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Baldur's Gate 3 patch 4 brings AMD FSR 2.2, looking better on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 2 Nov 2023

Another colossal update for Baldur's Gate 3 has landed with Patch 4 and the changelog, as expected, is utterly ridiculous. Seriously, what the heck. Oh, it's also enhanced with AMD FSR 2.2! So this should make it look better on Steam Deck.

Turbo Overkill boosts controller support & gets a Steam Deck graphics preset

By Liam Dawe, 2 Nov 2023

Turbo Overkill is easily one of the best shooters I've played in a long time, and this latest update has made it even better - especially for users of controllers and players on Steam Deck.

The Outlast Trials gets fixed on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 1 Nov 2023

The Outlast Trials from Red Barrels recently had a big upgrade with some big new content additions, but it broke the game on Steam Deck. Thankfully the developers have solved the issue so it keeps its Steam Deck Verified status.

Apex Legends Ignite Update broke anti-cheat on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, 31 Oct 2023

Well, here we go again. Apex Legends just launched the Ignite Update, and with it sadly it seems they messed up Easy Anti-Cheat for Steam Deck / Linux.

Steam Deck officially hits over 12,000 games Playable and Verified

By Liam Dawe, 30 Oct 2023

The little machine that just keeps on giving. The Steam Deck from Valve has now hit over 12,000 games that are rated Playable or Verified.

ARK: Survival Ascended out now and enabled BattlEye for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 27 Oct 2023

Studio Wildcard with Grove Street Games and Instinct Games have released ARK: Survival Ascended, a full Unreal Engine 5 remake of ARK: Survival Evolved and it's playable on Steam Deck.

Farlight 84 players reporting bans on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, 26 Oct 2023

Farlight 84 is a hero-shooter battle royale from Farlight Games that currently has a Steam Deck Playable rating but it appears with the latest update, it's causing bans to happen like we saw previously with Apex Legends.

HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED 2 - Turbocharged is good fun with some issues on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, 26 Oct 2023

Milestone sent over a copy of HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED 2 - Turbocharged to the GamingOnLinux Steam Curator and after blasting through various races, here's some thoughts on Steam Deck and desktop Linux compatibility.

Here's how to fix METAL GEAR SOLID 2 and 3 on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, 26 Oct 2023

For the impatient, it turns out there is a way to make METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty - Master Collection Version and METAL GEAR SOLID 3: Snake Eater - Master Collection Version actually work on Steam Deck and desktop Linux.

Valve released big new Steam desktop, Steam Deck and SteamVR 2.0 updates

By Liam Dawe, 26 Oct 2023

We have a triple update from Valve with SteamVR 2.0 now out of Beta, along with Steam Deck and Steam desktop upgrades so here's all the news.

SUPER BOMBERMAN R 2 granted Steam Deck Playable status

By Pengling, 24 Oct 2023

A cartoony bomb filled maze game with a single-player story-mode and explosive multiplayer battles, Super Bomberman R 2 has now been given a Steam Deck Playable rating.

METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol.1 is quite broken on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, 24 Oct 2023

Were you hoping to play through the METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol.1 that just launched on Steam? Well, currently you won't be able to on Steam Deck and desktop Linux as it's quite broken.

Steam Deck gets a fix for a startup bug, plus more Steam Input upgrades for all

By Liam Dawe, 24 Oct 2023

Valve released another update to the Steam Deck, the desktop Steam client and SteamVR. Here's a run over what's changed for you including a needed startup fix for Steam Deck.

Check out these Steam Deck Verified titles to start your week

By Liam Dawe, 23 Oct 2023

A fresh week is here, it's Monday (I know, terrible right?) and you're in need of something new to get you through the week. So here's a whole bunch of newly Steam Deck Verified games to take a look at.

Anodyne Remastered is out now with Linux and Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe, 23 Oct 2023

Anodyne from 2013 is a peculiar and unique Zelda-lite game, and a big refresh has been released today with Anodyne Remastered as a free update for all existing owners.

Nintendo 3DS emulator Citra gets a performance boost on Linux / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 23 Oct 2023

Recently I highlighted that the Nintendo 3DS emulator Citra was doing a big move over to Vulkan, giving it a modern rendering system to keep on pushing performance. The latest updates also give a big boost for Linux / Steam Deck.

Steam Deck Beta gets some essential bug fixes and new Gyro options

By Liam Dawe, 21 Oct 2023

Valve put up some nice bug fixes in the latest Preview and Beta updates for the Steam Deck, here's a run over what's new and improved for you.

Grab more Steam Deck games with Fanatical's Premium Play on the Go Bundle

By Liam Dawe, 19 Oct 2023

Fanatical have another Play on the Go Bundle live, this time a "Premium Edition" with some games they thought deserved that status. All games are Steam Deck Verified too.

Check out the XDC 2023 talks on HDR + Color Management for Steam Deck / Linux desktop

By Liam Dawe, 19 Oct 2023

The X.Org Developer's Conference - XDC 2023 has been going on for the last few days, and there's some good talks happening including a nice overview across two talks going over the state of HDR and Color Management.