DUSK HD + SDK & Steam Workshop out now - needs Proton on Linux / Steam Deck

David Szymanski + New Blood Interactive have released DUSK HD as a free DLC for the retro FPS, but you'll need Proton to play it on Linux Desktop and Steam Deck.

It's been released as a free optional DLC, so you only have to play the remastered version if you want to. From the release announcement they mentioned that DUSK HD started as "a fun way to beef up the DUSK Steam Workshop soon evolved into a full blown visual remaster thanks to the hard work of a group of very talented developers at New Blood". So now there's DUSK HD, an SDK for modders and Steam Workshop support.

Looks like their original Native Linux version, which is what Valve picked for the Steam Deck Verified badge, has not seen any updates. So, if you want to try out any of the fancy new stuff on Linux / Steam Deck, you'll need to manually swap the game over to use Proton. To do so:

• Go into the game properties.
• Pick the Compatibility menu.
• Select Proton 8 or Proton Experimental from the drop-down box.

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Their modding support is still being worked on though as they had to "basically rewrite the entire game and engine from scratch" and so the full DUSK DDK (Dusk Development Kit) built on the new DUSK is "still a few weeks away" but once done "you will be able to play all the custom maps with both Classic or HD visuals, replace weapons, models and more". It even supports Quake and Half Life maps.

You can buy DUSK from:

Humble Store

Steam