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Think you've seen it all? There's now a Steam game about squeezing eggs

By Liam Dawe,
You've cooked a lot of them in Arctic Eggs (which is really good) but have you ever just stopped for a moment to squeeze some eggs? No? Maybe you should.

Explore a top-secret uranium mine in retro-FPS Kvark

By Liam Dawe,
Kvark is a new release from developer Latest Past and publisher Perun Creative, set in a fictional version of the 80s Czech Republic where you explore a top-secret uranium mine.

Fanatical give you another chance to build up your Resident Evil collection

By Liam Dawe,
If you've missed out on previous sales and bundles of Resident Evil games, you've got another chance for some big savings in the Build your own Resident Evil Bundle: Reawakened from Fanatical.

Kind Words 2 (lofi city pop) is a sweet game about writing letters to real people

By Liam Dawe,
Expanding greatly from the original, Kind Words 2 (lofi city pop) from Popcannibal is out now with Linux support.

FEX-Emu version 2410 out bringing some important fixes for gaming on AArch64

By nwildner,
FEX-Emu is an emulation layer that allows you to run x86 and x86-64 binaries (like games and apps) on an AArch64 Linux host, similar to qemu-user and box86/box64. Instead of using full disk images, FEX-Emu uses rootfs overlay + forwarding GL processing to the host to achieve better performance in emulated software.

Descent 3: Piccu Engine is a new open source build focused on quality-of-life improvements

By Liam Dawe,
Thanks to Descent 3 being officially open source, developers can do almost anything with it now and this has given rise to the Descent 3: Piccu Engine.

SDL 3.1.3 Stable ABI Preview released

By Liam Dawe,
One missed in the inbox of no return from last week. The next-generation SDL 3 is closing in on a proper stable release now with the SDL 3.1.3 Stable ABI Preview now available for game developers.

Steam Beta fixes up issues with Game Recording, Remote Play and more

By Liam Dawe,
Valve released another smaller Beta update for Steam desktop and Steam Deck with even more bug fixes.

Block Factory is basically a LEGO factory automation game with diorama building

By Liam Dawe,
You've seen and likely played Factorio, Satisfactory and no doubt seen the chilled-out shapez 2 but there's a newcomer ready to suck your time away in Block Factory.

Red Dead Redemption and Undead Nightmare come to PC on October 29

By Liam Dawe,
Finally huh? They sure kept us waiting. Red Dead Redemption from Rockstar Games is now set for a PC launch on October 29.

ZOOM Platform store announces new tool to run Windows games on Linux with Proton

By Liam Dawe,
Some fun news here. ZOOM Platform, a games store that offers DRM-free games both new and old (as well as helping update some older games) now offers a special tool for Linux gamers to run Windows games with Proton.

Proton Experimental fixes up issues for Final Fantasy XVI and multiple other games

By Liam Dawe,
Valve released a fresh update for Proton Experimental on October 7th, that pulled in some needed fixes for various Windows games on Linux / Steam Deck.

Pairs & Perils combines deck-building and dungeon-crawling with a card-matching memory game

By Liam Dawe,
You've probably played card-matching memory games before, but have you played them in the setting of a dungeon-crawling deck-builder before? Pairs & Perils has a fun idea.

Space Marine 2 fixes online for Steam Deck but may need launch option on desktop Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Space Marine 2 recently broke online play on Linux / Steam Deck, but the latest update should solve it. Although it seems desktop Linux users will need a launch option.

Gamescope gets improved ROG Ally support hinting at more progress for SteamOS

By Liam Dawe,
While Valve previously confirmed that they are indeed working towards a version of SteamOS (used on Steam Deck) for the ROG Ally / ROG Ally X, we're now seeing some of that get into Gamescope.

KDE Plasma 6.2 released with improved Wayland colour management

By Liam Dawe,
The KDE team have today released the Plasma 6.2 desktop environment bringing with it a "friendlier, more accessible and smarter environment".

itch is hosting another Queer Halloween Stories Bundle for 2024

By Liam Dawe,
Another chance for you to support queer indie developers, authors, and artists. The Queer Halloween Stories Bundle for 2024 is now live on itch.io.

Creative Assembly confirm Alien: Isolation is getting a sequel

By Liam Dawe,
It's truly hard to believe that Alien: Isolation is 10 years old now, and we're going to get a sequel to one of the scariest games ever made.

Uncompromising wilderness survival game The Last Plague: Blight now in Early Access

By Liam Dawe,
Original Studios just launched The Last Plague: Blight, an uncompromising wilderness survival game based on a more realistic set of game mechanics.

Nazi Zombies: Portable is a free and open source Call of Duty: Zombies demake

By Liam Dawe,
I'm surprised I hadn't heard of this one before! A few developers have been building Nazi Zombies: Portable, a Call of Duty: Zombies demake powered by various enhanced forks of the Quake engine.