Category: RPG

Studio Aurum are developing a new 2D monster taming RPG with Monster Crown: Sin Eater, a standalone follow-up to their previous Monster Crown.

Some good industry news for you today. Moon Studios who made Ori and the Blind Forest, Ori and the Will of the Wisps and their current Early Access game No Rest for the Wicked have gone "fully independent".

Inspired by games like XCOM 2, Shadowrun and Invisible Inc the latest from Trese Brothers with Cyber Knights: Flashpoint is set to leave Early Access on May 15th with a new update out now.

With a first episode that's completely free, Muffles' Life Sentence is a really weird dark comedy 2D RPG where have to swap your face and it's well worth a look. Here you've been sent to prison, where their doctors do clearly pretty terrible things to you depending on your crimes.

Square Enix have updated FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH and they've managed to cut down the download size for the Steam Deck and by quite a bit too.

Grinding Gear Games are showing clear support for Linux / Steam Deck with Path of Exile 2, ensuring it continues working properly.

Square Enix released a fresh small update to FINAL FANTASY XVI on March 4th, noting a couple of minor fixes but it appears they also removed Denuvo Anti-tamper.

Pulling together the teams behind hits like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge and Streets of Rage 4, today we have an exciting reveal of Absolum.

Promise Mascot Agency from Kaizen Game Works is confirmed for launch on April 10th, and the good news for Steam Deck / Linux players is that it should work great with the developer noting it's "Steam Deck Ready".

Currently in the Release Candidate stage, Morrowind open source game engine OpenMW is getting ready for a huge new release.

Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition from Beamdog just got a brand new sequel story DLC, and it also seems we're getting Neverwinter Nights 2 Enhanced Edition from Aspyr Media.

Hot on the heels of the recent news that Shift Up mentioned Stellar Blade would be optimized for Steam Deck and other smaller devices, we have a Steam page and release month.

Grapefruit Games recently revealed Tryhard, a sports RPG about managing an underdog rugby club in New Zealand.

A road trip RPG that blends in some inventory management and unique turn-based battles that has you fight off everything on the road from tractors to abandoned suitcases, Keep Driving is a charming and clever game worth your time.

Kilowatt Games are currently working on Isle Goblin, a curious blend of features from the likes of Stardew Valley and Terraria that I'm pretty excited to see more from.

DevilutionX remains the best way to play the original Diablo on modern systems including Linux (and Steam Deck), macOS and Windows. A new update to this community-made project should also make it feel even better.

Inspired by classics like Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, and Final Fantasy - Alterium Shift entered Early Access in 2023 but it's now back on Kickstarter.

Fighting Fantasy Classics from Tin Man Games has been upgraded with numerous enhancements to make playing through various remastered text-based roleplaying adventures even better.

FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH has its first post-release patch to improve how it runs across all systems, with some useful improvements.

Even though FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH is rated as Steam Deck Verified, it did launch with some problems on Linux / Steam Deck but Valve's Proton developers are moving quickly to improve it.