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Proton Experimental brings support for Unravel Two, fixes up Civilization IV

By Liam Dawe, 29 Jul 2022

Valve has released the latest update to Proton Experimental, the special version of Proton you can use that has the latest updates bringing more game compatibility to Linux and Steam Deck.

itch.io has another Creator Day live with 100% going to developers

By Liam Dawe, 29 Jul 2022

The game store itch.io is running another Creator Day, this is where they don't take any cut from developers.

OUTRIDERS officially gets a Playable Steam Deck rating

By Liam Dawe, 29 Jul 2022

Looking for your next RPG-shooter hybrid with online co-op? OUTRIDERS from People Can Fly recently released the WORLDSLAYER expansion and it's now actually Playable on the Steam Deck (and Linux desktop too).

Just King blends Vampire Survivors action with Slay the Spire progression

By Liam Dawe, 28 Jul 2022

Just King is going to be my next game to be fixated on. It's ridiculously cheap and offers up gameplay where you keep wanting to come back for more.

You can now play DOOM as the Cat from Stray

By Liam Dawe, 28 Jul 2022

Yes this is a real thing, DOOM modders will quite literally do anything and I'm here loving it. You can now play DOOM as the cat from Stray.

Wine manager app Bottles makes rolling back configs real easy

By Liam Dawe, 28 Jul 2022

Bottles is the free and open source app that allows you to easily manage Wine, the Windows compatibility layer on Steam Deck and Linux. Another new version is live, with a whole new versioning system to help you roll back changes.

GE-Proton 7-27 has the Halo Infinite campaign and videos working on Steam Deck & Linux

By Liam Dawe, 28 Jul 2022

Recently I showed off Halo Infinite running quite nicely online on the Steam Deck and now GE-Proton 7-27 that just went up makes the process even smoother and the campaign and videos now work too.

Detective adventure Lord Winklebottom Investigates is out now

By Liam Dawe, 28 Jul 2022

Cave Monsters has released their detective adventure game Lord Winklebottom Investigates with Native Linux support.

Voodoo Detective is a Monkey Island inspired point-and-click adventure

By Liam Dawe, 28 Jul 2022

One we apparently missed that arrived with Native Linux support back in May, Voodoo Detective is a Monkey Island inspired point-and-click adventure from Short Sleeve Studio.

Steam Deck Beta gets Firefox as Flatpak, mentions "future controller hardware revisions"

By Liam Dawe, 27 Jul 2022

Valve has released a new SteamOS Beta update for Steam Deck and it finally sorts out the Firefox situation, along with hints of hardware changes, or a new controller coming? Plus a Steam Deck Client Beta update too!

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow has some real fancy pixel-art

By Liam Dawe, 27 Jul 2022

Gimme! The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is an upcoming adventure from developer Cloak and Dagger Games with publishing from Wadjet Eye Games and it instantly grabbed my attention.

September will bring the melee focused Steam Bash Bash event

By Liam Dawe, 27 Jul 2022

Valve has announced that the Steam Bash Bash event will be going live between September 19 and September 26.

Hobo Cat Adventures features dark humour and souls-like combat - now on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 27 Jul 2022

Here's one missed from earlier in July, the colourful 3D platformer Hobo Cat Adventures gained Native Linux support.

Cancelled space sim Limit Theory opens up the source code

By Liam Dawe, 27 Jul 2022

Limit Theory was a once very promising looking space sim that was funded on Kickstarter. Sadly the developer cancelled it but now as promised they've opened up the source code.

Terminal-based game inspired by Pokémon gets a big upgrade with audio

By Liam Dawe, 27 Jul 2022

Pokete is a game we introduced you too recently that's inspired by Pokémon but you play it in a terminal. A new release is out bringing some nice advancements.

VRChat adds Easy Anti-Cheat, community not happy but Linux and Steam Deck work fine

By Liam Dawe, 27 Jul 2022

Despite the name, VRChat is not a VR-only space and it's incredibly popular. Recently though, they added in Easy Anti-Cheat and the community is currently very unhappy with it.

Total War: Warhammer III cautiously builds upon a tried and true formula

By BTRE, 25 Jul 2022

The latest entry in the Total War franchise was ported by Feral Interactive over to Linux last month. After spending a good chunk of time commanding armies and bringing chaos to the land, I have a few thoughts to share.