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In the survivorlike ARPG 'Conquest Dark' you start off nude and build up clothing as you go with multi-life mechanics

By Liam Dawe, 8 May 2025

Just what the survivorlike bullet heaven genre thingy needed - nudity! Conquest Dark from Eldritch Sword Games actually has quite a number of fun game mechanics worth exploring, the nudity is optional but it has a point.

1994 retro shooter The Fortress of Dr. Radiaki gets a Fancy Edition re-release out now

By Liam Dawe, 8 May 2025

A blast from the past, although not too well-known. Originally from Maelstrom Software and Future Visionary, The Fortress of Dr. Radiaki - Fancy Edition is a fresh upgraded re-release of the 1994 game from ZOOM Platform Media that's out now.

OpenRazer adds support for Razer Naga V2 Pro and Razer Strider Chroma plus bug fixes and new kernel support

By Liam Dawe, 8 May 2025

OpenRazer is a collection of Linux drivers for Razer devices, giving you better support for all the various device functions. A new release v3.10.3 just rolled out with new supported devices and bug fixes.

Go web-slinging in the adorable looking A Webbing Journey on May 19

By Liam Dawe, 8 May 2025

Fire Totem Games have announced their really sweet spider physics game A Webbing Journey is finally ready for an Early Access release on May 19th.

Palworld devs confirm game changes due to the Nintendo / Pokemon lawsuit

By Liam Dawe, 8 May 2025

As we all suspected, recent changes to Palworld game mechanics were as a direct result of the ongoing lawsuit filed against developer Pocketpair from Nintendo / The Pokemon Company.

SILENT HILL 2 remake gets a surprise GOG release

By Liam Dawe, 8 May 2025

Out of nowhere GOG added the SILENT HILL 2 remake from Bloober Team SA and KONAMI, so now more people get to play this highly rated horror DRM-free.

Get Vampire Survivors, Atomicrops and other great games in this new Humble Bundle

By Liam Dawe, 7 May 2025

Humble Bundle have another good one here for you with Vampire Survivors, Atomicrops and various other similar survivorlike bullet hell / bullet heavens.

Mesa 25.1 open source graphics drivers are out now

By Liam Dawe, 7 May 2025

Developer Eric Engestrom today officially announced the full release of Mesa 25.1, bringing with it plenty of upgrades for open source graphics drivers.

Valve developers continue to impress, fixing Proton in less than a day for the Starfield Beta

By Liam Dawe, 7 May 2025

Bethesda have released a surprise Beta update for Starfield. The update brings with it numerous bug fixes, Creation Kit upgrades and there's even a new Very Low graphics setting option.

15 years after being cancelled, pirate-themed action game Captain Blood is out now

By Liam Dawe, 7 May 2025

Preservation is important for video games, but that often focuses on games that have been released. Here's a nice win for some developers though, as Captain Blood has managed to get released after being cancelled in 2010.

Don't sleep on Cataclismo, building up fortresses like LEGO to defend against hordes is great

By Liam Dawe, 7 May 2025

Cataclismo is a game where you design and build a fortress to face off against waves of enemy hordes. The LEGO-like building system is a lot of fun, really letting your creativity shine.

A Slight Chance of Sawblades is a fun high-score chaser with a demo out now

By Liam Dawe, 7 May 2025

For readers who like their smaller, faster more casual high-score chasers you'll want to check out A Slight Chance of Sawblades.

Hordes of Hunger turns Vampire Survivors into a fast 3D slasher from devs of Blood West

By Liam Dawe, 7 May 2025

With combat that feels more like a faster and slashier Diablo / Path of Exile, the latest game from Hyperstrange is Hordes of Hunger and so far it's a lot of fun.

Wipeout-like anti-grav racer BallisticNG v1.4 out now bringing lots of new content and Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe, 7 May 2025

Even though it was Steam Deck Verified back in February, that was Valve testing against an opt-in Beta (which is a bit weird) but now the big release is here for the anti-gravity racer BallisticNG.

Metal Thunder puts you in a the gunner seat of an AC-130 with progression popularised by Vampire Survivors

By Liam Dawe, 7 May 2025

This is quite a unique experience. Merging the progression system made popular by Vampire Survivors, with the aerial combat of Call of Duty's AC-130 missions. Metal Thunder definitely has a fun idea to it.

Detective Dotson is a mystery adventure that's a love letter to India worth exploring out now

By Liam Dawe, 7 May 2025

With a setting that not many games explore, Detective Dotson is a fresh adventure from Masala Games that's out now with Linux support. India is brought to life with some lovely pixel artwork in this new release, it's really quite eye-catching.

World of Goo 2 gets fixes for Steam Deck and now works offline

By Liam Dawe, 7 May 2025

World of Goo 2 from 2D BOY / Tomorrow Corporation has a small update that's been released, cleaning up some issues reported by players and making it run better on Steam Deck.

SteamOS 3.7.5 for Steam Deck now in Beta with big upgrades and initial support for more hardware

By Liam Dawe, 7 May 2025

Bringing some big changes down from Preview, SteamOS 3.7.5 for Steam Deck now in Beta as Valve work towards getting it in the stable release for all Steam Deck players and then eventually the public SteamOS release for more hardware.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered

Proton 10 gets another Beta update with more fixes for Windows games on Linux / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 6 May 2025

Valve continue working towards a stable release of the major Proton 10 update, to bring many improvements to Windows game compatibility on Linux / Steam Deck. Today, Valve released a small bug fix update to the Proton 10 Beta.