NVIDIA GeForce NOW adds native Linux app and DLSS upgrades

The second GeForce NOW update of August is already here from NVIDIA, giving cloud gaming fans even more games they can jump into from their library. Aside from the eight new games gaining support, NVIDIA has graduated the GeForce NOW native Linux app out of beta while also optimizing its DLSS tech in the cloud for better latency.

"Built on months of community feedback, the release focuses on performance, stability and polish while continuing to support Ubuntu 24.04 and later," says NVIDIA today about the new platform support. "A new Flatpack repository makes getting started and receiving future updates even easier."

Next, games should feel more responsive than before when users toggle on DLSS Frame Generation. NVIDIA says this will be especially noticeable when streaming at 60 or 120 FPS at 1440p or 4K.

With all the tech upgrades out of the way, here are the games joining GeForce NOW's supported list this week:

• Car Wash Simulator (New release on Steam, Aug. 10)
• Pax Autocratica (New release on Steam, Aug. 10)
• Clawed (New release on Steam, Aug. 13)
• Hell Let Loose: Vietnam (New release on Steam, Aug. 13)
• Sandustry (New release on Steam and Xbox, Aug. 13)
• Cat Mail Co. (Steam)
• Misery (Steam)
• Monster Hunter Wilds Prologue Demo (Steam)
• Pratfall (Steam)

NVIDIA plans to add support for a bunch more games during the rest of August. Find the full announcement from last week over here.

Moreover, if you missed it, recently a modder managed to bypass the GeForce NOW interface and reach the Windows desktop environment on the cloud gaming service.

Keep in mind that, unlike subscription services like Game Pass or EA Play, a copy of a game must be owned by the GeForce NOW member (or at least have a license via PC Game Pass) to start playing via NVIDIA's cloud servers. There is also a limit to how many hours subscribers can use the service per month.