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I'm tempted to get the LCD model with the 20% discount, to try out the concept of a Steam Deck without spending too much. This is because I don't know if I'll really have any time to play (I've barely gamed at all in the last few years, even after buying games I was really keen to play). My main concern is fan noise, and disturbing people in the same room. Do the current LCD models have the quieter fan, or is it still random whether I'll get a noisy one? And is the OLED model any quieter, apart from all the other improved features?

I just tried with Shadow Of War, and I can hardly hear my Steam Deck. AFAIR, they had a software update for the problematic fan type. I don't know if they're still using it.

Steam Deck LED is good.

But, to be honest: If you're not playing in the first place, do you thing Steam Deck will change that?

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I'm tempted to get the LCD model with the 20% discount, to try out the concept of a Steam Deck without spending too much. This is because I don't know if I'll really have any time to play (I've barely gamed at all in the last few years, even after buying games I was really keen to play). My main concern is fan noise, and disturbing people in the same room. Do the current LCD models have the quieter fan, or is it still random whether I'll get a noisy one? And is the OLED model any quieter, apart from all the other improved features?

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Technically we ALL use xorg to run games without "native" Wayland compatibility, right?

How so? Can you explain this further?

@Chrisznix - old Linux games rely on xorg for display and a "nested" version of xorg is being launched in Wayland for them when they launch

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Quoting: tpau@chr , why make it more complicated than it has to though? ;)
Have it simple and then offer the option to built fancy stuff on top of it for those that want to invest more time.

Oh yeah ofc it could and probably should be a convenient built-in feature 👍️. I just got lost problem-solving how to make your current life more convenient 😅.

Speaking of which, I had a quick glance at the KDE Store and found this to look very promising for your use case! [Store link](https://store.kde.org/p/1909220), [Github link](https://github.com/gerritdevriese/kzones) with better demonstration/explanation in the Readme.

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Pixel bewbz so sharp they'll poke your eyes out.

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Ugh, I forgot that IBM owns Red Hat now. Even more of a reason to never touch Fedora ever again...

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Vote Castle Crashers for Labor of Love!

Normally I don't cheerlead for shit like this, but I like The Behemoth people. They genuinely seem cool and it's a great game too.

I also mainly voted for the badge. Cause I would've in years past had I known that you got one. lol

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Nice! It always felt awkward leaving my Deck screen on while it was sitting around just downloading stuff.

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TAA is also known for stuff like ghosting. But maybe it's worth it? idk
Old FSR versions at least also looked pretty bad, but I'm not really sure how it is with 100% resolution, especially newer versions

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I just voted Megabonk for all categories except VR because I was in a hurry to play it.

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Quoting: WorMzyI submitted Factorio for Labor of Love. That is all.

RimWorld (coincidentally also crowdfunded in 2013). Though it was a hard choice between that and Stellaris. My two favorite war crime simulators.

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Quoting: nullzeroMy Votes (so far)...

Sit Back and Relax Award: [Cast and Chill](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3483740?snr=1_steamawards_nominations_)

When I saw the award category "Sit Back and Relax Award", Cast and Chill immediately came to mind. With the word "Chill" in the title, how can it not be nominated? I have almost 60 hours relaxing with this game.

I have over 75 hours in Necesse. I nominated this game for the "Better With Friends Award." I recently rented a server from Shockbyte so my son (who lives in another state), two grandsons and I could play together. We have built quite a settlement over the last few weeks. I would highly recommend this game to anyone that enjoys open-world, base-building, survival, adventure games (e.g., Minecraft or Terraria).

I have also played Mudborne. I got somewhat discouraged when the genetic breeding of frogs came into play. I had the same problem with TNgineers first game, APICO. I get easily overwhelmed by all the possible combinations.

Thank you for the detailed listing of your nominations nullzero!

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RedHat and therefore IBM are terrible stewards of Xorg, which lead to the forking and creation of XLibre, which unlike Xorg is __NOT__ on "life support" with people trying to kill the project.

I've now read about Wayland for 15 years, and it still has basic issues according to conjecture.

Viva La X

More Choices, More Better.

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X11, openbox, and no DE... from my cold dead hands.

In reality, I'll switch to Wayland eventually, but not until I am either forced (by X breaking or something?) or I build a new rig (and since I just built one, probably 5 more years).

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Hey folks! I'm the director of Schrodinger's Cat Burglar. Thank you for featuring out game!

Just a quick note concerning the Key Art - it is most certainly human painted, not AI. The artist in question is Tom Williams - https://www.instagram.com/tomwilliams_art - he painted it back in 2022 when we first appeared at PAX Australia. We've had a few comments from people who are not keen on games using Generative AI.

I fully agree! We aren't using Gen AI at all, and we will never. I appreciate that people are concerned on this issue because they are defending the rights of real artists against what essentially is automated plagiarism.

