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GE-Proton 8-24 fixes Yakuza 5 Remastered cut-scenes and pulls in D8VK

By Liam Dawe,
A rather interesting release for GE-Proton has arrived! GE-Proton 8-24 for Steam Deck / desktop Linux has some good game fixes and pulls in the exciting work of D8VK.

Polychromatic app for managing Razer devices v0.8.3 out now

By Liam Dawe,
Need help managing various Razer devices on Linux? Polychromatic v0.8.3 is out now with improved hardware support powered by OpenRazer.

Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine fheroes2 v1.0.10 released

By fheroes2,
Dear supporters of the fheroes2 project and Heroes of Might and Magic 2 players! After a month of tedious work, we are presenting a new version of the fheroes2 engine - 1.0.10. As always today's release is full of compelling features and code changes.

Half-Life 25th Anniversary Update brings Half-Life: Uplink, Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe,
Something many guessed was coming, Valve has released the Half-Life 25th Anniversary Update and it's pretty exciting with lots of goodies.

Inventory Tetris with roguelike exploration and combat Backpack Hero is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Just released out of Early Access is Backpack Hero, an intoxicating mixture of backpack sorting that feels like a Tetris shapes sorting-puzzle game with roguelike turn-based combat and exploration that's a thoroughly odd but terribly fun blend.

Narrative-focused expansion Astral Planes released for Stellaris

By Liam Dawe,
It might be time for my next 100 hour run in Stellaris with the narrative-focused and exciting sounding Astral Planes expansion, along with a free update now available.

Shake up an AI-controlled robotic world in Soul Tolerance releasing in December

By Liam Dawe,
Chaosmonger Studio developer of ENCODYA and of the recently released Three Minutes To Eight, has announced the release date of Soul Tolerance as December 11th, 2023. Although, this is only Part 1.

System76 have some great discounts on various Linux hardware

By Liam Dawe,
It's the season to be discounting apparently and Linux hardware vendor System76 just put up some really nice deals if you're in need of a new system.

Bite-sized cafe management sim with a noir-like setting Zipp's Café is out now

By Liam Dawe,
In the mood for something a bit smaller and more bite-sized this weekend? Zipp's Café just released and looks nice and chilled.

SteamOS 3.5.5 rolls out to all Steam Deck owners, plus new Steam Client update

By Liam Dawe,
Another big day for Steam Deck owners, as SteamOS 3.5 is finally here with lots of big additions. Plus, Valve also released a fresh Steam Client update.

Steam Deck OLED is just pure joy - the definitive Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
The Steam Deck OLED releases officially from Valve today, bringing with it numerous improvements to my favourite Linux-powered gaming handheld and here's my initial thoughts on spending some time with it.

Turn-based animal action-RPG 'Of Blades & Tails' is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Become Reik, a clever member of the fox tribe in Of Blades & Tails from Felix Laukel and Pineapple Works that has now left Early Access.

Core Keeper 1.0 planned for Summer 2024, dev says it's had 2 million downloads

By Liam Dawe,
Next on my list to complete once my current run through co-op Terraria is done with, Core Keeper is another wonderful mining sandbox adventure and the 1.0 release has now been set with a new content roadmap to Summer 2024.

Massive update to Caves of Qud brings fully native gamepad and Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe,
Absolutely one of the wildest and most interesting roguelikes I've ever had the pleasure of playing, Caves of Qud has a massive update out now with full gamepad and Steam Deck support.

Bzzzt is a gorgeous looking jump-dash-run retro platformer out now

By Liam Dawe,
Inspired by the 80s tech revolution, this beautiful pixel-art precision platformer transports you back in time with a brand new adventure, paying homage to the popular and much loved gaming designs of the past and it's out now with Native Linux support.

The wonderful art of rally has expanded with the Australia DLC

By Liam Dawe,
Easily one of the most chilled rally racing games around, art of rally has a new DLC out adding in Australia.

Proton Experimental fixes controls in Starfield and supports Assassin's Creed Mirage

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has released a fresh Proton Experimental release for November 15th so here's your run over what's new and improved.

Anima Flux is an upcoming co-op metroidvania with slick cut-scenes and a demo up

By Liam Dawe,
Want to check out another upcoming game? Anima Flux (previously called Lost in Sky: Violent Seed) looks rather awesome if you love action-platformer metroidvania styled games and it has local co-op too.

Sci-fi 4x strategy game ZEPHON has a fresh Steam demo

By Liam Dawe,
If you're in the mood to try out an upcoming sci-fi 4x strategy game, look no further than the latest demo for ZEPHON.

Saelig Review - an engaging and unique experience

By Ricky Black,
Have you ever tried looking for an oddly specific game? Or played a game that’s almost the perfect game, but not quite? I’m sure it has happened to many people over the years. In my case, I’d been looking for something like a mix of Banished, The Sims, Medieval Dynasty, and The Guild.