2026 will be the year of gaming on Linux
2026 will be the year of gaming on Linux
https://www.xda-developers.com/2026-will-be-the-year-of-gaming-on-linux/
Publish Date: 2026-02-05 16:00:00
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Yes, I know. Every year is the “year of Linux,” even if it has never actually happened yet. It’d be a lot easier if I just wrote a template, “[Year number] is the year of Linux,” and then updated the number every January 1st. However, I really do think that 2026 is going to be the year that people take gaming on Linux seriously. A lot of cool things happened in January 2026 alone that made me feel like this is the year, so I’m pretty confident that, at the very least, this’ll be the year where we see people take gaming on Linux seriously.
GOG has made Linux a “major frontier” in the market
Right after one of the co-founders reclaimed the store
First, let’s check out a small but very welcome change in the Linux gaming scene. Good Old Games (GOG) managed to break free of its previous owners, CD Projekt Red, two months ago. Since then, GOG published a job description for a developer to work on GOG Galaxy, with the following text:
GOG GALAXY is our desktop client and ecosystem hub – the place where players manage their libraries, connect with the community, and access features that go far beyond a store. Today, it delivers experience on Windows and macOS, but Linux is the next major frontier.
As such, we’ll likely see GOG pick up on its Linux support in the coming months. And while people probably won’t flood over to Linux just because GOG is on there, it does…
