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An idiots guide to setting up Minecraft on Steam Deck / SteamOS with controller support
How to install extra software, apps and games on SteamOS and Steam Deck
NVIDIA release new GPU driver updates for Linux and Windows after announcing security issues
Today, January 16th 2025, NVIDIA have revealed multiple security flaws in their GPU drivers, so it's time to get updating again.
Cubic Odyssey announced as a fusion of Minecraft and No Man's Sky
With a style that's a fair bit similar to Minecraft with an expansive universe seen in the likes of No Man's Sky, the recently announced Cubic Odyssey from Atypical Games and Gaijin Network Ltd looks pretty darn fun.
Broken Alliance from the Death & Taxes dev is now in Early Access, a love-letter to Heroes of Might and Magic
Placeholder Gameworks who made Death & Taxes just released Broken Alliance into Early Access with Linux support. An indie love letter to pixel art, old-school adventure games, mythical creatures and fantasy storytelling.
Linux Mint 22.1 'Xia' is out now with improved Wayland support
Linux Mint 22.1 "Xia" has now been released bringing with it many improvements to the desktop, along with enhancements to all the software that powers it.
THREAT VECTOR is an action sci-fi horror FPS coming from KillPixel Games
KillPixel Games, one of the dev teams responsible for WRATH: Aeon of Ruin, have announced their next game with THREAT VECTOR.
FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH gets Steam Deck Verified ahead of release
FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH from Square Enix arrives on January 23rd, and thankfully the developers have already managed to get it Steam Deck Verified ahead of the release.
Popular diorama builder Tiny Glade is getting better Steam Deck support
Tiny Glade is a gorgeous and relaxing diorama builder about doodling castles and all sorts all over the screen, it's seriously impressive and they've announced work is ongoing for improving it on Steam Deck.
Game save data backup tool Ludusavi v0.28 brings new features
If you want to make backups of your game saves, the free and open source tool Ludusavi is an essential item to put in your toolbox.
Proton Experimental gets fixes for Marvel Rivals, Sea of Thieves and Stalker 2
A fresh update to Proton Experimental arrived for SteamOS Steam Deck / Linux gamers with some necessary fixes for various games.
Intel and NVIDIA drivers holding back a public SteamOS release, Valve not trying to compete with Windows
During CES, Valve developer Pierre-Loup Griffais spoke to Frandroid about SteamOS, Steam Deck and more and there's some interesting bits in there about the future.
WebScreen is a customizable open source mini-screen that sits on your monitor to show notifications and more
WebScreen is an upcoming mini-screen that can sit on top of your monitor like a webcam, allowing you to customize it to get notifications and all sorts so you don't miss anything while you're busy (like playing video games).
A fresh Steam Deck Verified games round-up for January 2025
If you're in the mood for something new to play on Steam Deck, I've gone through what's been recently Steam Deck Verified by Valve and picked out some good stuff for you.
Impressive colony building sim Songs of Syx is getting ready to leave Early Access with a big new Beta
Songs of Syx is a deep and engrossing colony-building sim from Gamatron AB that has steadily improved with new updates since the 2020 release into Early Access but the 1.0 release is finally approaching.
Discord screen-sharing with audio on Linux Wayland is officially here
Finally, Discord stable has a new release available, and it officially brings full screen-sharing with audio on Linux with Wayland.
Positively rated immersive-sim FPS Fortune's Run is on hold as the developer is going to prison
Announced originally during the Realms Deep event in 2021, and later released into Early Access on Steam in 2023, Fortune's Run is a highly rated immersive-sim FPS but now its future is uncertain.
There goes the weekend - rogue-lite action-RPG Heroes of Hammerwatch II is out now
Developer Crackshell have released Heroes of Hammerwatch II, a rogue-lite action-rpg that offers extensive persistent progression.
Forest Reigns is a post-apocalyptic FPS set in Paris from former Stalker devs
Forest Reigns looks like a beautiful blend of gameplay with elements of Stalker, Crysis and Fallout wrapped up in a neat package.
Jan 14th Steam Beta fixes Linux issues, a Steam Deck WiFi crash, View In Library added to Downloads page
Valve released a nice fresh Steam Beta (January 14th) for Steam Deck and Desktop PCs squashing some bugs and adding in some new options.
Scribbly comic-book styled Heroes of the Seven Islands is a party-based RPG inspired by 90s games
With a demo now available, if you love turn-based dungeon crawling RPGs like something out of the 90s, be sure to go and check out Heroes of the Seven Islands.
The Stop Killing Games petition is back in the UK to sign
Announced back in early 2024, the Stop Killing Games campaign was launched to try and persuade governments across the world to change the law on games being shut down and taken away from you.
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