Valve have released two small updates to the Steam Deck OS (SteamOS) and here's what's new and improved.
Here's an end of year 2022 round-up of some of the most-read articles on GamingOnLinux that I've picked out, just in case you missed any!
Well, this wasn't what you were expecting to read was it? I have been converted. After years laughing about people who go over the top with RGB lighting in their PCs I am now a convert.
Closing in nicely on the big 10K, the Steam Deck gaming handheld from Valve has hit over 7,000 games noted to be Playable or Verified.
Now and then the exclusive game discussion pops up, because someone thinks it would be a good idea to lock games to a platform. Here we go again.
For the third time, Xbox Game Studios have talked up about their games on the Steam Deck and what compatibility to expect for it.
ProtonUp-Qt, the very useful installer app to get different compatibility layers on Steam Deck and Linux desktop, has version 2.7.7 up adding in new tools.
Up for a challenge and love programming? Well it seems that Bots Are Stupid might be a good fit for you. An ultra-precise platformer where you don't directly control things — what could possibly go wrong?
Another free game giveaway is here. GOG are giving you a chance to grab Worms Revolution Gold Edition free during their Winter Sale 2022.
Steam Replay is Valve's new highlight page going over a bunch of fun stats about your gaming year, something made popular by the likes of Spotify Wrapped and similar events from numerous other places.
Some of you might have noticed over December our little friendly Penguin logo gained a fancy hat to keep warm, it's that time of the year again.
A nice little bonus before the holidays, Intel have made public work on their brand new Xe driver for the future of Intel graphics on Linux.
Valve has put up their huge Winter Sale 2022 with tens of thousands of games that are discounted, plus you can now vote for the winners of the Steam Awards.
Sail Forth looks like a wonderful ocean adventure on the more chilled side of things (in a way), and if it's anything like the earlier versions I tried a while back, it would be an easy recommendation.
Chinese accessory brand JSAUX have officially put up their transparent backplate for the Steam Deck.
Here's one missed from a week ago, Valve are testing another update to the stable version of Proton with Proton 7.0-6 needing some more eyes on it for testing.
New Super Lucky's Tale appears to be one that somewhat flew under the radar. Originally released in 2020, it looks quite wonderful and after an update it became Steam Deck Verified.
X-Plane 12 from Laminar Research is a realistic and powerful flight simulator with real-world physics, accurate aircraft systems / behaviour and an immersive simulation of the world.
Pulling in tons of improvements for desktop mode, along with a healthy dose of bug fixes elsewhere, the SteamOS 3.4 update for Steam Deck has been released.
Valve has updated Proton Experimental for Steam Deck and Linux desktop with a few quick fixes so here's the usual run over what's new.