Mastodawn

It's interesting that Valve argues more devs should build a single executable that targets Proton as the platform whereas Unity thinks the way forward includes Linux specific binaries. Having seen "Linux builds" kind of fall off in the late stages of a game's support cycle, I'm more inclined to support Valve's philosophy. #linuxgaming

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/unity-announce-expanded-supported-for-steam-linux-steam-deck-and-steam-machine/

Unity announce expanded supported for Steam, Native Linux, Steam Deck and Steam Machine

For GDC 2026, Unity revealed expanded official support is coming for Steam. This includes Native Linux, Steam Deck, Steam Machine and more.

GamingOnLinux

Barry Feb 23

Some rare technology optimism. https://youtu.be/tkUgOT22F5s

A Web Revival: the Internet didn't die, you're just not on it

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Barry Jan 29

Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮Jan 29

Open Gaming Collective (OGC) formed to push Linux gaming even further https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/open-gaming-collective-ogc-formed-to-push-linux-gaming-even-further/

#Bazzite #Linux #OpenSource #UniversalBlue #OpenGamingCollective

Open Gaming Collective (OGC) formed to push Linux gaming even further

An exciting new announcement is the formation of the Open Gaming Collective, a collaborative organisation between many names in the Linux sphere.

GamingOnLinux

Barry Jan 24

Have I mentioned how much I love #bazzite today?

Barry Jan 24

Paul Cantrell Jan 22

When she was very young, my daughter looked me straight in the eye, right out of the blue, and said to me with the utter earnestness only a 3-year-old can summon:

“Be brave! Be safe! Be purple!”

I’ve been hanging on to that advice a lot lately.

Barry Jan 23

Haha! I successfully got my five year old to watch and enjoy a @TechConnectify video. He innocently asked "how can you even make things colder?"

Well kiddo, let me introduce you to a little thing called the refrigeration cycle!

Barry Jan 21

It feels like lemmy is really starting to pick up in adoption. It's a good feeling.

Barry Jan 11

Feels so good to ask "this youtuber is neat, are they on the fediverse?" and found out YES!

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Barry Jan 10

Having a genre where my city or empire is the main character, the main sources of challenge come from the growing pains of a larger settlement and dealing with external forces of nature rather than AI "players" participating in a competitively balanced board game that can't actually play the game well so difficulty comes from giving them free stuff.

#Frostpunk remains one of my favorites, where struggling against the death spiral remains very engaging. #NewCycle is quite fun too.

Barry Jan 10

I've been trying to get into #HumankindGame and #Civ7 again, but the more I play them, the more I realize how much I love the #colonysim genre.

I mostly just ignore the conflict as best I can and build up everything, getting irritated when interaction from the AI starts impeding me. Often I don't find the strategy of combat tactically or narratively fulfilling, so it's more of an annoyance than a challenge.