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NVIDIA 580.82.07 driver released for Linux, the new Recommended Driver

By Liam Dawe,
NVIDIA have released driver version 580.82.07 as the latest Recommended Driver for Linux gamers, with a few useful changes.

GOG expand one-click mod offerings with S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Anomaly, RealRTCW, Belzebub (Diablo) and more

By Liam Dawe,
GOG just announced an expansion of their popular one-click mod program with a bunch of new big mods available including S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Anomaly.
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Monsters are Coming! Rock & Road is easily going to be my next complete obsession

By Liam Dawe,
Monsters are Coming! Rock & Road has just planted itself right at the top of my wishlist for the excellent combination of survivor-likes with tower defense.

Duskers developers reveal Below the Crown a love letter to chess, roguelikes, and dungeon crawlers

By Liam Dawe,
Below the Crown has now been officially revealed from Misfits Attic, developers of the award-winning Duskers. It's a thoroughly unique blend of games.

Here's the top 50 most played games on Steam Deck for August 2025 - with Hollow Knight the champion

By Liam Dawe,
Here's the latest data from Valve on what the most played games on Steam Deck were for August 2025, and perhaps unsurprisingly Hollow Knight is top.

Blackjack Roulette puts a literal spin on a classic card game

By Liam Dawe,
Giving Blackjack and Roulette a little Balatro treatment? Perhaps just a little, with it putting a literal spin on the classics here.

Sword Hero is an impressive looking upcoming open-world fantasy RPG

By Liam Dawe,
While it has a rather boring name, Sword Hero looks anything but boring in the new trailer and the combat demo you can try out right now.

WinBoat is a new Linux app to run Windows apps with "seamless integration"

By Liam Dawe,
Sometimes, you really do just need to run a Windows app on Linux and perhaps WinBoat might make this easier with its promise of "seamless integration".

Crusader Kings III celebrates 5 years with some interesting stats

By Liam Dawe,
Crusader Kings III has now been out for 5 years and Paradox have done a mini-celebration, showing off some fresh stats from players.

Steam Survey for August 2025 is out and here's the Linux / SteamOS details

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have now released the Steam Hardware & Software Survey results for August 2025, showing the overall Linux share has dropped.

LEGO The Lord of the Rings gets updated and it's now Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
The classic LEGO The Lord of the Rings adventure from Traveller's Tales has been upgraded, and it's now Steam Deck Verified too.

The excellent survivor-like Halls of Torment is getting a big DLC and free update

By Liam Dawe,
Halls of Torment is an incredible auto-battler like Vampire Survivors with a classic Diablo vibe to it, and now it's set to get a lot bigger.

ScummVM gets support for the survival horror Penumbra Overture from the Amnesia developers

By Liam Dawe,
Penumbra Overture was the first survival horror game from Frictional Games released all the way back in 2007, and now ScummVM is getting support for it.

Get some amazing puzzle games in the Draknek & Friends Humble Bundle

By Liam Dawe,
Celebrate 12 years of great games in the new Draknek & Friends Humble Bundle, a selection of top puzzle games for you to grab for cheaps.

ChimeraOS dev announced Kazeta, a new Linux OS aimed at recreating a classic console experience

By Liam Dawe,
The developer of ChimeraOS has announced Kazeta, a new Linux OS that aims to provide more of a classic gaming console like experience.

Classic Marathon trilogy on Steam now has Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Originally from Destiny and Halo developer Bungie - Classic Marathon 1, Classic Marathon 2 and Classic Marathon Infinity get Native Linux versions on Steam.

Wine 10.14 brings updates for vkd3d and Mono plus more fixes

By Liam Dawe,
The Windows compatibility layer Wine, which is what Valve's Proton is built from, has development version 10.14 out now.

DXVK 2.7.1 brings performance improvements for some Direct3D 9 games on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
DXVK is a Vulkan-based translation layer for Direct3D 8/9/10/11 to run Windows games on Linux with Wine / Proton.

Parkour meets Vampire Survivors in Midnight Horde

By Liam Dawe,
Indie dev Carry Castle recently announced Midnight Horde, a game that blends the popular mechanics of Vampire Survivors with parkour moves.

Hollow Knight: Silksong price and release time confirmed

By Liam Dawe,
The release of Hollow Knight: Silksong on September 4th is fast approaching, and now Team Cherry have given all the details we need on the timing and cost.