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Check out the demo for supernatural point-and-click adventure Shadows of the Afterland

By Liam Dawe, 15 Mar 2024

Shadows of the Afterland has you cross between the worlds of the living and the dead, and allows you to possess the living to hopefully unearth your haunting past.

Half-Life remake Black Mesa gets a Beta to fix up crashes and graphics bugs

By Liam Dawe, 15 Mar 2024

The Half-Life remake Black Mesa from Crowbar Collective is about to get a patch to fix up lots of issues, and there's a public Beta available.

itch.io Spring Sale 2024 is live with lots of indie treats

By Liam Dawe, 15 Mar 2024

The small and scrappy store itch.io is also now running its own Spring Sale for 2024 and there's plenty of good deals to be found, if you manage to sift through lots of the weirdness on itch.

Bazzite Linux v2.4.0 fixes ASUS Ally and Lenovo Legion Go suspend issues

By Liam Dawe, 15 Mar 2024

The increasingly interesting Bazzite Linux has a new release out, and it's a good one for handheld gaming fans so here's what's new in v2.4.0.

Steam Spring Sale 2024 live, Valve list the Top 100 games on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 14 Mar 2024

Valve has launched the Steam Spring Sale 2024 and with it, you know the drill, there's masses of discounts across all sorts of games. There's also a fresh list of the top 100 most played games on Steam Deck.

Sea of Thieves gets Easy Anti-Cheat - thankfully enabled for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, 14 Mar 2024

Sea of Thieves just got a big upgrade and with it Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) is now online. Thankfully the developers have ensured it's enabled for Steam Deck / Linux players using Proton.

The Machine Age expansion announced for Stellaris

By Liam Dawe, 14 Mar 2024

Paradox Interactive today announced a brand new expansion to Stellaris with The Machine Age, that will have your society face new ethical and social dilemmas along with new threats.

Valve COO on Epic's Tim Sweeney "you mad bro?" when launching the Epic Store

By Liam Dawe, 14 Mar 2024

In the ongoing saga of the Wolfire versus Valve lawsuit, which is continuing, we've been able to see a funny little look behind the curtain and Tim Sweeney was not happy with Valve.

Sunshine game streaming app for Moonlight v0.22.1 out with more Linux improvements

By Liam Dawe, 14 Mar 2024

Sunshine continues to improve for all of you who want good quality game streaming with Moonlight from one system to another, and release v0.22.1 is out now with multiple Linux improvements.

RimWorld horror-themed Anomaly expansion and update 1.5 announced

By Liam Dawe, 14 Mar 2024

This sounds really fun! RimWorld is getting a new horror-themed expansion named Anomaly, plus a free v1.5 update due at the same time.

Saber Interactive splits off from Embracer Group taking various studios with them

By Liam Dawe, 14 Mar 2024

Some potentially good (?) game industry news here, is that Embracer Group and Saber Interactive have split off with a purchase from Beacon Interactive, a company controlled by Saber Interactive co-founder Matthew Karch.

Get a bunch of Saints Row and Red Faction in this Humble Bundle

By Liam Dawe, 13 Mar 2024

Another chance to fill up your backlog of games? How about a couple of classics if you don't already own them. The Plaion: The Hits Humble Bundle has various Red Faction and Saints Row games.

Steam Deck support is now on the roadmap for Enshrouded

By Liam Dawe, 13 Mar 2024

Enshrouded is another recent big hit for Steam, as players continue to love their open-world crafting games and the good news is that the developers at Keen Games plan to get it working better on Steam Deck.

War Thunder's first major update for 2024 is here in Alpha Strike

By Liam Dawe, 13 Mar 2024

Oh no, not another great looking update, I really have things to do. Alpha Strike has expanded the content in War Thunder once again and there's plenty to look forward to.

Squad-based tactical RPG 'Zoria: Age of Shattering' released with Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 13 Mar 2024

Itching for a new tactical RPG with squad-based combat and interactions? Looks like Zoria: Age of Shattering could be your next game. It recently released along with Native Linux support.

Explore a solar system in colony-builder Trappist

By Liam Dawe, 13 Mar 2024

Trappist is a new colony-builder that space sci-fi fans should take a look at, giving you access to a whole solar system to travel around and colonize multiple planets and moons.

OBS Studio 30.1 out now with AV1 support for VA-API, PipeWire Video Capture

By Liam Dawe, 13 Mar 2024

OBS Studio has a brand new release available with some fancy sounding features, making it still the absolute best and easiest way to record and livestream video on Linux.

Valve fixes up Steam Remote Play - again

By Liam Dawe, 13 Mar 2024

Remote Play seems to be a constant problem for Valve to fix up on Steam / Steam Deck, as there's always something broken with it and the latest Steam Client Beta fixes it up again.

Wonderful puzzle-adventure CLeM is out now & Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe, 13 Mar 2024

If you're in need of a new puzzle-adventure game like the classics, CLeM looks like a wonderful game to add to your library and it's Steam Deck Verified now too.

Racing game New Star GP is out now and Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe, 13 Mar 2024

New Star GP looks like it could be a lot of fun for motorsport fans! It just released on March 7th after a period in Early Access, and it is Steam Deck Verified.