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Steam Deck news round-up for early May 2023
Since there's so much happening and it can be hard to keep track, here's a little round-up of some happenings with the Steam Deck (and Steam as a whole) plus a little gaming news.
GE-Proton 8-2 is out now fixing Shatterline, various Daedalic games and more
GE-Proton 8-2 is the latest release of the community-made version of Proton, the translation layer from Valve for Steam Deck and Linux desktop.
Need a new controller? The 8BitDo Ultimate C 2.4G looks great
If you're in need of a new controller, the 8BitDo Ultimate C might just be what you need as 8BitDo revealed their slimmed-down version of their pricier Ultimate.
Swarm Grinder is a very unique horde-game now in Early Access
If you love anything remotely similar to Vampire Survivors and other horde-style auto-shooters, you might want to take a look at Swarm Grinder.
Get a bunch of easy-going games in this latest bundle
Another fresh Humble Bundle landed recently, this time focusing on games to have a bit more of a relaxed time with. Here's what's in the Easy-game Games Whitehorn Showcase bundle and what compatibility to expect on Linux and Steam Deck.
Nreal Air and Steam Deck together - quite mind-blowing
Recently I was sent over a package with the Nreal Air, so I've spent a fair bit of time testing out these AR glasses with the Steam Deck to see what all the fuss is about.
Steam will now scale better with KDE and GNOME
In the latest Beta release for Steam from May 5th, Valve finally did some more work on scaling the UI of the Steam Client.
Proton Experimental improves EA app, Battle.net and nvapi enabled for many games
A rather great sounding update to Proton Experimental landed on May 5th, so here's a run over what's new and improved.
Dead by Daylight now works on Linux desktop and Steam Deck
Some potentially great news for Dead by Daylight fans, as it seems Behaviour Interactive have finally made the switch with their anti-cheat to allow Steam Deck and Linux desktop players in.
Soul Survivors is a refreshing skill-based time-survival Vampire Survivor-like
Continuing my quest to have no free time ever, I have been checking out Soul Survivors that's now available in Early Access. It may be yet another Vampire Survivor-like but that's not a bad thing at all.
Steam Deck hits over 9,000 games rated Verified and Playable
Another juicy milestone for Valve with the Steam Deck, as it now has over 9,000 games rated as either Verified or Playable.
Get a bunch of Rhythm games in this game bundle
Do you have the moves? Are you quick on the finger? Check out the Feel the Rhythm bundle over on Humble Bundle. Here's what compatibility to expect on desktop Linux and Steam Deck.
Look after your pixel people in life sim Tiny Life
A pixel-art version of The Sims? Sign me up. Tiny Life from Ellpeck Games and Top Hat Studios is now available in Early Access.
GE-Proton 8-1 released, mainly pulling in Proton 8 upgrades
GE-Proton has a new release out with 8-1, which is mainly pulling in a whole bunch of improvements from Proton 8 and Proton Experimental.
Heroic Games Launcher 2.7.1 hotfix 1 fixes up Epic Games login
Having some troubles with Epic Games on the Heroic Games Launcher? You weren't alone and a new hotfix is out to get it sorted.
Proton 8.0-2 out for Linux / Steam Deck fixing the EA app (yes, again)
Valve has upgraded the newer Proton 8 that only launched for Linux and Steam Deck recently, with a bunch of bug fixes.
Rogue Legacy 2 has one final content update out now
Cellar Door Games are saying farewell to Rogue Legacy 2, with one final major content upgrade out now with The Swan Song.
Combat Master is a cheesy indie free to play Call of Duty
Heard of Combat Master? It's a free to play first-person shooter released on Steam in late April and now it has Linux and Steam Deck support.
Seems the big Chinese surge on Steam is over - Steam Survey for April 2023
Valve has now released the latest Steam Hardware & Software Survey for April 2023, and it shows that things have calmed down again.
FNA gets Direct3D 11 support on Linux using DXVK and vkd3d
Some fun for game developers and game porters looking at Linux and Steam Deck here, as FNA has released a major upgrade that has early support for Direct3D 11 on Linux.
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