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Horizon Forbidden West system requirements up, devs mention 'portable gaming devices'

By Liam Dawe, Mar 7

Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition lands on PC soon on March 21st, with Nixxes once again handling the porting of this previously PlayStation exclusive. The system requirements are also now up so we can see what to expect.

Proton 9.0 has another Beta release fixing DEATHLOOP and Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

By Liam Dawe, Mar 6

Getting closer to the stable release of Proton 9, the compatibility layer that allows running Windows games on Steam Deck and Linux Desktop PCs with another Beta update.

Valve reveals schedule of sales events for the rest of 2024

By Liam Dawe, Mar 4

Are you saving up for a particular game, or just want to know what sales events are coming up on Steam? Got you covered here, as Valve have now revealed all.

Proton 9.0 for Steam Deck / Linux got a small Beta update, plus Proton Experimental too

By Liam Dawe, Mar 1

Valve has released the second public Beta for Proton 9.0, what will become the next stable version of Proton for running Windows games on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux.

Vampire Survivors gets a new bonus stage, 2 new characters, 4 new weapons

By Liam Dawe, Feb 29

Vampire Survivors continues to expand with more free content, and the latest update is out now that sees you battle it out in space with new characters.

Windowkill is a clever multi-window twin-stick shooter that moves around your screen

By Liam Dawe, Feb 26

This might be one of the most unique games I've ever played. Windowkill from torcado just released on Steam with Native Linux support and its use of multiple moving windows really changes the bullet-hell genre.

Upcoming GZDoom shooter Selaco will have Steam Workshop support

By Liam Dawe, Feb 26

Selaco looks absolutely incredible, a first-person shooter built on GZDoom that I've covered a few times because the demos were so much fun. And at the Early Access release in May, it's going to have Steam Workshop support.

Proton 9.0 now in Beta with improved game compatibility for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, Feb 24

Valve announced that Proton 9.0 is now available for testing, with lots of game compatibility improvements for Steam Deck and Desktop Linux thanks to it now being based on the recent Wine 9.0 release.

STAR WARS: Battlefront Classic Collection announced with Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe, Feb 22

Aspyr Media are busy! Not long after launching Tomb Raider I-III Remastered, they've now announced the STAR WARS: Battlefront Classic Collection and it's coming with Steam Deck support.

Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters (open source Star Control 2) now available on Steam

By Liam Dawe, Feb 20

Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters, which is an open source version of the classic Star Control 2, has managed to get a Steam release from Pistol Shrimp Games.

Check out ChipWits, an upcoming remake of one of the first programming puzzle games

By Liam Dawe, Feb 20

Originally released back in 1984, ChipWits is a programming puzzle game and it's getting a modern remake in Unity that will be released on Steam.

Which Way Up: Space Olympics is anti-gravity party game chaos

By Liam Dawe, Feb 20

Turtle Flip Studio plan to launch their physics-based anti-gravity party game Which Way Up: Space Olympics sometime in Q1 2025 but there's a demo up on Steam you can try with Linux support.

Toaplan Arcade Shoot ‘Em Up Collection Vol.3 is example of how to do retro right

By Liam Dawe, Feb 19

Toaplan Arcade Shoot ‘Em Up Collection Vol.3 from Bitwave Games / Toaplan is another 4-pack of classic games, and a nice clear example of how to bring retro games the right way to modern platforms.

EmulationStation Desktop Edition (ES-DE) gets new default look and different font sizes

By Liam Dawe, Feb 19

EmulationStation Desktop Edition 3.0 is out now and it's gone through a rebrand to simply ES-DE, plus a whole bunch of improvements come with this release.

Check out the demo for Silence of the Siren a rich sci-fi strategy game

By Liam Dawe, Feb 14

From the same team that created Project Hospital, the next game from Oxymoron Games is a sci-fi strategy game called Silence of the Siren and there's now a public demo you can try.

Steam Next Fest 2024 was the biggest for Valve and game devs yet

By Liam Dawe, Feb 14

Valve announced the top 50 most played game demos from Steam Next Fest 2024, and as it turns out this was the biggest Steam Next Fest event Valve has run so far.

Proton Experimental gets improvements for The Finals, TEKKEN 8, Black Desert Online

By Liam Dawe, Feb 7

Valve released a new update to Proton Experimental for Steam Deck and Desktop Linux, bringing in some fixes for various games. Here's what you need to know.

From Glory To Goo is a new base-building RTS where you defend against gooey aliens

By Liam Dawe, Feb 6

From Glory To Goo is a new upcoming real-time strategy game from Stratagem Blue that has me a little excited, and so far the demo seems to work quite well on Linux.