Railway network designer Rail Route releases February 22nd and over 100K copies sold
Rail Route from developer Bitrich is currently in Early Access and they just announced their plans for the big 1.0 release to happen on February 22nd.
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The Universim god-game city-builder 1.0 is out now
The Universim from Crytivo has finally released, what they call a "new breed of God Game" where you guide a civilisation from nothing up to the stars.
SteamOS alternative Bazzite v2.2 out now with lots of enhancements
Need something similar to SteamOS for your desktop or handhelds like the Steam Deck? The latest release of Bazzite with version 2.2 sounds like it just keeps getting better.
MONSTER HUNTER RISE gets patched to fix it on Steam Deck
As reported previously, Capcom recently updated MONSTER HUNTER RISE with new Enigma DRM and the update ended up breaking it on Steam Deck / Linux Desktop. But it should no longer be an issue no matter the Proton version used.
Surreal Engine is an open source reimplementation of Unreal Engine for classic games
Originally called UTEngine, Surreal Engine is a community-made attempt to reimplement enough of the original Unreal Engine to get games like the original Unreal Tournament (99) working.
Riot Games cutting 11% of staff (about 530 people)
Ouch. Yet another developer is getting rid of staff in a move to cut some costs and this time it's Riot Games, who will be waving goodbye to 11% of their people.
Proton 8.0-5 brings more HDR gaming to Linux / Steam Deck plus lots of fixes
Proton 8.0-5 is here marking more games as playable, bringing HDR support to even more games and of course the usual bug fixes aplenty to Steam Deck / Desktop Linux.
Unified Linux Wine Game Launcher aims to improve Windows games on Linux / Steam Deck
Oh no! Another launcher! Well, not quite. In fact, Unified Linux Wine Game Launcher (ULWGL) is actually meant to be used by existing game launchers like Heroic Games, Lutris and others on Linux desktop and Steam Deck.
Palworld overtakes Counter-Strike 2 for most players on Steam and hits 5 million sales
There seems to be absolutely no stopping Palworld. It just keeps on growing and pulling in more players with its enticing theme of Pokémon with guns and crafting.
Last Epoch crosses 1 million Early Access sales, new trailer and pre-order bonuses
Eleventh Hour Games are ramping up their plans for the 1.0 release of Last Epoch, the popular ARPG with a rather unique sounding item trading system. Now there's a new trailer and details of pre-order bonuses if you pick it up before February 21st.
You slept through the end of the world in Aground Zero
Aground Zero just recently released from Fancy Fish Games, as a spin-off from their popular side-scrolling survival game Aground. This time it's in full 3D and you're deep underground and you slept through the end of the world.
Edge ISO available for Linux Mint 21.3 with newer Linux kernel
The Linux Mint team have announced the release of the Edge ISO for the latest Linux Mint 21.3, making it easier to use with newer hardware.
31% of devs already using AI and the PC platform looks strong from GDC Survey
The annual GDC Survey is out now and it's an interesting look into what developers are up to and how the industry is changing, and some of the info this time around is pretty eyebrow raising.
MONSTER HUNTER RISE adds new DRM that breaks it on Steam Deck (UPDATED)
Capcom have rolled out an update to MONSTER HUNTER RISE, and sadly it has broken it on Steam Deck. As they continue attempting to change their DRM in older games. ARTICLE UPDATED: Valve fixed it.
Palworld is Steam Deck Playable and runs on Desktop Linux with Proton
Palworld is a new release on Steam in Early Access from Pocketpair. A fusion of Pokémon with monster catching, farming, building and much more. It is Steam Deck Playable and does work on Desktop Linux too.
VCMI, open-source engine for Heroes of Might and Magic III v1.4.3 brings lots of bug fixes
If you want to play the classic Heroes of Might and Magic III, the open source engine VCMI is easily the best way on modern platforms and version 1.4.3 is out now with plenty of bug fixes.
Steam Beta adds explainers to Steam Deck performance menu - plus fixes for Desktop too
Valve has released a new Beta for the Steam Deck and Steam Desktop that improved numerous bugs, and for Steam Deck makes the performance menu a little easier to understand.
GPU Reshape is a fancy new open source tool for developers
A fresh announcement for developers today is GPU Reshape, a free and open source tool that could be really useful for game developers working with Vulkan and DirectX 12 to deal with potentially undefined behaviour.
Deep survival game Vintage Story adds cave-ins, improved first-person, lots more animals
Vintage Story is a brutal deep survival game that I just love to watch expand, because it's so filled full of content it's spilling over the sides. The latest release, v1.19.0 Dejank Redux brings in even more content.
Tomb Raider I-III Remastered gets Steam Deck Verified
Tomb Raider I-III Remastered is releasing from Aspyr and Crystal Dynamics on February 14th, and now Valve have given it the green tick of approval as it is now Steam Deck Verified.
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