Games: Lunar Lander On The PDP-1, SteamOS, Steam Survey, and More

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 03, 2026

• Hackaday ☛ 2026 Retrocomputing Challenge: Lunar Lander On The PDP-1

  A lot of the retrocomputing world is focused on the 1980s, and for good reason– the home computer revolution was in full swing in that decade, and there is a veritable Cambrian Explosion of capable hardware to play with, emulate or recreate. There’s plenty of retro to look back to before that halcyon decade, though, as [Michael Gardi]’s port of Lunar Lander to the PDP-1 reminds us.

• GamingOnLinux ☛ Here's the highest rated Native Linux Steam games from September 2026 | GamingOnLinux

  Here's some of the highest-rated Native Linux games released on Steam during September 2026. Helping you to find something interesting to go and play if Native Linux gaming is your thing!

  You can also check out the Top 50 most-played Steam Deck games for September 2026 in a previous article.

• GamingOnLinux ☛ A chat with Omni Systems on upcoming intergalactic floral conquest game Eufloria 2 | GamingOnLinux

  I had a chance to catch up with Omni Systems for their very interesting sounding intergalactic floral conquest game Eufloria 2, and how they're using Godot.

• GamingOnLinux ☛ Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition gets upgrades to improve UI Scaling, Cloud Saving and more | GamingOnLinux

  Nice to see Beamdog still improving the classics - with a fresh update now available for Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition. They just released patch 3.2 which includes quite a few further upgrades for the game.

• GamingOnLinux ☛ OCTOPATH TRAVELER and OCTOPATH TRAVELER II are coming to GOG in the Preservation Program | GamingOnLinux

  The GOG Preservation Program is expanding once again, on October 8th both OCTOPATH TRAVELER and OCTOPATH TRAVELER II will arrive on GOG.

• GamingOnLinux ☛ SteamVR Beta 2.18.2 brings more important bug fixes | GamingOnLinux

  Valve just released SteamVR Beta version 2.18.2 - and with it, another healthy dose of bug fixes.

• GamingOnLinux ☛ Steam Client Beta for October 1st brings many Remote Play Pyrowave improvements | GamingOnLinux

  The new Pyrowave video codec is seeing rapid improvements in the Steam Client Beta, with an update for October 1st now available. We're seeing so many upgrades to Steam lately it's hard to keep up, especially with all the changes coming for the Steam Frame too.

• GamingOnLinux ☛ SteamOS 0.4.3 (Beta) for Steam Frame brings improved power efficiency and battery life | GamingOnLinux

  Valve are working quickly to improve their new Steam Frame VR kit running SteamOS Linux, with another major Beta now available. This follows on from SteamOS 0.4.2 Beta and SteamOS 0.4.1 Beta from September.

• GamingOnLinux ☛ Steam Survey for September 2026 shows a drop in Linux with Simplified Chinese rising | GamingOnLinux

  The Steam Hardware & Software Survey for September 2026 is here, showing another swing for Simplified Chinese as a language on Steam.

  We've seen two months of Simplified Chinese rising now, so it's entirely possible there's an issue there - we'll keep an eye on it and update our stats if Valve do any corrections. We quite often see Linux drop when Simplified Chinese rises.

• SteamVR beta 2.18.2 turned Linux VR streaming green or black, and the fix is also 2.18.2

  SteamVR beta 2.18.2 turned the headset image solid green or solid black for Linux users streaming to a Quest or a Steam Frame, within an hour of its release at 18:22 UTC on October 1. Valve shipped a hotfix at 23:00 UTC the same evening and left the build number at 2.18.2, so the version string in SteamVR tells you nothing about whether you have the fix.

• Valve's own guide says Steam Frame adapter streaming is Windows only for now

  Valve's Steam Frame support guide says that "Full support for SteamVR and Steam Frame streaming via the wireless adapter are currently available on Windows only". It also says that "SteamVR on Steam Machine and desktop Linux isn't fully supported at this time", which places anyone who bought a Steam Machine to stream VR to a Frame outside what Valve currently supports.