Boosted by new devices such as iPad and Android phones and tablets, developers can no longer afford to focus on just one platform. Publications and software are increasingly becoming platform independent. This change is causing the Linux platform to rise. Increasingly, more games and software are becoming available for Linux. The number of commercial and closed-source games that support the Linux platform has grown exponentially. The growth is the result of a various changes and developments. One of the biggest influences to native Linux gaming are Humble Bundle, distribution platforms like Steam and Desura but also game-engines such as Unity3D, Unigine and Torque contribute to the growth of Linux as gaming platform. They strongly believe in the potential of Linux as a gaming platform, which is why they launched RootGamer.com back in 2012. RootGamer is an online Linux gaming community to help spread consumer awareness. Linux was originally developed as a free operating system for Intel x86-based personal computers. It has since been ported to more computer hardware platforms than any other operating system. It is a leading Operating System on servers and other big iron systems such as mainframe computers and supercomputers: more than 90% of today’s 500+ fastest supercomputers run some variant of linux/unix.