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Steam Deck support is now on the roadmap for Enshrouded

By Liam Dawe,
Enshrouded is another recent big hit for Steam, as players continue to love their open-world crafting games and the good news is that the developers at Keen Games plan to get it working better on Steam Deck.

War Thunder's first major update for 2024 is here in Alpha Strike

By Liam Dawe,
Oh no, not another great looking update, I really have things to do. Alpha Strike has expanded the content in War Thunder once again and there's plenty to look forward to.

Squad-based tactical RPG 'Zoria: Age of Shattering' released with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Itching for a new tactical RPG with squad-based combat and interactions? Looks like Zoria: Age of Shattering could be your next game. It recently released along with Native Linux support.

Explore a solar system in colony-builder Trappist

By Liam Dawe,
Trappist is a new colony-builder that space sci-fi fans should take a look at, giving you access to a whole solar system to travel around and colonize multiple planets and moons.

OBS Studio 30.1 out now with AV1 support for VA-API, PipeWire Video Capture

By Liam Dawe,
OBS Studio has a brand new release available with some fancy sounding features, making it still the absolute best and easiest way to record and livestream video on Linux.

Valve fixes up Steam Remote Play - again

By Liam Dawe,
Remote Play seems to be a constant problem for Valve to fix up on Steam / Steam Deck, as there's always something broken with it and the latest Steam Client Beta fixes it up again.

Wonderful puzzle-adventure CLeM is out now & Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
If you're in need of a new puzzle-adventure game like the classics, CLeM looks like a wonderful game to add to your library and it's Steam Deck Verified now too.

Racing game New Star GP is out now and Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
New Star GP looks like it could be a lot of fun for motorsport fans! It just released on March 7th after a period in Early Access, and it is Steam Deck Verified.

Triple-i Initiative teased by devs of Vampire Survivors, Darkest Dungeon, Risk of Rain

By Liam Dawe,
Well well well, what do we have here then? A bunch of developers seem to have joined up for something called The Triple-i Initiative that could be quite exciting.

God of War now DRM-freed with a GOG release and discount

By Liam Dawe,
You can't keep Kratos shackled, as the excellent God of War is now available DRM-free on GOG and there's a nice discount to go with it too.

Steam Deck had a strong end to 2023 and a great start for 2024

By Liam Dawe,
While the Steam Deck is now two years old, and has since had the Steam Deck OLED refresh for a few months now, it seems there's just no stopping it.

Vertical-building colony sim Stellar Settlers: Space Base Builder hits Early Access

By Liam Dawe,
What seems like a rather interesting and unique take on the colony building sim is Stellar Settlers: Space Base Builder, which gets you to build vertically and it seems pretty fun.

Captain Contraption's Chocolate Factory looks like one for Zachtronics fans

By Liam Dawe,
Captain Contraption's Chocolate Factory releasing in July is an open ended puzzle game, where you design and build machines to combine ingredients to make chocolates.

Wizard colony-sim tower defense game Artificer's Tower readies Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe,
I love indie developers because they keep making some of the most weird and wonderful combinations, and a recent discovery is Artificer's Tower. The devs say it's a "cozy colony sim resource management game that features base-building, tower defense systems, and powerful enemies to defeat".

Latest Steam Client Beta fixes Linux and Steam Deck issues, tweaks screenshots

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has released a fresh Steam Client Beta for both Desktop PCs and Steam Deck, and with it there's some useful bug fixes and an interesting new screenshot adjustment for Steam Deck.

Fantastic roguelike Jupiter Hell gets a new scary boss, new locations

By Liam Dawe,
Jupiter Hell is without a doubt one of my absolute most favourite roguelikes ever made, not only because it looks good and it's intense but it also doesn't exactly feel like it's even turn-based because it's so damn slick.

Upcoming space RTS 'Falling Frontier' looks epic

By Liam Dawe,
I'm a real sucker for anything involving spaceships and Falling Frontier from Stutter Fox Studios and Hooded Horse releasing in 2025 looks like it could be epic.

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 40: The Cyborg Project

By Hamish,
An action platformer first released in 1999, you play as Urban Gutter, a man taken by an evil scientist to a secret military base and changed into a cyborg against his will. The acronym in the title then is a bit odd, but your one goal is to escape and enact as bloody a revenge on the world as possible. Any hope for true catharsis here often gets lost in frustration however.

Backpack Battles is another clear indie Steam hit

By Liam Dawe,
If you enjoyed the idea in Backpack Hero with inventory management, you may want to also take a look at the new Backpack Battles which has a similar basic theme but puts you in PvP battles against other players and it's proven to be quite a hit.

Duelists of Eden is a multiplayer spin-off of One Step From Eden

By Liam Dawe,
With Mega Man Battle Network styled combat, One Step From Eden was a fun chaotic gem from 2020 and now there's a multiplayer spin-off with Duelists of Eden out now.