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A round-up of recent Steam Deck news for you
Have little time? Always on the go? Need a refresher of recent Steam Deck news? Got you covered here, come get your little fix.
Steam Deck compatibility with Starfield to be discussed "later down the road"
Starfield is set to release on September 6th and there's obviously a lot of excitement around it but will it work on Valve's Steam Deck? That's not currently clear.
Steam Deck hits over 10,000 verified and playable games
A big milestone has just been hit for the Steam Deck, as there's now over 10,000 titles rated to be either Verified or Playable.
Top-down paper-folding puzzle adventure Paper Trail talks up Steam Deck support
Need more games for your Steam Deck or desktop Linux with Proton? Paper Trail looks very sweet and the developers are clearly big Steam Deck fans.
The King's Campaign will be playable on Steam Deck and Linux desktop at release
The King's Campaign from Reverie World Studios and Bad Logic Studios is releasing July 13th, and they've recently detailed work to improve it on Steam Deck.
Gears 5 gets updated to improve Steam Deck support
Gears 5 from The Coalition and Xbox Game Studios recently had an update that should make it work better on Steam Deck with Proton.
Fanatical has another Steam Deck game bundle plus you could win a Steam Deck
Fanatical are offering up some Summer treats. Not only do they have a bundle of games that work on Steam Deck but you can also enter to win a Steam Deck and a whole bunch more with it.
RetroDECK got a lot bigger and better for emulation on Steam Deck
RetroDECK is just one of the ways you can set up your Steam Deck for emulation and their team recently put up a rather great sounding upgrade in v0.7.0b.
Retro 2D platformer Zool Redimensioned is now Steam Deck Verified
The Ninja of the Nth Dimension is back! Explore vibrant retro landscapes, discover hidden secrets and take down menacing bosses in a modern reimagining of the classic action platforming adventure Zool.
Removing non-Steam apps now cleans up on Steam Deck and Linux desktop
A change that Valve missed in the big recent upgrade of the Steam client, is that on Linux systems either desktop or Steam Deck, removing non-Steam apps should now be cleaner.
PAYDAY 2 devs to ensure it works with Proton on Linux and Steam Deck
You may have seen the news recently that Overkill decided to stop supporting and updating their Native Linux build of PAYDAY 2. Well, they're now saying they will ensure it works with Proton.
Steam gets overhauled with new overlay, Steam Deck big stable update
Valve has now released the latest big update to the Steam client, which brings with it various UI updates and the new in-game Steam Overlay.
The Last of Us Part I upgraded and now Steam Deck Verified
The Last of Us Part I is finally getting to a level that's actually good, and the latest update is out now including bumping it up to Steam Deck Verified status.
SMITE now works on Linux and Steam Deck in the latest update
Titan Forge Games and Hi-Rez Studios have updated their popular MOBA game SMITE, and with it an improvement to allow it to now work on Linux with Easy Anti-Cheat.
eXtremeRate put up their Steam Deck custom shell for pre-order
Ready to ship around the middle of June, eXtremeRate have now put up pre-orders for those of you brave enough to mod the entire shell of the Steam Deck.
GuliKit reveal an upgraded anti-drift thumbstick module for Steam Deck
While the Steam Deck is a fantastic handheld devices, there's always going to be ways to make it better and GuliKit just revealed an upgraded version of their anti-drift thumbstick mod.
A fully transparent Steam Deck mod is on the way
We've had transparent backplates for the Steam Deck for a while now but what about the front? Well, they're on the way from two different companies.
Diablo 4 on Steam Deck is quite magnificent (and desktop Linux too!)
Diablo 4 is just about to release for everyone, and after blasting through the Early Access I've been thoroughly impressed by how it runs on Steam Deck and desktop Linux.
dbrand bring out a universal mount for Steam Deck Killswitch
Do you have the Killswitch case for your Steam Deck? Well dbrand have come up with their own universal mount so you can strap anything you want to the back of it.
Linux hits a multi-year high for user share on Steam thanks to Steam Deck
After some recent weirdness where March saw a big drop, the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for May 2023 is now showing the Linux share at a multi-year high.
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