Games: Proton Experimental, 'Vibe Together', and GOG Preservation Program

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 31, 2026

• Proton Experimental brings new fixes for Helldivers 2, BeamNG.drive and more | GamingOnLinux

  Valve released the latest upgrade for Proton Experimental bringing a fresh set of fixes for Windows games on SteamOS / Linux for October 30th.

• Northgard Battlegrounds takes the strategy game into a new auto-battling direction | GamingOnLinux

  Available now in Early Access, Northgard Battlegrounds takes the classic strategy game into a completely different direction. Note: this was a personal purchase.

• The popular idle clicker game Idle Slayer added Linux and macOS support | GamingOnLinux

  With a mixture of idle and clicker mechanics, the popular and well-reviewed Idle Slayer is now support on both Linux and macOS. It has over 11,000 user reviews on Steam with a Very Positive rating.

• Check out the demo for INANIMA, a retro survival-horror inspired by Resident Evil and SIGNALIS | GamingOnLinux

  INANIMA is an upcoming release from developer Obscure Tales (Lamentum) focused on you surviving in an isolated facility of a strange corporation. The developer emailed GamingOnLinux to note the new demo is live, with full Native Linux support. They said they were directly inspired by classic Resident Evil and the more recent SIGNALIS.

• Open source evolution sim 'Thrive' v1.7 works towards completing the multicellular stage | GamingOnLinux

  The multicellular stage is getting more complete for the open source evolution sim Thrive, with version 1.7 out now. Thrive is free and open source but you can buy it from stores to support the development. It has Native Linux support and Valve have currently rated it Steam Deck Playable / SteamOS Compatible.

• Dune: Awakening's free Blood and Ice expansion launches December 1 | GamingOnLinux

  Funcom reveals the Blood and Ice expansion and detailed what's coming over the next three to four months - including new events, offline single-player and more. They've really been improving the game since the original launch, and it has gotten a lot more interesting. And with more content than ever, perhaps it's time to jump back in soon!

• Multiplayer music playground 'Vibe Together' sounds like a super-fun idea | GamingOnLinux

  Vibe Together is all about visually putting songs together, then playing through them. Sounds great, looks clever!

• Get 18 spooky games in the Fanatical FrightFest Ripper Bundle | GamingOnLinux

  Fanatical's FrightFest Ripper Bundle is live with 18 different games you can grab for one cheap price. You can get the entire thing for £14.99 and there's some fun looking treats in there. As usual from GamingOnLinux, we'll round up all the ratings for you below.

• Five more classics join the GOG Preservation Program | GamingOnLinux

  In addition to publishing more games, the GOG Preservation Program has expanded again with another five classic games added. Hopefully GOG will actually deliver on the confirmed GOG Galaxy for Linux, until then you can use the Heroic Launcher.

• Epic Games Launcher Preview updated to fix logins on some Linux systems | GamingOnLinux

  The in-development Epic Games Launcher Preview that has Linux support has seen another few updates, and now more Linux users should be able to actually login. Are you feeling the vibes yet?