The original Pillars of Eternity is getting a turn-based mode Beta on November 5
A chance to experience this classic RPG in a new way, with a turn-based mode coming to the original Pillars of Eternity on November 5th in Beta.
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Open source evolution sim Thrive adds graphics improvements and more planet customization
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The Crew Motorfest plans to be Steam Deck Verified for November 5
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GE-Proton 10-25 brings fixes for Nioh 2, WoW, Rockstar Launcher and more
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Wine 10.18 brings OpenGL memory mapping using Vulkan in WoW64 mode
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The classic Serious Sam 2 gets a big upgrade and now Steam Deck Verified
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Linux users have no reason to worry about recent AMD GPU driver changes
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Inspired by Advance Wars, the new Earth vs Mars from Relic Entertainment is out now
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ARK: Survival Ascended gets bumped up to Steam Deck Verified
ARK: Survival Ascended entered Early Access in 2023, and while it worked well enough on Linux / Steam Deck - Valve noted it was Unsupported until now.
Northgard Definitive Edition announced for December with expanded content
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The classic tense horror roguelike 'Basingstoke' from Puppygames gets a big surprise upgrade
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DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake out now and Steam Deck Playable
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Replicat is basically the classic card game snap meets Balatro - check out the demo
Balatro, much like Vampire Survivors, has created a bit of an indie trend and now the classic card game snap has been given the Balatro treatment in Replicat.
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