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Space Invaders gets reinvented with Beat Invaders and it's slick

By Liam Dawe,
Wow, I didn't think I would be playing a fresh version of Space Invaders in 2022 but here I am sucked right into the new Beat Invaders from developer Raffaele Picca.

Action-shooter The Ascent is Steam Deck Verified, adds a little tweak for Deck players

By Liam Dawe,
The Ascent is a solo and co-op top-down looter-shooter from Neon Giant and Curve Games. It got Steam Deck Verified, and so the developer made a fun little tweak for players on Deck.

Here's some of the latest Steam Deck Verified titles including the popular Valheim

By Liam Dawe,
Valve continues going through the almighty Steam library to tag games through their Deck Verified certification for the Steam Deck. Let's have a look at the current numbers and what's new.

Double Fine say Psychonauts 2 for Linux and macOS still coming

By Liam Dawe,
While they're now pretty late on it, Double Fine say that the Linux and macOS dedicated builds of Psychonauts 2 are still actually on the way.

Steam Deck update fixes buying games for some, touch input on 'Digital' keyboard theme

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has released the latest small update for the Steam Deck to fix up a couple of nuisances, a few of which were definitely annoying me.

Lorn's Lure: Prologue gives us a taste of its retro-styled climb-anywhere adventure

By Liam Dawe,
Lorn's Lure: Prologue is basically a demo of a very moody looking first-person adventure, where you control an android being led through some vast structure while climbing all over the place.

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer - Part 16: We Are All Doomed

By Hamish,
The most appealing aspect of my QDI Advance 5/133 motherboard is its inclusion of AGP, PCI, and ISA expansion slots. By having both dedicated MIDI and 3D acceleration hardware I can dip my toes into two different eras of gaming. As for the actual MIDI tracks produced, well, they have personality at least.

Apex Legends now broken on Steam Deck and Linux desktops (update: fixed)

By Liam Dawe,
Even though Apex Legends was marked officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve on March 9, that we covered in an article, it's now been updated and it's broken on Steam Deck and Linux desktops.

Tile-based puzzler Bean and Nothingness looks sweet, now has a Linux version too

By Liam Dawe,
Bean and Nothingness is one we missed from February that added a Linux version and it appears like it might be a great pick if you love tile-based puzzlers.

CD Projekt RED 'working closely with Valve' as The Witcher 3 is Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
The Witcher 3 got bumped up from Playable to Verified for the Steam Deck around the initial Deck release, and developer CD Projekt RED has released a statement on it now.

Path of Exile getting gamepad support, should work better on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
It's not released yet but Path of Exile is getting a fresh Beta update to bring gamepad support, and the developer has asked people with a Steam Deck to get testing when it's up.

Valve sent the developer of Lutris a Steam Deck to help development

By Liam Dawe,
News I'm sure many Linux fans will be happy to see - Valve sent over a Steam Deck to the developer of Lutris, the free and open source game manager.

Minecraft launcher PolyMC version 1.1.0 is out now with an essential Steam Deck option

By Liam Dawe,
PolyMC is a fork of the popular MultiMC launcher for Minecraft, giving you an easy way to install and manage mods. This release also brings an essential feature needed on the Steam Deck.

Here's how to mod Stardew Valley on the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Want to get Stardew Valley setup on the Steam Deck with mods? It's quite easy to do but there's a few steps you have to go through, here's a guide on what to do.

Steam Deck Verified has issues, Grand Theft Auto V edition

By Liam Dawe,
As I continue to use the Steam Deck that Valve sent over for both work and play, I tried Grand Theft Auto V and the initial setup was a massive nuisance.

Steam Deck gets a 15FPS option, new keyboard themes

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has a fresh upgrade out for the Steam Deck giving you even more performance control, plus you can now buy new keyboard themes in the Points Shop.

Wine 7.4 changes the default theme and more PE conversion work

By Liam Dawe,
Another couple of weeks and even more work has been done on the Windows compatibility layer Wine in development version 7.4 that's out now.

Heroic Games Launcher now on Flathub, even easier to run Epic Games on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Heroic Games Launcher, the community-made open source app for the Epic Games Store, is now available as a Flatpak on Flathub making it even easier to install and setup on Linux and Steam Deck.

Thoroughly odd sounding free adventure Mondealy: Day One arrives on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Mondealy: Day One from developer uglycoal seems pretty quirky and it's also free, although something of a prologue / demo for an upcoming bigger game.

Getting Minecraft and mods on Steam Deck is nice and simple

By Liam Dawe,
Want to get Minecraft working easily on Steam Deck or a normal Linux desktop without much fuss? Here's one way you could do it and it makes it easy.