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How to easily find new releases on Steam

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Today I read an article from RPS that claims that Valve has made it harder to find new releases. To quote the article:
John WalkerIn an apparent ongoing battle to hide every unknown new game released on Steam, overnight Valve have updated the Steam store to make it far, far harder to just see a list of new releases on the platform.

This tickled me a bit, as it's always been quite easy.

For the record, I'm a regular RPS reader and I consider myself, usually, a fan of their articles.

Want to find new releases on Steam? You can do it in two simple clicks. First, click "Games" on the navbar or hover over it to find the SteamOS + Linux section:
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Once you click on that, do a rather small scroll downwards to see this:
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That's really all there is to it. The direct link for SteamOS + Linux newly releases games is here.

I'm genuinely surprised that a writer of such a well established gaming news website seemed to have no idea you could do this, since it has been there for a number of years. However, the author of that linked article does make a good point, which is that Steam's UI is pretty bad at the best of times. I also agree that new releases need a prominent link on the homepage and not hidden away, even if it is stupidly easy to find.

Steam isn't alone in this though, as itch.io also requires a few clicks to get to the newest games. You need to click "All Games" at the top and then "Recently Added" on itch.io. For clarity, the latest Linux games on itch.io can be found here, still very easy to find though. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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micha Feb 15, 2017
Couldn't agree more.

Personally, I additionally set games option to get rid of the DLC spam:

http://store.steampowered.com/search/?sort_by=Released_DESC&tags=-1&category1=998&os=linux
Liam Dawe Feb 15, 2017
Quoting: Mountain ManUnfortunately, this is a result of there being no standardized way to design a digital storefront. There is a learning curve for every website, so it doesn't surprise me that someone might miss what seems obvious to someone else.
Indeed, every store has quite a different layout, apart from GOG and Humble Store which both have a similar homepage where you can easily access a list of new games (which I find much nicer).

Hopefully with me mentioning this, it will:
A) Further highlight to Valve they have issues
and
B) Help anyone else who isn't aware see that it's quite easy to get to
DarthWound Feb 15, 2017
I usually check on SteamDB' Twitter, their dedicated GNU/Linux account:
https://twitter.com/steamdb_linux

"New game": new release (also) available on GNU/Linux
"Game works": now available on GNU/Linux
Nyamiou Feb 16, 2017
After all the effort that Valve put into the store to help developpers get attention not only the day of the release but continuously from the personal queues, the recommended titles and the curators. Features that definitly helps indie developpers sells their games long after the initial release. Saying that they don't just put the last stuff released in big on the middle of the screen on release day is not understanding at all their strategy and thinking in a very closed minded kind of way that the old business model could be any better.

There is no reasons to think that somehow the games released today are more enjoyable than the games released a long time ago, that's the way of thinking of Valve and I happen to share it.
necrus Feb 16, 2017
I like this simple link - http://store.steampowered.com/linux
Liam Dawe Feb 16, 2017
Quoting: necrusI like this simple link - http://store.steampowered.com/linux
That's the link my tiny guide shows people to go to, it's from the SteamOS + Linux option when you hover over the Games tab on the navbar.
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