THE FINALS gets a huge update with enhanced destruction and a free for all

21 Oct 2026 at 9:46 am UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand

One of the few competitive online first-person shooters that works on SteamOS / Linux, THE FINALS just had a massive upgrade. It has anti-cheat but they have it supported on Linux.

A game that become somewhat popular thanks to the world destruction and game-show like presentation, and they've now completely overhauled the destruction to be much more impressive. The result of their changes is that buildings can now fully crumble gradually, piece by piece making them bend and deform. There's a lot more to it with suspended structures now being more dynamic with physics, explosions look better with flying debris and lots of new effects.

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A new mini-game filled solo mode is also now in Beta. It puts 12 players against each other across three rounds, with a bunch eliminated each time. I've played the solo mode a fair bit and it is good fun with a nice mixture of rules. Make it feel more like a classic death-match FPS but with fun destruction.

The mini-modes for solo death-match include:

• BLAST OFF! Soar through the air at high velocity equipped with a Grenade Launcher, and a Dash ability.
• HEAVY HITTERS Bonk your opponents off the Arena with your Sledgehammer and Charge‘n’Slam. The lower your health, the further you fly!
• BOOM BRAWLGive no quarter to your opponent, Slash and Dash around with your Sword. Avast ye! Eliminated Contestants will leave an explosive surprise behind.
• SLAM-A-RAMA Did you ever dream of a Heavy with Jumppad? Well now it’s real. Rise up with your Jumppad and crash back down with an overpowered Charge’n’Slam.
• SNIPER STANDOFFTake aim, and shoot accurately! Use your Grapple Hook to reposition quickly and snipe your opponents.
• WINCH WARSUse your extended Winch and supercharged kicks and punches to knock opponents off the edge.
• TURBO TUSSLEBecome a speed demon equipped with a Shotgun and Dash.
• ONE AND GUNNEDA single bullet loaded in your Revolver, only one shot or a quick kick is needed to eliminate a Contestant. Eliminate opponents to earn additional bullets.

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There's lots more to the update including revamped older arenas, UI improvements, pre-match lobby improvements and tons more.

If you love first-person shooters, the action in this one does get very intense, and it continues running brilliantly on Linux thanks to Proton.

They do have an AI notice:

"During the development process, we may use procedural- and AI-based tools to assist with content creation. In all such cases, the final product reflects the creativity and expression of our own development team. Examples include voiceover audio where we utilize text-to-speech tools to e.g. generate the audio of our in-game commentators Scotty & June."

Steam Deck 🟡 PlayableRelease Date: 📅 8th December 2023Platform: ⚛ Proton / Wine (Windows)Devs:Embark StudiosOfficial links:Steam 🌐 External Sources: reachthefinals.com Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com. Tags: Anti-Cheat, Proton, FPS, Free Game, Online Multiplayer, Steam | Apps: THE FINALS 2 Likes All posts need to follow our rules. Please hit the Report Flag icon on any post that breaks the rules or contains illegal / harmful content. Readers can also email us for any issues or concerns.