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Vulkan-based D3D9, 10 and 11 translation layer DXVK version 2.0 out now

By Liam Dawe,
DXVK, the translation layer that converts Direct3D calls to Vulkan for use with Wine and Proton, has a big new release out with version 2.0. This is one of the ways that Proton performs so well for Windows games on Linux desktop and Steam Deck.

Soulstone Survivors might dethrone the likes of Vampire Survivors for me

By Liam Dawe,
Soulstone Survivors is a new Early Access game that arrived with Native Linux support on November 7th, it's also now already one of my favourite games.

Star Labs new StarFighter sounds like a great Linux laptop

By Liam Dawe,
Star Labs announced their new StarFighter a little while ago, but it seems it only just recently went live on their actual store with the full info on what to expect from it.

JSAUX teasing a clear Back Plate for the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
JSAUX, maker of many Steam Deck Docking Stations, might be teasing a clear Back Plate they're designing for the Steam Deck.

Narrative adventure Where Birds Go to Sleep has a demo up

By Liam Dawe,
Do you love text-based narrative adventures that look a bit insane? Where Birds Go to Sleep is releasing next year and they now have a demo available.

Void Scrappers blends Vampire Survivors mechanics with a space shoot 'em up

By Liam Dawe,
Void Scrappers recently released with Native Linux support and it is Steam Deck Verified. A pretty great game if you love the mechanics of Vampire Survivors but want something different.

Great smaller and casual games for the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
While the Steam Deck is a great device for the bigger lot (AAA / AA), what about some quality choices for smaller and more casual experiences? Here's my current favourites, good for a cosy Sunday afternoon.

Valheim gets an important bug-fix for Linux players

By Liam Dawe,
Seems that the survival game Valheim had quite an unfortunate bug for Linux players, which has now been solved.

Dark Reign: The Future of War, a true classic RTS is being remade in OpenRA

By Liam Dawe,
Anyone else remember Dark Reign: The Future of War? Released back in 1997, it's a real classic and at the time it had some pretty favourable reviews too. The good news is that it's being rebuilt by fans using OpenRA.

Thoughts on the official Steam Deck Docking Station

By Liam Dawe,
After having and playing with the official Steam Deck Docking Station, here's some thoughts on the experience.

CD PROJEKT RED announce The Witcher Remake in Unreal Engine 5

By Liam Dawe,
If you're a big fan of The Witcher series you will probably love this: CD PROJEKT RED have announced The Witcher Remake.

EA begins swapping out Origin for EA app on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
It seems the time has come, EA has begun the process of swapping from Origin to the EA app on Steam, which could cause a few issues for Linux and Steam Deck with Proton.

Victoria 3 is an ambitious society sim that will engross you if you let it

By BTRE,
Paradox Development Studios’ latest game depicts a century of history with a focus on economics and society. Facing the challenges of a changing world can be daunting but the game is good at letting you play at your own pace.

Someone released the FOSS RTS 0 A.D. on Steam without speaking to the developers

By Liam Dawe,
Here's a "fun" one for you. The developers behind the free and open source RTS named 0 A.D. (pronounced “zero-ey-dee”) have announced that someone (they don't know who) has put it up on Steam.

Lucy Dreaming is a quality point and click adventure with great British humour

By Liam Dawe,
You know a game is going to be good, when you're already chuckling away in the first few minutes. Point and click adventure Lucy Dreaming is out now.

LOST EMBER should run nicer on Steam Deck / Linux, as dev fixes video issues

By Liam Dawe,
LOST EMBER is an adventure game all about the power of nature. Released back in 2019, it seems recently that went back to it to ensure it works nicely on Steam Deck (and so Linux too).

Heroes of Might and Magic II recreation fheroes2 just keeps on getting better

By Liam Dawe,
Yet another release of fheroes2 is here, keeping the classic Heroes of Might and Magic II alive with a modern recreated game engine and it's just simply great.

Steam Deck plugin system Decky Loader solves some major issues in new update

By Liam Dawe,
Last week I showed off Decky Loader properly, a fantastic plugin system for the Steam Deck and the developers have now put up a new release solving some problems.

Days of the Devs 2022 Bundle is live, plus a Paradox Interactive DLC build your own bundle

By Liam Dawe,
Humble has two big bundles you might be interested in taking a look at. First is the yearly Days of the Devs Bundle and a Paradox Interactive Bundle you can build yourself.

Steam Deck Client Beta updated, plus official Docking Station update coming

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has released another small Steam Deck Client Beta update to fix some lingering issues, plus they've announced a Docking Station update is on the way.
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