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Lutris version 0.5.10 brings improved Steam Deck support but no Flatpak yet

By Liam Dawe,
Lutris, the free and open source game manager for installing games on Linux from many stores, has a new version available as work continues to improve Steam Deck support.

Nightmare Reaper is a quality retro-themed FPS out now

By Liam Dawe,
Nightmare Reaper, a retro-inspired FPS that blends together elements of a looter-shooter and a sprinkle of RPG mechanics, recently left Early Access and it works great on Linux and Steam Deck.

Popular and unique musical game Rhythm Doctor gets Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe,
Rhythm games come in all shapes and sizes, with Rhythm Doctor looking a lot more unique than some and not only does it have an Overwhelmingly Positive user score on Steam but it also got some big Steam Deck improvements.

Point and click adventure Pants Quest gets a Linux release

By Liam Dawe,
A point and click adventure game all about finding missing clothing? Well, there's been weirder things. Pants Quest gets a native Linux release.

Dead Cells 'Break the Bank' free upgrade out, more big updates teased

By Liam Dawe,
Motion Twin / Evil Empire have given us another great free update to the fantastic Dead Cells and teased plenty more is coming to the game.

SteamOS Plugin Manager should enable lots of fun on the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
From the same developer who created the support library for Tesla overlays, the SteamOS Plugin Manager is born and ready for the Steam Deck.

AI-powered map creator Dungeon Alchemist is now on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
After a successful crowdfunding campaign a while ago, Dungeon Alchemist is now available on Steam in Early Access.

Minecraft Snapshot gets Ancient Cities and the Allay friendly mob

By Liam Dawe,
Mojang continue working towards the next major Minecraft update, with another Java Snapshot out now bringing in more big features to play with.

GameMaker on Linux gets big improvements and Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe,
GameMaker Studio 2 is now just GameMaker, and there's a new update out with some dramatic improvements for Linux game exports and Steam Deck support.

Steam Client Beta gets Linux fixes like not re-download media pre-caching files

By Liam Dawe,
It's not just the Steam Deck that is getting upgrades, as Valve are also tweaking the main Steam client with a fresh Beta release out now.

Steam Deck gets a bunch more Keyboard tweaks

By Liam Dawe,
Valve is really doing some great work on improving the Steam Deck, with another upgrade now available.

The latest and greatest Vulkan extension has arrived

By Liam Dawe,
You thought they were done with the Vulkan API? Think again. To mark Vulkan 1.0 being 2236 days old (give or take), a brand new extension has been revealed.

HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed gets a Native Linux version, also Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed, a solo and co-op wave-based first/third-person shooter where you assume the role of a toy action figure is now officially available on Linux. Not only that, it's also a Steam Deck Verified title.

Steam Play Proton could get direct support for NVIDIA Image Scaling

By Liam Dawe,
An engineer from NVIDIA has put up a Pull Request on the official Wine repository that Valve uses for Proton, suggesting a rather fun new feature be added.

OneXPlayer looking at shipping handhelds with SteamOS like the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
OneXPlayer are a series of handheld gaming devices, they're somewhat popular and it appears they've been keeping a close eye on SteamOS and how it's been working on the Steam Deck.

Chrome on Steam Deck now supports the Deck Controller, with GeForce NOW working

By Liam Dawe,
Good news Cloud Gaming fans, the version of Chrome on Steam Deck can now detect the gamepad. With two small quick fixes, you can play GeForce NOW on Steam Deck.

Proton Experimental fixes Microsoft Flight Simulator and more for Linux and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
More goodies have arrived from Valve with a Proton Experimental update available, here's what's new and improved.

Steam Deck gets a big Client update, plus Deck OS and BIOS BETA update

By Liam Dawe,
Two big updates arrived for the Steam Deck last night, so let's go over all that's changed as it's quite exciting.

Unity games crashing with Proton on Linux or Steam Deck? Check your USB devices

By Liam Dawe,
Curiously, it seems Proton 7 and Proton Experimental are having problems with Unity games recently but there's a possible temporary workaround for you.

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe launches April 27

By Liam Dawe,
Quite a long time after originally planned, The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is now confirmed to launch on April 27.