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A few more picks from Steam Next Fest

By anewson,
Steam Next Fest is in full swing, and earlier this week we put out some recommendations. Here are a few more games that run great via Proton on Linux to take a look at this month: Cosmoteer, Dredge, and Potionomics.

The Undead are invading Prison Architect in the next expansion

By Liam Dawe,
Prison Architect - Undead is the next expansion to the building and management sim, with things about to get spooky.

Facepunch put out a fresh statement on Rust for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
I recently wrote about how it's looking pretty unlikely that Rust will actually be supported on Steam Deck / Linux with Proton, and it's not looking any better right now.

The latest Godot Engine showreel is an impressive look at upcoming games

By Liam Dawe,
Every now and then the developers of Godot Engine, a cross-platform free and open source game engine, put together a showreel of what's made with it.

No more Steam Deck reservation queue — buy it now, plus Docking Station available

By Liam Dawe,
The day is finally here. Valve has removed the reservation queue for the Steam Deck, so you can buy it right now. Additionally, the Steam Deck Docking Station is also now available.

Cassette Beasts is a wonderful take on monster catching

By Liam Dawe,
It needs to hurry up and be 2023 so I can play the full game of Cassette Beasts, an upcoming monster catching / creature collection game from Bytten Studio and RawFury.

Dead Cells now has a Boss Rush mode if you like pain

By Liam Dawe,
Love pain? Want to make your life difficult? Good news for you then as Dead Cells now has a fresh upgrade out with a Boss Rush mode so you can sweat against the toughest.

Formula Retro Racing - World Tour is a fresh upcoming low-poly racer

By Liam Dawe,
Love your classic racing games with low-poly visuals? Keep an eye on Formula Retro Racing - World Tour which releases next year and has a demo available along with Native Linux support.

RimWorld - Biotech expansion announced and a big free update

By Liam Dawe,
RimWorld is set to get even bigger with the upcoming Biotech expansion that releases in a few weeks, along with a major free update for all players.

SteamOS 3.3.2 and a Stable Steam Deck Client Update are out now, here's what's new

By Liam Dawe,
SteamOS 3.3.2 and a Steam Deck Client Update are out now, pulling together all the recent Beta / Preview updates and putting them out for everyone. Here's what's new.

Humble have a nice list of classics in the RPG Legends bundle

By Liam Dawe,
Need some classic RPGs in your life? Check out the RPG Legends: Baldur's Gate & Beyond bundle with some great picks.

Go tell Bungie you want Destiny 2 on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Destiny 2 is one of the biggest and most popular shooters around and sadly it doesn't work on Steam Deck / Linux. Now is your chance to give your say and maybe Bungie will listen.

Here's how to play Overwatch 2 on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
While you might struggle to get in due to ongoing server issues, Overwatch 2 is out now free to play and it can run quite nicely on Steam Deck and Linux desktop. Here's how to get Overwatch 2 installed and running.

Oxygen Not Included has a new animated short, plus a 'Story Trait System' update

By Liam Dawe,
Klei are back with a brand new big update to Oxygen Not Included, after they decided not to do any more paid DLC so this is the first of many free updates to come. Plus a fancy new animated short.

Steam Deck Beta updates fix Red Dead Redemption 2 and external screen changes

By Liam Dawe,
Two Beta updates have landed for the Steam Deck with a Client and an OS update available, with some pretty big changes to how external screens are handled.

DEATHLOOP and Monster Train are in the new Humble Choice Bundle

By Liam Dawe,
Another fresh month and a new set of games in Humble Choice, the monthly subscription from Humble Bundle so let's go over what's in it and the compatibility.

Streets of Rogue 2 gets a Steam page with some early screenshots

By Liam Dawe,
Excuse me for being overly hyped about this one but HECK YES! Streets of Rogue 2 is coming along in development, with a Steam page up now.

NVK is a new open source Mesa Vulkan driver for NVIDIA GPUs

By Liam Dawe,
Jason Ekstrand of Collabora just announced NVK, a brand new open source Mesa Vulkan driver for NVIDIA GPUs.

Dome Keeper is a nice twist on base / tower defense

By Liam Dawe,
Blending together elements of survival, mining, exploration and tower defense — Dome Keeper is worth your attention.

Wine manager app Bottles gets some drag and drop fun

By Liam Dawe,
Bottles is the awesome free and open source app to help you manage the Windows compatibility layer Wine. A fresh release is out now with version 2022.9.28.