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We have to wait a bit longer for Hollow Knight: Silksong

By Liam Dawe, 11 May 2023

Hollow Knight is probably one of the most popular 2D metroidvania action-adventures available on PC and the follow-up, Hollow Knight: Silksong, is looking like it's going to take a while longer to release.

Get MONSTER HUNTER RISE and Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen in this game bundle

By Liam Dawe, 10 May 2023

Need even more games? You can't possibly, you already have hundreds (thousands?) but a few more can't hurt right? A fresh Humble Bundle is up to help you save some monies.

Dead by Daylight gets Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe, 10 May 2023

Well, I've been waiting to see what the public official word would be on Dead by Daylight and now it's official. Dead by Daylight is now Steam Deck Verified.

The Last of Us closer to playable on Steam Deck, but the Deck still has RAM problems

By Liam Dawe, 10 May 2023

The Last of Us Part I from Naughty Dog has another big performance patch out, and the result on Steam Deck is quite surprising. But the Steam Deck still suffers from a major problem.

Direct3D 8 to Vulkan translator D8VK 'production-ready' 1.0 is out now

By Liam Dawe, 10 May 2023

D8VK translates Direct3D 8 to Vulkan, just like DXVK for Direct3D 9 / 10 / 11 and VKD3D-Proton for Direct3D 12 used with Wine and Proton on Linux and Steam Deck. Fantastic to see the progress on this.

Humble Store's Spring Sale 2023 has tons of great deals

By Liam Dawe, 10 May 2023

Here's your next chance to pick up some absolute bargains, as Humble Store are running their Spring Sale for 2023 which is live until May 23rd.

Stellaris: Galactic Paragons released, along with free 3.8 update adding co-op modes

By Liam Dawe, 10 May 2023

A big one for Stellaris is here with the Stellaris: Galactic Paragons expansion launched along with the 3.8 "Gemini" patch for all players.

Open source evolution sim Thrive adds prototypes for going on land

By Liam Dawe, 10 May 2023

Thrive is a free and open source in-development evolution sim, a bit like a more scientific version of EA's Spore and Thrive 0.6.2 expands the gameplay even more with some new prototypes.

RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 re-implementation OpenRCT2 now lets trains go backwards

By Liam Dawe, 10 May 2023

Another wonderful update to OpenRCT2 is live, the re-implementation of the classic RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 bringing some new features and plenty of fixes.

Steam Deck news round-up for early May 2023

By Liam Dawe, 9 May 2023

Since there's so much happening and it can be hard to keep track, here's a little round-up of some happenings with the Steam Deck (and Steam as a whole) plus a little gaming news.

GE-Proton 8-2 is out now fixing Shatterline, various Daedalic games and more

By Liam Dawe, 9 May 2023

GE-Proton 8-2 is the latest release of the community-made version of Proton, the translation layer from Valve for Steam Deck and Linux desktop.

The 2D massive space epic Starsector gets a big upgrade

By Liam Dawe, 9 May 2023

Starsector is something quite special, originally called Starfarer it's been in development for quite a few years now and a big new release is now available.

itch.io is hosting another Türkiye & Syria Earthquake Relief Mega Bundle

By Liam Dawe, 9 May 2023

Support charity and get access a whole bunch of cool stuff in the Türkiye & Syria Earthquake Relief Mega Bundle hosted by itch.io.

Need a new controller? The 8BitDo Ultimate C 2.4G looks great

By Liam Dawe, 9 May 2023

If you're in need of a new controller, the 8BitDo Ultimate C might just be what you need as 8BitDo revealed their slimmed-down version of their pricier Ultimate.

Swarm Grinder is a very unique horde-game now in Early Access

By Liam Dawe, 9 May 2023

If you love anything remotely similar to Vampire Survivors and other horde-style auto-shooters, you might want to take a look at Swarm Grinder.

Goodbye to Roblox on Linux with their new anti-cheat and Wine blocking

By Liam Dawe, 9 May 2023

You might have seen recently that I covered the upcoming updates for Roblox, and now it's here blocking Wine with their new anti-cheat.

Re:Touring is a clever, accessible and polished first-person puzzler

By Liam Dawe, 8 May 2023

If you enjoy first-person puzzlers like Portal and The Talos Principle then you'll likely feel right at home with Re:Touring.

Valve gave Steam store search a very useful upgrade

By Liam Dawe, 8 May 2023

Valve announced a fresh upgrade to the Steam store search, making it a lot more useful so here's a run over what's new and improved.

Get a bunch of easy-going games in this latest bundle

By Liam Dawe, 8 May 2023

Another fresh Humble Bundle landed recently, this time focusing on games to have a bit more of a relaxed time with. Here's what's in the Easy-game Games Whitehorn Showcase bundle and what compatibility to expect on Linux and Steam Deck.

Nreal Air and Steam Deck together - quite mind-blowing

By Liam Dawe, 8 May 2023

Recently I was sent over a package with the Nreal Air, so I've spent a fair bit of time testing out these AR glasses with the Steam Deck to see what all the fuss is about.