As Linux gaming has grown, especially with the release of the Steam Deck, more mainstream sites are paying attention to the few Linux gaming sites. Here are stories and news we have covered that were later picked up by other major outlets or podcasts.

In 2025:

• The Register: https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/04/steam_on_linux_numbers_up/
• Brodie Robertson: 90% Of Windows Games Work On Linux… Sort Of: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvANZbDhO3Q
• Gry-online.pl: https://www.gry-online.pl/newsroom/90-gier-z-windowsa-dziala-na-linuxie-i-coraz-wiecej-nie-wymaga-in/zf2f4c0
• Golem.de: https://www.golem.de/news/protondb-fast-90-prozent-der-games-funktionieren-auf-linux-2510-201548.html
• Der Standart: https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000294207/90-prozent-aller-windows-spiele-laufen-mittlerweile-auch-unter-linux
• Techradar: https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/new-data-shows-most-windows-games-now-work-on-linux-and-i-hope-the-same-will-soon-apply-to-anti-cheat-titles
• Techspot: https://www.techspot.com/news/110047-nine-out-ten-windows-games-can-now-run.html
• Pcgameshardware DE: https://www.pcgameshardware.de/Linux-Software-26761/News/90-Prozent-der-Windows-Spiele-laufen-unter-Linux-1485280/
• Techpowerup: https://www.techpowerup.com/342337/almost-90-of-windows-games-run-on-linux-notes-report
• Tomshardware: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/nearly-90-percent-of-windows-games-now-run-on-linux-latest-data-shows-as-windows-10-dies-gaming-on-linux-is-more-viable-than-ever
• Hacker News: (Orange Pi 5 Ultra Review: a ARM64 SBC Powerhouse): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45347089
• Hacker News: (Linux Distros for Gaming: CachyOS Takes Over, According to ProtonDB): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44633758
• Hacker News: (Lenovo Legion Go S: Windows 11 vs. SteamOS Performance, and General Availability): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44560913

In 2024:

• Hacker News (Nintendo Kills Ryujinx After Yuzu): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41758082
• The Verge (Nintendo has reportedly shut down Ryujinx, the Switch emulator that was supposedly immune): https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/1/24259791/nintendo-ryujinx-switch-emulator-gdkchan-removed-downloads-github
• Hacker News (A Surprising Discovery Inside the Steam Deck’s APU): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38977983
• Gardiner Bryant: https://youtu.be/YPd0TWHvqfM?feature=shared&t=319

In 2023:

• PCGamer: https://www.pcgamer.com/76-of-the-top-100-most-played-games-on-steam-are-playable-on-a-steam-deck/
• Hacker News: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35437070
• Hacker News: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35387191
• The Linux Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH5-Y37s88o

In 2022:

• PCGamer: https://www.pcgamer.com/over-50-of-steams-top-100-games-work-on-steam-deck/
• Kotaku: https://kotaku.com/valve-steam-deck-compatibility-verified-playable-games-1848871240
• Itsfoss: https://www.itsfoss.net/ubuntu-linux-the-number-one-linux-distro-for-gaming-every-time-less/
• Gamerant: https://gamerant.com/steam-deck-2500-playable-games/
• Techradar: https://www.techradar.com/news/majority-of-the-best-pc-games-now-work-well-on-steam-deck
• Tomshardware: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/36-out-of-top50-steam-games-run-on-linux
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• Techspot: https://www.techspot.com/news/94453-valve-has-verified-almost-1300-games-run-steam.html
• Pcgameshardware DE: https://www.pcgameshardware.de/Steam-Deck-Hardware-277668/News/Entwickler-beantwortet-Fragen-Akku-haelt-2-bis-5-Stunden-durch-1387244/
• Lunduke’s substack: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-lunduke-journal-podcast-april-2a7 and https://lunduke.substack.com/p/ubuntu-market-share-is-in-a-nosedive

In 2021:

• Kotaku: https://www.kotaku.com.au/2021/09/steam-deck-proton-pc-game-library/
• Rock Paper Shotgun: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-steam-deck-wont-actually-run-your-entire-steam-library-proton-president-reminds-everyone
• Gamespot: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/steam-deck-wont-play-all-your-steam-games-at-launch-warns-proton-co-developer/1100-6496021/
• Chrome Unboxed: https://chromeunboxed.com/steam-chromebooks-borealis-2021-launch-could-happen/
• OSNews: https://www.osnews.com/story/133130/proton-has-enabled-7000-windows-games-to-run-on-linux/
• Hacker News: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28895878