Games: Faugus, PAYDAY, and More

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 15, 2026

• Ubuntu Handbook ☛ Faugus Launcher 2.1.0 Released with Amazon Games Support

  Faugus, the open-source app launcher for running backdoored Windows games and Steam games in Linux, released new 2.1.0 version today. This simple and lightweight UMU-Launcher based application added GOG games support in the past few weeks. With the new 2.1.0 version, it can now run Amazon games in your GNU/Linux Desktop.

• Tom's Hardware ☛ Functioning version of 'the first arcade video game ever created' heads to auction with $200,000 estimate — green sparkle 2-player edition of Computer Space hails from 1973

  A games industry veteran is selling off what is 'probably the rarest arcade game in existence' via Boston’s RR Auctions.

• PAYDAY 2's Linux Version Is No Longer Being Supported

  Despite its age, one of my favorite co-op games to play is PAYDAY 2. The sheer amount of content and the gameplay loop still hold up, offering hundreds of hours of enjoyable time with friends. I still go back and play it consistently, and I really love it, especially on the Steam Deck. However, for those of us playing on the Steam Deck, there’s some sad news: the Linux version of the game is no longer supported.

• Payday 2 Gets New Engine 13 Years Post-Launch and Officially Loses Native Linux Version

  The new Diesel Engine V3 improves the game in a number of ways, but the highlights include moving to a 64-bit architecture, adopting DirectX 11, improving CPU utilization for modern multithreaded CPUs, improving load times and the installed game size, and adding native VR support. Of course, this hasn't come without some trade-offs, one of the most impactful of which is the loss of the native Linux build of the game.

• GamingOnLinux ☛ Hand of Fate: Hordes is a bullet heaven survivor-like filled with story-telling and games of chance | GamingOnLinux

  Hand of Fate: Hordes recently entered Early Access bringing some interesting story-telling, games of chance and deck-building to the bullet heaven genre. A rather wide genre now that exploded initially with Vampire Survivors, where it seems like every indie developer wants to try their hand at it.

• GamingOnLinux ☛ Raft meets Don't Starve in the new survival game Coastless | GamingOnLinux

  Going right into my list of must-haves for co-op gaming with my partner, Coastless is a fresh survival crafting game blending Raft and Don't Starve.

• GamingOnLinux ☛ The LULULOOK Gaming Pillow for Steam Deck is the ultimate way to be lazy | GamingOnLinux

  LULULOOK sent over the LULULOOK Gaming Pillow for Steam Deck and it has become my go-to when I want to be truly lazy. I was a big fan of the similar one from Mechanism, but that's now gone in a cupboard because this one is actually a lot more useful.

• GamingOnLinux ☛ Hell Let Loose: Vietnam arrives on Steam and works on SteamOS / Linux | GamingOnLinux

  The tactical online shooter Hell Let Loose: Vietnam from Expression Games / Team17 has now officially launched and it does thankfully work on SteamOS / Linux. Disclosure: a key was provided to GamingOnLinux to cover it.

• GamingOnLinux ☛ System Shock VR, High On Life VR and more from the VR Games Showcase | GamingOnLinux

  We're getting some fun VR treats that were announced during the recent VR Games Showcase - now I just need Valve to release the damn Steam Frame.

• Robert Lützner ☛ My kids are kicking my ass at chess

  But I’m seriously impressed at how quickly they’ve picked it up. I think I was 10 or 11 when I first learned chess, first from a friend that I met on vacation and later from my grandpa. I eventually got good enough to consistently beat my grandpa, but that was a long time ago and I’ve lost tons of games since then.

• [Old] Brett Chalupa ☛ Make Games for Playdate with Lua

  Written in a fun and accessible style, Make Games for Playdate with Lua is a great way to get started learning game programming. The book is perfect for beginners. And if you've already made some games before, you'll feel right at home as you go through the chapters.

  You'll code a bunch of small games from scratch to learn everything you need to bring your game ideas to reality.