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Top 20 hottest articles over the last 7 days

Valve's version of Android on Linux (based on Waydroid) is now called Lepton

By Liam Dawe,
Lepton appears to be the new official name for Valve's version of Waydroid (Android in a Linux container).

According to Epic CEO Tim Sweeney - game stores don't need an AI label as it will be everywhere

By Liam Dawe,
With the increasing amount of games using AI, Epic Game's Tim Sweeney believes the AI messages on stores like Steam make no sense.
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itch.io is hosting a creator day today where they take no fee from developers

By Liam Dawe,
On top of doing their own Black Friday sale, the indie store itch.io has its Creator Day today as well where they take no cut from developers.

Linux players on Steam hit an all-time high for November 2025

By Liam Dawe,
Valve released the statistics from the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for November 2025, which shows once again that Linux use is trending nicely upwards.

MangoHud performance overlay for Linux v0.8.2 released

By Liam Dawe,
The excellent and incredibly useful Linux performance overlay MangoHud has released version 0.8.2 after being in testing for a few weeks with new features.

Where Winds Meet devs plan improved Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe,
Where Winds Meet continues to be a big hit on Steam and it works quite well on Desktop Linux but it needs a lot of improvements on Valve's Steam Deck.

Valve release small Proton Experimental update for ARC Raiders, Uno and Far Cry 4

By Liam Dawe,
Following on from a bigger Proton Experimental update for Linux / SteamOS last week, a smaller bug-fix update has rolled out for the Windows compatibility tool.

Cleared Hot is everything you could want in a modern twin-stick helicopter shooter

By Liam Dawe,
Cleared Hot just entered Early Access from developer Not Knowing Corporation and MicroProse Software, and it's simply pure joy to blast through it.

Nightdive Studios present a Blood: Refreshed Supply deep dive in a new video

By Liam Dawe,
Want to know more about the upcoming Blood: Refreshed Supply? You're in luck as we have a fresh developer video from Nightdive Studios.

Hytale arrives in Early Access in January 2026 after being revived

By Liam Dawe,
After being cancelled by Riot Games and revived as an indie game again, Hytale is now set for an Early Access launch in January 2026.

Death Stranding 2 looks set for a PC release - hopefully sometime soon

By Liam Dawe,
FINALLY. We can see that Death Stranding 2 is coming to PC thanks to a leak from a ratings board.

The excellent Yet Another Zombie Survivors is finally Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
Yet Another Zombie Survivors is one of the best suvivor-likes for its mixture of great action and fun features, and it's finally Steam Deck Verified.

SIDE EFFECTS is a disturbing pill-popping roulette game out now

By Liam Dawe,
SIDE EFFECTS from developer Free Lives takes the idea of Buckshot Roulette and puts a brutal pill-popping spin on it.

Cleaning with friends on the go - PowerWash Simulator 2 is now Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
After releasing back in October, PowerWash Simulator 2 has been positively received by players and is now Steam Deck Verified.

Save on 2K games like XCOM, Risk of Rain Returns and Rollerdrome in a new Green Man Gaming bundle

By Liam Dawe,
Another interesting bundle of games here for you that you may want to pick up with some really nice stuff from Green Man Gaming.

UZDoom the successor to GZDoom has a first proper release out now

By Liam Dawe,
What will now be the main modern feature centric port for all Doom engine games, UZDoom has a first proper release out to take over from GZDoom.

KDE Connect security advisory released due to possible authentication bypass

By Liam Dawe,
KDE Connect is a popular cross-platform app that allows you to send files across devices and more - with a security advisory being sent out due to a woops.

Here's the 50 most popular Steam Deck games for November 2025 - with Dispatch the winner

By Liam Dawe,
It's a fresh month and that means we can take a look and see what's been popular for players on Valve's SteamOS powered handheld the Steam Deck.

A retro Acorn RISC OS gem returns with Exodus: The Colonization of Space now on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
A bit of gaming history returns to modern platforms with the release of Exodus: The Colonization of Space now available on Steam.

GOG add the huge S.T.A.L.K.E.R. G.A.M.M.A. as a one-click mod install

By Liam Dawe,
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. G.A.M.M.A. is a big mod for the already big standalone experience of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Anomaly and now easier to install thanks to GOG.