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The Talos Principle 2 gets Steam Deck Verified, plus a big Beta update is out

By Liam Dawe, 21 Dec 2023

Need a new puzzle game to add to your collection? Good news for you, as The Talos Principle 2 has now been bumped up to Steam Deck Verified status after testing from Valve.

Proton Experimental brings more HDR + Steam Overlay hack for Easy Anti-Cheat from EOS

By Liam Dawe, 20 Dec 2023

Valve put up a new release of Proton Experimental today and it has some interesting changes, so here's all the latest on what's new for Steam Deck and Desktop Linux gaming.

Dark fantasy city-builder Against the Storm 1.0 out and now Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe, 20 Dec 2023

Against the Storm is a city-builder with a sprinkle of rogue-lite, in a dark fantasy setting and now only has it recently left Early Access to hit 1.0 but it's also now Steam Deck Verified!

Vibrant fantasy retro magical FPS 'Wizordum' is a joy to blast through

By Liam Dawe, 19 Dec 2023

Wizordum is a new retro FPS that puts you in the role of a Mage on a quest to track down the source of Chaos. If you adored early first-person shooters, you're going to really enjoy this one.

Songs of Conquest now Steam Deck Verified with full gamepad support

By Liam Dawe, 19 Dec 2023

Need a new turn-based strategy game with an infusion of RPG mechanics that looks beautiful? Play on Steam Deck or with a gamepad mostly? Check out the latest update to Songs of Conquest!

Wine 9.0 Release Candidate 2 now available, plus VKD3D-Proton 2.11.1 out now

By Liam Dawe, 16 Dec 2023

We're reaching the end-game now Wine fans, the time for Wine 9.0 to release is quickly approaching with a second Release Candidate now available. Plus VKD3D-Proton also had a small update recently too!

Tetris Effect: Connected adds HDR for Steam Deck OLED plus optimizations

By Liam Dawe, 14 Dec 2023

More HDR goodies for you to test with your shiny new Steam Deck OLED, as Tetris Effect: Connected should now work great with it.

DUSK HD + SDK & Steam Workshop out now - needs Proton on Linux / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 11 Dec 2023

David Szymanski + New Blood Interactive have released DUSK HD as a free DLC for the retro FPS, but you'll need Proton to play it on Linux Desktop and Steam Deck.

Proton Experimental brings HDR to Mass Effect Legendary Edition and Injustice 2

By Liam Dawe, 9 Dec 2023

Valve put up a brand new release of Proton Experimental for Steam Deck and Desktop Linux, which brings a sprinkle more HDR and some great bug fixes.

Cautiously hyped for Light No Fire from the No Man's Sky team at Hello Games

By Liam Dawe, 8 Dec 2023

Light No Fire is another interesting game announcement coming from The Game Awards 2023, coming from Hello Games, the crew that created No Man's Sky.

You absolutely need to try Mechabellum during the Steam Free Weekend

By Liam Dawe, 7 Dec 2023

Mechabellum has sucked away more of my time than I would care to admit right now, and you too can see what all the fuss is about during the Steam Free Weekend.

Skyrim Special Edition updated with Steam Deck support, ultrawide res, bug fixes

By Liam Dawe, 5 Dec 2023

I'm as surprised as you are but The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition just got a brand new update that includes Steam Deck support. And paid mods are back.

A favourite and top Steam Deck game Brotato is expanding with new content

By Liam Dawe, 5 Dec 2023

Brotato is a great game, absolutely one of my favourites, it's also one of the most played Steam Deck games and the good news is that it's set to expand!

Cyberpunk 2077 gets another big upgrade with a Metro System, new Accessibility options

By Liam Dawe, 5 Dec 2023

One of the most popular single-player games on Steam, Cyberpunk 2077 has received another big free update for all players.

Sons Of The Forest adds FSR 2.0 and better settings for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 4 Dec 2023

Sons Of The Forest is one game that was sadly a little too much for the Steam Deck to handle at the release, but now it seems it should run a fair bit better.

Songs of Conquest working on improved Steam Deck / Gamepad support

By Liam Dawe, 4 Dec 2023

Songs of Conquest is an impressive Early Access turn-based strategy adventure game and it has a new Beta available you may want to test on Steam Deck or with a gamepad.

Huge update to Baldur's Gate 3 adds an Epilogue, new game modes and willy physics

By Liam Dawe, 1 Dec 2023

Well that's quite an upgrade Baldur's Gate 3 just got, and one of my absolute favourite games of this year. Might be time to jump back in again!

Battle.net broke in Wine / Proton - here's how to fix for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, 1 Dec 2023

Ah launchers, don't you just love them? A reoccuring nuisance for Steam Deck and desktop Linux gaming is that they can and will break and the latest to break (again) is Battle.net. Here's how you can fix it for now.