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Proton Experimental brings fixes for Assassin's Creed Shadows, Age of Empires: Definitive Edition and more

By Liam Dawe,
A fresh batch of fixes for Proton Experimental to run Windows games on Linux / SteamOS + Steam Deck arrived October 17th so here's all that's new.

Proton 10.0-3 release candidate live for testing better Windows game compatibility on Linux / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have released a new release candidate build for the Windows compatibility layer Proton, with Proton 10.0-3 available for users to test.
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Proton Experimental brings fixes for The Quarry, For Honor, God of War: Ragnarok and more

By Liam Dawe,
Valve just updated Proton Experimental for Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck with the October 7th update bringing fixes for various games.

eXtremeRate reveal new Steam Deck back shells with interchangeable back buttons

By Liam Dawe,
eXtremeRate emailed out an exciting new Steam Deck accessory. It's a new back shell design, with back buttons you can easily swap.

Proton Experimental adds fixes for The First Berserker: Khazan, The Riftbreaker, multiple Resident Evil games

By Liam Dawe,
Valve launched a brand new update for Proton Experimental, their testing ground for running Windows games on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck systems.

Fanatical brings back the Oddworld Complete Collection for $1 / £1

By Liam Dawe,
You can once again grab the Oddworld Complete Collection at the price of some loose change that you can find down the back of your sofa.

A Review and Dev Interview: Broadside Renegades

By anewson,
This ain't your dad's Vampire Survivors. We take a look at a hidden gem and talk to the developer about the development process.

Steam Deck Folio is a slim protective travel cover that doubles up as a stand

By Liam Dawe,
There's a lot of different stands and protective cases for the Steam Deck, all with their own unique selling point and the Steam Deck Folio looks like another interesting option.

Blocking Linux / Steam Deck in Apex Legends led to a 'meaningful reduction' in cheaters

By Liam Dawe,
Back in October 2024, Respawn announced they were blocking Apex Legends on Linux platforms (including Steam Deck). Apparently this has worked quite well for them.

Flathub adds We Love Games and On the go sections plus details on what's next for their infrastructure

By Liam Dawe,
Flathub is carefully tweaking and expanding their Linux software store, with two newer flashy sections included on it. Plus, some details behind the scenes on what they're working on.

Stable Steam Client update for Desktop and Steam Deck brings a whole lot of fixes

By Liam Dawe,
Valve released a fresh stable update to the Steam Client this week bringing numerous bug fixes and improvements for Desktop and Steam Deck.

Steam / Steam Deck Beta update brings improvements for Startup Animations, Steam Input and more

By Liam Dawe,
Valve updated the Steam Client for Desktop and Steam Deck with a new Beta release, so here's what you need to know.

Valve will join Lenovo at CES 2025 for the future of gaming handhelds

By Liam Dawe,
It seems the stage has been set for more SteamOS Linux devices to join the Steam Deck, as Valve will be partnering up with Lenovo at CES 2025.

The upcoming Lenovo Legion Go S may come with a SteamOS Linux version

By Liam Dawe,
The leaked but unannounced Lenovo Legion Go S seems like it will come in two different versions, and one of them may even be with SteamOS Linux like Valve's Steam Deck.

Valve may be working on a new kind of Steam Machine

By Liam Dawe,
There's a whole bunch of hints and speculation going around right now, showing that Valve may be working towards a new kind of Steam Machine.

PlaytronOS Alpha 2 brings expanded NVIDIA support, more handheld PC support and much more

By Liam Dawe,
Playtron continue building up their PlaytronOS / GameOS (they don't seem to have settled properly on a name yet) alternative to SteamOS and Windows with a second Alpha release out now.

Valve fixes up Steam Input bug with ROG Ally X

By Liam Dawe,
Valve confirmed back in August they still had plans to release SteamOS 3 outside of the Steam Deck for other handhelds, and it's nice to see they're still working away on the Steam Client for various hardware.

Rockstar Games Launcher (GTA V, Red Dead Redemption) gets updated for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Rockstar Games released an update to the Rockstar Games Launcher which actually includes an improvement for Steam Deck players.

Gamescope gets improved ROG Ally support hinting at more progress for SteamOS

By Liam Dawe,
While Valve previously confirmed that they are indeed working towards a version of SteamOS (used on Steam Deck) for the ROG Ally / ROG Ally X, we're now seeing some of that get into Gamescope.

The Elder Scrolls Online now Steam Deck Playable, to be fully Verified in "a future update"

By Liam Dawe,
Really great to see bigger developers actually start to properly take note of the Steam Deck since it's selling so well. Now we have The Elder Scrolls Online from ZeniMax Online Studios and Bethesda Softworks getting improvements.
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