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Happy three years to the Steam Deck - the Linux gaming machine that changed everything

By Liam Dawe,
It's been three years today since Valve released the Steam Deck. Not only has Valve shown how incredible Linux actually can be as a gaming platform, but they really kicked the industry into gear on PC gaming handhelds.

Point and click urban thriller Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer gets a new demo

By Liam Dawe,
Probably one of the most exciting upcoming point and click adventures is Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer, and now you can get any early look thanks to a demo release for Steam Next Fest.

SteamDB now lets you filter out Steam games with AI Generation

By Liam Dawe,
If you don't want Steam games that have AI Generation in them, you might want to check out the new filter on SteamDB. Making it a bit easier to get rid of them from your searches.

Tempopo from the devs of Unpacking and Assault Android Cactus releases in April

By Liam Dawe,
The Witch Beam team (Unpacking, Assault Android Cactus) are back with a whimsical, charming adventure in Tempopo. It's just been announced that it will release on April 17th. There's a new trailer and demo up.

Team Fortress 2 Classic is coming to Steam thanks to Valve adding TF2 to the Source SDK

By Liam Dawe,
Team Fortress 2 Classic, a mod that aims to re-imagine the early post-launch era of Team Fortress 2, will be released on Steam.

Seriously clever twin-stick shooter Windowkill adds Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe,
Windowkill is a twin-stick shooter where the game window itself is constantly closing in on you. A really clever idea, and a game I had a lot of fun with previously and now it has improved Steam Deck support too.

The Talos Principle: Reawakened launches in April with a demo live

By Liam Dawe,
One of the best puzzle games ever returns! Croteam and Devolver Digital have announced The Talos Principle: Reawakened is set for launch on April 10, and there's a demo you can try out right now too as part of Steam Next Fest.

Steam Next Fest - February 2025 is live with tons of demos

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has launched Steam Next Fest, another good opportunity for you to jump in and test some upcoming games that runs through until March 3rd.

Sadly the RoadCraft demo is currently broken on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
At least on AMD systems like Steam Deck and my Desktop Linux install, it seems like the demo of RoadCraft from Saber Interactive / Focus Entertainment is quite broken.

Steam Deck SteamOS 3.6.22 brings a fix for pre-compiled shader downloads

By Liam Dawe,
Valve just released a tiny SteamOS 3.6.22 "Volcanic Activity" Beta for Steam Deck, which includes a fix for a rather annoying issue.

Anti-cheat stops Mecha BREAK running on Desktop Linux but works on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Here we go again. One game I was excited about was the upcoming Mecha BREAK, which currently has a playtest demo on Steam but they've added in anti-cheat.

Evolution sim Thrive adds radioactive chunks, environmental tolerances and thermosynthesis

By Liam Dawe,
The open source and cross-platform evolution sim Thrive has added in some even more advanced gameplay elements, making it a whole lot more interesting to attempt survival.

Indie devs have begun adding a no generative AI stamp to their store pages

By Liam Dawe,
AI this, AI that - you can't go anywhere without something trying to force AI on you. Usually a company trying to get you to buy into what they've wasted billions on. So indie devs have begun fighting back with their No Gen AI Seal.

Feed the demons, don't fight them in the deckbuilder Hungry Horrors

By Liam Dawe,
Do you love deck-builders? Hungry Horrors is quite an inventive take on the genre where instead of fighting them, you cook for them!

Cthulhu Keeper blends together Dungeon Keeper with Lovecraft

By Liam Dawe,
One to keep an eye on if you liked the classic Dungeon Keeper or the modern Dungeons series from Kalypso Media is the freshly announced Cthulhu Keeper.

Morrowind game engine OpenMW gearing up for a huge new 0.49 release

By Liam Dawe,
Currently in the Release Candidate stage, Morrowind open source game engine OpenMW is getting ready for a huge new release.

Lutris game manager v0.5.19 released with improved Proton support

By Liam Dawe,
The popular game manager / launcher Lutris has a new release out, which brings with it various improvements to how it handles launching games with Proton.

Wine 10.2 and vkd3d 1.15 released with more Bluetooth driver progress and support for setting thread priorities

By Liam Dawe,
Wine 10.2 is the latest development released with new features now available for the Windows compatibility layer, plus they also recently put up vkd3d 1.15. This is a huge part of what makes Proton able to run Windows games on Steam Deck and other Linux platforms.

Among Us 3D announced supporting cross-play with Among Us VR

By Liam Dawe,
While it's not compatible with the original 2D game, the announcement of Among Us 3D is quite exciting bridging the worlds of traditional 3D and VR together for the popular social deduction game.

What to claim from Prime Gaming, February 21st edition - plenty for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Here's the up to date list of games available on Amazon Prime Gaming for February 21st, and what compatibility you can expect for Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck.
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