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Pac-Man meets a time-stopping survivor-like bullet heaven in Maze Mice out in Early Access

By Liam Dawe,
Maze Mice is the latest game from the developer of the popular Luck be a Landlord, and while many developers continue making their own form of Vampire Survivor-like, this is probably the most unique so far that truly mixes things up as it feels a lot more like Pac-Man.

The UPERFECT UColor O2 is a brilliant portable monitor

By Liam Dawe,
After recently having the chance to review the rather large UPERFECT UMax 24, the team at UPERFECT sent over the much more portable 16 inch UColor O2 for me to take a look over.
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KDE Plasma drops LTS releases but will do extra bug fix releases, along with a new Steam-like hardware survey

By Liam Dawe,
KDE developer Nate Graham has written up a blog post detailing some planned changes coming to the KDE Plasma desktop, including doing away with the LTS (Long-Term Support) releases and instead extend the supported time for each release.

Here's the games to claim for Steam Deck / Linux from Prime Gaming for May 2nd

By Liam Dawe,
Here's the fresh and up to date list of games available on Amazon Prime Gaming for May 2nd, and what compatibility you can expect for Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck. An easy way to build up your gaming collection with these games coming as part of your Amazon Prime subscription.

THE FINALS broke again on Linux Desktop / Steam Deck, Valve updated Proton Hotfix to fix it

By Liam Dawe,
THE FINALS has a repeating issue where major updates will break it in some way, with the latest update causing the game on Desktop Linux / Steam Deck to freeze a few minutes into a match.

Team Fortress 2 updated with a whole bunch of fixes thanks to the community having the source code

By Liam Dawe,
Back in February, Valve released the source code for Team Fortress 2 (TF2) into the Source SDK, which allows modders to see how it all works and get their standalone mods onto Steam. But also, it allows them to fix up issues directly in Team Fortress 2.

SteamOS 3.7.5 Preview improves Lenovo Legion Go S support and brings more bug fixes

By Liam Dawe,
Valve continue rolling out changes to SteamOS Preview readying it for the eventual public SteamOS 3 for more handheld devices beyond the Steam Deck, with SteamOS 3.7.5 Preview now available.

Epic reduce their cut to 0% for the first $1 million in revenue for devs on the Epic Games Store

By Liam Dawe,
Some interesting industry news for you here. Epic Games have announced a change to the revenue model of the Epic Games Store, as they try to pull in more developers and more gamers to actually purchase things.

Steam Survey for April 2025 results available, Linux sits at 2.27%

By Liam Dawe,
Valve released the Steam Hardware & Software Survey results for April 2025, so here's your usual round-up of where things stand right now.

Proton Experimental updates to Proton 10 with fixes for Marvel Rivals, Oblivion Remastered and more for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Now that Proton 10 had a Beta release to bring improved game compatibility to Linux Desktop and Steam Deck, Valve have also updated their testing ground with Proton Experimental seeing an update to be based on Proton 10 plus extra fixes.

Here's the most played Steam Deck games for April 2025, Balatro still top but Oblivion Remastered sneaks in second

By Liam Dawe,
A new month is here, and something I haven't done recently is a look over what's been the most popular on Steam Deck. So here's what you've all been playing the most over the last month.

You can get Frostpunk, PlateUp! and more fun games in the Tycoon Titans Bundle

By Liam Dawe,
I wouldn't call Frostpunk a tycoon game but I'm not going to turn my nose up at a good deal. The Tycoon Titans Humble Bundle has some fun hits in it to grab.

Wild West cosy life sim Cattle Country releases May 27

By Liam Dawe,
Inspired by classic Western adventures and blended with wholesome farming charm, Cattle Country is definitely one you should be keeping an eye on. The developers have announced it's set for launch on May 27th.

Cozy mystery game Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping arrives in May

By Liam Dawe,
Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping from Happy Broccoli Games is now set for release on May 22nd, and it will come with Native Linux support.

Borderlands 4 release date now set for September 12, plus a new trailer and deep dive are out

By Liam Dawe,
Gearbox and 2K have announced that the release date for Borderlands 4 has moved up to September 12th and there's a new gameplay trailer to go along with it.

Cute craft-and-thrive adventure Squirreled Away working towards being Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
Squirreled Away released back in March and looks absolutely adorable, and soon it will work better on Steam Deck with the developer working towards getting it fully Steam Deck Verified.

May 25 reminder - GamingOnLinux needs your direct support

By Liam Dawe,
Welcome to May 2025 readers! Here's your little reminder that GamingOnLinux is primarily funded by readers - that's you! And as always we need your support.

Cyber Knights: Flashpoint hits Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam with a big new update live

By Liam Dawe,
Cyber Knights: Flashpoint from Trese Brothers has another huge update out now, and players are enjoying the game so much it's now hit an Overwhelmingly Positive rating on Steam.

felix86 is a new open source Linux emulator to run x86-64 Linux programs on RISC-V processors

By Liam Dawe,
RISC-V fans will be interested in this one. felix86 has been announced as a new project with a first release available that enables you to run x86-64 Linux programs on RISC-V processors on Linux.

Evil Dead: The Game gets delisted only 3 years after release

By Liam Dawe,
Evil Dead: The Game from Saber Interactive / Boss Team Games, LLC is getting delisted from all stores (Steam purchases are already gone), although you will be able to continue playing it if you wish.
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