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ChimeraOS 42, the Linux distro for handhelds and consoles v42 is out

By Liam Dawe,
Want to get Linux onto your handheld PC or your living room PC console? ChimeraOS is probably what you're going to want and version 42 has just been released.

NVIDIA open sources more of RTX Remix with v0.2

By Liam Dawe,
NVIDIA has released version 0.2 of RTX Remix today, which on top of lots of improvements also opens up their NVIDIA RTX Remix Bridge.

RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 re-implementation OpenRCT2 now lets trains go backwards

By Liam Dawe,
Another wonderful update to OpenRCT2 is live, the re-implementation of the classic RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 bringing some new features and plenty of fixes.

Nreal Air and Steam Deck together - quite mind-blowing

By Liam Dawe,
Recently I was sent over a package with the Nreal Air, so I've spent a fair bit of time testing out these AR glasses with the Steam Deck to see what all the fuss is about.

Arcane Wilds kicks off with some refreshing RTS ideas

By Etienne,
Have you been someone who loved playing games like Starcraft and Age of Empires primarily in multiplayer mode with your friends, or do you still play them? Then I might have something for you that could make your competitive RTS heart beat faster and bring some fresh ideas.

Cartridges is another Linux game launcher and it's super-clean

By Liam Dawe,
If there's one thing we're not short on, it's launchers. There's some kind of launcher for everything including Lutris, Heroic Games Launcher, Bottles and more. Now there's also Cartridges.

AMD Render Pipeline Shaders SDK adds Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
One for game developers here and anyone tinkering around with graphics APIs, as AMD has announced the next upgrade to their Render Pipeline Shaders SDK and now it has Linux support.

Get a bunch of Rhythm games in this game bundle

By Liam Dawe,
Do you have the moves? Are you quick on the finger? Check out the Feel the Rhythm bundle over on Humble Bundle. Here's what compatibility to expect on desktop Linux and Steam Deck.

Look after your pixel people in life sim Tiny Life

By Liam Dawe,
A pixel-art version of The Sims? Sign me up. Tiny Life from Ellpeck Games and Top Hat Studios is now available in Early Access.

Proton 8.0-2 out for Linux / Steam Deck fixing the EA app (yes, again)

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has upgraded the newer Proton 8 that only launched for Linux and Steam Deck recently, with a bunch of bug fixes.

FNA gets Direct3D 11 support on Linux using DXVK and vkd3d

By Liam Dawe,
Some fun for game developers and game porters looking at Linux and Steam Deck here, as FNA has released a major upgrade that has early support for Direct3D 11 on Linux.

STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor had a very rough launch

By Liam Dawe,
Here we go again! Just like The Last of Us Part I (and so many other games recently), another major game released too early. STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor is a hot mess.

The Last of Us gets more optimizations and another Steam Deck fix

By Liam Dawe,
Slowly but it's happening, The Last of Us is getting fixed up after the poor launch and it's getting a little closer to being playable on Steam Deck now too.

Charming monster collector Cassette Beasts is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Cassette Beasts is the second full release from Bytten Studio following Lenna's Inception. It's a rather sweet evolution on the Pokémon-like monster catching games.

Proton Experimental upgraded for April 26th brings fixes and new game support

By Liam Dawe,
Here we go, now that Proton 8 is out and Proton Experimental has been rebased on top of Proton 8, there's more fixes and improvements coming in for Steam Deck and Linux desktop gamers.

Grounded 1.2 out now and Steam Deck Verified but desktop Linux needs a small fix

By Liam Dawe,
The survival game Grounded from Obsidian Entertainment and Xbox Game Studios has now released version 1.2 and it got bumped up to Verified on Steam Deck.

Using a Steam Deck to control a Ukrainian automatic turret, now I've seen it all

By Liam Dawe,
People have used their Steam Deck to do all sorts of crazy things but this latest is nuts. It seems people in Ukraine are using it to help work an automatic turret.

Valve moves ELDEN RING back to Proton 7 as it has issues with newer Proton

By Liam Dawe,
Certain games on Steam that you play across either Linux desktop or Steam Deck get a specific version of Proton set by Valve, and at times they don't quite work right like ELDEN RING.

Linux and Steam Deck compatibility tool Luxtorpeda gets upgraded in v63

By Liam Dawe,
Luxtorpeda is a very interesting project. It's a compatibility layer (like Proton) but designed to help you run Native Linux game engines for various Steam games.

Pixel-art Sims styled game Tiny Life hits Early Access on May 3rd

By Liam Dawe,
Ellpeck Games have announced their pixel-art game inspired by The Sims, Tiny Life will be releasing with Linux support on May 3rd.
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