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Humble Choice for June 2023 has Ghostwire: Tokyo and Remnant: From the Ashes

By Liam Dawe,
Need even more games to fill up your Summer with? Humble Choice for June 2023 is out now with some fresh games and here's a run over what to expect on Steam Deck and desktop Linux.

A fully transparent Steam Deck mod is on the way

By Liam Dawe,
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.

Dead Cells hits over 10 million sales

By Liam Dawe,
Something that not many indie titles are able to do, Dead Cells has now managed to hit over 10 million sales and still going strong.

Sandtrix is Tetris with sand - delightful, free and renamed after a DMCA

By Liam Dawe,
Have a few minutes to kill here and there? Sandtrix could be what you need. It's free, has a Linux version and got the attention of Tetris Holding, LLC under the previous name Setris so it got a DMCA takedown but now it's back.

Transform creatures into tools in puzzle-platformer Transmogrify now with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Released originally back in April, Transmogrify is a puzzle-platformer where you play as Chris — a janitor stranded at Future Perfect Labs where strange and deadly specimens have breached containment and overrun the facility.

Claim a free copy of Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs on GOG

By Liam Dawe,
To celebrate the release of the new Amnesia: The Bunker, GOG are giving away free copies of Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs.

Proton Experimental fixes up Halo MCC, Ubisoft Connect, Creativerse

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has released an update to Proton Experimental, bringing with it a few nice fixes for issues in various games so here's a run over what's changed.

Diablo 4 on Steam Deck is quite magnificent (and desktop Linux too!)

By Liam Dawe,
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.

Quasimorph is a brutal sci-fi extraction roguelike

By anewson,
As it turns out, bringing extraction mechanics into a modern roguelike works like a charm. Here's some thoughts on Quasimorph.

Canonical planning an immutable desktop version of Ubuntu

By Liam Dawe,
This could be very interesting and exciting. Canonical has confirmed they're working towards an immutable version of Ubuntu for desktop users based on all the work they've done with Ubuntu Core.

NonSteamLaunchers adds support for the Minecraft Launcher and lots of bug fixes

By Liam Dawe,
The really interesting project NonSteamLaunchers to get all sorts of third-party launchers on Steam Deck like Battle.net, EA, Epic Games and more has now added support for the Minecraft Launcher and fixed a lot of problems.

TailQuest Defense is a charming mix of exploration and tower defense

By Liam Dawe,
After being in development for 5 years, TailQuest Defense is finally here as one of the most ambitious early Godot Engine games.

dbrand bring out a universal mount for Steam Deck Killswitch

By Liam Dawe,
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.

Try the demo of Lueur and the Dim Settlers, a minimalist and relaxing survival builder

By Liam Dawe,
With a minimalist art style and a more casual setting, Lueur and the Dim Settlers is a genuine little delight to play for those after a city-builder with survival elements but there's a more relaxed game mode too.

System76 working on a standalone PC case, plus a big Open Firmware upgrade

By Liam Dawe,
System76 are the company behind the popular Pop!_OS Linux distribution, plus various laptops and desktops and now they're expanding once again.

Halls of Torment hits over 70K sales in the first week

By Liam Dawe,
Here's a nice little indie success story for you! Halls of Torment from Chasing Carrots launched on May 24th into Early Access with Native Linux support and it works great on Steam Deck. They've announced that their launch week was pretty great!

Linux hits a multi-year high for user share on Steam thanks to Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
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.

ELDEN RING tops the Steam Deck most played for May 2023

By Liam Dawe,
Once again, ELDEN RING has managed to become the number 1 most played game on Steam Deck, after hovering close to it over the last couple of months. Here's the top 20 most played on Steam Deck for May 2023.

itch.io is hosting another big Queer Games Bundle for Pride Month

By Liam Dawe,
It's LGBT Pride Month which means there's another big bundle of games available in the Queer Games Bundle now on itch.io.

AirJet from Frore Systems could be great cooling for a Steam Deck 2

By Liam Dawe,
If there's one thing I truly want from a Steam Deck 2 aside from the usual performance related upgrades, it would be better cooling and less noise. Perhaps the new AirJet from Frore Systems is what Valve could use.