The Dramatic Rise of Esports Worldwide - Boiling Steam

The Boiling Steam Matrix Room is full of surprises. Turns out that one of our readers, @Grazen, is in a senior leadership role at an Esports company. Since Esports are growing like crazy these days, it was a great opportunity… <a...

BattlEye Anti-Cheat Works on ARMA3 with Proton - Boiling Steam

Last week Valve announced that BattlEye anti-cheat solution would now work with Proton on Linux with several games, like ARMA3. We check it out.

Check Out The Top 8 New Games to Play on Linux With Proton Since November 2021 - Boiling Steam

Wondering what new hot games to play on Linux since September 2021? here's what should work pretty much out of the box with Proton.

A Look at Heroic Games Launcher on Linux - Boiling Steam

Want to be able to play your games through the Epic Games Store on Linux? Look no further; we have Heroic Games Launcher. A little over a year ago we covered Legendary. While it’s still a great tool to use,… <a...

Nvidia Pascal GPU, DX12 and VKD3D: Slideshow time! - Boiling Steam

You should really avoid Nvidia Pascal GPUs if you intend to play DirectX 12 games on Linux with Proton (using VKD3D). Very, very poor performance.

Proton 6.3-8 Is Here! Many More Games Work - Boiling Steam

The state of Linux gaming through Proton is only getting better as time goes by.The latest Proton 6.3-8 release brings a much better compatibility.

Mastodon VS Twitter - Boiling Steam

Mastodon vs Twitter. The public loves to put a VS between entities, as if things are always in opposition to each other’s. At Boiling Steam, we use both, or rather, I use both since I am responsible for the communications… <a...

I Love Arch, But GNU Guix Is My New Distro - Boiling Steam

I wrote recently about building my new gaming desktop where, if you weren’t blinded by all the lights, I also noted that I’ve moved from Arch to GNU Guix as my distro of choice. Why? And what is Guix? (And… <a...

Steam Deck and Proton: Good & Bad Times Ahead - Boiling Steam

We look at how the Steam Deck is shaping up, how much Proton has progressed over the past 3 years, and whether that will be enough for a successful launch.

The Raw Data of the Q2 2021 Linux Gamers Survey - Boiling Steam

Back in April we released the first Linux Gamers survey of this year, and we have since then covered numerous topics using the survey results as a data source, such as: Most Popular Gamepads for Linux Gamers VR on Linux… <a...

Epic Chef: A Cooking Quest of Epic Proportions - Boiling Steam

Do you enjoy cooking? It’s practically in my family blood. In Epic Chef — developed by Infinigon Games and published by Team17 — you’re playing a game and basically doing the same thing, except it’s a lot less realistic. The… <a...

Discover the Top 14 New Games to Play on Linux With Proton Since October 2021 - Boiling Steam

Wondering what new hot games to play on Linux since September 2021? here's what should work pretty much out of the box with Proton.

You Can Play Mario Party Superstars Online with Ryujinx on Linux - Boiling Steam

Just a few days ago Mario Party Superstars was released for the Nintendo Switch. Of course, like with most new Switch games that come out these days, this game in particular has no problem running on either Ryujinx or Yuzu.… <a...

Yuzu (Switch Emulator): Introducing Project ART - Boiling Steam

Shortly after the interview with GDKChan — creator of the Ryujinx Switch emulator — was published, one of the developers of Yuzu, the competing Switch emulator, contacted me and asked if I would be willing to take a look at… <a...

Installing Mods for Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl (NASB) on Linux - Boiling Steam

The possibilities to improve NASB are endless, as devs made it pretty straightforward to mod their game. Here's a guide on how to make mods work on Linux.

Rescuing a Frozen Linux System With Some Magic - Boiling Steam

We’ve all had to face it: the frozen, hanging, crashed system. No fun for sure, especially if you were in the middle of a game before saving (or, I don’t know, doing work? no judgment). If you’ve been around Linux… <a...

Steam Deck Teardown: How Valve Designs Hardware - Boiling Steam

Last week, Valve released a teardown video showcasing the Steam Deck internals. This is almost becoming a trend, as Sony did something quite similar before they released the PS5 to the public. The main difference with Sony here is that… <a...

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl Review - Boiling Steam

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl (NASB) is a Super Smash Bros.-style platform fighter for Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch. It’s developed in collaboration with Ludosity — the folks behind Slap City — and Fair Play Labs, published by...

Boiling Steam: Powered By Gitea... and Much More! - Boiling Steam

How does Boiling Steam work behind the scenes? What’s Gitea? There is not much point in talking about the CMS (Content Management System) we use (WordPress), because that would be a rather boring topic in itself… Rather, how does the… <a...

Introducing the Boiling Steam Wiki - Boiling Steam

Within the past year or two, Boiling Steam has grown. Two editors have now become four, and the number of articles we’re publishing has increased drastically. As a result, we’ve needed to become a little more organized. Ever found yourself… <a...