Story
Wine 11 rewrites how Linux runs Windows games at kernel with massive speed gains
1 report
1 website
1 discussion
Latest report
Overview
Wine 11 significantly enhances the ability of Linux to run Windows games at the kernel level, resulting in substantial speed improvements. This release continues the trend of incremental updates that have progressively improved compatibility and performance for Linux gaming since the introduction of Proton by Valve.
Summary from xda-developers.com.
Reports
One report so far. Additional coverage will appear here when it is linked to this story.
Community reactions
Each reaction summarizes sampled comments from the linked discussion.
Hacker News · xda-developers.com
Hacker News discussion ↗
Historical count: 5 · 5 saved in sample · Historical sample
Analysis ready
Read this discussion’s reaction
Based on 5 sampled comments from this thread. Analyzed 2026-03-25.
- Praise: Wine's ability to run older games better than Windows demonstrates exceptional attention to detail and dedication from its developers, enhancing the gaming experience on Linux.
- Praise: The reported performance gains for games like Dirt 3 and Resident Evil 2 highlight significant advancements in Wine's capabilities, potentially attracting more gamers to Linux.
- Concern: While the performance gains are impressive, they are primarily based on benchmarks against vanilla Wine without fsync, which may not reflect real-world gaming experiences.
- Concern: Expectations should be tempered as many performance improvements are mild and may not apply to all demanding games, suggesting that not all users will experience these benefits.