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Gentoo Rescue is a puzzle game with twists that will melt your mind that I'm too stupid for


By Liam Squires-Hand
Gentoo Rescue from Jagriff seems simple on the surface but it's a real brain melting puzzle game that's well worth your time.

Catch rocks and rockets to throw at your enemies in Galactic Glitch


By Liam Squires-Hand
Galactic Glitch is a twin-stick roguelite shooter where you get to catch and throw rockets, rocks and enemies at other enemies - and it's damn good.

Spooky 2D co-op submarine sim Barotrauma is getting a big Home & Harbor expansion


By Liam Squires-Hand
Daedalic Entertainment and developers Undertow Games and FakeFish recently revealed the Home & Harbor expansion for Barotrauma.

At Fate's End is the next game from the Spiritfarer team


By Liam Squires-Hand
From the devs of Spiritfarer, At Fate's End is an action-adventure game where you fight the ones you love and your skill tree is your family tree.

Manjaro KDE Plasma plans move to Wayland by default


By Liam Squires-Hand
Ubuntu isn't the only Linux distribution planning a big change, as Manjaro KDE Plasma also now plans to move to Wayland.

Ubuntu 25.10 goes all-in with Wayland, dropping support for GNOME on Xorg


By Liam Squires-Hand
The Canonical Desktop Team have announced that starting with Ubuntu 25.10, they're going all-in with GNOME on Wayland.

The massive Satisfactory 1.1 update is out now with controller support


By Liam Squires-Hand
The first-person open-world factory building game Satisfactory just had a massive v1.1 update, bringing controller support and a lot more.

Base-building co-op exploration adventure game Necesse hits 1.0 in October


By Liam Squires-Hand
After a big graphics overhaul last year, the co-op base-building exploration adventure Necesse is set for the big 1.0 in October.

Direct3D to Vulkan layer DXVK v2.6.2 released


By Liam Squires-Hand
The latest release of the Direct3D to Vulkan translation layer has been released, with version 2.6.2 bringing assorted improvements.

Dune: Awakening is out now and works well on Linux Desktop but rough on Steam Deck


By Liam Squires-Hand
Dune: Awakening from Funcom has officially arrived, and thankfully it does work rather nicely on Desktop Linux.

Steam Beta improves controller support for 8BitDo Ultimate 2 Wireless, 8BitDo Pro 2 and more


By Liam Squires-Hand
This is great. Valve released a new Beta for Desktop and Steam Deck that brings Steam Input improvements for various controllers.

Stellar Blade gets Steam Deck Verified ahead of release


By Liam Squires-Hand
Stellar Blade from SHIFT UP Corporation has been rated Steam Deck Verified by Valve ahead of the release on June 11th.

Steam Next Fest - June 2025 edition is live with new demos


By Liam Squires-Hand
A celebration of upcoming games big and small and everything in between. Steam Next Fest for June 2025 is now live.

Team Cherry clarify Hollow Knight: Silksong will be out before the 2025 holiday season


By Liam Squires-Hand
Team Cherry have clarified the release period for Hollow Knight: Silksong, after a bit of confusion thanks to Microsoft.

Khronos Group announce the Vulkan Video Decode VP9 Extension


By Liam Squires-Hand
Another expansion of the Vulkan graphics API has arrived with the Vulkan Video Decode VP9 Extension.

IGN Live 2025 Humble Bundle has a nice mixture of games


By Liam Squires-Hand
Don't miss your chance to build up your game collection with highly rated picks in the IGN Live 2025 Humble Bundle.

Theme Hospital engine remake CorsixTH 0.69 Beta 1 out now


By Liam Squires-Hand
Theme Hospital open source game engine CorsixTH has a nice Beta release out with v0.69 now in testing for this classic.

GOG store introduces one-click mods with Skyblivion coming soon


By Liam Squires-Hand
The GOG.com team have announced a new feature, with one-click mods available for various popular games.

Upcoming MMO 'BitCraft Online' will be open source


By Liam Squires-Hand
The upcoming MMO BitCraft Online is doing something very unusual for the genre, it's going to be open source.

ROG Xbox Ally Handhelds announced, the first real Steam Deck competition


By Liam Squires-Hand
Microsoft and ASUS have formally announced the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X, what is likely the first real competition for the Steam Deck.