
The expanded game roster and Linux support deepen GeForce NOW’s appeal to both mainstream and niche gamers, strengthening NVIDIA’s foothold in the crowded cloud‑gaming market.
NVIDIA’s GeForce NOW celebrates a milestone while navigating a rapidly evolving cloud‑gaming landscape. Six years after its launch, the service has grown from a niche streaming option to a competitive platform that rivals Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming and Amazon Luna. By continuously expanding its catalog and leveraging the latest RTX 5080 GPU capabilities, NVIDIA signals its intent to retain high‑performance gamers who demand low latency and ray‑traced visuals, reinforcing its brand as a premium cloud‑gaming provider.
The introduction of a native Linux client, now in beta, marks a strategic pivot toward the open‑source community. Historically, Linux gamers have relied on workarounds to access cloud services; native support eliminates that friction, potentially unlocking a new user segment. This move also aligns with NVIDIA’s broader ecosystem strategy, which includes driver support and GPU‑accelerated workloads on Linux, fostering deeper integration between hardware, software, and cloud offerings.
The refreshed game lineup, featuring titles like PUBG: BLINDSPOT, Delta Force, and RTX 5080‑optimized updates, illustrates a dual focus on fresh releases and legacy classics. By partnering with Steam, Xbox Game Pass, and Epic, GeForce NOW diversifies its content pipeline, catering to varied gamer preferences. As subscription fatigue looms and competition intensifies, NVIDIA’s emphasis on high‑end graphics performance and cross‑platform accessibility could be decisive in attracting both hardcore and casual players seeking a seamless, device‑agnostic gaming experience.
By Liam Dawe · 5 Feb 2026 at 3:49 pm UTC
NVIDIA are today celebrating six years of the cloud‑gaming service GeForce NOW, which recently added Native Linux support that’s in Beta. As part of the celebration they’ve revealed a number of games that are coming to the service through February.

Available this week includes
Indika (New release on Xbox, available on Game Pass, Feb. 3)
Menace (New release on Steam and Xbox, available on Game Pass, Feb. 5, GeForce RTX 5080‑ready)
World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary Edition (New release on Battle.net, Feb. 5)
PUBG: BLINDSPOT (New release on Steam, Feb. 5, GeForce RTX 5080‑ready)
Carmageddon: Rogue Shift (New release on Steam, Feb. 6, GeForce RTX 5080‑ready)
Delta Force (Steam)
Fallout Shelter (Steam)
Little Nightmares Enhanced Edition (Steam and Xbox, available on Game Pass)
Roadcraft (Xbox, available on Game Pass)
Wildgate (Epic Games Store)
The game HumanitZ is also getting a GeForce RTX 5080‑ready update this week.
Coming across the rest of the month
Disciples: Domination (New release on Steam, Feb. 12)
REANIMAL (New release on Steam, Feb. 13)
Kingdom Come Deliverance (New release on Xbox, available on Game Pass, Feb. 13)
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (New release on Xbox, available on Game Pass, Feb. 17)
Norse: Oath of Blood (New release on Steam, Feb. 17)
Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown (New release on Steam, Feb. 18)
Styx: Blades of Greed (New release on Steam, Feb. 19)
Ys X: Proud Nordics (New release on Steam, Feb. 20)
Resident Evil: Requiem (New release on Steam, Feb. 26)
Arc Raiders (Xbox)
DEVOUR (Steam)
Torque Drift 2 (Steam)
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power (Epic Games Store)
Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince (Epic Games Store)
Source: NVIDIA blog post
About the author – Liam Dawe
I am the owner of GamingOnLinux. After discovering Linux back in the days of Mandrake in 2003, I constantly checked on the progress of Linux until Ubuntu appeared on the scene and it helped me to really love it. You can reach me easily by emailing GamingOnLinux directly.
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