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The Last of Us Part I got a juicy patch with Steam Deck improvements
8 April 2023 at 5:10 am UTC

Quoting: udekmp69I don't own this, but from what I have read this has to be one of the worst PC ports in a very long time. Which really says something. This is a technical mess that might not be fixed for a very long time.

Sounds like what happened with Arkham Knight; that got released right after Valve started offering refunds, and it got put to use quite heavily. But if you look at it now, the recent reviews are overwhelmingly positive - so let's hope this game has the same result in the end.

Hibernaculum is a gross looking retro-inspired sci-fi dungeon crawler
3 March 2023 at 5:07 am UTC

Minimum pledge to get the game is a bit high for my taste, but worth keeping an eye on!

Shader cache downloads being a nuisance? Valve may have solved it
23 February 2023 at 5:23 am UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: PhlebiacI restarted Steam and got 12 downloads, which look like some of the usual culprits, such as Rise of the Tomb Raider. So not sure if it had the desired effect for me?

A few days later, I'd say the downloads are still frequent, but they do seem a fair bit smaller.

1980s mystery adventure Unusual Findings added Linux support
22 February 2023 at 6:03 am UTC

QuoteIt has no Steam Deck rating yet from Valve.

For what it's worth, I'm currently playing it on Steam Deck. As someone else mentioned before, the touch screen lends itself well to these types of games.

Minecraft 1.20 adding Archaeology, Cherry Blossom Biome and a Sniffer mob
21 February 2023 at 5:32 am UTC

Quoting: Seegras(If you don't know what that is, well, watch the intro there. Yes, that's all done in-game).

Milk is extracted through the top of the cows? Seems painful...

CryoUtilities 2.0 helps boost Steam Deck performance
21 February 2023 at 5:23 am UTC Likes: 1

QuoteI think I'm going to look into testing it out and seeing if it can boost a few problematic games soon.

I look forward to the results!

Shader cache downloads being a nuisance? Valve may have solved it
16 February 2023 at 5:53 am UTC

I restarted Steam and got 12 downloads, which look like some of the usual culprits, such as Rise of the Tomb Raider. So not sure if it had the desired effect for me?

touchHLE is a new emulator for iPhone OS apps
7 February 2023 at 1:39 am UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: Purple Library GuyPresumably even if they get them working these would play a bit . . . weird on a desktop unless you had a touchscreen.

Could be great on a Steam Deck!

These were the most popular Steam Deck games for January 2023
2 February 2023 at 7:04 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: Penglingthe vast majority of first-person games give me terrible motion-sickness

Then 6DoF games like Descent must make you vomit uncontrollably!

These were the most popular Steam Deck games for January 2023
2 February 2023 at 6:58 am UTC

Quoting: MohandevirI was able to rip my whole Wii library from my old scratched DVD's.

Got any tips on good tools for that? Does it require anything special hardware-wise? (I think there was some console platform where there was a specific model of DVD drive that would be able to properly read them, but I don't remember details.)