Want some quality twin-stick shooters? Check out the new Twin Stick 'Em Up Humble Bundle that's now live.
You know the drill - below I'll go through and individually list the expected compatibility on Steam Deck and Linux desktop, along with any ProtonDB rating and noting any Native Linux versions available. Plus each is a Steam link, so you can go see more info on each if you need to first.
Steam Deck Verified
OTXO - ProtonDB Platinum
Enter an inexplicable, abstract mansion to rescue a loved one in this fast-paced, brutal, and dark roguelite filled with precise but savage gunplay and time-bending slow motion. Face your inner demons and unveil the secrets of the Mansion.
Go Mecha Ball - ProtonDB Platinum
Load up and roll out, in this twin stick shooter with roguelike progression! Blast your way through arcade-style levels, using pinball-style physics mixed with an arsenal of devastating weapons. Defeat waves of enemy bots, battle big bosses, and upgrade your mech between runs.
RUINER - ProtonDB Platinum / Native Linux
RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.
Steam Deck Playable
The Ascent - Cyber Edition - ProtonDB Gold
The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Can you survive without it?
Steam Deck Unsupported
The Last Stand: Aftermath - ProtonDB Platinum
From the creators of The Last Stand: Union City and Dead Zone comes an all-new singleplayer rogue-lite action adventure. After you become infected by the zombie virus, you set out to explore the post-apocalypse and find hope for your fellow survivors. You can still make a difference. Don't give up.
Steam Deck Not Rated
Windowkill - Native Linux
Windowkill is a twin-stick shooter, but the game window itself is constantly closing in on you. Shoot the window edges to push it around your screen as you fight and dodge enemies and bosses in their own windows.
LONE RUIN - ProtonDB Platinum
Venture into an old, magical ruin to seek an ancient power in this highly replayable roguelike twin-stick shooter. Optimise spells and build ultimate combos to defeat twisted monstrosities and delve deeper into the Lone Ruin.
If those interest you then check it out on Humble Bundle.
Note: Humble have this month closed their built-in partner program and moved over to the much less generous third-party service called Impact. So our links have changed, and we get far less now too. Remember that Patreon is the best way to support GamingOnLinux (and now more than ever!).
Additionally, Humble seem to now be including Deck Verified status and info pulled from ProtonDB on the bundle. Although they're conflating ProtonDB status with how a game will run on Steam Deck, like for The Last Stand: Aftermath they say underneath it has "ProtonDB Platinum Deck Support" despite Valve listing it as Unsupported (since ProtonDB covers desktop Linux too). Nice to see they're trying though.
Quoting: thoughtfulhippoThat's really disappointing about the Humble partner program. I always whacked the slider up for GOL, but now you don't even seem to be able to tell that any of the money is going to a partner. Previously it was very obvious.Thanks for doing so before, a good few people did the same, so it's a genuinely huge loss for GOL overall.
I know with the final Flash game in the series they tried to do some RPG story thing, so I'm interested to see how a non-Flash iteration of the series turned out.
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