Earlier this month, NVIDIA announced that GeForce NOW was coming to Linux alongside Fire TV Sticks for even more choices in where to stream your favorite games. NVIDIA didn’t announce an availability date for the Linux desktop and laptop experience, but it did confirm that it would be in the near future.
Luckily for Linux users, that time is now. This week, NVIDIA announced that Linux availability is now available. So, if you’re on Linux, you can install the GeForce NOW app and begin playing games from clients like Steam, the Epic Games Store, Xbox, Ubisoft Connect, and more. Keep in mind that this is a dedicated app for the Linux platform, and not a browser-based option like what NVIDIA first rolled out for Chromebooks. That native access should make for smoother gaming.
GeForce NOW on Linux only works with Ubuntu right now
There’s one catch to today’s Linux availability, and it’s that you need to be using Ubuntu if you want access. Specifically, Ubuntu version 24.04 or later. NVIDIA does state that it will expand beyond Ubuntu eventually, but doesn’t confirm when that will be. So, the wait continues if you’re using a different Linux distro.
It’s also worth noting that the Linux app is in a beta phase at the moment. That means you should expect there to be a hiccup every once in a while. At the very least, you shouldn’t be surprised if something doesn’t work right. Even if the experience is generally smooth most of the time, betas tend to have a few hiccups.
In addition to the Linux app rollout, NVIDIA is also tossing a bunch more games in the GeForce NOW library this week. This includes The Midnight Walkers, Cairn, Prototype and Prototype 2 as new releases on Ubisoft Connect, the Xbox release of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, Half Sword (which is RTX 5080-ready), Vampires: Bloodlord Rising, The Bard’s Tale Trilogy, The Bard’s Tale IV: Director’s Cut, and Total War: Three Kingdoms.
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