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PC port of Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Ship of Harkinian, gets a huge Randomizer upgrade

By Liam Dawe,
Ship of Harkinian is a free community-made PC port of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time from the Harbour Masters team. A massive Blair Alfa (9.0.0) release just went live with a Randomizer and other major new features.

Sonic Rumble is Steam Deck Verified ahead of release

By Liam Dawe,
Okay, now I'm excited. Sonic Rumble from SEGA is the first major multiplayer party game for the series and Valve have rated it Steam Deck Verified.
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SteamVR Beta 2.10.2 released with a Linux VR fix and a controller and physics improvement

By Liam Dawe,
Valve released SteamVR Beta 2.10.2 on April 2nd, and thankfully it includes a couple of fixes for Linux VR players.

Humble Choice for April 2025 has a quality list of games

By Liam Dawe,
After a couple of duds, Humble Bundle actually have a properly good deal here with Humble Choice for April 2025 having a really nice selection of games.

DELTARUNE chapters 1-4 release on Steam in June

By Liam Dawe,
UNDERTALE fans are pretty excited about this one! DELTARUNE from tobyfox is finally coming to Steam with chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4 on June 5th.

Western point and click adventure Rosewater is out now

By Liam Dawe,
One classic point and click adventure game fans have been excited about has arrive. Rosewater, a Western adventure in the alternate 19th century world of Lamplight City from Grundislav Games and Application Systems Heidelberg is out now with Native Linux support.

Bullet hell dungeon crawler Enter the Gungeon 2 announced with a new 3D style

By Liam Dawe,
Dodge Roll and Devolver Digital announced Enter the Gungeon 2 today, teased during the Nintendo Switch 2 event and it's coming to Steam as well in 2026.

Hollow Knight: Silksong lives and it's releasing in 2025

By Liam Dawe,
This is not a drill. Hollow Knight: Silksong is alive, thankfully, and it's even going to be releasing this year. On Nintendo Switch 2 that is at least.

Steam Desktop and Steam Deck stable update released with various fixes, plus tweaks to the download UI

By Liam Dawe,
Valve released and then rereleased a fresh stable update to the Steam Client for Desktop and Steam Deck with a whole bunch of fixes and improvements.

Linux shoots back up the Steam Survey for March 2025 with Simplified Chinese dropping

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have released the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for March 2025, and as expected with the Simplified Chinese language dropping the Linux stats have shot back up.

Monster Train 2 is now set for release on May 21

By Liam Dawe,
Following the news I shared yesterday about Monster Train 2 being Steam Deck Verified, they've today revealed the release date as well.

Paradox announce Victoria 3: Expansion Pass 2 with Charters of Commerce expansion arriving in June

By Liam Dawe,
It may not be the most popular strategy game from Paradox Interactive and Paradox Development Studios, but they're still expanding it. Victoria 3 is getting a major expansion in June, with the Victoria 3: Expansion Pass 2 on Steam now.

Luck be a Landlord dev's bullet heaven roguelite Maze Mice arrives May 2

By Liam Dawe,
Maze Mice is the next game from the developer of the popular Luck be a Landlord, and it's going to chew through your skirting board into Early Access on May 2nd.

Blendo Games announce full Steam Deck support for stealthy shooter Skin Deep

By Liam Dawe,
Blendo Games who previously made Flotilla, Quadrilateral Cowboy, Thirty Flights of Loving and Atom Zombie Smasher have a brand new release coming on April 30 with Skin Deep. It will come with full Steam Deck support.

GE-Proton 9-27 brings fixes for Ubisoft Connect, Epic Games, Wuthering Waves and Monster Hunter Wilds

By Liam Dawe,
The community maintained compatibility layer for Windows games on Linux / Steam Deck, GE-Proton version 9-27 is out now with numerous fixes.

Steam Deck SteamOS 3.6.24 released with fixes for Avowed and No Rest for the Wicked

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have released the latest stable SteamOS update for Steam Deck. SteamOS 3.6.24 is here with a few fixes and improvements, while work continues on the huge SteamOS 3.7 update.

The Last of Us Part II Remastered is Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
What could be the biggest surprise of the year — The Last of Us Part II Remastered releases on Steam on April 3rd, and Valve just gave it the green Steam Deck Verified checkmark.

Monster Train 2 is Steam Deck Verified ahead of release

By Liam Dawe,
Great news for gamers on the go as Monster Train 2 from Shiny Shoe / Big Fan Games is Steam Deck Verified. It hasn't even released yet so Valve got in early for this one.

Rogue Kingdoms blends tower defense with Vampire Survivors action and will have full Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe,
With an upgrade system that's a little inspired by the popularity of Vampire Survivors and all the games that followed, Rogue Kingdoms combines some interesting looking tower defense gameplay with direct hero control and roguelike elements.

Critter Cove gets a major performance update - should work better on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Critter Cove is an open world life sim and town building game set in a cozy post-apocalyptic paradise. It's currently in Early Access and a recent update brings a big performance improvement to it.