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GE-Proton 7-43 is out should fix up Immortals Fenyx Rising, Baldur's Gate 3

By Liam Dawe, 19 Dec 2022

GE-Proton 7-43, the community-built version of the Proton compatibility layer, is out now and it comes with some useful looking fixes for Steam Deck and Linux desktop gamers.

Oxygen Not Included 'Hot Shots' update out with a new animated short

By Liam Dawe, 16 Dec 2022

Klei continuing to do great work here to expand the excellent Oxygen Not Included, along with a fancy new animated short that I always enjoy from them.

Free 2D space exploration and action sim Naev has a big new Beta

By Liam Dawe, 12 Dec 2022

Naev is a reasonably well known free and open source 2D space sim, one that's about to get a whole lot bigger with the v0.10 release now in Beta (specifically, it's on its second Beta).

Lots of good stuff announced at The Game Awards 2022 — roundup

By Liam Dawe, 9 Dec 2022

The Game Awards 2022 is over and there was a surprising amount of big new announcements, so here's a little run over some of what's coming.

EVERSPACE 2 developer gets a 1.65 million Euro grant from the German federal parliament

By Liam Dawe, 8 Dec 2022

EVERSPACE 2 appears to be quite a success for ROCKFISH Games, not only is it doing well on Steam with a Very Positive rating in Early Access but they just got a big bonus from the German federal parliament.

Proton 7.0-5 out now for Steam Deck & Linux desktop, 14 newly playable games

By Liam Dawe, 7 Dec 2022

Valve has finished the current Proton Next testing, with Proton 7.0-5 now available as an update in your Steam Library replacing the previous Proton 7 version. Here's a run over what's new.

MineClone2 version 0.81.0 (free Minecraft-like) for Minetest out now

By Liam Dawe, 6 Dec 2022

MineClone2 is pretty much as close as you can get to Minecraft without playing Minecraft. It's free, open source and runs on the Minetest voxel game engine. A new release is now available with version 0.81.0.

The Jingle Jam 2022 Games Collection is live and another awesome deal

By Liam Dawe, 1 Dec 2022

Help spread a little cheer this holiday season, with The Jingle Jam 2022 Games Collection live now with lots of games and you can support charity with it.

Victoria 3 is another clear hit for Paradox hitting half a million sales

By Liam Dawe, 1 Dec 2022

Paradox Interactive sure know their strategy games and their audience, as Victoria 3 has already sold over half a million in the space of a month.

Two Point Campus: Space Academy announced for December 6th

By Liam Dawe, 30 Nov 2022

Two Point Campus: Space Academy is the first expansion for the popular university building sim from the makers of Two Point Hospital.

Starcom: Unknown Space arrives in December, Linux support a 'high priority'

By Liam Dawe, 30 Nov 2022

Starcom: Unknown Space is entering Early Access in December from Wx3 Labs, LLC set in the same universe as their previous game Starcom: Nexus.

Heroic Games Launcher v2.5.0 is out with Downloads Manager, App Sideloading

By Liam Dawe, 29 Nov 2022

Heroic Games Launcher v2.5.0 is out now for managing GOG and Epic Games Store, this new release has some pretty exciting features like sideloading.

Stellaris 3.6 'Orion' is a big free update to many parts of the game

By Liam Dawe, 29 Nov 2022

Paradox have put out the latest free update to their grand space strategy game Stellaris, the 3.6 "Orion" update is less about new content and more about improving the game.

Cyberspace hacking looter-shooter Black Ice gets a big content upgrade

By Liam Dawe, 28 Nov 2022

Black Ice is an indie first-person looter-shooter about hacking in cyberspace, I'm quite fond of it but it's not very well known even though it's a lot of fun. A big new update just rolled out with a bunch of extra content.

The Next-Gen update to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt with FSR 2.1 should be fun for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 24 Nov 2022

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, in case you haven't heard, is getting a free next-gen update releasing on December 14th and it might make it even better on Steam Deck.

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

By Liam Dawe, 23 Nov 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, 21 Nov 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.