Category: Beta

As Valve continue updating Steam with better accessibility options, the latest Beta makes it super easy to make Steam bigger (or smaller).

The Diplomacy Update for X4: Foundations is now in Beta bringing some huge new features to the popular space sim.

Valve have released SteamOS 3.7.14 Beta, which for Steam Deck LCD owners is probably going to be popular as it brings back wake-on-bluetooth.

Valve released a small update to the current testing build of Proton 10.0-2, ahead of the upcoming stable release for Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck.

Valve released another set of Beta updates for the SteamOS Client and Steam Desktop to bring in bug fixes and expanded support.

Valve clearly haven't heard of the dangers of pushing things out on a weekend, as we had multiple updates for SteamOS, Steam Deck and Steam Desktop.

Valve updated the main Desktop Steam Beta, to bring new accessibility options for Steam Big Picture mode and other improvements.

Valve have released SteamOS 3.7.10 Beta bringing lots of fixes for the Steam Deck, additional accessibility options and a bit of work for more handhelds.

Valve released another Steam Client Beta update and this time, they're giving Desktop gamers a whole new Performance Monitor HUD.

At some point recently, Valve updated the Steam Beta Client with a change to the way Proton is enabled making Linux gaming easier.

Valve have updated the Steam Beta for all platforms with bug fixes, and a controller support info tweak for SteamOS.

Gears of War: Reloaded has two Beta weekends coming, with the first starting tomorrow and they've announced zero platform restrictions for it.

Theme Hospital open source game engine CorsixTH has a nice Beta release out with v0.69 now in testing for this classic.

OBS Studio 31.1.0 Beta 1 has been released for testing, bringing new features to the popular open source video recording and livestreaming app.

Valve continue hammering away at the code for SteamOS to get it working nicely on more devices and hardware, with SteamOS 3.7.9 Beta bringing more fixes.

Quite a surprise. 1047 Games recently launched the free to play Splitgate 2 in Beta on Steam, initially with their anti-cheat RedKard blocking Desktop Linux but allowing the Steam Deck with SteamOS. Now they've tweaked it to allow Desktop Linux players in.

Splitgate 2 brings back the free to play FPS with portals from 1047 Games, with a Beta now available. However, it's another game that will not work on Desktop Linux, only the Steam Deck.

Valve have released SteamOS 3.7.7 Beta "Sunny & Gizmo" with the noted changes including the new Battery Charge Limit option along with more work for the Lenovo Legion Go S.

Valve released a Steam Beta update for Steam Deck and Desktop that has some essential fixes, one of which was quite a nuisance bug on Steam Deck.

After a long time of users asking, Valve has actually added an official Battery Charge Limit setting in the latest Steam Deck Beta update so you no longer need to use third-party tools.