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Steam desktop and Steam Deck get a fresh stable update

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has released another big stable update to the Steam client for desktop and Steam Deck. So here's a run over what's new and changed.

Linux overtakes macOS users on Steam thanks to Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Well it finally happened. According to the latest Steam Hardware & Software Survey for July 2023 we can see that Linux users have overtaken macOS.

Baldur's Gate 3 on Steam Deck is 'absolutely wild' and aims for 30FPS on Medium

By Liam Dawe,
Well this is certainly exciting! Ahead of the release of Baldur's Gate 3, which is going to easily be one of the biggest releases this year, the Director of Publishing at Larian Studios teased playing it on Steam Deck on Twitter (uh, sorry on "X").

Rightfully, Beary Arms is an incredibly bizarre bullet-hell shooter

By Liam Dawe,
Rightfully, Beary Arms is a weird and wonderfully whacky twin-stick shooter rogue-lite that's now in Early Access with Native Linux support and it works on the Steam Deck too.

Parcel Simulator dev excited about Steam Deck support for you to find contraband

By Liam Dawe,
Parcel Simulator is certainly not the type of game that would usually grab my attention but the Papers, Please inspiration and gameplay features look weirdly attractive.

DevilutionX for classic Diablo and Hellfire now on Flathub

By Liam Dawe,
Want a perhaps easier way to get DevilutionX for classic Diablo running on Steam Deck and desktop Linux? Well it's now on Flathub.

The Black Pepper Crew is a promising looking tactical turn-based roguelite

By Liam Dawe,
Another tactical turn-based roguelite that looks promising for you is The Black Pepper Crew, now available in Early Access on Steam with Native Linux support.

Tactical RPG 'Arcadian Atlas' is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Arcadian Atlas is a 2D isometric tactical role playing game about the choices people make in pursuit of the things they love, and the havoc it wreaks on a kingdom.

Broforce FOREVER arrives for the legendary action platformer on August 8th

By Liam Dawe,
Probably my absolutely favourite action platformer for the over time action and hilarious characters, Broforce is set for the Broforce FOREVER update on August 8th.

Dwarf Fortress publisher Kitfox helping roguelike Caves of Qud to release

By Liam Dawe,
Caves of Qud from Freehold Games is probably the absolutely wildest roguelike I've ever played and now the developers are teaming up with Dwarf Fortress publisher Kitfox Games to publishing it with the final release in 2024.

I love the animated ASCII artwork in Stone Story RPG - out now

By Liam Dawe,
With some really fun animated ASCII artwork, Stone Story RPG is a really interesting mixture of an auto-RPG with strategic combat, crafting, programming and more.

For Honor from Ubisoft gets an anti-cheat update - now Playable on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Nice to see more bigger publisher jumping in to get their games working on Steam Deck and desktop Linux. Ubisoft has now upgraded For Honor to support Easy Anti-Cheat on Deck.

Proton Experimental fixes up Final Fantasy XIII, Dark Souls II and more

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has released another upgrade to Proton Experimental for Steam Deck and desktop Linux on July 27th, here's a run over what's new and improved for you.

Persona 5 Strikers fully playable on Steam Deck with this tweak

By Smellbringer,
Since its release in October 2022, Persona 5 Royal has been one of the perfect Steam Deck games. Persona 5 Royal's design being very well suited for handheld play; combined with being a very well optimized PC Port overall. It's sequel / spin-off, Persona 5 Strikers, has not fared so well.

Combat-free RPG set in an occult library BOOK OF HOURS launches August 17th

By Liam Dawe,
Releasing on August 17th from developer Weather Factory, BOOK OF HOURS is an "elegant, melancholy, combat-free RPG set in an occult library" and it certainly looks different.

Homeworld Remastered Collection and Severed Steel are free on Epic Games

By Liam Dawe,
As a space-nerd, I couldn't miss telling you that you can grab the entire Homeworld Remastered Collection free on Epic Games right now.

Check out the new demo for Aurora: The Lost Medallion - The Cave

By Liam Dawe,
Aurora: The Lost Medallion - The Cave is an upcoming coming-of-age tale of destiny, friendship, and discovery.

Prism Launcher for Minecraft Java has a nice bug-fix release out

By Liam Dawe,
Prism Launcher is easily one of the best ways to play Minecraft Java on Steam Deck and desktop Linux, thanks to a clear interface and great modding support. Prism Launcher 7.2 was just released to fix up some issues.

Heroic Games Launcher gets a critical hotfix in 2.9.1

By Liam Dawe,
Heroic Games Launcher recently had a massive 2.9.0 version bump with some awesome new features like Amazon Games integration. However, it was just a little bit broken.

Open source NVIDIA Vulkan driver 'NVK' gears up for merging into Mesa

By Liam Dawe,
This is exciting as heck! Collabora developer Faith Ekstrand and various contributors have been powering through developing NVK, the open source Vulkan driver for NVIDIA.