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Here's the most played Steam Deck games for May 2025
1 Jun 2025 at 11:24 am UTC
1 Jun 2025 at 11:24 am UTC
My currently played games on a as Steam OS detected device (Ally + bazzite)
- Fall guys
- Ori and the blind forest - definitive edition
- The Ascent
CRSED: Cuisine Royale devs confirm end of Linux / Steam Deck support
30 May 2025 at 2:01 pm UTC Likes: 1
30 May 2025 at 2:01 pm UTC Likes: 1
SteamOS massively beats Windows on the Legion Go S
28 May 2025 at 3:24 pm UTC Likes: 12
Also the Steam machines were their idea of a console like living room pc... which again lead to the Steam Deck. There had been other gaming handhelds before (e.g. GPDWin), yet the Steam Deck kicked off this market.
I hope they keep doing their own devices, Apple has shown that having hardware and software bundled together from one vendor is working well for customers. And here we see Valve even opening it up for other vendors (unlike Apple) and showing that the PC is still an open platform. Not what Microsoft tries to do with locking you in to their system.
Looks like gaming is what brings Linux to the masses :woot:
28 May 2025 at 3:24 pm UTC Likes: 12
I hope he's wrong with expecting that Valve does not have huge reasons to make more hardware when the experts are doing it already...Indeed. The innovation did come from Valve. The others are only making revisions. The Steam Controller was a great new kind of controller. Here they did their next revision themselves, and it became the Steam Deck. The Valve Index VR headset is still one of the best out there with it's base station tracking (Quest 3 is great too I heard, especially with the pancake lenses) and its awesome sound system, i.e. the microphone and the hovering speakers.
Also the Steam machines were their idea of a console like living room pc... which again lead to the Steam Deck. There had been other gaming handhelds before (e.g. GPDWin), yet the Steam Deck kicked off this market.
I hope they keep doing their own devices, Apple has shown that having hardware and software bundled together from one vendor is working well for customers. And here we see Valve even opening it up for other vendors (unlike Apple) and showing that the PC is still an open platform. Not what Microsoft tries to do with locking you in to their system.
Looks like gaming is what brings Linux to the masses :woot:
SteamOS 3.7.7 Beta brings a Battery Charge Limit option and improved Lenovo Legion Go S support
22 May 2025 at 10:25 am UTC Likes: 2
22 May 2025 at 10:25 am UTC Likes: 2
Though I'm not using Steam OS on my ROG Ally (yet) but bazzite, the Steam Client there has already adapted to the new rating system. I do see now blue checkmarks instead of the green check or yellow exlamation mark, telling me games being Steam OS compatible. When I open the info box, it still has a tab for Steam Deck compatibilty info.
Will be interesting to see how this will adapt to the year in review summary, will it show how much I've played on Deck and on other handheld devices? Will it now show just Steam OS devices? We will see :)
Will be interesting to see how this will adapt to the year in review summary, will it show how much I've played on Deck and on other handheld devices? Will it now show just Steam OS devices? We will see :)
ZOTAC GAMING ZONE Handheld getting a Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 prototype with a Manjaro Linux-based OS
14 May 2025 at 1:28 pm UTC Likes: 3
14 May 2025 at 1:28 pm UTC Likes: 3
Hopefully it'll see a release.
What devices do we have then that are/will be shipping with Linux pre-installed?
What devices do we have then that are/will be shipping with Linux pre-installed?
- Steam Deck (doh!)
- Legion Go S (SteamOS)
- Orange Pi Neo (Manjaro)
- Zotax Gaming Zone (Manjaro, maybe)
They just need to copy the Steam Deck control layout for touchpadsImho not only the trackpads. I think the layout of analog sticks and dpad/buttons is surperior on Deck compared to this XBox-like layout all others have: [+°| |°᠅]
End of 10 is a campaign to move people over to Linux with Windows 10 support ending
12 May 2025 at 11:40 am UTC
12 May 2025 at 11:40 am UTC
These campaigns or call to action happen with every discontinuation of support of a windows version.
It might cause a small spike, then it'll go back to the snafu state.
The situation can be improved for sure, yet we are in a lucky state. Since I started to use Linux when studying and even fully switched to Linux whe Proton was released, a lot has improved. Devices and driver support, usability and for sure games support.
The reasons for switching are still the same to most people, when they realize they want to switch. Be it hardware support that Linux can still run on, while the latest Windows version doesn't. Or cost, or freedom, or curiosity or the fact that the computer feels like being yours again.
The recent PewDiePie video¹ was nice to watch, yet all the arguments he mentioned why he switched (and so should others) are the same arguments as ever. Yet great to see how he appreciates Linux and all the stuff he can do with it.
I'm quite happy to be able to play way more games than I have time, can enjoy VR and do all my work stuff on Linux. Still things have to improve, a normal user will have to put quite some effort into getting everything to work as they want it are overwhelmed with all the options etc. Valve is doing a great part with giving one solution to one problem, gaming on Linux via Steam Deck/Steam OS. This is what Microsoft and Apple does on the Desktop and their devices, and it seems to be a successful method.
