❗Top Gaming (General) posts of the month❗ (21 Apr 2026)
### 1. 📰 [Wine 11 rewrites how Linux runs Windows games at the kernel level, and the speed gains are massive](https://lemmyverse.link/lemmy.world/post/44699522) ([direct link](https://lemmy.world/post/44699522)) (👍881 👎3)
from **Linux Gaming** ([email protected]) 
Posted by [monica_b1998](https://lemmy.world/u/monica_b1998)
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### 2. 🖼️ [When you're the type of person who commits. (xpost, because the Factorio joke inspired me)](https://lemmyverse.link/lemmy.world/post/45080733) ([direct link](https://lemmy.world/post/45080733)) (👍802 👎9)
from **Games** ([email protected]) 
original thread had gaming relevance :
https://lemmy.world/post/38269946
If this is hated on I'll delete the thread (EDIT) I guess not.
Posted by [Skullgrid](https://lemmy.world/u/Skullgrid)
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### 3. 🖼️ [Achievements](https://lemmyverse.link/lemmy.world/post/45118004) ([direct link](https://lemmy.world/post/45118004)) (👍582 👎13)
from **Gaming** ([email protected]) 
Posted by [The_Picard_Maneuver](https://lemmy.world/u/The_Picard_Maneuver)
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### 4. 📰 [Stop Killing Games throw weight behind California bill that would force companies to either keep games working independently after server shutdowns or issue refunds](https://lemmyverse.link/lemmy.zip/post/62465956) ([direct link](https://lemmy.zip/post/62465956)) (👍354 👎1)
from **Gaming** ([email protected]) 
*Stop Killing Games throw weight behind California bill that would force companies to either keep games working independently after server shutdowns or issue refunds*
The Californian legislation cited in Stop Killing Games' latest progress update on Reddit is dubbed the "Protect our Games Act", and was initially put forward by Chris Ward - a member of California's State Assembly - in February this year.
Stop Killing Games say they had a hand in "advising on the drafting of" it.
Funnily enough, the latter's also the date of a European Parliament public hearing about Stop Killing Games' citizens’ initiative - the petition the group recently submitted to the body.
Finally, Stop Killing Games organiser Moritz Katzner noted that he was called in to advise the UK government's Department for Culture, Media & Sport on unspecified matters related to the campaign last week.
He added that Stop Killing Games are "planning to build a stronger presence in the UK", but didn't provide any more details. 🖊️️🤖
Posted by [GamingBot](https://lemmy.zip/u/GamingBot)
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### 5. 🖼️ [Nostalgia hits hard](https://lemmyverse.link/lemmy.world/post/44896652) ([direct link](https://lemmy.world/post/44896652)) (👍283 👎1)
from **RetroGaming** ([email protected]) 
Playing Need for Speed: Most Wanted on my PS2 and Sony Trinitron, even the calendar is form 2009
The room at my parents house seems permanently stuck in mid 2000s, too bad I can't take the TV with me
Posted by [los0220](https://lemmy.world/u/los0220)
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### 6. 🖼️ [Should have gotten that 3% interest mortgage back in the day.](https://lemmyverse.link/lemmy.ml/post/45308943) ([direct link](https://lemmy.ml/post/45308943)) (👍173 👎2)
from **Gaming** ([email protected]) 
Posted by [UltraGiGaGigantic](https://lemmy.ml/u/UltraGiGaGigantic)
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### 7. 📰 [House Flipper is free on Steam](https://lemmyverse.link/retrolemmy.com/post/35839460) ([direct link](https://retrolemmy.com/post/35839460)) (👍163 👎0)
from **Games** ([email protected]) 
*House Flipper on Steam*
Take job offers from nearby residents - clean up, paint walls, install heaters, showers, and air conditioners, or even furnish their whole property!
Once the grateful clients pay you for your solid work, it's time to get your own house.
Get rid of broken glass shards, litter, and leftover pieces of furniture, to prepare the place for a complete makeover!
Regardless if you plan to create the house of your dreams, help the residents with their renovations or feel the need to smack some walls -House Flipper is here for You!
