Gaming on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS delivers native Linux performance and seamless Windows game compatibility through Valve Proton, Steam, and Flatpak.
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Valve’s first stable SteamOS 3.9 release brings a much newer KDE desktop, a fresh kernel and a pile of handheld fixes. Here is what changed and what it means for Linux gaming on Ubuntu.
Epic finally has a launcher you can run on Ubuntu without Wine. But playing Fortnite will ask something unusual of your PC, and Epic still will not say when it will arrive.
You can play plenty of new and trending First Person Shooters on your Ubuntu and Linux OS. Check out our guide that includes screenshots and helpful shortcuts for each game.
The best roguelike games for Ubuntu right now are Slay the Spire 2, Risk of Rain 2, Megabonk and Caves of Qud. Between them you get...
Our guide for those of you who enjoy horror games whether it’s halloween season or not. Here are the horror games that run properly on Ubuntu including screenshots and their current price range.
Your friends are on Windows and one of you has the older machine. Here are co-op and multiplayer games that work anyway, from Split Fiction and Portal 2 to Valheim, Deep Rock Galactic and R.E.P.O. Every card tells you how many can play, and whether your friends can actually join you.
NVIDIA’s native GeForce NOW app is finally available on Ubuntu. This guide covers the Flatpak install, the driver, Wayland requirements and what each membership tier really gets you, and the honest limitation nobody mentions.
Want to keep your money and still play something good? Here are free shooters, open worlds, strategy games and kart racers you can install on Ubuntu right now, from Counter-Strike 2 and Overwatch to Zenless Zone Zero and 0 A.D.
Big worlds, long stories and a character who is yours. Here is our list of the best RPGs for Ubuntu, including Baldur’s Gate 3, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Guild Wars 2, with five you can play for free.
Twelve Linux distros ranked for gaming, from Bazzite and Nobara to SteamOS, CachyOS and Ubuntu, with a comparison table, install steps and a plain answer to which one fits your PC.
