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Here's how to fix METAL GEAR SOLID 2 and 3 on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, 26 Oct 2023

For the impatient, it turns out there is a way to make METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty - Master Collection Version and METAL GEAR SOLID 3: Snake Eater - Master Collection Version actually work on Steam Deck and desktop Linux.

Valve released big new Steam desktop, Steam Deck and SteamVR 2.0 updates

By Liam Dawe, 26 Oct 2023

We have a triple update from Valve with SteamVR 2.0 now out of Beta, along with Steam Deck and Steam desktop upgrades so here's all the news.

GOG's Halloween Sale is live with Days Gone now available

By Liam Dawe, 25 Oct 2023

GOG has launched their own Halloween Sale full of sweet treats including big discounts on lots of games, and a big new release has landed on GOG with Days Gone.

Point-and-click mystery adventure Three Minutes to Eight is out now

By Liam Dawe, 25 Oct 2023

Chaosmonger Studio and Assemble Entertainment today released Three Minutes to Eight, a point and click mystery adventure game from the same developer behind ENCODYA and Clunky Hero.

Pixel-art sims game Tiny Life now allows multiple-floor building

By Liam Dawe, 25 Oct 2023

Tiny Life is basically The Sims but what if made by an indie dev and pixel-art? Currently in Early Access with Native Linux support and Steam Deck Verified. The latest update is a goodie too that will expand your building quite a lot.

My Friendly Neighborhood is a great comedy survival-horror for spooky season

By Liam Dawe, 25 Oct 2023

My Friendly Neighborhood from John Szymanski, Evan Szymanski and publisher DreadXP is probably one of the most unusual survival horror games I've ever played, with a comical setting that's really worth exploring.

CosmoPirates is a colourful upcoming card battling deck-builder comedy

By Liam Dawe, 25 Oct 2023

Love your deck-builders? CosmoPirates looks like one to watch that blends in a little comedy and the developers noted it will be released with Native Linux support.

Narrative adventure Sons of Saturn has you explore real-world abandoned locations

By Liam Dawe, 25 Oct 2023

Sons of Saturn seems like a pretty unique point and click adventure, with the developers using filtered photographs they took of various abandoned real-world locations for their setting.

Valve fixes up more SteamVR 2.0 Beta issues on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 25 Oct 2023

Another Beta update has landed for SteamVR 2.0, and this time it seems at least the initial startup issues may now be solved for most VR gamers on Linux.

Death of a Wish is an upcoming vicious action-RPG with wild visuals

By Liam Dawe, 24 Oct 2023

Some readers might remember Lucah: Born of a Dream, a hack and slash with a very different visual style and now the developer is following it up with Death of a Wish releasing late 2024.

Slay the Princess, or don't - you probably shouldn't but you can play it now

By Liam Dawe, 24 Oct 2023

Slay the Princess from Black Tabby Games is an impressive and engrossing horror novel, from the same team behind Scarlet Hollow and it's available now.

SUPER BOMBERMAN R 2 granted Steam Deck Playable status

By Pengling, 24 Oct 2023

A cartoony bomb filled maze game with a single-player story-mode and explosive multiplayer battles, Super Bomberman R 2 has now been given a Steam Deck Playable rating.

Hardcore survival RPG 'Heads Will Roll: Reforged' out now

By Liam Dawe, 24 Oct 2023

If you're after a choice-based hardcore survival RPG, Heads Will Roll: Reforged looks like an interesting option that launched this month with Native Linux support.

METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol.1 is quite broken on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, 24 Oct 2023

Were you hoping to play through the METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol.1 that just launched on Steam? Well, currently you won't be able to on Steam Deck and desktop Linux as it's quite broken.

Steam Deck gets a fix for a startup bug, plus more Steam Input upgrades for all

By Liam Dawe, 24 Oct 2023

Valve released another update to the Steam Deck, the desktop Steam client and SteamVR. Here's a run over what's changed for you including a needed startup fix for Steam Deck.

Check out these Steam Deck Verified titles to start your week

By Liam Dawe, 23 Oct 2023

A fresh week is here, it's Monday (I know, terrible right?) and you're in need of something new to get you through the week. So here's a whole bunch of newly Steam Deck Verified games to take a look at.

Anodyne Remastered is out now with Linux and Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe, 23 Oct 2023

Anodyne from 2013 is a peculiar and unique Zelda-lite game, and a big refresh has been released today with Anodyne Remastered as a free update for all existing owners.

Nintendo 3DS emulator Citra gets a performance boost on Linux / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 23 Oct 2023

Recently I highlighted that the Nintendo 3DS emulator Citra was doing a big move over to Vulkan, giving it a modern rendering system to keep on pushing performance. The latest updates also give a big boost for Linux / Steam Deck.

Mortisomem is a horror-adventure based in early 20th century Brazil

By Liam Dawe, 23 Oct 2023

Love retro styled horror adventure games? Mortisomem looks like it could be interesting, and another that's going with the old PlayStation 1 graphics style. Mortisomem is set in early 20th century Brazil and seems quite spooky.

Turbo Overkill is a brutal FPS well worth your time

By Liam Dawe, 23 Oct 2023

Turbo Overkill finally released the big 1.0 back in August, and StridePR sent over a key and I had an absolutely blast with it and it works great on Steam Deck and desktop Linux.