So just sit comfortably, let go off your usual daily routine, and delve into the world of House Flipper... into your world! 🖊️️🤖
Posted by [BobbleBubble](https://retrolemmy.com/u/BobbleBubble)
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### 8. 📰 [lutris-minus-ai](https://lemmyverse.link/sopuli.xyz/post/44212593) ([direct link](https://sopuli.xyz/post/44212593)) (👍60 👎13)
from **Linux Gaming** ([email protected]) 
*ridge/lutris-minus-ai: Lutris desktop client. Forked from the last commit before AI was (to my understanding) used in the project.*
LutrisAbout this forkThis is a fork of Lutris before AI was included in commit logs.
Running LutrisIf you have not installed Lutris through your package manager and are using the source package, it is recommended that you install lutris at least once, even an older version to have all dependencies available.
Via the website, it is also possible to sync your Steam library to your Lutris library.
The Lutris client only stores a token when connected with the website, and your login credentials are never saved.
Configuration files~/.local/share/lutris : The client, runners, and game configuration files There is no need to manually edit these files as everything should be done from the client. 🖊️️🤖
Posted by [Twig](https://sopuli.xyz/u/Twig)
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### 9. 💬 [Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week?](https://lemmyverse.link/sh.itjust.works/post/58619940) ([direct link](https://sh.itjust.works/post/58619940)) (👍40 👎1)
from **Patient Gamers** ([email protected]) 
Posted by [BurntWits](https://sh.itjust.works/u/BurntWits)
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### 10. 💬 [Emulator games as a way to postpone your purchases](https://lemmyverse.link/lemmy.ml/post/45821403) ([direct link](https://lemmy.ml/post/45821403)) (👍27 👎1)
from **Patient Gamers** ([email protected]) 
Go to [https://retroachievements.org/](https://retroachievements.org/downloads) for emulator. Check out games total players or https://www.vgchartz.com/gamedb/ for inspiration and dont hesitate to play long time classics for selected consoles, handhelds.
Posted by [xelar](https://lemmy.ml/u/xelar)
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### 11. 📰 [Towns releases source code](https://lemmyverse.link/discuss.tchncs.de/post/58789533) ([direct link](https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/58789533)) (👍26 👎0)
from **OpenSourceGames** ([email protected]) 
*Source Code Release*
Posted by [basxto](https://discuss.tchncs.de/u/basxto)
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### 12. 📰 [[Early Access] 2DOM! is a Chill 2D sidescroller physics-based chain reaction puzzle game featuring dominoes!](https://lemmyverse.link/sopuli.xyz/post/43279190) ([direct link](https://sopuli.xyz/post/43279190)) (👍2 👎1)
from **Indie Gaming** ([email protected]) 
*[Early Access] 2DOM! by Oka's Games*
As a solo indie developer who dreams of working on games full time, I am unable in today's job climate.
If the game is profitable early on, that may result in me converting to part-time or full-time, meaning faster updates and more content!
Players have access to a puzzle level editor which you can use to build, test, save and load your levels.
3 free post-release content updates are planned which will add more spawnables, more campaign branches.
Early Access price is $4.99, with the launch price being set at $6.99. 🖊️️🤖
Posted by [Oka](https://sopuli.xyz/u/Oka)
----
# Inactive communities 👻
These communities have had no posts in the last month:
- [Let's Talk About Games](/c/[email protected]) 
- Where Am I?
- [Gyro Gaming](/c/[email protected]) 
- Welcome to Gyro Gaming subreddit, where people can share their passion for Gyroscopic Controls in Video Games, such as Camera Aiming, Vehicle Steering, Typing, etc.
### Here is a popular post from one of the inactive communities. 🪦♻️
💬 [What are you hoping to buy during Steam summer sale?](https://lemmyverse.link/piefed.social/post/959130) ([direct link](https://piefed.social/post/959130)), posted in [Let's Talk About Games](/c/[email protected]) (👍51 👎3)
For me, I am hoping to see discounts on:
- Steam Deck OLED
- Expedition 33 (probably worth the full price but I am not sure if the timing based combat is for me)
- Fantasy Life i
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Posted by [cloudless](https://piefed.social/u/cloudless)
----
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from **Linux Gaming** ([email protected]) 
Posted by [monica_b1998](https://lemmy.world/u/monica_b1998)
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### 2. 🖼️ [When you're the type of person who commits. (xpost, because the Factorio joke inspired me)](https://lemmyverse.link/lemmy.world/post/45080733) ([direct link](https://lemmy.world/post/45080733)) (👍802 👎9)
from **Games** ([email protected]) 
original thread had gaming relevance :
https://lemmy.world/post/38269946
If this is hated on I'll delete the thread (EDIT) I guess not.
