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Classic Unreal Tournament lives on with a new OldUnreal upgrade, 64bit now on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 31 Oct 2022

Unreal Tournament 99 is one of the all-time great first-person shooters, and it is being kept alive by the OldUnreal team and contributors with a fresh release out now.

Great smaller and casual games for the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 30 Oct 2022

While the Steam Deck is a great device for the bigger lot (AAA / AA), what about some quality choices for smaller and more casual experiences? Here's my current favourites, good for a cosy Sunday afternoon.

Reminder: Update your PC info for the next round of statistics updates

By , 30 Oct 2022

This is the public once a month reminder to make sure your PC information is correct on your user profiles. A fresh batch of statistics is generated on the 1st of each month. Also a good reminder of our stats system for people who don't know about it.

Sackboy: A Big Adventure is another Sony port working well on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, 29 Oct 2022

Sony and Sumo Digital recently put out another port, this time it's Sackboy: A Big Adventure an offshoot of the LittleBigPlanet series.

VRR (external screens) and Allow Tearing options coming to Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 29 Oct 2022

Seems that both options for Variable Refresh Rate and Allow Tearing are coming to the Steam Deck in a future update, here's what that means.

Proton Experimental fixes up Persona 5 Royal, UNCHARTED and quite a few more

By Liam Dawe, 28 Oct 2022

Valve has released a fresh update to Proton Experimental, and it fixes up quite a few games not working correctly or at all for both Linux and Steam Deck.

Them's Fightin' Herds gets cross-play between Steam and Consoles

By Liam Dawe, 28 Oct 2022

One of the more unique fighting games available on PC (Native Linux + Steam Deck Verified), Them's Fightin' Herds has launched on consoles and it now has cross-play.

Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip is out now

By Liam Dawe, 28 Oct 2022

The third game in the popular Monster Prom series recently landed (that I missed) and this time, it's not a dating sim, instead it's all about survival in Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip.

Check out the new trailer for monster-collecting game Cassette Beasts

By Liam Dawe, 28 Oct 2022

Cassette Beasts is an upcoming monster-collecting RPG from Bytten Studio and publisher Raw Fury. The recent Steam Next Fest demo was pretty great and a new trailer is live now for The MIX event.

Valheim gets an important bug-fix for Linux players

By Liam Dawe, 28 Oct 2022

Seems that the survival game Valheim had quite an unfortunate bug for Linux players, which has now been solved.

Steam Deck Beta adds QR code logins, Gaming Mode UI in Desktop Mode

By Liam Dawe, 28 Oct 2022

Valve has put up a fresh Steam Deck Client Beta with numerous fixes, along with new features like the QR code login you can use with the mobile app.

Steam Deck UI comes to Desktop in Beta to replace Big Picture Mode

By Liam Dawe, 27 Oct 2022

Valve has finally done what a lot have been waiting for, made the Steam Deck UI available for desktops although it's only available in the Steam Client Beta for now.

Direct3D 12 to Vulkan translator VKD3D-Proton version 2.7 out now

By Liam Dawe, 27 Oct 2022

Here is an absolutely huge open source release! VKD3D-Proton, the translation tech used in Steam Play Proton to translate Direct3D 12 to Vulkan for Steam Deck / Linux version 2.7 is out now.

Dark Reign: The Future of War, a true classic RTS is being remade in OpenRA

By Liam Dawe, 27 Oct 2022

Anyone else remember Dark Reign: The Future of War? Released back in 1997, it's a real classic and at the time it had some pretty favourable reviews too. The good news is that it's being rebuilt by fans using OpenRA.

Wonderful looking puzzle adventure Harmony's Odyssey lands on Linux / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 27 Oct 2022

Harmony's Odyssey from developer MythicOwl is a 3D fantasy adventure puzzle game set on mythical dioramas full of riddles, perky creatures and magic and now it is available for Linux and works well on Steam Deck.

Guide a convoy through a ruined world in the Sandwalkers prologue demo

By Liam Dawe, 27 Oct 2022

Sounding a bit like Vagrus - The Riven Realms, we have the upcoming game Sandwalkers from Goblinz Studio and the new prologue demo Sandwalkers: The Fourteenth Caravan.

Valve giving out a free Dota 2 Swag Bag with Battle Pass, Dota Plus and more

By Liam Dawe, 27 Oct 2022

This is pretty great, and a nice way to pull more people into The International 2022. Valve are giving out a bunch of freebies for all Dota 2 players.

Comedy adventure McPixel 3 releases November 14th

By Liam Dawe, 27 Oct 2022

Ready for another point and click adventure? McPixel 3, yes they skipped the number 2, is heading to Linux and Steam Deck on November 14th. It seems to be able to run pretty much anywhere, even your Linux terminal window.

Get a free copy of Genesis Alpha One during the GOG Halloween Sale

By Liam Dawe, 27 Oct 2022

For those of you that continue to prefer GOG for your gaming needs, they're now having a big Halloween Sale.

Valve finally clears up Steam game release dates, also adjusts pricing

By Liam Dawe, 27 Oct 2022

Two important pieces of info today for both players and game developers, as it will affect both quite a bit with release date changes and pricing changes.