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Short underwater survival game FarSky now free on itch.io

By Liam Dawe, 29 Mar 2023

After closing up shop back in 2022, Farsky Interactive have now revived their game FarSky and made it free on itch.io.

Valheim got a big patch with performance upgrades and controller improvements

By Liam Dawe, 16 Mar 2023

Valheim continues to get improvements and it's easily one of my favourite survival games, it's just fantastic with a couple of friends. This new update should make it even better.

Steampunk survival game Volcanoids has been invaded by drones

By Liam Dawe, 13 Mar 2023

I think it might be seriously time to play a whole lot more Volcanoids, with the new Ground Support update adding in special drones you can build and it looks awesome.

Subnautica gets upgraded and now Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe, 8 Mar 2023

Subnautica, the hugely popular watery open-world survival adventure has a fresh update out that notes it's now Steam Deck Verified.

Starfield from Bethesda launching September 6

By Liam Dawe, 8 Mar 2023

While we have no idea how well it will work on Linux and Steam Deck with Proton just yet, we at least now have a date. Starfield from Bethesda is releasing September 6th.

No Man's Sky Fractal gets a VR overhaul, new Expedition, Gyro update

By Liam Dawe, 23 Feb 2023

No Man's Sky has another big update out now that includes an overhaul of quite a few features like much better VR support, and a new Expedition.

Minecraft 1.20 adding Archaeology, Cherry Blossom Biome and a Sniffer mob

By Liam Dawe, 20 Feb 2023

There's lots to be excited for in the upcoming Minecraft 1.20 update, with many previously announced features finally landing like Archaeology.

Forspoken gets an update to improve Steam Deck performance

By Liam Dawe, 31 Jan 2023

Forspoken has been controversial for quite a lot of a reasons, but also a title many were looking forward to. The release was a bit rough but the developers are cleaning it up now and it has some Steam Deck fixes.

Watch Dogs: Legion from Ubisoft arrives on Steam, playable on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 27 Jan 2023

Here's yet another Steam release from Ubisoft, as they continue dumping their older titles on Steam. Watch Dogs: Legion is here and playable on Steam Deck.

The next Valheim biome will be Ashlands, a land of the dead

By Liam Dawe, 17 Jan 2023

Valheim developer Iron Gate AB has begun teasing the next biome update, and they're doing things a little bit differently with Ashlands.

Hogwarts Legacy to be Steam Deck Verified at launch

By Liam Dawe, 12 Jan 2023

For Harry Potter fans, the upcoming release of Hogwarts Legacy is fast approaching and it seems they're making sure it works on Steam Deck.

Multiplayer voxel RPG 'Veloren' v0.14 out with musical instruments, more graphics work

By Liam Dawe, 9 Jan 2023

Version 0.14 of the Multiplayer voxel RPG Veloren is out now, adding in some fun sounding additions while they work towards giving you more to do.

Space sci-fi 4x city-builder 'Antimatter' gets a new trailer

By Liam Dawe, 4 Jan 2023

Antimatter is a crowdfunded upcoming space sci-fi game that mixes together 4x strategy elements with city-building, and a whole lot more.

Big open ocean adventure Sail Forth is out now

By Liam Dawe, 22 Dec 2022

Sail Forth looks like a wonderful ocean adventure on the more chilled side of things (in a way), and if it's anything like the earlier versions I tried a while back, it would be an easy recommendation.

Immortals Fenyx Rising now on Steam but quite messy on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 15 Dec 2022

Immortals Fenyx Rising is another from Ubisoft as they continue putting their games back on Steam, and sadly this release seems a bit messy on Steam Deck.

Proton Hotfix from Valve gets The Witcher 3 next-gen DX12 working on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 15 Dec 2022

Well, that certainly didn't take long did it? Valve have already put up an update to Proton Hotfix, that works around the crashing issue in DirectX 12 in The Witcher 3 next-gen on Steam Deck.

Here's how to get The Witcher 3 working on Steam Deck after the next-gen update

By Liam Dawe, 14 Dec 2022

The massive free next-gen update for The Witcher 3 is here, and out of the box now on Steam Deck it will just crash when you try to load into the game. Here's how to sort it out.

Valheim: Mistlands is out now with an animated trailer

By Liam Dawe, 6 Dec 2022

After a pretty short testing period, the Valheim: Mistlands update is out now for everyone expanding the great survival game quite a lot.

The Long Dark: Tales from the Far Territory out now as the game is split up

By Liam Dawe, 6 Dec 2022

The Long Dark: Tales from the Far Territory is the 12-month long expansion pass for The Long Dark and it's out now, along with the game now split into different parts.