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Mighty Marbles is an upcoming physics game that looks like a fusion of kids toys
24 May 2024 at 11:18 am UTC

Quoting: BrandonG777Seems like a missed opportunity to not use the gryos in the Steamdeck but surely someone has made a good community template.
I think that might be because the only way to use the Steam Deck gyro is through Steam Input, which the dev may not be using.

King under the Mountain (Mountaincore) went open source as developer shuts down
22 May 2024 at 4:17 pm UTC Likes: 5

Still, despite everyone's negative opinions here, I'm glad that they left the code for us to peel through. Even bad games are worth preserving.

SteamOS 3.6.2 Preview for Steam Deck fixes up double-input for external controllers
16 May 2024 at 8:19 am UTC

Quoting: MayeulCCEC as in HDMI CEC? Is that a feature on Steam Deck?
It is as of SteamOS 3.6

With a Nintendo Switch 2 on the way, I hope Valve make a Steam Deck 2
9 May 2024 at 4:21 pm UTC Likes: 5

Quoting: CatKillerOnly Valve (and probably their suppliers, and that guy that trudges around delivering them all) know for sure; we can only guess. I guess around five million.

Pictured: Steam Deck delivery.
Finally, the reason why Steam Decks aren't sold in Australia: they haven't built the zipline yet.

Airships: Lost Flotilla is a rad steampunk autoshooter - dev talks Linux / Steam Deck support
9 May 2024 at 4:18 pm UTC Likes: 4

As for Proton, I have mixed feelings. On the one hand, it worries me that it's basically giving up on native Linux games. On the other hand, it will arguably hollow out Windows, turning it from an operating system to a platform specification to make games for, which can then be played from the OS of your choice. Which sounds nice.
So he echoes many of the sentiments we have here. In my opinion, I can completely understand the idea that Native Linux games could disappear, but I also doubt that it will happen. With the rise of Godot and open-source frameworks like MonoGame, games are coming out with first-rate Linux support out-of-the-box. Plus, I've heard it said a few times here that Native Linux games weren't all that great to begin with. Such as Black Mesa.

With a Nintendo Switch 2 on the way, I hope Valve make a Steam Deck 2
9 May 2024 at 10:29 am UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: PyrateThat's basically been me these past couple years, a mix of emulation and generally older titles I missed out on. It's a good life; you'll probably never run out of good games, and your backlog will remain enormous for years to come
I have the same idea, although my Steam Deck is mainly an emulation machine at this point. The problem is, I don't enjoy many retro games and I feel like the games I do enjoy have only recently started to come out. Thank God for indie games, though! Even where they're not my taste, I can appreciate the vision behind them. For example, I'm not into the sniper gameplay of Children of the Sun, but I can see the appeal!

Vampire survival game V Rising 1.0 live with gamepad support (good for Steam Deck)
9 May 2024 at 8:21 am UTC

Quoting: jams3223If you live in New York let's link up for one.
Sadly I'm from across the pond. But I appreciate the offer!

Vampire survival game V Rising 1.0 live with gamepad support (good for Steam Deck)
8 May 2024 at 3:26 pm UTC

Quoting: ToddLSounds like you're setting up for a LAN party (if that's still a thing) :wink:
Haha, if I need to! Hopefully, I can just use the LAN mode to connect two instances on the same machine

Vampire survival game V Rising 1.0 live with gamepad support (good for Steam Deck)
8 May 2024 at 12:37 pm UTC

Nay for no local coop, yay for LAN coop and gamepad support. LAN support means that I can use Nucleus Coop to hook multiple games together