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Build your ultimate collection of the Civilization series in this new bundle

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Love your strategy games and a bit of Sid Meier? You're in luck as Humble Bundle have something new up giving you plenty of the Civilization series.

The next release of free RTS 0 A.D. will have some new graphics options

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0 A.D. is a free and open source historical RTS that's been in development for a long time. Each release is impressive and it sounds like the next release is going to look pretty shiny.

First-person retro-fueled RPG Beyond Sunset gets a demo

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Are you ready to dive into a new world? Beyond Sunset looks absolutely awesome and now you've got a chance to check it out, as a demo has been put up recently.

UnderRail is preparing for the Steam Deck, won't be perfect just yet

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Released back in 2015, UnderRail from Stygian Software is an old school turn-based isometric indie role playing game that focuses on exploration and combat. Now, they're trying to get it looking good on a Steam Deck.

Valve adds official Steam Deck compatibility checker, 762 games Playable or Verified

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While there's been a few unofficial ways to check your own Steam Library for the Steam Deck, Valve has now put up the official way. Plus, we're getting closer to a thousand Playable titles now.

Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit gets a new story trailer

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Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit is an upcoming colourful adventure headed up by the art director from Broken Sword 2.5. It's due for release sometime in Q2 and there's a fresh look at it.

City-builder Nebuchadnezzar adds Gods, Festivals and more

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Nepos Games continue to expand their Pharaoh-like city-builder Nebuchadnezzar, with another big free update out.

Klei fixes up Don't Starve Together for Steam Deck support

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Klei Entertainment are another developer working to ensure their games work well on the Steam Deck, with an update now available for Don't Starve Together.

Valve gives SteamVR and Linux a little love in the latest update

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While I absolutely love playing with my Valve Index, it has felt like for a while that Valve left things a bit too rough but a new SteamVR update is out now.

Left 4 Dead 2 gets Steam Deck Verified, Team Fortress 2 only Playable

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What's that? More Valve games will be able to run on the Steam Deck? You got that right. Both Left 4 Dead 2 and Team Fortress 2 popped up recently.

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer - Part 13: Looks Almost Unreal

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It is rare for Linux to see support from both sides of an industry battle, but that is exactly where we were with the release of Quake III Arena and Unreal Tournament. With both games aiming to package the full breadth of the online multiplayer shooter experience into a standalone title, the competition between the two was fierce.

Steam Next Fest is live once again with plenty of indie demos

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Ready to have a busy week? Steam Next Fest: February 2022 Edition is officially live and there's plenty of indie developers showing off their latest.

Classic base-building RTS TFC: The Fertile Crescent hits Steam on March 29

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Here's a new strategy game I'm excited to play! TFC: The Fertile Crescent is a pixel-art take on the classic base-building RTS genre and it's entering Early Access on March 29.

Feral Interactive have no plans to update their Linux ports for Steam Deck

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Since we were asked a lot about this, we reached out to porting studio Feral Interactive to see if they had any plans to update their Linux ports for the Steam Deck.

Co-op survival horror Pacify gets Steam Deck upgrades

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One we missed from earlier this month, Pacify is a very popular survival horror and the developer has been making improvements ready for the Steam Deck.

X4: Tides of Avarice and the 5.00 update land March 14

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The next big free upgrade to X4: Foundations along with the X4: Tides of Avarice expansion are releasing March 14.

Don't expect GOG to support the Steam Deck

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With the Steam Deck only a few days away from release, it seems people are wondering the support status of other stores. Seems GOG won't be supporting it, which isn't surprising.

Half-Life 2 and the episodes get updated and HL2 now Steam Deck Verified

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Not only are Valve continuing to go over third-party games, they also continue upgrading their own with a fresh update out for Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One and Half-Life 2: Episode Two.

Inspired by Cube World, the free Veloren 0.12 release is out

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Fully free and open source, Veloren continues to expand their inspiration from Cube World and Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild with version 0.12 out now.

Caves of Qud gets a big content upgrade, improved gamepad and Steam Deck support

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Here's a game that will be thoroughly interesting to see on a Steam Deck. Caves of Qud is a fantastic science fantasy roguelike epic and the developers have been busy.