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Check out these Steam Deck Verified highlights for January 2024

By Liam Dawe,
It's been quite chilly here in the UK, so I've been spending a lot more time sat under a blanket with my Steam Deck OLED. If you're looking for some more Steam Deck Verified games to pick up and keep warm with too, here's a January 2024 overview of some new entries.

X.Org and Xwayland get new releases due to security issues

By Liam Dawe,
Here's another reminder that checking regularly for updates is always a good thing, because there's new releases available for both the X.Org X and Xwayland due to multiple reported security issues.

Open source re-implementation of Tomb Raider 1 (1996) TR1X gets a big bug-fix release

By Liam Dawe,
After adding in Linux support in the 3.0 release, the Open source re-implementation of Tomb Raider 1 (1996) project TR1X has a fresh release out with lots of bug fixes.

Open source PlayStation Remote Play app for Steam Deck 'chiaki4deck' gets a big upgrade

By Liam Dawe,
Want to do some Remote Play from a PlayStation onto a Steam Deck? The unofficial community-made chiaki4deck is exactly what you want, and the latest release brings some great sounding enhancements to make it easier to use.

Huge fantasy city-builder Songs of Syx latest massive update is out

By Liam Dawe,
After being in Beta since mid-December, the latest big content update to the fantasy city-builder Songs of Syx is out now bringing some sweeping changes.

SMITE 2 announced with Steam Deck support from Titan Forge and Hi-Rez Studios

By Liam Dawe,
Powered by the latest Unreal Engine 5, Titan Forge Games and Hi-Rez Studios recently revealed their third-person action MOBA, SMITE 2 that will be coming with Steam Deck support.

THE FINALS now appears to work on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Well this quite a surprise. THE FINALS is one of the most popular new online FPS games that uses Easy Anti-Cheat from Epic Online Services, and as of a recent update — it works on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux.

Lutris game manager v0.5.15 brings lots of overall improvements for game installs

By Liam Dawe,
Lutris is a game manager and helpful game installer for Steam Deck and Desktop Linux that brings together your game library from Steam, Humble Bundle, GOG, EA, Emulators and more. The latest release has improvements across the whole app to make it smoother.

Noxious Weeds takes Vampire Survivors and adds in angry veggies

By Liam Dawe,
Love horde-slaying reverse bullet-hell survival games like Vampire Survivors? Noxious Weeds is another that's now available in Early Access and it comes with Native Linux support.

GodotOS is a fun showcase of Godot Engine with a fake operating system interface

By Liam Dawe,
No GodotOS is not another Linux distribution or desktop environment, it's an open source fake operating system interface made in Godot Engine, designed to push the limits of UI design in Godot. It's also just really cool.

Grab some treats in the Awesome Games Done Quick Humble Bundle

By Liam Dawe,
Humble Bundle has teamed up with Awesome Games Done Quick for a bunch of fun games, along with supporting the Prevent Cancer Foundation. Overall it looks like a nice deal if you don't already own the games.

Linux Mint 21.3 released with Cinnamon 6.0 and experimental Wayland support

By Liam Dawe,
One of the easiest Linux distributions to use, Linux Mint, has a major new release available with Linux Mint 21.3 'Virginia' now officially released. This is probably one of their biggest releases in quite some time.

Proton Experimental brings fixes for Bayonetta, Ground Branch and more

By Liam Dawe,
The first update of 2024 for Valve's Proton Experimental has landed, bringing with it new game support along with fixes for multiple games so here's what's new for Linux and Steam Deck.

Old World - Wonders & Dynasties is a content-filled DLC out now

By Liam Dawe,
Old World is easily one of the best 4X games to be released in recent years, that is still quite largely overlooked compared to others in the genre and it only keeps getting better. A big new content DLC Wonders & Dynasties has just been released.

The first stable Steam and Steam Deck update of 2024 is here

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has released the latest Steam Client stable update for both the Steam Deck and Desktop Steam, pulling in all the recent changes like the re-designed Steam Workshop subscriptions system.

AYANEO Next Lite with a customized SteamOS-like HoloISO fully revealed

By Liam Dawe,
AYANEO has now revealed the specifications and pricing for the Linux powered AYANEO Next Lite, which will be using the SteamOS-like HoloISO, although customized by AYANEO for the handheld.

Last Epoch to get 'Item Factions', a unique item trading system for the ARPG

By Liam Dawe,
Last Epoch is closing in on a full release and it's going to be a big one for ARPG fans, especially if you weren't fussed by the latest Diablo. Now they've revealed what they call Item Factions, a unique system to allow item trading between players.

ELDEN RING gets patched to fix up anti-cheat on Steam Deck SteamOS

By Liam Dawe,
While no doubt many of you are waiting on more news about the upcoming ELDEN RING expansion, this is not it. Instead, a small update has rolled out to improve ELDEN RING on Steam Deck with SteamOS.

Challenging platformer VVVVVV gets a big upgrade and now Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
VVVVVV is an indie classic from Terry Cavanagh that just got a nice juicy upgrade with version 2.4 now officially released that brings with it a Steam Deck Verified status.

Multiple shoot 'em ups from Taito like G-Darius HD got fixed up for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Taito and M2 have been bringing some updated shoot 'em up classics to Steam with lots of enhancements, and players seem to love them. Now titles like G-Darius HD should work great on the Steam Deck.