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MangoHud

MangoHud performance overlay version v0.6.9 is out now as a nice update

By Liam Dawe,
20
It's been a while since the last release but a nice update to the performance hud and benchmarking tool MangoHud is out now. This is the tool used for the performance stats on Steam Deck.
Wine Logo with Tux

Wine 8.6 out now with bundled Musl math library

By Liam Dawe,
5
After another ~2 weeks, the latest development release is out for the Windows translation layer with Wine 8.6.
XDefiant

Ubisoft hiring Linux developer talent for XDefiant

By Liam Dawe,
25
XDefiant is an upcoming free-to-play, first-person arena shooter from Ubisoft and it seems they need a bit more Linux talent.
Landnama

Landnama gives a non-violent exploration city-builder roguelike

By Liam Dawe,
5
Blending features from city builders and dungeon crawling roguelikes, Landnama sounds pretty unusual, especially with the non-violent theme too.
Steam Logo - Valve

The latest Steam Survey had a huge surge of Simplified Chinese

By Liam Dawe,
29
After waiting a while to see if Valve issued any corrections, it seems that the latest Steam Hardware & Software Survey for March 2023 is staying as it is, with a huge surge of Simplified Chinese.
Proton logo concept

GE-Proton 7-55 released with an essential fix for Easy Anti-Cheat issues

By Liam Dawe,
0
GE-Proton version 7-55 was released a few days ago, and it's an essential update for those of you preferring it to the official Valve Proton on Steam Deck and Linux desktop.
LIVE A LIVE

LIVE A LIVE from Square Enix is Steam Deck Verified ahead of release

By Liam Dawe,
10
LIVE A LIVE originally released in the 90s for the Super Famicom, and now it's being revived with the same style as OCTOPATH TRAVELER and it's already Steam Deck Verified.
Windows Handheld Mode

Microsoft experiments with a handheld Windows 11 mode for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
39
This is interesting, it seems Valve have lit a small fire under Microsoft once again, as they've been experimenting with a handheld mode for Windows 11 to help devices like the Steam Deck. ARTICLE UPDATED.
Grounded

Grounded from Obsidian adds Steam Deck support in v1.2.0

By Liam Dawe,
1
The survival game Grounded from Obsidian Entertainment and Xbox Game Studios is gearing up to launch version 1.2.0 that's now available to test. With it comes Steam Deck support.
Photon Engineer screenshot

Sci-fi puzzle game Photon Engineer out now, made with open source

By Liam Dawe,
6
Love puzzle games like Portal and The Talos Principle? Photon Engineer might be one for you to have a look at.
X4: Kingdom End

X4: Kingdom End and free major upgrade out now, making it Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
22
Egosoft have just released the next major expansion for X4: Foundations named X4: Kingdom End, plus a major free upgrade is also out now that brings full Steam Deck Verified support.
Vulkan API Logo

Driver updates for AMD RADV to give nice boost for Linux and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
16
The upcoming Mesa driver 23.1 release is sounding like it's going to be pretty great, with the Graphics Pipeline Library ("GPL") being enabled by default, plus we're looking at smaller shader cache sizes too.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 announced, plus RTX Remix released

By Liam Dawe,
8
NVIDIA have revealed the GeForce RTX 4070 as the latest in their Ada Lovelace architecture lineup. Plus, there's an initial release of RTX Remix.
KDE Connect

KDE Connect is getting some upgrades for easy file-transfers

By Liam Dawe,
8
KDE Connect is up high on my list of my favourite open source apps, because it makes transferring files between devices (PC / Steam Deck / Mobile) and more real easy.
Half-Life: Alyx

Half-Life: Alyx fully playable without VR even on Steam Deck thanks to a mod

By Liam Dawe,
43
There's been a few efforts to get Half-Life: Alyx playable without VR and the latest is HLA-NoVR, out now and it's now possible to play it through, even on Steam Deck too.
DOOM

Humble Store has a sale on Steam Deck Verified and Playable games

By Liam Dawe,
3
Here's one for Steam Deck fans, and everyone else also looking for some good deals, as Humble Store just recently put up a Games on the Go Sale.
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead

Popular survival roguelike Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead gets a Steam release

By Liam Dawe,
7
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is a rather popular roguelike, quite possibly one of the best, and now it's available on Steam.
ProtonUp-Qt v2.8.0

Linux and Steam Deck compatibility tool helper ProtonUp-Qt v2.8.0 out now

By Liam Dawe,
5
ProtonUp-Qt gives you a hassle-free way to install various compatibility tools like GE-Proton, Wine-GE, Luxtorpeda and others for Steam, Lutris and the Heroic Games Launcher.
Open Hexagon

Open Hexagon gets new content plus Linux and Steam Deck improvements

By Liam Dawe,
4
Open Hexagon is very much Super Hexagon hyped up to max, open source and just absolutely nuts to play. A fresh upgrade is out now and it sounds great, especially for Linux desktop and Steam Deck players.
Minetest

Minetest 5.7.0 out now with graphics improvements, performance upgrades

By Liam Dawe,
3
Free and open source voxel sandbox game engine Minetest, largely known for comparisons to Minecraft, has a big update out in version 5.7.0.
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