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Valve puts up Proton Next (7.0-5) to provide easier testing of future upgrades

By Liam Dawe, Nov 23, 2022

Proton Next has been announced by Valve developer Pierre-Loup Griffais on Twitter, as an easier way to check out and test the upcoming stable releases of new Proton versions for Linux desktop and Steam Deck.

This might be the most expensive and over the top Steam Deck bag I've seen yet

By Liam Dawe, Nov 21, 2022

WaterField Designs, maker of various luxury accessories for different types of hardware, has announced their "Complete Case for Steam Deck" ready for all your travelling.

Fanatical has a nice build your own bundle with some good choices

By Liam Dawe, Nov 16, 2022

Need some more games? Fanatical have put up a fresh 'Slayer Bundle' where you pick from various games and get a great price on them too.

Spider-Man: Miles Morales gets Steam Deck Verified ahead of release

By Liam Dawe, Nov 15, 2022

Hello web slingers! Good news for you, as Spider-Man: Miles Morales has been formally Steam Deck Verified ahead of the release later this week.

SteamOS 3.4 rolls out in Preview for the Steam Deck - it's a massive upgrade

By Liam Dawe, Nov 12, 2022

Valve has done another weekend drop here, with a Preview version of SteamOS 3.4 now available for the Steam Deck.

A Plague Tale: Requiem gets Steam Deck support in a new update

By Liam Dawe, Nov 11, 2022

Currently rated as Unsupported on Steam Deck by Valve, A Plague Tale: Requiem from Focus Entertainment and Asobo Studio has a new update out to help.

Vulkan-based D3D9, 10 and 11 translation layer DXVK version 2.0 out now

By Liam Dawe, Nov 10, 2022

DXVK, the translation layer that converts Direct3D calls to Vulkan for use with Wine and Proton, has a big new release out with version 2.0. This is one of the ways that Proton performs so well for Windows games on Linux desktop and Steam Deck.

Nebula is a starship colony sim with RPG adventures styled like RimWorld

By Liam Dawe, Nov 8, 2022

Seems that Stardeus is not the only RimWorld inspired space colony sim around, with Nebula being another that plans to release in 2023.

American Truck Simulator - Texas releases on November 15th

By Liam Dawe, Nov 7, 2022

SCS Soft have announced the big American Truck Simulator - Texas DLC will be releasing on November 15th.

Void Scrappers blends Vampire Survivors mechanics with a space shoot 'em up

By Liam Dawe, Nov 2, 2022

Void Scrappers recently released with Native Linux support and it is Steam Deck Verified. A pretty great game if you love the mechanics of Vampire Survivors but want something different.

Great smaller and casual games for the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, Oct 30, 2022

While the Steam Deck is a great device for the bigger lot (AAA / AA), what about some quality choices for smaller and more casual experiences? Here's my current favourites, good for a cosy Sunday afternoon.

Lucy Dreaming is a quality point and click adventure with great British humour

By Liam Dawe, Oct 19, 2022

You know a game is going to be good, when you're already chuckling away in the first few minutes. Point and click adventure Lucy Dreaming is out now.

Theme park building sim Indoorlands is officially out now

By Liam Dawe, Oct 18, 2022

Indoorlands, a somewhat unique theme park building sim has left Early Access as a finished game ready for you to get clicking around.

Inspired by Factorio and RimWorld, space colony building sim Stardeus out in Early Access

By Liam Dawe, Oct 12, 2022

Taking plenty of inspiration from Factorio and RimWorld (including a very RimWorld style), Kodo Linija and Paradox Arc have released Stardeus into Early Access.

My current little wish-list for Steam Deck upgrades

By Liam Dawe, Oct 9, 2022

The Steam Deck has been out for a while now, it's now easy to purchase with no reservation queue, and the long-delayed Steam Deck Docking Station is also here! Valve has put out a lot of updates but there's plenty they could improve.

A few more picks from Steam Next Fest

By anewson, Oct 8, 2022

Steam Next Fest is in full swing, and earlier this week we put out some recommendations. Here are a few more games that run great via Proton on Linux to take a look at this month: Cosmoteer, Dredge, and Potionomics.

Steam drops the Lunar New Year Sale, we're getting a big Spring sale instead

By Liam Dawe, Sep 28, 2022

Valve has announced some changes to their major seasonal sales, along with the Lunar New Year Sale being dropped.

Intel Arc A770 GPU releases October 12th

By Liam Dawe, Sep 27, 2022

Along with announcing their new Raptor Lake desktop CPUs, Intel has also finally announced the release date of their Arc A770 GPU for October 12th.

Silence of the Siren strategy game screenshot

Silence of the Siren is a gorgeous new strategy game from the Project Hospital devs

By Liam Dawe, Sep 27, 2022

Oxymoron Games, developers of the Project Hospital game have announced their second title with Silence of the Siren and it's looking quite impressive.