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EA begins swapping out Origin for EA app on Steam

By Liam Dawe, 26 Oct 2022

It seems the time has come, EA has begun the process of swapping from Origin to the EA app on Steam, which could cause a few issues for Linux and Steam Deck with Proton.

GE-Proton 7-38 is out now fixing up Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves

By Liam Dawe, 26 Oct 2022

Want to play Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves on Linux desktop? It works out of the box on Steam Deck, but on Linux desktop it needed some launch options which GE-Proton now works around.

Persona 5 Royal is a great Steam Deck experience

By Liam Dawe, 21 Oct 2022

With another major release from SEGA and Atlus now here with Persona 5 Royal, the good news is that it's Steam Deck Verified and it really does work nicely.

Valve doing quick hotfixes in Proton for big game releases on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, 21 Oct 2022

Here's an interesting one I came across recently. It seems Valve are doing small hotfix releases of Proton, to go along with some of the bigger releases to get them working.

Vampire Survivors started a craze and the 1.0 release is out now

By Liam Dawe, 20 Oct 2022

Vampire Survivors is a time-survival horde game that started something of a craze, with many games copying their blueprint and now Vampire Survivors 1.0 is out.

Silent Hill 2 remake announced and coming to Steam

By Liam Dawe, 20 Oct 2022

A much loved action-horror classic Silent Hill 2 is getting a modern remake and the good news is that it's coming to Steam. So it will most likely run in some form on Steam Deck and Linux desktop.

UNCHARTED is great on Steam Deck! Here's how to fix it on Linux desktop

By Liam Dawe, 20 Oct 2022

With UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection out now and Steam Deck Verified, I've been able to see that it does work great! However, it requires some very small tweaks to get it working on a normal Linux desktop.

LOST EMBER should run nicer on Steam Deck / Linux, as dev fixes video issues

By Liam Dawe, 18 Oct 2022

LOST EMBER is an adventure game all about the power of nature. Released back in 2019, it seems recently that went back to it to ensure it works nicely on Steam Deck (and so Linux too).

Proton 7.0-5 is coming soon improving Steam Deck / Linux gaming

By Liam Dawe, 18 Oct 2022

Valve are preparing to launch the latest update to Steam Play Proton, the compatibility layer to run Windows games on Linux and Steam Deck.

Proton Experimental updated helping Halo Infinite and Spider-Man Remastered

By Liam Dawe, 14 Oct 2022

Valve released a really small update to Proton Experimental on October 13th, so here's what's new and how to use it.

GE-Proton 7-37 is out now fixing up more games for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, 10 Oct 2022

GE-Proton (also known as Proton GE) as a community-built version of the Proton compatibility layer to run Windows games, with a new release out now and FSR is back.

Facepunch put out a fresh statement on Rust for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, 7 Oct 2022

I recently wrote about how it's looking pretty unlikely that Rust will actually be supported on Steam Deck / Linux with Proton, and it's not looking any better right now.

Go tell Bungie you want Destiny 2 on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, 5 Oct 2022

Destiny 2 is one of the biggest and most popular shooters around and sadly it doesn't work on Steam Deck / Linux. Now is your chance to give your say and maybe Bungie will listen.

Proton Experimental updates fix up Indiana Jones, Final Fantasy IV (3D Remake)

By Liam Dawe, 3 Oct 2022

Valve has recently put up a fresh update for Proton Experimental, bringing more game compatibility and some fixes.

Brotato is going to be my next horde-survival arena-shooter obsession

By Liam Dawe, 30 Sep 2022

If you don't hear from me much over the next week it's because I've discovered Brotato. Another in the list of wave-based horde survival games and it's honestly great.

Vampire Survivors 1.0 coming October 20th, seems a Linux port is still planned

By Liam Dawe, 30 Sep 2022

Developer poncle has now confirmed that Vampire Survivors will hit the 1.0 on October 20th. The sad news is their big game engine upgrade is not landing yet.

Rust for Steam Deck / Linux still some time away

By Liam Dawe, 27 Sep 2022

For those of you wanting to play Rust again on Linux desktop or Steam Deck, it sounds like it's still some time away as Facepunch continues thinking on Easy Anti-Cheat support.

Trombone Champ is my new favourite rhythm game

By Liam Dawe, 26 Sep 2022

Discover the mysterious of the Trombiverse in Trombone Champ, a new hilarious rhythm game and absolutely now a clear favourite of mine. Come listen to me destroy it.

HYPER DEMON is a vision-bending FPS from the creator of Devil Daggers

By Liam Dawe, 22 Sep 2022

Devil Daggers was a great time-survival FPS and now the creator is back with HYPER DEMON, which will blow your tiny little mind. Well, it might blow your eyes wide open at least. It's nuts.