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Lumencraft blends top-down shooting, Tower Defense and a destructible environment

By Liam Dawe, 13 Apr 2022

Lumencraft is a brand new release from developer 2Dynamic Games that is going to suck up far too much of my time, and might be a new favourite run blast through on my Steam Deck.

Google detail more on how Steam on Chrome OS works with Linux

By Liam Dawe, 13 Apr 2022

Want to get more info behind the scenes on how Steam for Chrome OS works? It uses Linux but it's a little bit complicated and Google has put out the first in a series of blog posts to talk more about it.

No Man's Sky got a huge 'Outlaws' update and works well on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 13 Apr 2022

No Man's Sky, a Steam Deck Verified title that also works great on Linux desktops with Steam Play Proton recently got another massive free update.

Splitgate is getting a new matchmaking system that won't suck

By Liam Dawe, 13 Apr 2022

Splitgate is actually a pretty great online FPS but it has a major problem with its matchmaking system, so it's getting a rewrite to suck less.

Arx Fatalis open source engine Arx Libertatis gets fixed up for Mesa drivers

By Liam Dawe, 13 Apr 2022

Arx Fatalis is an Arkane Studios classic from 2002 that was officially open sourced. This update for Arx Libertatis should hopefully make it work even better on the Steam Deck, and Linux desktops using Mesa drivers.

War for the Overworld gets a surprise graphics upgrade, also sees a big discount

By Liam Dawe, 13 Apr 2022

War for the Overworld, a Dungeon Keeper inspired game from 2015 had a huge free upgrade recently bringing some graphical improvements and performance optimizations.

Back 4 Blood adds experimental support for Linux and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 13 Apr 2022

Back 4 Blood, the zombie shooter from Turtle Rock Studios has a fresh update out, and the developer has gotten it working on Linux and Steam Deck with Proton.

Strategy game 'Old World' comes to Steam and GOG on May 19 with Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 12 Apr 2022

Old World, a game that was talked up as an alternative to the Civilization series that was previously exclusive to the Epic Games Store, is heading to GOG and Steam on May 19. Although, the Linux build will only be on Steam.

Halo: The Master Chief Collection broke on Linux and Steam Deck, here's a quick fix

By Liam Dawe, 12 Apr 2022

With a recent update to the Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Xbox Game Studios included the needed Easy Anti-Cheat file for Linux / Steam Deck to work online but they broke it in the process for some.

Linux distro EndeavourOS has the 'Apollo' release out now

By Liam Dawe, 11 Apr 2022

EndeavourOS, an Arch Linux-based distribution has a new release out with plenty of upgrades to the install process.

Selaco is an FPS inspired by F.E.A.R and a demo is coming soon

By Liam Dawe, 11 Apr 2022

To say I am hyped about trying Selaco might be a serious understatement because it looks incredible. A GZDoom powered cross-platform FPS inspired by F.E.A.R and soon a demo will be available.

fheroes2 - Heroes of Might and Magic II recreation

Heroes of Might and Magic II recreation 'fheroes2' gets improved language support

By Liam Dawe, 11 Apr 2022

fheroes2 is easily now the best way to play Heroes of Might and Magic II on any platform, an absolute classic and the project continues to evolve.

A developer made a ShadowPlay-like high-performance recording tool for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 11 Apr 2022

Find you get too much of a performance hit using other recording tools like OBS Studio? Maybe this new tool will help.

Might and Delight come up with a plan to save Book of Travels

By Liam Dawe, 11 Apr 2022

Book of Travels is a tiny multiplayer online RPG from developer Might and Delight (known for the likes of Shelter and Meadow), which didn't do particularly well at the Early Access release but now they have a plan to save it.

OpenRazer 3.3 adds support for more hardware on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 11 Apr 2022

OpenRazer version 3.3 brings with it support for even more Razer hardware on Linux, along with some other improvements.

Valheim gets a bug fix update as work on Mistlands continues

By Liam Dawe, 11 Apr 2022

While most players are itching to play through the upcoming Mistlands update, Iron Gate have a small bug-fix and improvement update out for Valheim.

Steam Deck Plugin Loader gets another release, should work better now

By Liam Dawe, 11 Apr 2022

The community-built Steam Deck Plugin Loader continues to mature, with version 1.1.0 out now fixing some issues.

Duck Game gets a patch for Proton, now works on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 9 Apr 2022

Duck Game, an action platformer from Landon Podbielski and Adult Swim Games has been updated to enable it to work properly with the current version of Proton 7 and gets it working on Steam Deck.

Wine 7.6 out now with more PE conversion work, Mono updated

By Liam Dawe, 9 Apr 2022

Wine is the compatibility layer that allows you to run games and applications developed for Windows - on Linux (plus also macOS and BSD). A new development release is out now!

Godfall Ultimate Edition seems to run well on Linux and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 9 Apr 2022

Godfall Ultimate Edition released onto Steam on April 7, a former Epic Store exclusive, and now thanks to the Steam release it runs very nicely on Linux and Steam Deck with Proton.