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Co-op horror game KLETKA managed over 100K sales in a month

By Liam Dawe,
The developers of KLETKA, a strange co-op horror game about travelling in a hungry living elevator, have announced some stats and it seems they've done well.

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 45: Free as in Beer

By Hamish,
For a time the term "multimedia" was one of the hottest buzzwords in the computer software industry. A number of individuals and firms staked both their futures and careers on the creation of bespoke interactive experiences, often in the service of marketing more established businesses and brands. Enter Lost Boys, an outfit based in the Netherlands intent on doing exactly that.
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DXVK v2.5.3 released with more improvements for Windows games on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Developer Philip Rebohle has released DXVK version 2.5.3 bringing more improvements for this tool that translates Direct3D 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 to Vulkan.

Minecraft gets new pigs, wildflowers and ambient features in the latest Beta

By Liam Dawe,
Mojang have released the first Snapshot (a Beta) of the next Minecraft update, and with it there's a bunch of new features included for explorers.

DEFICIT is an exciting looking new FPS with chaotic close-quarters combat

By Liam Dawe,
Developer ITEM42 recently announced DEFICIT and it's not often I feel I really need a game after seeing a trailer but DEFICIT looks juicy.

Fanatical's Diamond Collection for January 2025 offers up 16 games with good Linux / Steam Deck compatibility

By Liam Dawe,
Build up your game collection with a fresh Fanatical Diamond Collection Bundle, giving you a build your own deal to save monies.

NTSYNC driver for improving Windows games on Linux with Wine / Proton should finally land in Linux kernel 6.14

By Liam Dawe,
After waiting quite a while on it and some rewrites, it looks like the NTSYNC driver code to help Windows games running on Linux will be pulled in and enabled in the Linux kernel.

Retro gaming Linux distro Batocera v41 brings expanded Wine support, better multi-screen, new hardware support

By Liam Dawe,
For people who love their retro gaming and want a Linux distribution that's simple to use and fully featured, Batocera is a popular choice and a big new release is out with version 41.

Icewind Dale 2 completable in Infinity Engine remake GemRB, plus Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition now playable

By Liam Dawe,
GemRB is a game engine remake of Infinity Engine used in games like Baldur's Gate, Planescape: Torment, Icewind Dale, Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn and Icewind Dale 2.

Open-source PlayStation Remote Play app chiaki-ng v1.9.4 has lots of improvements

By Liam Dawe,
Own a PlayStation and someone is hogging the TV? Stream it to another device like a Steam Deck or Desktop PC with the cross-platform open source chiaki-ng project.

NonSteamLaunchers tool for installing popular game stores working on better Desktop Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
NonSteamLaunchers gained popularity as one of the go-to solutions for installing more stores directly on Steam Deck, and the latest release has begun to improve how it works on normal Desktop Linux too.

Even with SteamOS coming to more systems Bazzite has no plans to go anywhere

By Liam Dawe,
We recently had the exciting news that Valve plans to expand SteamOS onto more devices, starting with supporting more handhelds, which caused plenty of people to be curious about the future of the popular SteamOS-like Bazzite Linux.

Prime Gaming January 11th 2025 edition round-up for Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
A little later than I planned, but here's the up to date list of games available on Amazon Prime Gaming, and what compatibility you can expect for Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck.

The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav adventure game from Daedalic added Linux / Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe,
The Night of the Rabbit wasn't the only classic Daedalic Entertainment adventure game to add Linux / Steam Deck support as another, The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav, also got the same treatment along with various upgrades.

Thoroughly charming adventure game The Night of the Rabbit added Linux / Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe,
The Night of the Rabbit from Daedalic Entertainment originally released in 2013 and has some pretty glowing reviews, and recently Daedalic gave it a proper Native Linux / Steam Deck version too.

VKD3D-Proton bug fix v2.14.1 released for Direct3D 12 to Vulkan translation

By Liam Dawe,
VKD3D-Proton, the tool that Valve's compatibility layer Proton uses to translate Microsoft Direct3D 12 to Vulkan, has a new bug-fix release out now.

Mecha Comet looks like a fun little modular Linux handheld

By Liam Dawe,
Another handheld! Although not a gaming handheld like you may have been thinking. The Mecha Comet is a small handheld modular Linux computer around the size of a phone.

System76's COSMIC Alpha 5 is here with a new media player, VRR improvements and lots of fixes

By Liam Dawe,
Hardware vendor System76 continue building up their new Linux desktop environment, COSMIC, with a fifth alpha now available for testing.

Terry Cavanagh dev of VVVVVV / Super Hexagon announced a collection of experimental games

By Liam Dawe,
Terry's Other Games is coming in February, pulling together a bunch of games developer Terry Cavanagh has developed over the last 20 years or so updated for modern platforms.

Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition gets a big community patch keeping it alive

By Liam Dawe,
While Beamdog have moved on from Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition, they're at least not letting it just sit still as they're allowing the community to further improve it.