¹https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVI_smLgTY0
It might cause a small spike, then it'll go back to the snafu state.
The situation can be improved for sure, yet we are in a lucky state. Since I started to use Linux when studying and even fully switched to Linux whe Proton was released, a lot has improved. Devices and driver support, usability and for sure games support.
The reasons for switching are still the same to most people, when they realize they want to switch. Be it hardware support that Linux can still run on, while the latest Windows version doesn't. Or cost, or freedom, or curiosity or the fact that the computer feels like being yours again.
The recent PewDiePie video¹ was nice to watch, yet all the arguments he mentioned why he switched (and so should others) are the same arguments as ever. Yet great to see how he appreciates Linux and all the stuff he can do with it.
I'm quite happy to be able to play way more games than I have time, can enjoy VR and do all my work stuff on Linux. Still things have to improve, a normal user will have to put quite some effort into getting everything to work as they want it are overwhelmed with all the options etc. Valve is doing a great part with giving one solution to one problem, gaming on Linux via Steam Deck/Steam OS. This is what Microsoft and Apple does on the Desktop and their devices, and it seems to be a successful method.
¹https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVI_smLgTY0
Valve rolls out SteamVR 2.10 with quick recenter, reduced controller and physics jitter and Linux fixes
7 May 2025 at 9:57 am UTC Likes: 1
7 May 2025 at 9:57 am UTC Likes: 1
@Ehvis Screen tearing in VR is happening since nvidia 570 driver for me, if you are using that one too.
https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/tearing-in-vr-since-570-x/327594 [External Link]
https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/tearing-in-vr-since-570-x/327594 [External Link]
Valve rolls out SteamVR 2.10 with quick recenter, reduced controller and physics jitter and Linux fixes
6 May 2025 at 7:59 pm UTC Likes: 2
6 May 2025 at 7:59 pm UTC Likes: 2
Haven't used SteamVR much recently. I'm currently mostly playing my three standard rhythm VR games (BS, SR, PW) and those work great with Monado.
Yet I do have some issues currently, e.g. I'm on Ubuntu 24.04 with Gnome, which doesn't support VR with wayland. I also wasn't able to get Monado up and running with 1 basestation and my OG Vive. Which I still use from time to time to play Elite: Dangerous. But as I've seen the performance difference between Steam VR and Monado, I wanted to switch for that too.
I will get back to using SteamVR though, according to SadlyItsBradly's tweet¹, Steam Link VR seems to come to Linux soon! And then I might even get a Quest 3. I've tested Steam Link VR on Windows before, and damn, it's really cool. Wireless VR is just awesome.
Regarding Monado, or other non Steam VR programs, check out the Linux VR Adventure Database². It's like ProtonDB but for VR Games and the tools to run VR on Linux (Steam VR, Monado, ALVR, WiVRn)
¹ https://x.com/SadlyItsBradley/status/1918820041312678099 [External Link]
² https://db.vronlinux.org/ [External Link]
Yet I do have some issues currently, e.g. I'm on Ubuntu 24.04 with Gnome, which doesn't support VR with wayland. I also wasn't able to get Monado up and running with 1 basestation and my OG Vive. Which I still use from time to time to play Elite: Dangerous. But as I've seen the performance difference between Steam VR and Monado, I wanted to switch for that too.
I will get back to using SteamVR though, according to SadlyItsBradly's tweet¹, Steam Link VR seems to come to Linux soon! And then I might even get a Quest 3. I've tested Steam Link VR on Windows before, and damn, it's really cool. Wireless VR is just awesome.
Regarding Monado, or other non Steam VR programs, check out the Linux VR Adventure Database². It's like ProtonDB but for VR Games and the tools to run VR on Linux (Steam VR, Monado, ALVR, WiVRn)
¹ https://x.com/SadlyItsBradley/status/1918820041312678099 [External Link]
² https://db.vronlinux.org/ [External Link]
Here's the most played Steam Deck games for April 2025, Balatro still top but Oblivion Remastered sneaks in second
5 May 2025 at 12:59 pm UTC
5 May 2025 at 12:59 pm UTC
I'm currently mostly playing on Deck (or ROG Ally with Bazzite), and my games are:
My PC is only used for gaming once a week or for VR... crazy how the Deck has changed my gaming habits. And I like it!
- Fall Guys (playing the dailies for about an hour)
- No Man's Sky (finished the relics expedition)
- The Gunk (got it on sale)
- World of Goo 2 (thanks 2D boy for the additional Steam key)
My PC is only used for gaming once a week or for VR... crazy how the Deck has changed my gaming habits. And I like it!
World of Goo 2 is out now on Steam and GOG - a great pick for puzzle game fans
29 Apr 2025 at 3:44 pm UTC Likes: 10
29 Apr 2025 at 3:44 pm UTC Likes: 10
And they kept their promise: those who bought it via their site and their Humble store widget, on that purchase page is now also a Steam key available.