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Steam Deck SteamOS 3.6.22 brings a fix for pre-compiled shader downloads

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Valve just released a tiny SteamOS 3.6.22 "Volcanic Activity" Beta for Steam Deck, which includes a fix for a rather annoying issue.

Anti-cheat stops Mecha BREAK running on Desktop Linux but works on Steam Deck

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Here we go again. One game I was excited about was the upcoming Mecha BREAK, which currently has a playtest demo on Steam but they've added in anti-cheat.

Evolution sim Thrive adds radioactive chunks, environmental tolerances and thermosynthesis

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The open source and cross-platform evolution sim Thrive has added in some even more advanced gameplay elements, making it a whole lot more interesting to attempt survival.

Indie devs have begun adding a no generative AI stamp to their store pages

By Liam Squires-Hand,
AI this, AI that - you can't go anywhere without something trying to force AI on you. Usually a company trying to get you to buy into what they've wasted billions on. So indie devs have begun fighting back with their No Gen AI Seal.

The tactical FPS 'Due Process' anti-cheat now supports Linux - plus it has a huge discount

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Due Process from developer Giant Enemy Crab uses Easy Anti-Cheat that previously blocked Linux (and so Steam Deck too), but they've now enabled Linux players to jump in.

Feed the demons, don't fight them in the deckbuilder Hungry Horrors

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Do you love deck-builders? Hungry Horrors is quite an inventive take on the genre where instead of fighting them, you cook for them!

Cthulhu Keeper blends together Dungeon Keeper with Lovecraft

By Liam Squires-Hand,
One to keep an eye on if you liked the classic Dungeon Keeper or the modern Dungeons series from Kalypso Media is the freshly announced Cthulhu Keeper.

Morrowind game engine OpenMW gearing up for a huge new 0.49 release

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Currently in the Release Candidate stage, Morrowind open source game engine OpenMW is getting ready for a huge new release.

Lutris game manager v0.5.19 released with improved Proton support

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The popular game manager / launcher Lutris has a new release out, which brings with it various improvements to how it handles launching games with Proton.

Neverwinter Nights Enhanced Edition gets a sequel DLC and it looks like Neverwinter Nights 2 Enhanced Edition is on the way

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition from Beamdog just got a brand new sequel story DLC, and it also seems we're getting Neverwinter Nights 2 Enhanced Edition from Aspyr Media.

Wine 10.2 and vkd3d 1.15 released with more Bluetooth driver progress and support for setting thread priorities

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Wine 10.2 is the latest development released with new features now available for the Windows compatibility layer, plus they also recently put up vkd3d 1.15. This is a huge part of what makes Proton able to run Windows games on Steam Deck and other Linux platforms.

Proton Hotfix updated to fix Marvel Rivals and Indiana Jones on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Valve have released a fresh update to the special Proton Hotfix version. This fixes up issues on Steam Deck / Linux across Marvel Rivals and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.

Among Us 3D announced supporting cross-play with Among Us VR

By Liam Squires-Hand,
While it's not compatible with the original 2D game, the announcement of Among Us 3D is quite exciting bridging the worlds of traditional 3D and VR together for the popular social deduction game.

What to claim from Prime Gaming, February 21st edition - plenty for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Here's the up to date list of games available on Amazon Prime Gaming for February 21st, and what compatibility you can expect for Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck.

Playstation 2 Emulator PCSX2 enables Wayland by default

By Liam Squires-Hand,
For people who enjoy seeing improvements for emulation on Linux, and for Wayland support - the Playstation 2 Emulator PCSX2 has now enabled support for it by default.

Playtron GameOS Alpha 3 brings the 'GameLAB' tool for game configuration and remote management

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Playtron, the company attempting to build a Linux gaming distribution to take on Valve, Microsoft and others have released GameOS Alpha 3 with a bunch of new features. This includes a new fancy open source tool named GameLAB.

My favourite comedy dungeon crawler Lucky Tower Ultimate just got a big content update

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The update simply called "Content" brings a whole lot of extras to Lucky Tower Ultimate, my current favourite dungeon crawler that keeps on making me laugh.

OpenRazer v3.10 brings support for Razer Basilisk V3 35K and more on Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The community made and supported OpenRazer driver has a new v3.10 release available now, further expanding Razer hardware capabilities on Linux.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle gets DLSS 4 and FSR 3.1 but breaks on Steam Deck / Linux with Mesa

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle just got a major update with some fancy new features, but it seems like it's now broken on Linux with AMD GPUs using Mesa like Steam Deck.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is now Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Surprisingly, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 has been given the Steam Deck Verified checkmark by Valve, after the latest patch was released with more updates planned.