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Epic Games launch 'First Run' and 'Now On Epic' with 100% revenue for devs

By Liam Dawe,
Epic Games are trying to pull over more developer to the Epic Games Store, with the launch of two new incentives with the previously announced First Run and the newly announced Now On Epic deals for developers.

Windjammers 2 added lobbies and full cross-play

By Liam Dawe,
Windjammers 2 is a fun PvP sports game about throwing discs around. It's Steam Deck Verified and works great on Linux and the latest major free update sounds great.

Forza Horizon 5 gets a Proton Hotfix to work again on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
While Valve continue investigating the launch issues with the new Forza Motorsport, at least Forza Horizon 5 should work again on Steam Deck and desktop Linux after also breaking recently.

GE-Proton 8-17 brings fixes for Alan Wake, Batman Arkham Asylum and more (updated)

By Liam Dawe,
A fresh release of the community-maintained GE-Proton for Steam Deck and Linux desktop is out! GE-Proton 8-17 has some nice sounding fixes for running various games. Updates: and now GE-Proton 8-18 too and later 8-19.

Get Alan Wake, Pathologic 2, STASIS: BONE TOTEM and more in this bundle

By Liam Dawe,
There's some seriously spooky stuff going in the latest from Humble Bundle. Inside the Fright of your Life Bundle you'll get some pretty great games. Here's a run over Steam Deck / Linux desktop compatibility.

Diablo 4 now Steam Deck Verified before launch but no Steam keys for Battle.net buyers

By Liam Dawe,
Good news if you plan to dive into Diablo 4 with the Steam release coming on October 17th, as it has been Steam Deck Verified. There's some bad news if you already purchased it on Battle.net though.

Steam Deck SteamOS 3.5.1 Preview fixes backlight staying on when docked

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has now released the latest SteamOS 3.5.1 Preview for download, fixing up some more issues in the Steam Deck OS like the backlight staying on when docked.

Steam Deck gets a 'Laser Pointer' Gyro mode, plus more desktop and SteamVR work

By Liam Dawe,
Valve released some more Steam Deck Beta Client updates recently, one of them including an interesting new Gyro mode so here's all the details on what's new.

Proton Experimental updated for Tony Hawk's, Halo Infinite, Resident Evil 4 Separate Ways

By Liam Dawe,
A freshly brewed Proton Experimental release just went out today which includes a bunch of fixes for various games. Here's your usual run over what's improved for Steam Deck / Linux desktop.

TEKKEN 7, CODE VEIN, GOD EATER 3 and more in this great bundle

By Liam Dawe,
Some games to stock up on? How about a bunch from Bandai Namco? Humble launched the Bandai Namco: Fights, Frights and Fantasy Bundle. Here's what compatibility to expect on Steam Deck / Linux desktop.

DAVE THE DIVER gets a big free content update

By Liam Dawe,
DAVE THE DIVER is probably one of the best games I've played this year, and certainly made some travelling more fun recently with my Steam Deck. A new update is out now adding in a whole bunch of extra content.

Mining and base defense game Dome Keeper got a huge upgrade

By Liam Dawe,
Dome Keeper was already pretty great. Giving you a mixture of mining, exploration, base-building and tower defense and now it's quite a lot bigger with a free update out now.

Valve dropped Counter-Strike 2 support on macOS and older hardware

By Liam Dawe,
With the release of Counter-Strike 2, it seems Valve are continuing to move away from macOS support just like they did with SteamVR. Thankfully, Valve are still investing in Linux and CS2 is supported on Linux.

Valve investigating Forza Motorsport issues on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Forza Motorsport just launched and sadly it appears that it does not currently run on Steam Deck / Linux with Proton, but Valve are looking into it.

Relaxing poolside sim Placid Plastic Duck Simulator gets new DLC

By Pengling,
The latest DLC for Placid Plastic Duck Simulator, "So Many Ducks", made a splash on October 5th, adding 27 new collectible ducks to the breakout hit rubber-duck sim.

After over 80 weeks the Steam Deck leaves the top 10 global sellers on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
At one point it seemed like there was just no stopping the Steam Deck but now it seems after being available for 1 year and around 8 months or so, the Steam Deck has started to move down the top sellers on Steam.

PAC-MAN Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs heads to Steam in 2024

By Liam Dawe,
Finally! PAC-MAN Mega Tunnel Battle was a lot of fun back when it originally released in 2020, sadly it was exclusive to Google's shuttered cloud gaming service Stadia but a proper cross-platform release is coming in early 2024.

Stock up for Halloween in the Survive the Terror Sale on Humble

By Liam Dawe,
Halloween is approach and it's the season to be spooky, or spooked? If you're in need of some scary gaming Humble Store is running a Survive the Terror Sale with some great deals.

Need a new Steam Deck game? Here's 10 recent Verified titles

By Liam Dawe,
Looking for your next game to pick up on Steam Deck? Valve continues to put hundreds of games through Deck Verified so here's some recent highlights of games that are now Verified.

Trolley Delayma is a short, free and amusing puzzle game

By Liam Dawe,
Styled like the absolutely awesome Baba Is You, the short and free puzzler Trolley Delayma is out now and worth a go if you have 30 minutes to spare. Good for a Monday morning with a coffee to start your day.
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