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Siren is an awesome looking Aliens inspired Doom II conversion
Taking a slower approach with inspiration taken from the likes of Aliens, the Doom II conversion named Siren looks really awesome for retro FPS fans.
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GOG Winter Sale arrives with lots of discounts and Warhammer: Dark Omen returns
The GOG Winter Sale 2025 has arrived and with it absolutely loads of discounts if you prefer your games to be fully DRM-free and a classic has returned.
The retro FPS DUSK is getting a dungeon crawler with Dungeons of DUSK
Dungeons of DUSK has been announced from New Blood Interactive. It's a retro dungeon crawler set canonically between the episodes of the classic FPS DUSK.
UZDoom the successor to GZDoom has a first proper release out now
What will now be the main modern feature centric port for all Doom engine games, UZDoom has a first proper release out to take over from GZDoom.
The Game Awards 2025 nominees revealed
The Game Awards returns for another popularity contest, and they've revealed the nominees for the 2025 event that we've listed here for you.
Mesa 25.3.0 released with lots of Linux graphics driver improvements
Just as the weekend arrived, Mesa 25.3.0 was released as the latest new-feature upgrade for open source Linux graphics drivers.
Proton 10.0-3 released bringing lots of improvements for gaming on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Machine
Valve released Proton 10.0-3, the latest main stable version of the compatibility layer to run Windows games on Linux / SteamOS machines like Steam Deck.
GZDoom successor project UZDoom gets a first preview release
After the GZDoom implosion, the rest of the developers split off to form UZDoom and the first preview release has rolled out with some essential improvements.
Time to run as Death by Scrolling from Ron Gilbert / Terrible Toybox is out now
Death by Scrolling is a rather unique twist on some of the ideas from survivor-like bullet hells, from Ron Gilbert / Terrible Toybox and MicroProse Software.
Fight the nazis to rescue your dog in the new free shooter Darkenstein 3D out now
Inspired by some of the classics like Return to Castle Wolfenstein and DOOM, the free shooter Darkenstein 3D has released and it's a rip-roaring good time.
DOOM: The Dark Ages gets a major performance upgrade for handhelds - now Steam Deck Verified
id Software just released a major performance update for DOOM: The Dark Ages, making it run a whole lot better on handhelds like the Steam Deck.
Many developers leave GZDoom due to leader conflicts and fork it into UZDoom
Drama in open source land, as a major conflict has caused many developers to leave GZDoom behind to fork it into UZDoom.
Proton 10.0-3 release candidate live for testing better Windows game compatibility on Linux / Steam Deck
Valve have released a new release candidate build for the Windows compatibility layer Proton, with Proton 10.0-3 available for users to test.
Get some classic Bethesda games in the latest Fanatical bundle
The Fanatical Bethesda Legends - Build your own Bundle gives you a good chance to grab a bunch of classics for a decent price too.
Mala Petaka is another action-packed GZDoom boomer shooter now on Steam
Love retro boomer shooters and need another to add to your list? Mala Petaka has just arrived on Steam and it's rather colourful.
GOG celebrates 17th anniversary with a big sale and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 released
The GOG store is celebrating a 17th anniversary and so they've launched a big sale, along with announcing Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is now available.
You have to try the demo for Berserker's Domain if you love boomer shooters
Berserker's Domain seems like it's going to rock when it's released! A shooter inspired by Quake, Doom, ULTRAKILL, and Blood with a roguelike twist.
Proton Experimental updated for Dune: Awakening, Tales Of Berseria, Arken Age and more
Proton Experimental was updated for September 10th to bring more Windows game fixes to Linux Desktop, SteamOS and Steam Deck. Here's all the latest.
Pixeljam have launched a new Kickstarter to get Dino Run 2 ready for Early Access
Dino Run 2 is finally actually happening, with the latest Kickstarter aiming to get enough funds to make it ready for Early Access.
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