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Fan-made Half-Life 2 Episode 3 demo arrives with Project Borealis: Prologue now on Steam

By Liam Dawe, 12 Nov 2024

We may never get Half-Life 2: Episode 3 (basically Half-Life 3), but at least we have the first taster of Project Borealis out now with Project Borealis: Prologue.

Rogue Point is a new tactical shooter from Half-Life remake Black Mesa developer Crowbar Collective

By Liam Dawe, 11 Nov 2024

Crowbar Collective are moving on from Half-Life remake Black Mesa, teaming up with Team17 as publisher for their new tactical FPS Rogue Point.

Vampire Hunters turns Vampire Survivors into an FPS where you stack 14 weapons together

By Liam Dawe, 6 Nov 2024

There seems to be no end to games that will suck away all of my free time and now that Vampire Hunters is out now, it's also going into my regular rotation to blow off some steam.

Half-Life 3 fan game Project Borealis: Prologue gets a Steam page - due out soon

By Liam Dawe, 4 Nov 2024

Project Borealis is finally coming to Steam, to give you a taste of what Half-Life 3 or Half-Life 2: Episode 3 could have been. A good time to do so, since we're coming up on the 20th anniversary of Half-Life 2.

Selaco gets a Special Campaign mode Beta adding a huge New Game+

By Liam Dawe, 1 Nov 2024

Finished what's available so far for the excellent retro-inspired FPS Selaco? You may want to jump back in to test the Special Campaign mode Beta.

Black Mesa has a new Beta with 'WAY better' support for Linux / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 31 Oct 2024

Crowbar Collective have a fresh Beta available for Black Mesa, their fan-made reimagining of Valve Software's Half-Life. This brings with it some nice improvements all across the game, especially for Linux platforms like Steam Deck.

EA / Respawn now block Apex Legends from running on Linux and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 31 Oct 2024

The developers of Apex Legends have announced that they're going to be blocking the game completely on Linux platforms including Steam Deck.

COVEN is a fresh 'hyper-violent' retro FPS now in Early Access

By Liam Dawe, 30 Oct 2024

Developer Gator Shins and Hellforge Studios have released the first 10 blood-soaked levels of COVEN, a really fresh new retro FPS.

Zombie co-op FPS Projekt Z: Beyond Order releases Spring 2025 with Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 25 Oct 2024

314 Arts have revealed their upcoming World War II zombie co-op FPS Projekt Z: Beyond Order is now set to release in Spring 2025.

EA Anti-Cheat arrives for Battlefield 1 breaking it on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, 23 Oct 2024

It's here. EA Anti-Cheat has now been rolled out into Battlefield 1, breaking another multiplayer game on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux.

Control spin-off FBC: Firebreak from Remedy aims for Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe, 21 Oct 2024

Well this is excellent news. I'm a big fan of Control and the world of Remedy Entertainment games and their new multiplayer spin-off FBC: Firebreak should get Steam Deck support.

Duake puts the Doomguy in Quake

By Liam Dawe, 21 Oct 2024

Mashing two of the greats together, Duake brings the Doomguy along with their full arsenal into the classic Quake.

Free and open source strategy-shooter Unvanquished 0.55 brings big enhancements

By Liam Dawe, 21 Oct 2024

Unvanquished is having a bit of a big moment, with some fresh coders doing some great work on this strategy-shooter that's similar in basic idea to Natural Selection.

The props fight back against the humans in Puropu Defense Squad

By Liam Dawe, 15 Oct 2024

PlayTogether Studio who made Run Prop, Run! and the Mad Experiments: Escape Room series have put up a demo and release date for Puropu Defense Squad. A mixture of a shooter and tower defense.

Mini Royale is a battle royale with toy soldiers and fun game modes - demo available now

By Liam Dawe, 14 Oct 2024

If you're after a new shooter that will have Linux support, Mini Royale looks like it could end up being a good choice.

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

By Liam Dawe, 9 Oct 2024

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.

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

By Liam Dawe, 9 Oct 2024

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.

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

By Liam Dawe, 7 Oct 2024

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.