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Is Linux Ready For Mainstream Gaming In 2025? (news.itsfoss.com)
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[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Hell Divers 2 has had a rocky relationship with Linux from the get go. Hopefully, as Linux gains market share, game studios start to include Linux testing.

[–] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

helldivers 2 works great for me with nixos. Both native package and flatpak.

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't play it, but I remember that with each update, it sometimes broke for Linux, and sometimes it would fix the breaks. That was especially true closer to launch, though maybe some of those issues have been ironed out.

Are you using a Nix config you found, or is it something you cobbled together yourself? Gaming on Nix seems like a challenge!

[–] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 2 points 1 day ago

Been using nix to game on for 2 years. My config is a bit out of date, I haven't really taken the time to update and optimize it.

https://github.com/JustinLex/nixos-gaming

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

At least I have a steam deck to play it on as that tends to be more optimized for games.