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Broken Sword 2 gets a big upgrade along with Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe,
The absolute classic that is Broken Sword 2 from Revolution Software just got a big surprise update, which should make it work a lot better in modern systems and the Steam Deck too!

tinyBuild and Versus Evil team up for a games bundle

By Liam Dawe,
tinyBuild and Versus Evil have teamed up for a bundle of games available via Humble Bundle so here's what to expect for the Linux desktop and Steam Deck compatibility.

The Wandering Village is absolutely mesmerizing

By Liam Dawe,
The Wandering Village from Stray Fawn Studio, a game about building a village on the back of a massive moving creature has just entered Early Access with Native Linux support.

Heroes of Might and Magic II & III open source game engines get new releases

By Liam Dawe,
This is a bit of a double event. Not only has the Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine fheroes2 seen a new release, but a surprise update of VCMI for Heroes of Might and Magic III was also released.

Roadwarden, one of the best modern text-adventures around is out now

By Liam Dawe,
For anyone who considers themselves even a remote fan of text-adventures, you should definitely take a look at Roadwarden.

Isonzo is a new WW1 FPS from the dev of Verdun out now

By Liam Dawe,
Isonzo is the latest in the WW1 FPS series from the creator of Verdun and Tannenberg. It's out now and available with Native Linux support.

Valheim is getting crossplay with an update now in testing

By Liam Dawe,
Iron Gate have announced that Valheim is set for crossplay, with an update now available in testing to ensure you can play with friends anywhere.

EA AntiCheat could spell trouble for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
EA has just recently given out more information on their upcoming EA AntiCheat (EAAC), not to be confused with Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) because EA are apparently terribly at naming.

Your Steam Deck deserves a Deckmate

By Liam Dawe,
The creator of the DeckMate system sent over a bundle of their accessories for me to try and I was instantly sold on the whole thing.

W4 Games raised $8.5 million USD to support Godot Engine

By Liam Dawe,
W4 Games is a new company from the creator of Godot Engine along with long-time contributors, and now they've managed to gain plenty of funding.

Valheim gets more teasers of The Mistlands

By Liam Dawe,
Iron Gate assure us it's coming but they're not quite ready to set a date for The Mistlands update to Valheim.

GOG has a 'Made in DACH' sale to showcase games from Germany, Austria and Switzerland

By Liam Dawe,
Made in DACH is the name of the latest theme sale from game store GOG.com, with a special selection of titles developed by people in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Kitsune Zero, prequel to Kitsune Tails, out now as DLC for Super Bernie World

By Liam Dawe,
Kitsune Zero is a new platformer that comes as a DLC for the free game Super Bernie World on Steam or as a standalone on itch.io. It's acting as the prequel to an upcoming game called Kitsune Tails.

This Vampire Survivors styled game has you defend against pigeons pooping on your house

By Liam Dawe,
Pigeons, they can be a menace flying around pooping everywhere and this developer decided to make a game styled like Vampire Survivors about it.

Valve dev shows more Steam Deck prototypes

By Liam Dawe,
Want to see what could have been? Valve developer Pierre-Loup Griffais has revealed some working prototype units and they look pretty interesting.

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer - Part 18: Run Away and Join the Circus

By Hamish,
Although being sold for Windows, I found a listing for a physical copy of the free game Circus Linux! as published by Alten8. At first I figured it would just be another keep case in my collection with "Linux" on the cover, but with the source code included, I decided it would be trivial to also build the game for Linux.

I hate to admit it but I like Disney Dreamlight Valley — works well on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Well here's a game I didn't expect to like or actually be any good. It's Disney Dreamlight Valley from Gameloft, a game that's a mixture of Harvest Moon and Stardew Valley but for Disney fans.

Valve are still fixing up Left 4 Dead 2, over 10 years after release

By Liam Dawe,
Valve seem to be continuing to give some love to their older titles, with Left 4 Dead 2 recently getting a nice bug-fix release.

Distrobox can open up the Steam Deck to a whole new world

By Liam Dawe,
Distrobox is a way to use pretty much any other Linux distribution in your terminal, along with full GUI apps and now it supports the Steam Deck with SteamOS too.

Defend humanity from an alien organism in puzzle game Xenospore

By Liam Dawe,
A mixture of strategy and puzzling elements together, Xenospore is a currently free game about defending humanity by prevent a strange alien organism from spreading too far.