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Valheim got a big patch with performance upgrades and controller improvements

By Liam Dawe,
Valheim continues to get improvements and it's easily one of my favourite survival games, it's just fantastic with a couple of friends. This new update should make it even better.

Steam Deck and desktop Steam upgraded with LAN transfers out of Beta

By Liam Dawe,
A fresh big stable update to the Steam Client has rolled out for Steam Deck and desktop Steam, bringing with it the useful LAN transfer feature.

Sci-fi submarine sim Barotrauma floats out of Early Access

By Liam Dawe,
Barotrauma, a game that's about exploring the ocean on Jupiter's moon Europa, where many horrors wait below the surface of the water.

Lancer Tactics announced adapting the tabletop roleplaying game

By Liam Dawe,
Love your mechs? Lancer Tactics was announced recently, as a video game adaption of the popular crowdfunded tabletop roleplaying game.

Marble It Up! gets Native Linux support in Beta

By Liam Dawe,
Up for a challenge? Marble-rolling platformer Marble It Up! just recently gained Native Linux support in a Beta.

The frantic Unrailed! gets a big free underwater update

By Liam Dawe,
Trains underwater? It's happening. The frantic and hilarious Unrailed! just got a big free content upgrade.

Proton Experimental fixes up Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, BloodRayne, Prototype

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have put out a fresh update for Proton Experimental for Steam Deck and Linux Desktop, bringing more compatibility for Windows games. Here's all the latest and how to switch to it.

Steam Deck OS 3.4.6 out now with DOOM Eternal Ray Tracing

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has now promoted the recent Steam Deck OS Preview to Stable, giving all Steam Deck owners an updated graphics driver that brings Ray Tracing for DOOM Eternal.

Steampunk survival game Volcanoids has been invaded by drones

By Liam Dawe,
I think it might be seriously time to play a whole lot more Volcanoids, with the new Ground Support update adding in special drones you can build and it looks awesome.

Turn-based colony builder on the red planet Terraformers is out now

By Liam Dawe,
After a while in Early Access, Terraformers from Asteroid Lab and Goblinz Publishing / IndieArk is officially out now with the 1.0 update.

Action-RPG in Early Access 'Last Epoch' adds in online multiplayer

By Liam Dawe,
A day many players have been waiting for, Last Epoch has finally added in multiplayer amongst a number of other big changes to this action RPG.

Railbound gets Steam Deck Verified with a new update

By Liam Dawe,
Railbound looks great, a relaxing puzzle game about fixing train connections and travelling the world and now it's Steam Deck Verified.

NVIDIA Vulkan Beta driver 525.47.13 out now

By Liam Dawe,
Over the weekend NVIDIA released a fresh small update to their developer-focused Vulkan Beta driver.

Slick tactical space RPG 'Relic Space' is out in Early Access

By Liam Dawe,
Relic Space combines together smooth turn-based movement (think like Jupiter Hell) with tactical combat, RPG mechanics and 4X elements.

No true next-gen Steam Deck for 'a few years' Valve say

By Liam Dawe,
As expected really, Valve said they don't really expect to see a true next-gen Steam Deck for a few years yet.

The Humble Heroines Bundle is an awesome deal for Steam Deck and Linux Desktop

By Liam Dawe,
The Humble Heroines Bundle is an absolutely fantastic deal, with some great compatibility across Steam Deck and Linux Desktop with Proton. Here's what to expect from it.

Aethermancer is a new creature collector rogue-lite from the dev of Monster Sanctuary

By Liam Dawe,
Seems moi rai games are sticking to what they know, with them moving on from Monster Sanctuary (which is still being updated) to their new announcement with Aethermancer.

Proton Hotfix updated for Resident Evil 4 remake, Steam Deck needs SteamOS 3.4.6 Preview

By Liam Dawe,
Valve developer Pierre-Loup Griffais mentioned that they've updated Proton Hotfix, which should allow the new Resident Evil 4 Chainsaw Demo of the remake to run on Linux and Steam Deck.

Prepare to see a lot more of Epic Online Services, with Epic's new self-publishing

By Liam Dawe,
While the Epic Games Store doesn't support Linux or Steam Deck officially, this industry news is something we should all know about with Epic now opening up self-publishing along with some new rules for their store.

Transport Fever 2 has a big free upgrade, plus Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe,
Transport Fever 2 is going strong since the release in 2019. They just launched a console version, and upgraded the PC release with some massive improvements too.