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  • Proton's Recent Push to Reduce the Number of Borked Games - Boiling Steam

    We track ProtonDB extensively at Boiling Steam, because it’s a trove of data that can be used to learn more about several aspects of the Linux Gaming Market. One of things we check is the number of games with equivalent ratings of Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Borked (just like it is/used to be on WineHQ). Back in 2018, ProtonDB asked its users to rate how each game fared based on their experience, which led to inconsistencies: One’s Gold is another one’s Platinum.

    To remedy to that, ProtonDB introduced a new ratings system since late 2019, asking instead specific questions about what worked/did not work with each game, and deriving a calculated rating based on that.

  • box86 and box64 get Steam Play Proton working much better on Arm devices | GamingOnLinux

    Are you planning to do some gaming on Arm devices? You need to take a look at the box86 and box64 projects, which are really quite impressive. Since the majority of software (especially games) are built for x86 processors (the usual Intel / AMD crop), Arm needs something stuck in between to get them running and that's exactly what these projects do.

    Split across 32bit and 64bit, box86 and box64 both recently had major updates and a fun highlight on both is that the developer noted they have plenty of fixes and improvements to get both Steam and Steam Play Proton working — so Linux gaming on Arm is about to see a nice boost with these.

  • Open source evolution sim Thrive goes Multicellular in the latest update | GamingOnLinux

    The Multicellular evolution has begun, for the open source game Thrive that is. Currently in Early Access, it continues to show off an impressive design.

    With version 0.5.8 the first big addition is a prototype of the Multicellular Stage. For this, once you've gained the nucleus and binding agents, you will be able to jump onto the next stage of life. As it's in the early stages of development though, it's somewhat limited with only the Budding reproductive method available right now. Before this part of the game is fully sorted, they continue working on the microbe stage. The other big addition is signalling agents, enabling you to communicate with allied cells which opens up the game even more.

  • ProtonUp-Qt v2.6.1 adds support for the Heroic Launcher Flatpak | GamingOnLinux

    ProtonUp-Qt gives you an incredibly easy way to install compatibility layers on Linux like GE-Proton (formerly Proton GE), Lutris-Wine, Luxtorpeda and more.

    The developer just recently put up version 2.6.1, which as a bit of a highlight should now work nicely with the Flatpak version of the Heroic Games Launcher (for the Epic Games Store). This is especially good for the Steam Deck, where I imagine most people will be using the Flatpak, since it's easy to install and update via the Discover software centre.

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