We are in the process of updating our key art, and the new piece (again, by Tom) will likely be in a more 'comic book' style (similar to the prologue video in the demo). Hopefully this will put people's fears of Gen AI to rest.

Again, thanks for taking an interest in our game :)

Martin

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Hm, still using X11, still using XFCE, still a good penguin.

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Quoting: Caldathras

Quoting: tohurLutris is pretty much a dead project.

There is activity on the dev channel but they are very slow to release on the stable channel.

I like Lutris. I am going to give Heroic a serious look, however. Some of my Lutris prefixes have been inexplicably corrupting after months (if not years) of working fine. Since I have to reinstall them anyway, I figure I might as well give Heroic a go.

I been thinking of doing the same myself or giving Faugus Launcher a go. I been busy af lately building a Linux Distro so haven't gotten around to migrating away from lutris myself

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Quoting: RFSharpeMy grandsons played many hours of this game on Sunday. During the character creation process the player is able to utilize "Smart Customization Voice." A basic explanation is:

"Smart Customization’s voice mode is designed to map some traits of your real‑world speech onto your character."

You do this by reading the provided sentence into your microphone. Using this, the game generates a “voice preset” attached to your character. If you would like to get a better idea of how this works, this article gives a much more detailed explanation:

https://allthings.how/where-winds-meet-voice-customization-lets-your-character-sound-and-look-like-you/

I am not an expert, but this process smacks of AI...

And now someone has access to an AI generated simulation of thousands of people's voices that were voluntarily given to them.

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Yeah, graphics settings should never be synced in the cloud. Annoying every time I come across it.

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I guess that Debian is a better basis for runtime library changing every few years that the thundering rolling library of Arch.

Intended or not, the diversity is healthy.

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Whats the incentive?

Free XP for profile leveling, if you're into that sort of thing.

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I submitted Factorio for Labor of Love. That is all.

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I missed the chance to buy Cold Fear on physical disk when it was released. I've always called this game "Resident Evil on a ship". Now I just need to not be a chicken and play it.

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Survival Horror is my favorite genre, so I will definitely check out Cold Fear and I Am Alive on GOG (I already have both on Steam, they are in a pretty bad shape there though so would not mind a better/drm free version).

It has been a long time since I played either of those games, but I Am Alive in remember as an original game for the time. Kinda like a more serious Disaster Report type of game.

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Quoting: CyberwormSharing your nominations with friends, comparing them and maybe find games you haven't considered playing before. It's basically a quick and easy way to recommend games to others

A good example is the recommendation that was made by Eike - The Drifter. There have been two articles on GoL recommending this game. I read them, but the game did not click (pun intended) with me. After reading his recommendation, I decided to purchase the game. I enjoy the point and click genre, it is native Linux, works great on the Steam Deck and is on sale. Without reading this article, I would not have made the purchase.

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My Votes (so far), using games that I played, either full or in demos, and trying to keep a different one in each category to maximise the total number of recommended games:

• Game of the Year Award: [Hollow Knight: Silk Song](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1030300?snr=1_steamawards_nominations_)


• VR: skipped


• Labor of Love Award: [Soulash 2](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2399160?snr=1_steamawards_nominations_) but I might change for [Surroundead](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1645820/SurrounDead/)


• Best Game on Steam Deck Award: [Necesse](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1169040?snr=1_steamawards_nominations_)


• Better With Friends Award: [Jump Space](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1757300?snr=1_steamawards_nominations_)


• Outstanding Visual Style Award: [Absolum](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1904480?snr=1_steamawards_nominations_)


• Most Innovative Gameplay Award: [Mudbourne](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2355150?snr=1_steamawards_nominations_)


• Best Game You Suck At Award: [Cyber Knights](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1021210?snr=1_steamawards_nominations_)


• Best Soundtrack Award: [Tempest Rising](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1486920?snr=1_steamawards_nominations_)


• Outstanding Story-Rich Game Award: [Promise Mascot Agency](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2585830?snr=1_steamawards_nominations_)


• Sit Back and Relax Award: [Cast and Chill](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3483740?snr=1_steamawards_nominations_)

Have not played Clair Obscure, Dispatch, Abiotic Factor which would change the list.

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Quoting: Tethys84I stopped voting in these a while back. I just don't see why it matters. Why does anyone care what the game of the year is? Whats the incentive? I'd rather spend my time playing the games than care about who gets what award.

Sharing your nominations with friends, comparing them and maybe find games you haven't considered playing before. It's basically a quick and easy way to recommend games to others

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Since the most recent game I got was already two years old when I purchased it (Stray), this really doesn't mean much to me.

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Very old good releases from ubisoft

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I'm a little confused. Is ZOOM Platform Media separate and distinct from the ZOOM Platform storefront? Or, does the storefront sell Steam keys? I'd be somewhat surprised if a non-Steam, DRM-free version from the storefront included Steam achievements...

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