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Peglin turns Peggle into a Slay the Spire styled roguelike

By Liam Dawe, 3 May 2022

It may be a little rough around the edges since it's brand new and in Early Access but Peglin might be another game I end up sinking 100s of hours into.

Dune: Spice Wars is out in Early Access, works on Linux and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 26 Apr 2022

The battle for Spice has begun on the sandy planet, with Dune: Spice Wars from Shiro Games and Funcom officially out on Steam in Early Access.

Valheim is absolutely smashing it with 10 million copies sold

By Liam Dawe, 25 Apr 2022

Iron Gate has announced that their single-player and online co-op survival game Valheim has managed to hit a massive milestone of sales.

Terraformers, a relaxed game about turning the Red Planet green, out now

By Philadelphus, 24 Apr 2022

Released into early access on April 21, Terraformers is a game about growing and developing a network of cities on Mars, with the eventual goal of (what else) terraforming it.

Lumencraft hits 20,000 copies in the first week, roadmap detailed

By Liam Dawe, 22 Apr 2022

Lumencraft, a recent Early Access release from 2Dynamic Games that offers up Native Linux support powered by Godot Engine seems to have been a hit.

Underwater chaos expands with the Barotrauma 'Urban Expanses' update

By Liam Dawe, 22 Apr 2022

Want to find out what it's like to travel in a submarine on another planet? Barotrauma gives you that option and it can be total chaos.

Despot's Game: Dystopian Army Builder adds gamepad support, works on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 22 Apr 2022

Despot's Game: Dystopian Army Builder is a rogue-like tactics army battler that I was absolutely in love with when it first entered Early Access and now on the Steam Deck I love it all over again.

Screeps: Arena is an online RTS for programming fans

By Liam Dawe, 14 Apr 2022

Do you love programming? How about real-time strategy games? Check out the new Native Linux release of Screeps: Arena.

Soldat 2 gets completely overhauled in a new update out now

By Liam Dawe, 14 Apr 2022

Do you remember the classic multiplayer shooter Soldat? Well, it continues living on with the original now being open source and the sequel just got completely remade.

Lumencraft blends top-down shooting, Tower Defense and a destructible environment

By Liam Dawe, 13 Apr 2022

Lumencraft is a brand new release from developer 2Dynamic Games that is going to suck up far too much of my time, and might be a new favourite run blast through on my Steam Deck.

Might and Delight come up with a plan to save Book of Travels

By Liam Dawe, 11 Apr 2022

Book of Travels is a tiny multiplayer online RPG from developer Might and Delight (known for the likes of Shelter and Meadow), which didn't do particularly well at the Early Access release but now they have a plan to save it.

The Hand of Merlin to get full Native Linux and Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe, 7 Apr 2022

Developer Room-C Games working with Croteam have announced that The Hand of Merlin will see full Steam Deck support, as work continues on their Native Linux version.

Space Haven adds gamepad support, gets Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe, 6 Apr 2022

Good news space sim colony-building fans, as Space Haven just got a fresh upgrade and now it's Steam Deck Verified.

Popular and unique musical game Rhythm Doctor gets Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe, 1 Apr 2022

Rhythm games come in all shapes and sizes, with Rhythm Doctor looking a lot more unique than some and not only does it have an Overwhelmingly Positive user score on Steam but it also got some big Steam Deck improvements.

AI-powered map creator Dungeon Alchemist is now on Steam

By Liam Dawe, 1 Apr 2022

After a successful crowdfunding campaign a while ago, Dungeon Alchemist is now available on Steam in Early Access.

TFC: The Fertile Crescent is a classic base-building RTS out in Early Access

By Liam Dawe, 29 Mar 2022

TFC: The Fertile Crescent is a new Early Access real-time strategy game from Wield Interactive / The Knights of Unity, as a much expanded version of the original that's free on itch.io.