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Certain Steam Deck plugins via Decky Loader are causing bootloops

By Liam Dawe, Aug 7

Uh oh. Not only did we recently have the issue with The Jackbox Megapicker breaking the Steam Deck, but now plugins via Decky Loader too.

DRL (Doom, the Roguelike) is coming to Steam as Jupiter Hell Classic

By Liam Dawe, Aug 7

Jupiter Hell Classic is the demake of a remake of a roguelike unmake of a famous 1993 FPS shooter. Rip and Tear!

Extreme sports game Descenders Next announced for 2025

By Liam Dawe, Aug 6

Following on from the success of the downhill extreme sports game Descenders, developer RageSquid and publisher No More Robots have announced the much bigger Descenders Next is coming.

The Jackbox Megapicker fixed to stop megabreaking your Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, Aug 6

What Valve called the "jackbrick megabricker" (ouch), The Jackbox Megapicker should now stop breaking your Steam Deck after the latest update to the Native Linux version.

Pull off sick tricks and take down hordes of demons in Motordoom

By Liam Dawe, Aug 6

Motordoom is the latest entry in the survivor-like horde shooter genre popularised by Vampire Survivors, and this one has you do some freestyle-sports.

Pixel With Your Friends gets you and your pals to restore pixel-artworks for a museum

By Liam Dawe, Aug 6

A fun idea for a nice casual puzzle game: Pixel With Your Friends has released with Linux support where you restore artworks pixel by pixel for a museum.

Linux / Steam Deck user share on Steam stays flat for July 2024

By Liam Dawe, Aug 2

No news is good news, as the saying goes, or something like that. Valve updated the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for July 2024 and for Linux / Steam Deck the changes were pretty minimal.

Glorious retro FPS 'Selaco' is now Steam Deck Verified and plans many huge gameplay upgrades

By Liam Dawe, Aug 2

As far as retro-styled shooters go, Selaco is probably one of the best I've ever played. With chunky visuals, fun combat and some really nice level design. Now, it's Steam Deck Verified and we have a better idea of what's to come next.

The free game Infinitode 2 - Infinite Tower Defense added Linux support

By Liam Dawe, Aug 2

Here's a fun surprise for you today, Infinitode 2 - Infinite Tower Defense is a free to play game that just added Native Linux support on July 30th.

We'll get our first look at Civilization VII on August 20

By Liam Dawe, Aug 2

2K have announced that Civilization VII will get a world premiere of gameplay shown off during Gamescom Opening Night Live.

Here's the most popular Steam Deck games for July 2024

By Liam Dawe, Aug 2

A fresh month is here, so it's time to take a look at what's been popular amongst players on Steam Deck, and another chance for you to all discuss what you've been playing across Desktop Linux and Steam Deck.

Real-time air traffic controller sim Mini Airways is out now and will keep you on your toes

By Liam Dawe, Aug 1

What I initially thought would be a bit like Mini Motorways and Mini Metro, it's similar only really in style and name, but Mini Airways is a different and challenging beast that will keep your undivided attention.

STAR WARS: Bounty Hunter has launched and Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe, Aug 1

Seems like Aspyr Media actually did a pretty good job on this one, with STAR WARS: Bounty Hunter now available on GOG and Steam.

Proton Experimental gets fixes for EA Launcher, Starfield: Creation Kit, The Finals

By Liam Dawe, Aug 1

Valve updated Proton Experimental to finish up July with some game fixes, as a little treat. So you can play even more games on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux thanks to their work.

Super cosy slice of life sim The Garden Path is out now

By Liam Dawe, Jul 31

The Garden Path from developer carrotcake is a slice-of-life sim about the joy of gardening, designed to be picked up and played in short and sweet bites. It's a real cosy gem you should take a look at.

The Jackbox Megapicker has been corrupting some Steam Decks

By Liam Dawe, Jul 31

A bit of an oops here with the newly released The Jackbox Megapicker, with the Native Linux version causing the Steam Deck to get corrupted.

Steam will now show you who is playing on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, Jul 31

In the latest Steam Client Beta for Desktop and Steam Deck, Valve will actually show you who is gaming on a Steam Deck.

Steam Tower Defense Fest 2024 has begun

By Liam Dawe, Jul 30

While I still grumble that Defense is the accepted spelling as a brit I want to always type Defence but anyway the Steam Tower Defense Fest 2024 is now live.