r/linux_gaming is a subreddit with 421k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses linux, gaming, steam, game, and proton, and they frequently recommend/review os, game controller, and linux distro.
A subreddit for discussions and news about gaming on the GNU/Linux family of operating systems (including the Steam Deck).
Popular Themes in r/linux_gaming
#1
Solution Requests
: "We spent the last few weeks optimizing our atmospheric horror game for Proton—runs smoothly on Steam Deck now"
13 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Linux Gaming Handbook [Early Preview]"
7 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "EMUUROM, my game in the works for eight years, has been released!"
4 posts
#4
News
: "007 First Light is running better on Linux, even being a DX12 game! - YouTube"
4 posts
#5
Pain & Anger
: "NVIDIA FUCK YOU"
3 posts
#6
Ideas
: "Releasing a Linux version of my game wasn't that hard, I don't understand why there are so few out there"
2 posts
#7
Money Talk
: "Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/linux_gaming
#1
Linux
: "EA app is the worse app for Linux gaming, I swear"
238 posts
#2
Gaming
: "EA app is the worse app for linux Gaming, I swear"
160 posts
#3
Steam
: "SteamOS 3.8.6 is now available on Beta, includes "preliminary support for HDMI VRR for devices with native HDMI output""
99 posts
#4
Game
: "List of Games affected by the 610.43.02 Nvidia driver bug with descriptor heap"
79 posts
#5
Proton
: "Proton-CachyOS 11.0-20260519 released."
51 posts
#6
Controller
: "DualSense For You (ds4u) - native linux gui tool for configuring dualsense Controllers"
40 posts
#7
Games
: "Terraria aint playable"
37 posts
#8
Issue
: "visual Issue subnautica 2"
36 posts
#9
Performance
: "felix86 26.06 update delivers major gaming Performance gains (3–10×) on the new SpacemiT K3 RISC-V hardware, alongside critical emulation improvements like optimized atomic instruction handling, FMA3 support, and numerous bug fixes to make x86 gaming on RISC-V more viable."
31 posts
#10
Nvidia
: "Nvidia FUCK YOU"
27 posts
Products Discussed in r/linux_gaming
Os
116 reviews
#1
Linux Mint
4.1★ from 23 reviews
#2
Bazzite
4.2★ from 16 reviews
#3
Fedora
4.2★ from 13 reviews
Game Controller
36 reviews
#1
Sony
4.4★ from 10 reviews
#2
8bitdo
4.9★ from 7 reviews
#3
Xbox
3.8★ from 4 reviews
Linux Distro
36 reviews
#1
Nobara
4.4★ from 9 reviews
#2
CachyOS
4.4★ from 8 reviews
#3
Fedora
4.4★ from 7 reviews
Flair Used in r/linux_gaming
#1
tech support wanted
: "idk why but i cant play cs2"
29 posts
#2
steam/steam deck
: "SteamOS 3.8.6 is now available on Beta, includes "preliminary support for HDMI VRR for devices with native HDMI output""
15 posts
#3
hardware
: "spotted at Dave & Busters!"
13 posts
#4
graphics/kernel/drivers
: "AMD submits HDMI 2.1 FRL support for Linux kernel 7.2"
11 posts
#5
guide
: "Recording 4K60 on Linux is now easy (my first kernel patch)"
9 posts
#6
wine/proton
: "Proton-CachyOS 11.0-20260519 released."
9 posts
#7
benchmark
: "007 First Light is running better on Linux, even being a DX12 game! - YouTube"
8 posts
#8
tool/utility
: "Cheat Engine 7.7 is out with native Linux support."
5 posts
#9
new native/FLOSS game
: "Old fashioned ARPG The Goddess's Will now has a demo on Linux, as promised"
5 posts
#10
gamedev/testers wanted
: "I loved Balatro's broken math but wanted higher stakes, so we built a dark roguelite deckbuilder for Linux where your life literally hangs on every spin of the wheel."
5 posts
Member Growth in r/linux_gaming
Yearly
+87k members(26.1%)
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Last updated: June 10, 2026