Latest Steam Client Beta has some useful controller support upgrades
Valve has rolled out a fresh Steam Client Beta for desktop which includes some really good sounding improvements for controller support, so here's what's new.
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SteamVR 2.0 Beta continues improving on Linux
Now that SteamVR 2.0 is officially out, Valve has continued to push out Beta releases with other improvements and the Linux situation with SteamVR seems better now too.
Canonical detail a whole lot of Steam Snap improvements
While most people will be using a normal package for Steam on Linux or the Flatpak, Canonical continue pushing their own Snap packages and one that's needed a lot of work is Steam.
The Outlast Trials gets fixed on Steam Deck
The Outlast Trials from Red Barrels recently had a big upgrade with some big new content additions, but it broke the game on Steam Deck. Thankfully the developers have solved the issue so it keeps its Steam Deck Verified status.
NoVR mod for Half-Life: Alyx gets a big animation update out now
The work modders are doing to make Half-Life: Alyx not just playable but actually fun on traditional screens continues to impress, with the Half-Life: Alyx NoVR mod's latest animation upgrade out now.
Scratchy-art vicious action-RPG 'Death of a Wish' gets a fresh demo
Death of a Wish from the developer of Lucah: Born of a Dream looks seriously wild and there's now a demo available for you to try for a while.
Steam Deck officially hits over 12,000 games Playable and Verified
The little machine that just keeps on giving. The Steam Deck from Valve has now hit over 12,000 games that are rated Playable or Verified.
Valheim testing a Unity upgrade with lots of optimizations
Iron Gate announced a new public test release Beta of Valheim, which brings with it a Unity game engine upgrade that includes multiple performance enhancements to improve the game. So time to get testing.
Steam Scream: The Revenge is live for a week of Halloween deals on Steam
If you prefer Steam as your main store the Steam Scream: The Revenge event is live now until November 2nd, featuring discounts and demos for some spooky times.
Farlight 84 players reporting bans on Steam Deck / Linux
Farlight 84 is a hero-shooter battle royale from Farlight Games that currently has a Steam Deck Playable rating but it appears with the latest update, it's causing bans to happen like we saw previously with Apex Legends.
HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED 2 - Turbocharged is good fun with some issues on Steam Deck / Linux
Milestone sent over a copy of HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED 2 - Turbocharged to the GamingOnLinux Steam Curator and after blasting through various races, here's some thoughts on Steam Deck and desktop Linux compatibility.
Paradox announce the Victoria 3: Colossus of the South expansion
Victoria 3: Colossus of the South is the next expansion for Paradox Interactive's 19th century strategy game bringing with it the young nations of South America.
Here's how to fix METAL GEAR SOLID 2 and 3 on Steam Deck / Linux
For the impatient, it turns out there is a way to make METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty - Master Collection Version and METAL GEAR SOLID 3: Snake Eater - Master Collection Version actually work on Steam Deck and desktop Linux.
Valve released big new Steam desktop, Steam Deck and SteamVR 2.0 updates
We have a triple update from Valve with SteamVR 2.0 now out of Beta, along with Steam Deck and Steam desktop upgrades so here's all the news.
Point-and-click mystery adventure Three Minutes to Eight is out now
Chaosmonger Studio and Assemble Entertainment today released Three Minutes to Eight, a point and click mystery adventure game from the same developer behind ENCODYA and Clunky Hero.
Pixel-art sims game Tiny Life now allows multiple-floor building
Tiny Life is basically The Sims but what if made by an indie dev and pixel-art? Currently in Early Access with Native Linux support and Steam Deck Verified. The latest update is a goodie too that will expand your building quite a lot.
My Friendly Neighborhood is a great comedy survival-horror for spooky season
My Friendly Neighborhood from John Szymanski, Evan Szymanski and publisher DreadXP is probably one of the most unusual survival horror games I've ever played, with a comical setting that's really worth exploring.
Narrative adventure Sons of Saturn has you explore real-world abandoned locations
Sons of Saturn seems like a pretty unique point and click adventure, with the developers using filtered photographs they took of various abandoned real-world locations for their setting.
Valve fixes up more SteamVR 2.0 Beta issues on Linux
Another Beta update has landed for SteamVR 2.0, and this time it seems at least the initial startup issues may now be solved for most VR gamers on Linux.
Death of a Wish is an upcoming vicious action-RPG with wild visuals
Some readers might remember Lucah: Born of a Dream, a hack and slash with a very different visual style and now the developer is following it up with Death of a Wish releasing late 2024.
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