LinuxGameNetwork
Last update: 2020-09-17
Below is collection of tools and applications for Linux users with a focus on gaming. This page is continually updated so set a bookmark and check back regularly.
Game Launchers
- Steam - online game store and client
- Lutris - open source game launcher with good Wine integration to play many popular Windows-only games
- BlueMaxima's Flashpoint - open source launcher for thousands older web-based/Flash games
Mouse, Keyboard, and Peripheral Tools
- Piper and libratbag - daemon and GUI to configure settings of many gaming mice (mostly Logitech)
- OpenRazer - drivers and user-space daemon for managing Razer gaming products
- polychromatic - a GUI that interfaces with OpenRazer to configure and manage Razer gaming products
- RazerGenie - a Qt GUI that interfaces with OpenRazer to configure and manage Razer gaming products
- Oversteer - a desktop application to configure Logitech racing wheels
- xow - user-space driver for Xbox One wireless dongle
Tools
- gamemode - from Feral Interactive, allows performance optimizations to be temporarily applied when launching games
Streaming and Recording
- Steam Link - stream games from a Steam host PC to a variety of other devices
- Open Broadcaster Software - screencapture and video streaming application. Nvidia users recommended to get from Snap or Flatpak if your distribution supports them for NVENC
- MangoHUD - a Vulkan and OpenGL performance overlay and benchmarking utility
Is anything missing? Leave a comment below or send an email to contact@linuxgame.net
