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Steam Beta improves download speed of Steam Client updates on Linux / Steam Deck and other fixes
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
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.
Must-have Steam Deck games under £10 in the Steam Spring Sale 2025
With the Steam Spring Sale 2025 in full swing now, here's some updated recommendations for games to grab for the Steam Deck.
Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 47: Before I Was Born
In Part 47 of the long running Linux gaming series, we're really going retro with Jetpack from 1993.
Supernatural horror adventure ASYLUM from Senscape is finally out - Linux version delayed
12 years after the successful Kickstarter, the supernatural horror adventure ASYLUM from Senscape has finally seen a release. Although the Native Linux version has unfortunately been delayed.
CoolerControl is a feature-rich cooling device control for Linux - v2.0 out now with major new additions
Control all your cooling devices on Linux across CPUs, GPUs, RGB lighting and more with CoolerControl. A big 2.0 release is out now.
SteamOS 3.7.0 Preview brings the 'beginnings of support for non-Steam Deck handhelds'
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.
330 million hours played on Steam Deck in 2024 up 64% from 2023 - Steam Year In Review 2024
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.
DXVK 2.6 brings expanded Nvidia Reflex support and lots of game fixes for Linux / Steam Deck
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.
Machine Mind blends real-time action with survival and RTS elements to make a fun mix
Chudo-Yudo Games are working on Machine Mind, an interesting mixture of strategy and action genres blended together. There's a demo available to try with Linux support, along with an expanded playtest.
Amazon GameLift Streams allows devs to run their own streaming platform - supports Linux and Proton runtimes
Amazon recently announced their new GameLift Streams service, allowing game developers to spin up their own game streaming solutions.
Time-travelling adventure Old Skies from Wadjet Eye Games arrives April 23
Wadjet Eye Games have announced their next game, the time-travelling adventure Old Skies, is now set for launch on April 23rd.
Mesa 25.1 will default to Zink+NVK instead of the old Nouveau OpenGL driver for NVIDIA on Linux
Time for a bit of modernisation. With the upcoming Mesa 25.1 release, Collabora developer Faith Ekstrand announced a big change for NVIDIA GPU users. If you're not using the proprietary NVIDIA driver, that is.
Hilarious physics-based 2D multiplayer brawler Oblin Party is out now
Tellus Games have released Oblin Party, a physics-based 2D party party brawler where you have direct control over your two hands made with Godot. It has Native Linux support and should work great on Steam Deck too.
Worms 2 Plus patch for the Team17 classic gets revamped online multiplayer
Remember the classic Worms 2? Modders continue improving it with the Worms 2 Plus patch, which recently had a major update that makes playing online way easier.
Steam update adds Game Notes to the web, demo installs on profile game list, 8BitDo Micro support
Valve released a new stable update for the Steam Client across Desktop and Steam Deck. There's a couple of new features, along with a lot of bug fixes.
Wine release their first build of Mono with the new name Framework Mono v6.14
Back in August 2024, Microsoft donated (or offloaded if you wish) the Mono project to the Wine team, and now the first post-move release is out under the new name Framework Mono.
FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH gets a smaller download on Steam Deck
Square Enix have updated FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH and they've managed to cut down the download size for the Steam Deck and by quite a bit too.
Path of Exile 2 gets a fix for Linux / Steam Deck being detected as cheating
Grinding Gear Games are showing clear support for Linux / Steam Deck with Path of Exile 2, ensuring it continues working properly.
MangoHud performance overlay v0.8.1 reworks FPS metrics, adds FEX stats, fixes bugs
Another new release is available for MangoHud, the Linux gaming overlay, which is also used for the performance stats on Steam Deck.
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