🔗 Nvidia App for Linux is now live
The Flatpak works wherever Flatpaks works.
The new Native Linux Beta is really just an expansion and upgrade of the existing app they released back in May 2025 that was supported only on the Steam Deck (which I was quite a fan of). This really seems like a natural progression for it, since a lot of the work was already done but now they will actually throw their support behind desktop Linux.
And:
A good 99% of the time I simply couldn't tell that the game was not running locally unless I was really focusing my eyes hard to specifically look for a bit of streaming roughness in the image. And when you do that enough, you can tell it's being streamed when you see a bit of blurring but it's not enough to detract from the experience at all. When just enjoying the game, I don't notice any issues thanks to the input feeling exactly like it does in local games. Overall the tech behind GeForce NOW really is impressive.
The game in question was Arc Raiders.
Nvidia opted for a Flatpak, so while they only target Ubuntu, you can install the app wherever Flatpaks are supported. You can find the Flatpak on Nvidia's page.
