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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 adds offline support for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, Oct 18, 2023

Activision have released an update for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 on Steam. Patch 1.1 is for Steam Deck players so here's what's changed.

NVIDIA looking to hook up Reflex support in Proton

By Liam Dawe, Oct 16, 2023

An NVIDIA engineer has sent in pull requests to DXVK, VKD3D-Proton and DXVK-NVAPI to enable support for Reflex / NV low latency to get it hooked up in Proton.

Windjammers 2 added lobbies and full cross-play

By Liam Dawe, Oct 16, 2023

Windjammers 2 is a fun PvP sports game about throwing discs around. It's Steam Deck Verified and works great on Linux and the latest major free update sounds great.

Forza Horizon 5 gets a Proton Hotfix to work again on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, Oct 15, 2023

While Valve continue investigating the launch issues with the new Forza Motorsport, at least Forza Horizon 5 should work again on Steam Deck and desktop Linux after also breaking recently.

GE-Proton 8-17 brings fixes for Alan Wake, Batman Arkham Asylum and more (updated)

By Liam Dawe, Oct 15, 2023

A fresh release of the community-maintained GE-Proton for Steam Deck and Linux desktop is out! GE-Proton 8-17 has some nice sounding fixes for running various games. Updates: and now GE-Proton 8-18 too and later 8-19.

Diablo 4 now Steam Deck Verified before launch but no Steam keys for Battle.net buyers

By Liam Dawe, Oct 13, 2023

Good news if you plan to dive into Diablo 4 with the Steam release coming on October 17th, as it has been Steam Deck Verified. There's some bad news if you already purchased it on Battle.net though.

Proton Experimental updated for Tony Hawk's, Halo Infinite, Resident Evil 4 Separate Ways

By Liam Dawe, Oct 11, 2023

A freshly brewed Proton Experimental release just went out today which includes a bunch of fixes for various games. Here's your usual run over what's improved for Steam Deck / Linux desktop.

DAVE THE DIVER gets a big free content update

By Liam Dawe, Oct 11, 2023

DAVE THE DIVER is probably one of the best games I've played this year, and certainly made some travelling more fun recently with my Steam Deck. A new update is out now adding in a whole bunch of extra content.

Valve investigating Forza Motorsport issues on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, Oct 11, 2023

Forza Motorsport just launched and sadly it appears that it does not currently run on Steam Deck / Linux with Proton, but Valve are looking into it.

Relaxing poolside sim Placid Plastic Duck Simulator gets new DLC

By Pengling, Oct 10, 2023

The latest DLC for Placid Plastic Duck Simulator, "So Many Ducks", made a splash on October 5th, adding 27 new collectible ducks to the breakout hit rubber-duck sim.

PAC-MAN Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs heads to Steam in 2024

By Liam Dawe, Oct 10, 2023

Finally! PAC-MAN Mega Tunnel Battle was a lot of fun back when it originally released in 2020, sadly it was exclusive to Google's shuttered cloud gaming service Stadia but a proper cross-platform release is coming in early 2024.

Real-time strategy game Dinolords has you defend against Danes riding Dinosaurs

By Liam Dawe, Oct 9, 2023

Featuring a mixture of real-time strategy, city-building, resource gathering and… medieval dinosaurs. Well then, that's definitely a unique mixture and Dinolords went right into my wishlist.

Moonring is a free Ultima-like RPG from the Fable co-creator

By Liam Dawe, Oct 6, 2023

Here's a really fun one I came across recently - it's called Moonring, a retro-inspired open-world, turn-based, tile RPG in the style of the classic Ultima games with lots of modern touches from the co-creator of Fable, Dene Carter.

Proton 8.0-4 brings more game support to Steam Deck and desktop Linux

By Liam Dawe, Oct 6, 2023

Clear your plans for the weekend, as Proton 8.0-4 is now officially available bringing improved game support for Steam Deck and normal desktop Linux. Here's all the latest on what's changed.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 Gets A Steam Deck Badge and Proton Hotfix

By Smellbringer, Oct 6, 2023

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 recently dropped on Steam this week and in our opinion it's an incredible game, with Valve fixing up the multiplayer now in Proton Hotfix.

Diablo 4 is coming to Steam on October 17th

By Liam Dawe, Oct 4, 2023

Not long after Overwatch 2 released on Steam, we now have Diablo 4 confirmed to be launching on Steam making it easier than ever to play on Steam Deck and desktop Linux.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 Shreds On Steam Deck, But With Two Massive Caveats

By Smellbringer, Oct 4, 2023

In case you missed the news from last week, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 launched on Steam this week after three years in Epic Games Store limbo.

Halo: The Master Chief Collection multiplayer fixed for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, Oct 2, 2023

After 10 days of waiting, 343 Industries / Xbox Game Studios finally again fixed up the online multiplayer for Halo: The Master Chief Collection on Linux desktop and Steam Deck after breaking it.