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Mudborne is an upcoming laid-back nature sim about breeding & collecting Frogs

By Liam Dawe,
You've seen APICO where you collect and breed Bees but what about Frogs? Well that's exactly what Mudborne from the same developer will have.

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.

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.

Terra Nil gets better performance and Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Terra Nil, a building game about restoring nature just got upgraded with better performance they've now officially released their Native Linux and macOS versions too.

Minecraft Live returns October 15, you're voting for the Penguin right?

By Liam Dawe,
Linux gamers, it's your time to shine. Minecraft Live is coming up again on October 15th where Mojang will do another vote on what mob to add next so obviously you're going to vote for the Penguin right?

Farming sim with dinosaurs 'Paleo Pines' is out now - Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
Farming and dinosaurs, that's certainly an odd combination but Paleo Pines looks cute as heck and seems to be another nice title to add to your casual gaming collection. A sweet family-friendly game.

Tiny Atolls is a comfy and relaxing minimalist city-builder

By Liam Dawe,
Tiny Atolls is a new release from developer MONKE, this is actually the same developer as BRUTE FORCE under a different name who made the dynamic physics platformer Crumble.

Creature-collecting life-sim Moonstone Island is out now

By Liam Dawe,
With a curious blend of deck-building, creature-collecting and a little sprinkle of a life-sim, Moonstone Island is a colourful and very inviting game to add to your collection.

Here's some details on the upcoming Stardew Valley 1.6 update

By Liam Dawe,
Stardew Valley is still not completely done, with a 1.6 update on the way and now the developer has revealed some of what to expect from it.

Megaquarium: Deep Freeze is the biggest DLC yet for the aquarium building sim

By Liam Dawe,
An often overlooked gem is Megaquarium, a game where you build your very own aquarium but developer Twice Circled is still expanding it with Megaquarium: Deep Freeze announced.

Party Animals is really fun on Steam Deck and desktop Linux

By Liam Dawe,
After a new casual silly party game? Party Animals recently released from Recreate Games and Source Technology and it works pretty great overall on Steam Deck and desktop Linux.

Core Keeper gets a mod SDK and mod.io support + Shimmering Frontier update due October 4th

By Liam Dawe,
The wonderful mining, exploration and crafting game Core Keeper just got a big upgrade adding in modding support via mod.io, there's a new modding SDK and next month a new free expansion launches.

Check out the demo for Beacon Patrol based on the popular board game

By Liam Dawe,
With a planned full release in 2024, developers BrutalHack and Shapes and Dreams have put up a demo for Beacon Patrol - a relaxing game all about exploring the ocean. It's actually a digital adaption of the board game of the same name, one that's quite highly rated too.

qomp2 is an artful reimagining of Pong that looks pretty wild

By Liam Dawe,
A sequel to the qomp, a minimilist and supremely clever reimagining of Pong was not on my bingo card but here we are. Atari and Graphite Lab recently revealed qomp2.

Secret underwater Bees? The APICO 3.0 update sounds interesting

By Liam Dawe,
APICO is a really sweet game about saving and breeding Bees, and the free 3.0 update is now set for flight on September 26th with plenty of fun sounding additions.

Chaotic furniture-building co-op game KallaX only gives one player instructions

By Liam Dawe,
KallaX sounds like it could be quite hilarious. With co-op play of between 2-6 players, you will need to build some furniture but the problem is, only one of you has been given the instructions.

Creature-collecting life-sim Moonstone Island launches September 20th

By Liam Dawe,
Studio Supersoft and publisher Raw Fury have announced the cute creature-collecting life-sim Moonstone Island launches September 20th.

Sweet beekeeping sim APICO update 3.0 heads to the ocean

By Liam Dawe,
What do beekeeping and ocean exploration have in common? Well they will both be in the APICO 3.0 update that's planned to arrive this "fall".

Sandtrix the falling-block Tetris-like is getting a Sandtrix+ Steam release

By Liam Dawe,
Originally called Setris until a DMCA from Tetris Holding, LLC appeared, Sandtrix is now getting a Sandtrix+ treatment with a full Steam release coming on September 1st.

Dave the Diver is a big beautiful blue gem

By Liam Dawe,
I’ve been playing through a game called Dave the Diver released on 28 Jun, 2023 from developer MINTROCKET. It seems to have taken Steam by storm with over 36,000 user reviews giving it an overwhelmingly positive rating. After picking up a copy for myself and playing it, I can see why people love it so much.
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