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Linux and Steam Deck game manager Lutris has a fresh Beta out

By Liam Dawe,
Lutris is an all-in-one game manager to brings your games from different places under one roof, and a second Beta is now available for v0.5.13.

Proton Hotfix gets Minecraft Legends working on Steam Deck & Linux desktop

By Liam Dawe,
Minecraft Legends just recently released on Steam and sadly at release it just wouldn't run, a quick bug report later and Valve has already solved it with Proton Hotfix.

POSTAL 2 got a surprise 20th anniversary update with Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe,
POSTAL 2 from Running With Scissors just had a big upgrade for the 20th anniversary and there's lots of improvements to this classic violent first-person adventure.

Takara Cards is a unique space sci-fi deckbuilding tactical strategy game

By Liam Dawe,
Fusing together the best elements of deckbuilders and tactical turn-based battles, Takara Cards is a little unusual to get into but full of charm to keep you wanting more.

HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed added a slick story campaign

By Liam Dawe,
HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed is a shooter all about toys, a bit like the classic movie Small Soldiers and back in late March, it had a huge free upgrade.

Valheim is getting extensive difficulty options including a creative mode

By Liam Dawe,
Valheim continues to be one of the most popular survival games on Steam, and it seems in an upcoming update there's going to be much more extensive customization of the difficulty.

MangoHud performance overlay gets a few needed fixes in v0.6.9-1

By Liam Dawe,
After the previous release of v0.6.9, MangoHud has another nice update out that fixes up a few lingering problems for the Linux performance hud that's also used on Steam Deck for the built-in performance info.

Valve rolls out Proton 8.0 to further improve Steam Deck and Linux gaming

By Liam Dawe,
After a bit of a wait since the Wine 8.0 release, Valve has now released Proton 8.0, the latest version of their Windows translation layer for Steam Deck and Linux desktop.

Stardew Valley set for another update in v1.6

By Liam Dawe,
One of the most popular games on Steam (and one of the most played Steam Deck games too), Stardew Valley is coming back for another update in version 1.6.

The Last of Us has more Steam Deck improvements and lots of other fixes

By Liam Dawe,
Fires continue to be put out by Naughty Dog and Iron Galaxy as they fix up The Last of Us, with a new patch landing with lots of fixes.

MangoHud performance overlay version v0.6.9 is out now as a nice update

By Liam Dawe,
It's been a while since the last release but a nice update to the performance hud and benchmarking tool MangoHud is out now. This is the tool used for the performance stats on Steam Deck.

Ubisoft hiring Linux developer talent for XDefiant

By Liam Dawe,
XDefiant is an upcoming free-to-play, first-person arena shooter from Ubisoft and it seems they need a bit more Linux talent.

GE-Proton 7-55 released with an essential fix for Easy Anti-Cheat issues

By Liam Dawe,
GE-Proton version 7-55 was released a few days ago, and it's an essential update for those of you preferring it to the official Valve Proton on Steam Deck and Linux desktop.

LIVE A LIVE from Square Enix is Steam Deck Verified ahead of release

By Liam Dawe,
LIVE A LIVE originally released in the 90s for the Super Famicom, and now it's being revived with the same style as OCTOPATH TRAVELER and it's already Steam Deck Verified.

Microsoft experiments with a handheld Windows 11 mode for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
This is interesting, it seems Valve have lit a small fire under Microsoft once again, as they've been experimenting with a handheld mode for Windows 11 to help devices like the Steam Deck. ARTICLE UPDATED.

Grounded from Obsidian adds Steam Deck support in v1.2.0

By Liam Dawe,
The survival game Grounded from Obsidian Entertainment and Xbox Game Studios is gearing up to launch version 1.2.0 that's now available to test. With it comes Steam Deck support.

X4: Kingdom End and free major upgrade out now, making it Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
Egosoft have just released the next major expansion for X4: Foundations named X4: Kingdom End, plus a major free upgrade is also out now that brings full Steam Deck Verified support.

Driver updates for AMD RADV to give nice boost for Linux and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
The upcoming Mesa driver 23.1 release is sounding like it's going to be pretty great, with the Graphics Pipeline Library ("GPL") being enabled by default, plus we're looking at smaller shader cache sizes too.

KDE Connect is getting some upgrades for easy file-transfers

By Liam Dawe,
KDE Connect is up high on my list of my favourite open source apps, because it makes transferring files between devices (PC / Steam Deck / Mobile) and more real easy.

Half-Life: Alyx fully playable without VR even on Steam Deck thanks to a mod

By Liam Dawe,
There's been a few efforts to get Half-Life: Alyx playable without VR and the latest is HLA-NoVR, out now and it's now possible to play it through, even on Steam Deck too.
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