Posted by [Skullgrid](https://lemmy.world/u/Skullgrid)
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### 3. 🖼️ [Achievements](https://lemmyverse.link/lemmy.world/post/45118004) ([direct link](https://lemmy.world/post/45118004)) (👍582 👎13)
from **Gaming** ([email protected]) 
Posted by [The_Picard_Maneuver](https://lemmy.world/u/The_Picard_Maneuver)
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### 4. 📰 [Stop Killing Games throw weight behind California bill that would force companies to either keep games working independently after server shutdowns or issue refunds](https://lemmyverse.link/lemmy.zip/post/62465956) ([direct link](https://lemmy.zip/post/62465956)) (👍354 👎1)
from **Gaming** ([email protected]) 
*Stop Killing Games throw weight behind California bill that would force companies to either keep games working independently after server shutdowns or issue refunds*
The Californian legislation cited in Stop Killing Games' latest progress update on Reddit is dubbed the "Protect our Games Act", and was initially put forward by Chris Ward - a member of California's State Assembly - in February this year.
Stop Killing Games say they had a hand in "advising on the drafting of" it.
Funnily enough, the latter's also the date of a European Parliament public hearing about Stop Killing Games' citizens’ initiative - the petition the group recently submitted to the body.
Finally, Stop Killing Games organiser Moritz Katzner noted that he was called in to advise the UK government's Department for Culture, Media & Sport on unspecified matters related to the campaign last week.
He added that Stop Killing Games are "planning to build a stronger presence in the UK", but didn't provide any more details. 🖊️️🤖
Posted by [GamingBot](https://lemmy.zip/u/GamingBot)
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### 5. 🖼️ [Nostalgia hits hard](https://lemmyverse.link/lemmy.world/post/44896652) ([direct link](https://lemmy.world/post/44896652)) (👍283 👎1)
from **RetroGaming** ([email protected]) 
Playing Need for Speed: Most Wanted on my PS2 and Sony Trinitron, even the calendar is form 2009
The room at my parents house seems permanently stuck in mid 2000s, too bad I can't take the TV with me
Posted by [los0220](https://lemmy.world/u/los0220)
----
### 6. 🖼️ [Should have gotten that 3% interest mortgage back in the day.](https://lemmyverse.link/lemmy.ml/post/45308943) ([direct link](https://lemmy.ml/post/45308943)) (👍173 👎2)
from **Gaming** ([email protected]) 
Posted by [UltraGiGaGigantic](https://lemmy.ml/u/UltraGiGaGigantic)
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### 7. 📰 [House Flipper is free on Steam](https://lemmyverse.link/retrolemmy.com/post/35839460) ([direct link](https://retrolemmy.com/post/35839460)) (👍163 👎0)
from **Games** ([email protected]) 
*House Flipper on Steam*
Take job offers from nearby residents - clean up, paint walls, install heaters, showers, and air conditioners, or even furnish their whole property!
Once the grateful clients pay you for your solid work, it's time to get your own house.
Get rid of broken glass shards, litter, and leftover pieces of furniture, to prepare the place for a complete makeover!
Regardless if you plan to create the house of your dreams, help the residents with their renovations or feel the need to smack some walls -House Flipper is here for You!
So just sit comfortably, let go off your usual daily routine, and delve into the world of House Flipper... into your world! 🖊️️🤖
Posted by [BobbleBubble](https://retrolemmy.com/u/BobbleBubble)
----
### 8. 📰 [lutris-minus-ai](https://lemmyverse.link/sopuli.xyz/post/44212593) ([direct link](https://sopuli.xyz/post/44212593)) (👍60 👎13)
from **Linux Gaming** ([email protected]) 
*ridge/lutris-minus-ai: Lutris desktop client. Forked from the last commit before AI was (to my understanding) used in the project.*
LutrisAbout this forkThis is a fork of Lutris before AI was included in commit logs.
