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Proton Experimental fixes up Call of Duty: Black Ops III videos

By Liam Dawe, 23 Mar 2023

Another fresh small update to Proton Experimental has landed on March 22nd, here's what's new and changed for Steam Deck and Linux desktop.

Big Ambitions drops Native Linux support shortly after the Steam release

By Liam Dawe, 21 Mar 2023

After being in Beta for a while for pre-orders, Big Ambitions, a role-playing business sim from Hovgaard Games (who previously developed Startup Company) launched in Early Access on Steam and then dropped Native Linux support.

Here's how to run Diablo 4 on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 20 Mar 2023

Diablo 4 is currently in Beta and due to launch soon, so here's how to get it working on Steam Deck. The same steps can be used to get it working on Linux desktop too.

Proton Experimental fixes up Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, BloodRayne, Prototype

By Liam Dawe, 15 Mar 2023

Valve have put out a fresh update for Proton Experimental for Steam Deck and Linux Desktop, bringing more compatibility for Windows games. Here's all the latest and how to switch to it.

Railbound gets Steam Deck Verified with a new update

By Liam Dawe, 13 Mar 2023

Railbound looks great, a relaxing puzzle game about fixing train connections and travelling the world and now it's Steam Deck Verified.

The Humble Heroines Bundle is an awesome deal for Steam Deck and Linux Desktop

By Liam Dawe, 10 Mar 2023

The Humble Heroines Bundle is an absolutely fantastic deal, with some great compatibility across Steam Deck and Linux Desktop with Proton. Here's what to expect from it.

Proton Hotfix updated for Resident Evil 4 remake, Steam Deck needs SteamOS 3.4.6 Preview

By Liam Dawe, 10 Mar 2023

Valve developer Pierre-Loup Griffais mentioned that they've updated Proton Hotfix, which should allow the new Resident Evil 4 Chainsaw Demo of the remake to run on Linux and Steam Deck.

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.

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is a Vampire Survivors styled spin-off

By Liam Dawe, 3 Mar 2023

Ghost Ship Publishing and Funday Games recently announced a Deep Rock Galactic spin-off named Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor and I need it right now.

The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki gets a second Steam release, optimised for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 2 Mar 2023

This is a bit of an odd one. The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki has been released on Steam, for the second time and now it has Steam Deck optimizations too.

Apex Legends banning some Linux players, keep an eye out Steam Deck players

By Liam Dawe, 1 Mar 2023

It appears that Apex Legends from Respawn and EA has started banning some players on Linux, and while the Steam Deck uses Linux too it seems nearly all the bans were desktop Linux players.

Proton Experimental fixes up Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, No Man's Sky

By Liam Dawe, 28 Feb 2023

Proton Experimental from Valve has been upgraded fixing up some more problematic games for Steam Deck and Linux Desktop.

Beat Hazard 3 gets a "Huge" optimization for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 27 Feb 2023

Beat Hazard 3 is a music-driven twin-stick shooter currently in Early Access, and it should now play a whole lot better on Steam Deck.

Totally Accurate Battlegrounds now works on Linux and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 23 Feb 2023

Totally Accurate Battlegrounds got upgraded recently due to needing to implement new anti-cheat, and thanks to that this free to play game now works on Linux Desktop and Steam Deck.

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.

Wreckfest is a smashing good time on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 21 Feb 2023

Got the need for speed? You should check out Wreckfest! It's a lot of fun and it works amazingly well on Steam Deck.

Dead Space got a small update for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 20 Feb 2023

In case you missed it in my recent Steam Deck news video, Motive released an update for the new Dead Space to improve it even more on Steam Deck.

Wine 8.2 rolls out along with a new Proton Experimental update

By Liam Dawe, 17 Feb 2023

Today we've seen an update for two translation layers. Wine has development release 8.2 available, and there's an update for Proton Experimental too.

Hunt: Showdown added Easy Anti-Cheat for Steam Deck & Linux

By Liam Dawe, 16 Feb 2023

While no announcement from the developer has been made yet, Hunt: Showdown now has the Easy Anti-Cheat file needed and works on Steam Deck and Linux Desktop.