Proton 7.0-4 is live bringing more compatibility to Linux and Steam Deck
Valve has today released Proton 7.0-4 after a short period in public testing, this brings further compatibility of Windows games on Linux desktop and Steam Deck.
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Fab deck-builder Across the Obelisk out now under Paradox Arc publishing
Across the Obelisk is a fantastic deck-builder that just left Early Access, as the first game under Paradox Interactive's new publishing label Paradox Arc.
Twin-stick shooter Titan Shell looks intense and will be supported on Linux
Titan Shell is an in-development twin-stick shooter from Meatbag Studio that blends in features from roguelikes / rogue-lites to offer a pretty interesting experience not many such shooters give you.
Axiom Verge 2 lands on Steam with Linux support and Steam Deck Verified
Axiom Verge 2 from Thomas Happ Games has jumped over from the Epic Store to Steam and it comes with Native Linux support and it is also Steam Deck Verified!
Dreamed Away is an upcoming emotional action-adventure RPG set in France
Love your cute and colourful little adventures? Dreamed Away from Nicolas Petton / Pineapple Works looks like it's worth keeping an eye on.
Backpack Hero is an inventory management roguelike and my new favourite game
Backpack Hero is a dungeon crawling roguelike where you need to constantly sort out your small backpack and it's absolutely sucked me in.
Couch-gaming Linux distro ChimeraOS 34 released
ChimeraOS continues to improve the couch-gaming experience for Linux with ChimeraOS 34 out now and there's quite a number of improvements and fixes.
Steam finally gets easier to grab free stuff
It seems Valve has made it easier to claim free stuff on the Steam store, so you no longer need to quickly try to install something free and back out of it to claim it.
Valve improves Steam Deck offline mode with more to come
Valve has put out a small upgrade for the Steam Deck in the Beta and Preview channels that seeks to improve the offline mode.
Even more Steam Deck purchase invites are going out from now
Valve has confirmed that they are (again) increasing the amount of people that will be invited to purchase a Steam Deck.
Tempest Rising looks like the RTS I've been waiting for
THQ Nordic, 3D Realms and Slipgate Ironworks recently revealed Tempest Rising an upcoming classic RTS and after watching the trailer I absolutely need this.
Avorion - Into The Rift is an expansive DLC out now for this great space sim
Probably one of the best spaceship building sandbox games around, Avorion has just grown tremendously with the Into The Rift DLC out now.
Tim Burton inspired adventure game Whateverland launches September 15
Following from the successful Kickstarter campaign in 2020, Caligari Games have announced their Burton-style point and click adventure will release on September 15.
Kitsune Zero, prequel to upcoming LGBTQ+ platformer Kitsune Tails, releases September 12
Kitsune Zero is being released on September 12 as a paid DLC for the free platformer Super Bernie World. This will act as a prequel to the upcoming standalone game Kitsune Tails.
Wine compatibly layer manager Bottles adds vkBasalt improvements, vmtouch cache
Bottles is easily the most simple way to manage installing and running Windows games and apps on Linux outside of Steam. A new release is out now with plenty of useful tweaks.
The first point-release for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is now available
Canonical announced the release of Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS which brings together an updated download with all the bug fixes, updated apps, driver upgrades and more.
Heroic Games Launcher v2.4.0 is out with GOG Cloud Save support
Heroic Games Launcher enables you to download games on Linux and Steam Deck from both the Epic Store and GOG. A big new release is out now with some massive new features.
Easy Anti-Cheat not working on Linux? Seems a glibc update broke it
News has been doing the rounds for a little bit about Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) suddenly not working after system updates for some users, turns out it's an issue with glibc.
Windows compatibility layer Wine version 7.15 out now
Wine is a compatibility layer that aims to let you run games and applications designed for Windows on Linux and a new release version 7.15 is out now.
Humble Bundle have another interesting set of games in the Tactical Combat Bundle
Need more games to fill up your library? Humble Bundle have put up another one that looks pretty good with the Tactical Combat Bundle. So here's what to expect on Linux desktop and Steam Deck.
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