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Steam Client Beta updated, fixes performance with Vulkan and Steam Overlay

By Liam Dawe, 15 Apr 2016

Well, not long after someone reported the issue to Valve from my benchmarks, the performance penalty of using Vulkan with the Steam Overlay seems to be mostly fixed.

Saints Row: The Third Linux port report, better than SR2, but still needs improvement

By Liam Dawe, 14 Apr 2016

With the Saints Row 2 report out of the way and performing terribly, I have also taken some time to look at Saints Row: The Third.

Saints Row 2 Linux port report, not good

By Liam Dawe, 14 Apr 2016

Now that I've had a chance to play some Saints Row 2 on Linux, here are some thoughts on the performance.

Saints Row 2 & Saints Row: The Third released for Linux & SteamOS, also on sale

By Liam Dawe, 14 Apr 2016

Virtual Programming have released their latest Linux ports, and today we are graced with the crazy Saints Row 2 & Saints Row: The Third. They are also now on sale.

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Dambuster reconfirm Linux is planned for Homefront: The Revolution, after Windows

By Liam Dawe, 14 Apr 2016

It's always good to get things reconfirmed near the main release. Dambuster has confirmed Linux gamers haven't been forgotten about for Homefront: The Revolution.

Stealth game Shadwen from Frozenbyte to launch in May, Linux should be day-1

By Liam Dawe, 14 Apr 2016

The very cool stealth game from Frozenbyte now has a release window, they developer have said it will release in May and they told me that Linux should be day-1!

Slime Rancher major update released, entire new area, new slimes and more

By Liam Dawe, 13 Apr 2016

Slime Rancher is probably one of the cutest games I've played in recent memory, I adore those little slimes. The developer has just released The Indigo Quarry Update, and it's big.

Golf With Friends, a multiplayer mini golf game for up to 12 players now on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 13 Apr 2016

Is it raining, but you have that need to play some mini golf? Well, Golf With Friends has just landed on Linux.

Broken Dreams, a casual platformer with full voice acting and hand drawn environments now on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 13 Apr 2016

Broken Dreams is a simple, yet beautiful looking 2D casual platformer. It has full voice acting as well as nice looking hand drawn environments.

The Talos Principle beta updated, Vulkan performance improvements & optimizations

By Liam Dawe, 13 Apr 2016

The Talos Principle developers have just released build 260210, the main feature for us is the improvements to their Vulkan rendering system. Also, the stable version now includes Vulkan as standard.

Doom & Destiny Advanced, an Early Access comedy RPG now on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 13 Apr 2016

Doom & Destiny Advanced looks like a really nice 2D RPG, it's currently in Early Access and the Linux & Mac versions have recently been added.

Valve shoots down Itch stores attempt to get their client on Steam

By Liam Dawe, 12 Apr 2016

Remember Itch.io trying to get their client onto Steam through Greenlight? Well, Valve have killed their hopes of that for now.

You can now get access to the excellent Faeria for a lot cheaper, without booster packs

By Liam Dawe, 12 Apr 2016

I love Faeria, a weird mix of strategy, card game, and a board game all in one. It's like Hearthstone on steroids, and it now has a cheaper option to be able to play it right now.

Thoughts on Retro-Pixel Castles after some major updates, a godlike village simulator on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 12 Apr 2016

I really liked Retro-Pixel Castles when I played it initially last year, and after trying it again now it has had some major updates I have some more thoughts on it.

Don't Starve Together leaving Early Access on April 21st

By Liam Dawe, 12 Apr 2016

Prepare to fail at survival, as Don't Starve Together is officially being released this month on the 21st of April. Great game, do try it out.

Explore space in AuroraRL, now in Early Access for Linux & SteamOS

By Liam Dawe, 12 Apr 2016

AuroraRL is a space exploration game where our precious earth is in crisis, and it's your task to seek out alien life and make new friends.

Euro Truck Simulator 2 & American Truck Simulator updated, now featuring Steam Workshop support

By Liam Dawe, 12 Apr 2016

You can now expand your trucking simulators with community create mods in both Euro Truck Simulator 2 & American Truck Simulator.

New Stellaris developer video brings on the hype

By Liam Dawe, 12 Apr 2016

I am super pumped for Stellaris, it looks like everything I have wanted in a space strategy game and this new video really has me excited.

Survival game Rust adds female player models, assigns gender to Steam accounts at random

By Liam Dawe, 11 Apr 2016

The survival game Rust from Facepunch Studios has been updated with a bit of a controversial change. They have added in new models, including female models, but you don't get to pick your gender.