Hi Everyone! Our Big Linux Gamer Survey for 2021 is Finally Out! You can start answering here: https://forms.gle/ML6tF9MS9usAp3Vv5 Appreciate if you could retoot/retweet this around you! #boilingsteam #survey #linuxgaming #linux
Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition will be on Linux as well: https://www.metrothegame.com/en-us/pcspecs/ #linux #linuxgaming #metroexodus #native
RMS addresses the free software community: https://www.fsf.org/news/rms-addresses-the-free-software-community #fsf #freesoftware #rms
I got Sunset Overdrive (that used to be an Xboxone exclusive) on sale last week on Steam, and it works almost flawlessly on Linux with Proton (it complains about corrupted saves but saves work). It's a fun game, too. #linux #linuxgaming #sunsetoverdrive
How I made a game in 35 hours without breaking a sweat using only free/libre and opensource tools!
Boosts appreciated ;)
#GameDev #GodotEngine #gimp #inkscape #audacity #Gamedesign #indiedev #indiegamedev
Making Librem 5 Apps, in video: https://puri.sm/posts/the-simplicity-of-making-librem-5-apps/ #linux #smartphone #librem #dev
The FOSS Game OpenTTD Went on Steam to solve a hard problem of version fragmentation: https://boilingsteam.com/openttd-went-to-steam-to-solve-a-hard-problem/ #linux #linuxgaming #openttd #steam #fragmentation
Running Gamecube games on a Switch on which you installed Ubuntu: it works! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHBui6qFx60 #linux #switch #linuxgaming #gamecube #emulation
We have already received about 1500 unique answers on the Linux Gamer survey! If you game on Linux (even partially) and have not answered yet, please add your voice as well: https://boilingsteam.com/our-new-linux-gamer-survey-for-2021-is-out/ #linux #linuxgaming #survey #boilingsteam
I was not aware that there was an open source engine recreation of Chris Sawyer's Locomotion, called OpenLoco: https://github.com/OpenLoco/OpenLoco #linux #linuxgaming #foss #openloco
Not getting enough FPS? If you are on AMD with one of the newer cards, with Mesa you can enable Variable Rate Shading to lower shaders' quality while massively increasing framerate (~+ 30%): https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=RADV-Render-Less #linux #linuxgaming #amd #vrs #mesa #performance
OpenRazer (open driver for Razer devices) has a new version: https://github.com/openrazer/openrazer/releases/tag/v3.0.1 #linux #linuxgaming #razer #openrazer #driver
In Chromium, "FLoC" enables ad selection without sharing the browsing behavior of individual users. And the Brave browser just disabled it: https://github.com/brave/brave-core/pull/8468 #linux #browser #brave #privacy
We preview King of Seas, a game akin to Sid Meier's Pirates!, coming in May on PC: https://boilingsteam.com/king-of-seas-preview-on-linux-proton/ #linux #linuxgaming #proton #kingofseas #pirates
Looks like the cheap Intel Core i5-11400F (no integrated GPU) is a great choice for gaming if you are on a budget: https://youtu.be/TyGFKCrnPM4 #gaming #cpu #intel #budget
Free python books in a repository: https://github.com/pamoroso/free-python-books #python #ebooks #free #linux
Ps2 emulator PCSX2 update for the first quarter of 2021: https://pcsx2.net/298-q1-2021-progress-report.html #linux #linuxgaming #ps2 #emulation #pcsx2
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