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Everything to grab from Prime Gaming, March 21st edition for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Here's the up to date list of games available on Amazon Prime Gaming for March 21st, and what compatibility you can expect for Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck. An easy way to build up your gaming collection with these games coming as part of your Amazon Prime subscription.

SteamOS 3.7.2 Preview gets a fix for the Steam Deck OLED

By Liam Dawe,
While Valve continue working towards the public SteamOS 3 release for more devices, and we've seen them note work towards that in the initial SteamOS 3.7 Preview, they continue rolling out more bug fixes for the Steam Deck.

Fanatical launch a fresh 'Elite Collection' Steam Deck Play on the Go bundle

By Liam Dawe,
The sun is shining here (a rare event) which is terrible, and of course that means staying inside playing video games right? If you're in the same situation perhaps the new Steam Deck Build Your Own Play on the Go bundle from Fanatical will help.

Assassin's Creed Shadows out now - Steam Deck Verified but has NVIDIA problems on Desktop Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Assassin’s Creed Shadows is out now and it's Steam Deck Verified, so I took a look to see if it deserves the rating. The good news is that it will also work on normal Desktop Linux with AMD GPUs but NVIDIA GPUs have problems.

Steam Beta improves download speed of Steam Client updates on Linux / Steam Deck and other fixes

By Liam Dawe,
Valve just released a fresh Steam Client Beta available for all platforms that includes some feature tweaks and a healthy injection of bug fixes.

Stardew Valley modding on Linux / Steam Deck takes a step with the Nexus Mods app

By Liam Dawe,
The team at Nexus Mods have released a new version of their open source and cross-platform Nexus Mods app, with Stardew Valley modding now considered close to being ready for everyone.

Surprisingly, Valve rated Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced and Rainbow Six Siege as Steam Deck Playable

By Liam Dawe, [updated]
Even though both of them have anti-cheat that blocks Linux platforms from playing online, Valve have suddenly rated both Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced (and so GTA Online) and Rainbow Six Siege as Steam Deck Playable. NOTE: Article Updated.

Must-have Steam Deck games under £10 in the Steam Spring Sale 2025

By Liam Dawe,
With the Steam Spring Sale 2025 in full swing now, here's some updated recommendations for games to grab for the Steam Deck.

Steam Deck - SteamOS 3.7.1 Preview fixes up some sound issues

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have released a quick follow-up update to the big SteamOS 3.7 preview on Steam Deck to fix up some issues people have been reporting with the sound quality.

Atomfall from Rebellion is Steam Deck Verified ahead of release

By Liam Dawe,
Rebellion are set to release Atomfall on March 27th, their survival-action game inspired by real-life events set in Northern England. The good news is that it's Steam Deck Verified already.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows is Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
Initially Ubisoft said it wouldn't be supported, then they said it would be and now Valve have said that Assassin's Creed Shadows is Steam Deck Verified.

Nightingale gets font improvements for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Nightingale from Inflexion Games continues improvements during Early Access, with the latest patch out now with the developer trying to get it Steam Deck Verified.

SteamOS 3.7.0 Preview brings the 'beginnings of support for non-Steam Deck handhelds'

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have released SteamOS 3.7.0 Preview, which they noted has the beginnings of support for non-Steam Deck handhelds! So we're closing in on the previously announced Beta for more handhelds. Although this release is still just for Steam Deck.

Steam Deck hits 18,000 games playable and verified

By Liam Dawe,
Another seriously impressive milestone has been hit. The Steam Deck now has 18,000 games that Valve have rated to be either Playable or Verified.

Everything to grab from Prime Gaming, March 14th edition for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Here's the up to date list of games available on Amazon Prime Gaming for March 14th, and what compatibility you can expect for Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck. An easy way to build up your gaming collection.

As Epic Games continue ignoring Linux / Steam Deck for Fortnite they're putting it on Windows Arm

By Liam Dawe,
Ignoring one smaller market while supporting another, Epic Games announced they're getting Fortnite and Epic Online Services Anti-Cheat on Windows Arm.

330 million hours played on Steam Deck in 2024 up 64% from 2023 - Steam Year In Review 2024

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have released their Steam Year In Review 2024 and it's full of interesting data, as well as going over all the changes Valve made to Steam during 2024. Nice to see the Steam Deck and Linux doing so well overall for Valve.

Steam Deck SteamOS 3.6.24 Beta gets a performance fix for No Rest for the Wicked

By Liam Dawe,
No Rest for the Wicked from Moon Studios just got a dedicated performance fix in the latest SteamOS Beta update for Steam Deck.

DXVK 2.6 brings expanded Nvidia Reflex support and lots of game fixes for Linux / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
DXVK is a tool used by Proton that translates Direct3D 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 to Vulkan. It's one of the projects that enables Windows games to run so well on Linux platforms like Steam Deck. Version 2.6 was just released.

Steam Spring Sale 2025 is live now - here's some great budget games for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have launched the first of their planned four major seasonal sales for 2025, with the Steam Spring Sale launched featuring plenty of big discounts and demos.
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