server and game client. If you missed the open source news be sure to check the previous GamingOnLinux article.

• Survivor-like bullet heavens are going first-person POSTAL with POSTAL: Bullet Paradise | GamingOnLinux

  Ready to go POSTAL once more? This time it's in a survivor-like bullet-heaven styled setting, because obviously every developer needs to be in this genre now. Not that I am complaining, it actually reminds me of the time it felt like everyone was attempting some sort of Battle Royale.

• No Players Online returns after an 'unfounded DMCA claim' halted sales for nearly three weeks | GamingOnLinux

  Showing yet again that the DMCA system is not fit for purpose, No Players Online launched on Steam on November 6 and then got taken down but it's back.

• HELLDIVERS 2 file-size on Steam gets massively reduced | GamingOnLinux

  One problem with a lot of modern games is just how big they're getting, but HELLDIVERS 2 is about to massively shrink thanks to work behind the scenes. In a news post on Steam the developers at Arrowhead Game Studios noted they pulled in Nixxes to help get it sorted.

• There's now an AI warning notice browser plugin for itch.io as well as Steam | GamingOnLinux

  The developer behind the useful AI notice browser plugin for Steam has now done the same for itch.io, and they've made it easier to use the extensions.

• Valve have been funding FEX to get x86 games on Arm Linux | GamingOnLinux

  It turns out that not only are Valve using the open source FEX for the Steam Frame but they have been funding FEX since the beginning of it.

• Half-Life Legacy arrives December 12 but you'll need Proton on Linux due to Native Linux issues | GamingOnLinux

  Half-Life Legacy is an enhanced fan mod of Valve's original shooter and it's releasing December 12th. The developers claim it is the "ultimate restoration for the legendary title". It comes with full controller support, achievements, speedrunning, dynamic weapon lighting, Steam Workshop support, Rich Presence for Steam & Discord and much more.

• Fedora Linux 44 will get improved NTSYNC enabling for Proton / Wine | GamingOnLinux

  NTSYNC has been available in the Linux kernel for a while, but it's taking distributions a while to actually use it - Fedora Linux 44 will make it easier.