Gaming on Linux ... Is Linux Ready for Gaming?

Is Linux ready for Gaming? The answer is YES — but there's a lot more to it! From advancements in Proton and Steam Deck to growing compatibility with AAA titles, Linux has come a long way as a gaming platform. In this video, we explore the current state of Linux gaming and break down what you need to know before switching. Whether you're a hardcore gamer or just curious about the Linux revolution, this video will give you the insights you need.

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00:00 Linux and Gaming Readiness
01:20 The Rise of Linux Gaming
03:01 Tools for Running Games on Linux
04:12 Gaming-Centric Linux Distros
04:57 The Evolution of Linux Gaming
06:37 Choosing Your First Linux Distro

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[MyReviews_FOSS]

Every single game I play works 100% fine on Linux, except one game. Wuthering waves. Linux just cracked 4.5% market share. Developers will come by when this percentage is higher. Give it some time.

[jorgerodriguez]

I am a returning linux user and oh boy there is a huge difference from 10 years ago, luckily I don't play any game with kernel level anti cheat. But yeah outside of those few games the experience is better than windows since the os is lighter and more stable. We also have equivalent tools to monitor the performance of hardware.

You may need to tinker a little bit more than windows but with each update is getting easier and easier to set up games

[shadyKING]

"... like Nobara, Bazzite, Drauger and others." i really can't understand how everybody miss CachyOS. With high chance this distro will give you better gaming performance than others

[RailQuestCJ]

Having been on Linux Mint for a few weeks now, Steam runs quite well, and once I found the setting to run Windows games, sometimes it's hard to tell the difference. Some things I've run into, however:
1. The frequent reloading of Vulcan (sp?) shaders can be annoying.
2. No Man's Sky is constantly validating at a 5 Gig size each time I run Steam.
3. Fallout 4 worked fine until recently, then the main game menu just quit working.
4. Depending on your hardware, there can be a noticeable lag or different look to your graphics with the extra compatibility layers running. It's not a deal breaker, though.

That said, I was delighted at a smooth install, smooth Steam set up, and the easy recognition of my RTX 3060, including suggesting NVidia drivers verses the standard ones. So far, sans the above, Factorio and Neverwinter Nights Enhanced Edition run great (and they are Linux native). Subnautica also runs well. Hope this perspective is helpful. Cheers!

[demos]

95% (some are just old & badly made) of my Steam games are working on linux, been enjoying that since Feb this year. 🙂👍

Win 10 was my final Windows... it's been a long road from Win 3.1 but i'm done with it.

[tohur]

I will never understand the publishers throwing money away by not supporting Linux when Valve and the WINE community has done ALL the work for them.. they literally ONLY need to make a windows version, which as a Linux user I don't mind at all because I am not one those nuts that expects native versions of games atm.

[DavideDavini]

My desktop PC is 100% dedicated to gaming and it runs Linux.

Cheers.

[zolaarczakle]

I stopped playing when I had to let go Windows7 but now, I've spent more than 1500 hours in Baldur's Gate 3.

[madProgenitorDeity]

emulation on linux is amazing. PSP, PS2, even switch. even steam games play flawlessly

[weench]

You have a great audio in your YT videos

[Bainkowalski]

98 percent of the games I've wanted to play over the past 3 years of daily driving linux os worked no problems. Lutris, Heroic and Steam Proton are amazing! Find a distro that works for you and dig in!

[SamMay-kt]

I like this I am a new user on Linux, so thank you for the info

[desvendandoornasaude]

Apart from plying on Linux on Steam, We can playing with emulators, there are great emulators for Linux.

[centy]

Worth mentioning that Heroic launcher does have a windows build and frankly is far superior to the official launcher.

[BjørjaBear]

I ended up with CachyOS as my daily driver. I had dualbooted Win 10 and Mint for a year on an old rig. For my gaming, which is 95% single player games these days, the change to full time Linux has been painless.

[tinkeringsolderbro]

For .deb distributions a PPA for mesa and the liquorix gaming kernel can be added, so the normal workhorse os get optimisation.

[megamodspc]

I been using linux for the past 3 years, and I manage to run fallout TTW modded, with mod organizer 2, ENB, reshade, new vegas reloaded and about 300+ mods, the only issue is that I need a better GPU, Im using a GTX 1650

[RossoPilled]

0:42 my PC runs Linuxmint as its main OS and Windows 10 as the backup one. (just for certain games and other software that aren't Linux compatible)
I'm not switching to Windows 11.

[darkprinc]

One unfortunate issue I've run into is with visual novels. Those tend to have embedded videos that just don't work on Linux. In my experience the rest of the visual novel will work fine, but any videos like openings and endings will just get skipped over. These seem to rely on Windows Media Player (or maybe it's Windows Media Center now, I don't remember) and from what little info I've been able to locate on the subject, Windows Media Player is either really difficult, or outright impossible to get working on Linux.

[matrixchannel]

short Answer Yes. I play alot of games on linux with proton or ProtonGE steam and Lutris