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Underwater chaos expands with the Barotrauma 'Urban Expanses' update

By Liam Dawe, 22 Apr 2022

Want to find out what it's like to travel in a submarine on another planet? Barotrauma gives you that option and it can be total chaos.

Valheim gets a bug fix update as work on Mistlands continues

By Liam Dawe, 11 Apr 2022

While most players are itching to play through the upcoming Mistlands update, Iron Gate have a small bug-fix and improvement update out for Valheim.

Minecraft Snapshot gets Ancient Cities and the Allay friendly mob

By Liam Dawe, 1 Apr 2022

Mojang continue working towards the next major Minecraft update, with another Java Snapshot out now bringing in more big features to play with.

More teasers for a big Valheim update have arrived

By Liam Dawe, 29 Mar 2022

I'm honestly quite hyped for the Mistlands update to Valheim, although it's some time away still yet the teasers are great.

Core Keeper is a great blending of Minecraft, Terraria and more

By Liam Dawe, 9 Mar 2022

Possibly one of the best starts for a game I've seen in Early Access for some time, Core Keeper seems like an absolute delight so far.

Terraria gets another update, this time for Steam Deck Optimizations

By Liam Dawe, 28 Feb 2022

This is terrible news for my free time, as if I didn't have enough to play in bed. Terraria has a new patch out to make it even better on the Steam Deck.

The Long Dark gets fixed up for Linux with Vulkan and Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe, 28 Feb 2022

The Long Dark, a very chilly survival game that's not really like any others recently had an upgrade. It's also a Steam Deck Verified title.

Klei fixes up Don't Starve Together for Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe, 22 Feb 2022

Klei Entertainment are another developer working to ensure their games work well on the Steam Deck, with an update now available for Don't Starve Together.

Co-op survival horror Pacify gets Steam Deck upgrades

By Liam Dawe, 21 Feb 2022

One we missed from earlier this month, Pacify is a very popular survival horror and the developer has been making improvements ready for the Steam Deck.

No Man's Sky Sentinel Update gets 'specially optimised' for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 16 Feb 2022

Seems if you want to do a little space exploration and building, No Man's Sky might be the place to be - with the Sentinel update out now. This brings with it enhancements for the Steam Deck.

Valheim has a Beta with Steam Deck fixes, gamepad support, Frost Caves

By Liam Dawe, 16 Feb 2022

All aboard the Steam Deck hype train! You want more games being upgraded? You got it! Valheim has a public Beta now available on Steam with lots of goodies.

Seems we're getting another big Terraria update soon

By Liam Dawe, 15 Feb 2022

Re-Logic clearly aren't done with Terraria, even with them previously saying they were. Liars! But we'll totally forgive them of course because we love Terraria.

Valheim developers have another fireside chat filled with teasers

By Liam Dawe, 9 Feb 2022

Ready for even more content to come to Valheim? Well, there's still a bit of a wait and the developers teased biome updates previously but there's more to see - and hear.

Open source evolution sim Thrive adds a new cell to grow with

By Liam Dawe, 7 Feb 2022

Currently in Early Access, Thrive is an impressive scientific evolution sim developed in Godot Engine that continues to mature with a new version up.

Valheim getting Steam Deck tweaks, more new content teased

By Liam Dawe, 2 Feb 2022

Valheim, absolutely one of the best games available natively for Linux is going to get some upgrades for the Steam Deck. Oh, there's also some teased new content so that's cool too.

Aquamarine tries to make survival seem peaceful and it's out now

By Liam Dawe, 1 Feb 2022

Developer Moebial Studios has released Aquamarine, an underwater survival game that wants you to relax and soak in the atmosphere.

Terraria to get Steam Deck optimizations soon

By Liam Dawe, 31 Jan 2022

Terraria, the side-scrolling platformer survival game from Re-Logic is getting ready for the upcoming Steam Deck launch and it sounds like we can expect a good experience from it.

Minetest 5.5.0 is out, forked their own rendering engine with IrrlichtMT

By Liam Dawe, 31 Jan 2022

Minetest 5.5.0 has rolled out, with a switch over from Irrlicht to their own fork of the rendering engine IrrlichtMt designed to have special enhancements just for Minetest.

Quiet ocean survival-adventure Aquamarine launches January 20

By Liam Dawe, 14 Jan 2022

A quiet survival adventure about perception and discovery in an alien ocean. The crowdfunded game Aquamarine is now confirmed to be launching on January 20.