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VKD3D-Proton 3.0 brings FSR4 support, shader backend rewrite, lots of bug fixes and performance upgrades

By Liam Dawe, 17 Nov 2025

VKD3D-Proton is one of the secret ingredients for Proton to make so many Windows games work well on Linux / SteamOS with a new 3.0 release out now.

Forestrike is a martial arts roguelite like no other where you see the future

By Liam Dawe, 17 Nov 2025

Using the power of Foresight, in the 2D martial arts roguelite Forestrike you can see how each fight will go down, and it's really damn good.

Below the Crown is an curious brew of chess and dungeon crawling out now

By Liam Dawe, 17 Nov 2025

Out now in Early Access, from the minds that gave us the excellent Duskers, Below the Crown is a mixture of chess-like pieces and moves in a dungeon crawler.

Colossal Order and Paradox Interactive split with Cities: Skylines going to a new developer

By Liam Dawe, 17 Nov 2025

Colossal Order and Paradox Interactive have ended their partnership on Cities: Skylines, with it moving onto a new developer.

Nightdive recently showed off Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster footage in a dev diary video

By Liam Dawe, 17 Nov 2025

Looking forward to the next remaster from Nightdive? They recently put up a new dev diary video for Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster to show it off.

If you love Portal and first-person puzzlers - ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard launches February 12, 2026

By Liam Dawe, 14 Nov 2025

ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard is a very interesting looking first-person puzzler that's now set to arrive February 12, 2026 that's all about mixing colours.

Assetto Corsa Rally has arrived in Early Access - should work well on Linux / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 14 Nov 2025

We're finally getting another proper modern rally racing sim with Assetto Corsa Rally out now in Early Access.

Deep Rock Galactic set for new biomes, missions and enemies in Season 6

By Liam Dawe, 14 Nov 2025

After bringing in another team to help, Deep Rock Galactic is getting Season 6 sometime early next year with a bumper addition of new content.

Brill co-op climbing game PEAK gets a major fix for gamepads

By Liam Dawe, 14 Nov 2025

PEAK remains a favourite this year, easily one of the best casual co-op games and the latest bug-fix update is important for gamepad players.

Proton 10.0-3 released bringing lots of improvements for gaming on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Machine

By Liam Dawe, 13 Nov 2025

Valve released Proton 10.0-3, the latest main stable version of the compatibility layer to run Windows games on Linux / SteamOS machines like Steam Deck.

ARC Raiders is expanding with a new map but first a multi-phase event to unlock it

By Liam Dawe, 13 Nov 2025

With the first major update for ARC Raiders now available, we have an in-game event for players to work towards unlocking the next map.

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is getting mid-run saves and an endless mode

By Liam Dawe, 13 Nov 2025

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is set for some major improvements, although we don't know exactly when but it will make surviving in it a whole lot nicer.

The excellent CloverPit has sold over 1 million and gets a Hard Mode update

By Liam Dawe, 13 Nov 2025

CloverPit is a rather excellent game that's hit the jackpot for the developer, as they're cashing in on over 1 million sales and celebrating with a big update.

You can grab a free copy of Immortals Fenyx Rising from Ubisoft

By Liam Dawe, 13 Nov 2025

Need a free game ready for the weekend? How about Immortals Fenyx Rising from Ubisoft? Well you can claim it free to keeps right now.

Satisfactory gets optimizations, and improved Steam Deck support in patch 1.1.1.7

By Liam Dawe, 12 Nov 2025

Coffee Stain Studios are showing how it's done, with Satisfactory getting a bunch of optimizations, and there's also improved Steam Deck support.

Embark confirm "Duo prioritized matchmaking" for ARC Raiders and lowered store prices

By Liam Dawe, 12 Nov 2025

Embark Studios have confirmed some recent changes to ARC Raiders, including a highly requested change for Duos to have a bit more fun with it.

Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage silently added Easy Anti-Cheat

By Liam Dawe, 12 Nov 2025

With no official notice from the developer, Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage recently added in Easy Anti-Cheat.

ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN The Forsaken Hollows arrives December 4

By Liam Dawe, 12 Nov 2025

ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN, the standalone multiplayer co-op survival action game by FromSoftware, Inc. is set to expand on December 4 with The Forsaken Hollows.