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Pulp adventure thriller The Drifter looks amazing and releases July 17

By Liam Dawe,
The Drifter from Powerhoof is an awesome looking adventure thriller and it just got a new trailer, along with a release date reveal of July 17.

Cyberpunk deckbuilder and dungeon crawler Into The Grid gets a fresh demo

By Liam Dawe,
Into The Grid is a cyberpunk roguelike deckbuilder and dungeon crawler from Flatline Studios, with a fresh demo up ahead of Steam Next Fest.

Castle Cab looks like Crazy Taxi but with an unhinged horse and silly customization

By Liam Dawe,
Crazy Taxi delivery sim but with a horse and carriage, plus some over the top physics? Castle Cab really does look like a lot of fun.

Dune: Awakening will get Private Servers at release but with limits

By Liam Dawe,
Some good news for Dune: Awakening, Funcom have announced it actually will have Private Servers you can rent and sort with friends.

Cyber Knights: Flashpoint is out now, great for XCOM and strategy fans

By Liam Dawe,
Cyber Knights: Flashpoint is the latest game from Trese Brothers, bringing some excellent squad-based tactics and it's out now.

Dark fantasy dungeon crawler Hellslave is free to keep for a limited time

By Liam Dawe,
Hellslave is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler where you make a pact with the Devil to fight back a demon invasion. It's free to keep if you're quick.

Valve fix lag and freezing in games with the Steam Overlay disabled

By Liam Dawe,
On top of the recent Steam Deck / SteamOS update, Valve also released a desktop Steam Beta that should solve issues in games with the Steam Overlay disabled.

Steam Deck, SteamOS will now stop bugging you to install updates multiple times

By Liam Dawe,
Valve released a fresh Steam update for Steam Deck / SteamOS and additionally a Beta update too, both of which solve some annoyances.

Freaky incremental dungeon crawler Horripilant gets a demo

By Liam Dawe,
Horripilant is a thoroughly unusual dungeon crawler that will make you feel quite uneasy blending in some elements from idler, puzzle and autobattler games.

Chilled factory-builder shapez 2 gets a massive upgrade

By Liam Dawe,
shapez 2 was already good and now the huge Dimension Update is out now, it looks like it's going to suck away plenty more hours of your time.

XWVM is a modern Unity engine to play STAR WARS - X-Wing, first Alpha out now

By Liam Dawe,
XWVM is a re-implementation mod for STAR WARS - X-Wing made in Unity, allowing you to get a better experience on modern platforms.

Rock Crusher is an incremental clicker with a huge transformational skill tree

By Liam Dawe,
I have, admittedly, spent far too long playing the demo of Rock Crusher. An upcoming incremental clicker with Leaf Blower Revolution vibes.

Point and click adventure The Mystery of Doomsday Valley confirmed for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Another good one for fans of point and click adventures, keep an eye on the upcoming The Mystery of Doomsday Valley.

Ace shooter Selaco gets improved performance and a spiced-up randomizer mode

By Liam Dawe,
Selaco continues being one of the best upcoming shooters, with the latest Early Access update making it smoother than ever.

Stellar Blade works well on Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Stellar Blade recently had a demo released and thankfully, it does seem to run well enough on Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck.

GE-Proton 10-4 brings updates for winewayland, AMD FSR4 and more game fixes

By Liam Dawe,
GE-Proton 10-4 for running Windows games on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck has released with numerous fixes and AMD FSR4.

Wine 10.9 brings EGL support for all graphics drivers and updated vkd3d

By Liam Dawe,
The Wine 10.9 development release is out now for the Windows compatibility layer, bringing new features and bug fixes.

Linux user share hits a multi-year high on Steam for May 2025

By Liam Dawe,
The Linux user share on Steam has been slowly but steadily trending upwards, with May 2025 showing the highest point in years.

Humble Bundle have launched their 2025 Pride Month games bundle

By Liam Dawe,
Humble have launched the Power Up Pride Bundle with another nice selection of games to celebrate Pride Month which runs until the end of June.

Here's the most played Steam Deck games for May 2025

By Liam Dawe,
We've had some more big releases recently, so here's your up to date look at what games have been the most popular on Steam Deck for May 2025.