Running LutrisIf you have not installed Lutris through your package manager and are using the source package, it is recommended that you install lutris at least once, even an older version to have all dependencies available.
Via the website, it is also possible to sync your Steam library to your Lutris library.
The Lutris client only stores a token when connected with the website, and your login credentials are never saved.
Configuration files~/.local/share/lutris : The client, runners, and game configuration files There is no need to manually edit these files as everything should be done from the client. 🖊️️🤖
Posted by [Twig](https://sopuli.xyz/u/Twig)
----
### 9. 💬 [Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week?](https://lemmyverse.link/sh.itjust.works/post/58619940) ([direct link](https://sh.itjust.works/post/58619940)) (👍40 👎1)
from **Patient Gamers** ([email protected]) 
Posted by [BurntWits](https://sh.itjust.works/u/BurntWits)
----
### 10. 💬 [Emulator games as a way to postpone your purchases](https://lemmyverse.link/lemmy.ml/post/45821403) ([direct link](https://lemmy.ml/post/45821403)) (👍27 👎1)
from **Patient Gamers** ([email protected]) 
Go to [https://retroachievements.org/](https://retroachievements.org/downloads) for emulator. Check out games total players or https://www.vgchartz.com/gamedb/ for inspiration and dont hesitate to play long time classics for selected consoles, handhelds.
Posted by [xelar](https://lemmy.ml/u/xelar)
----
### 11. 📰 [Towns releases source code](https://lemmyverse.link/discuss.tchncs.de/post/58789533) ([direct link](https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/58789533)) (👍26 👎0)
from **OpenSourceGames** ([email protected]) 
*Source Code Release*
Posted by [basxto](https://discuss.tchncs.de/u/basxto)
----
### 12. 📰 [[Early Access] 2DOM! is a Chill 2D sidescroller physics-based chain reaction puzzle game featuring dominoes!](https://lemmyverse.link/sopuli.xyz/post/43279190) ([direct link](https://sopuli.xyz/post/43279190)) (👍2 👎1)
from **Indie Gaming** ([email protected]) 
*[Early Access] 2DOM! by Oka's Games*
As a solo indie developer who dreams of working on games full time, I am unable in today's job climate.
If the game is profitable early on, that may result in me converting to part-time or full-time, meaning faster updates and more content!
Players have access to a puzzle level editor which you can use to build, test, save and load your levels.
3 free post-release content updates are planned which will add more spawnables, more campaign branches.
Early Access price is $4.99, with the launch price being set at $6.99. 🖊️️🤖
Posted by [Oka](https://sopuli.xyz/u/Oka)
----
# Inactive communities 👻
These communities have had no posts in the last month:
- [Let's Talk About Games](/c/[email protected]) 
- Where Am I?
- [Gyro Gaming](/c/[email protected]) 
- Welcome to Gyro Gaming subreddit, where people can share their passion for Gyroscopic Controls in Video Games, such as Camera Aiming, Vehicle Steering, Typing, etc.
### Here is a popular post from one of the inactive communities. 🪦♻️
💬 [What are you hoping to buy during Steam summer sale?](https://lemmyverse.link/piefed.social/post/959130) ([direct link](https://piefed.social/post/959130)), posted in [Let's Talk About Games](/c/[email protected]) (👍51 👎3)
For me, I am hoping to see discounts on:
- Steam Deck OLED
- Expedition 33 (probably worth the full price but I am not sure if the timing based combat is for me)
- Fantasy Life i
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Posted by [cloudless](https://piefed.social/u/cloudless)
----
The main links are using lemmyverse.link which should redirect to the post on your own instance. If you have not used this before, you may need to go direct to https://lemmyverse.link/ and click on 'configure instance'. Some apps will open posts correctly when using the direct link.
️🤖 indicates a summary generated using AI - 🖋️ TLDR This, 🖊️ news3k, 🖍 Deepseek. It is possible that the summary does not accurately convey the meaning of the original article, refer to the source material if in any doubt.
[Multicommunity: gaming-general.json](connect-multi://gaming-general.json/[email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected])