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I am the owner of GamingOnLinux. After discovering Linux back in the days of Mandrake in 2003, I constantly came back to check on the progress of Linux until Ubuntu appeared on the scene and it helped me to really love it. You can reach me easily by emailing GamingOnLinux directly.

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Here's the current most-played games on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, Aug 4, 2022

A little while ago Valve showed the current top 10 most played games on Steam Deck and now we have an update on what people are currently playing.

Valve teams with Komodo to bring the Steam Deck to Asia

By Liam Dawe, Aug 4, 2022

Some huge news for the future of the Steam Deck, as Valve has announced a teaming up with Komodo for the release of the Steam Deck in Asia.

Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered is Steam Deck Verified ahead of release

By Liam Dawe, Aug 3, 2022

Good news web slingers, as Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered from Insomniac Games and Nixxes Software has been Steam Deck Verified ahead of the upcoming release.

Get a bunch of The Walking Dead in the latest Humble Bundle

By Liam Dawe, Aug 3, 2022

Love The Walking Dead? Now you can pick up a whole bunch of the games thanks to the Walking Dead 10th Anniversary Bundle.

Space Bandit is a top-down shooter with slick tunes and a Hotline Miami vibe

By Liam Dawe, Aug 3, 2022

Space Bandit is a new Native Linux top-down shooter where you're running through cramped corridors on some space ship. It's got a whole lot of style and some great tunes too.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge gets a nice big stability update

By Liam Dawe, Aug 3, 2022

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge is an absolutely fantastic beat 'em up throwback and now perhaps even better, with a big stability update out now!

The 30th update for Dead Cells is out now as 'Enter the Panchaku'

By Liam Dawe, Aug 3, 2022

Enter the Panchaku is the latest big update to the rather great game Dead Cells, continuing to expand the game in a number of ways and tweak existing features.

Steam Survival Fest is live now until August 8th

By Liam Dawe, Aug 3, 2022

Yet another event is happening now on Steam with the Survival Fest, giving you a showcase of various games that in some way force you to survive the elements.

Raspberry Pi 4 gets a graphics bump with Vulkan 1.2 conformance

By Liam Dawe, Aug 3, 2022

Are you still enjoying your Raspberry Pi 4? Well, there's a graphics bump coming thanks to all the work in the drivers with it hitting Vulkan 1.2 conformance.

SteamOS 3.3 and Steam Deck Client updates released for all users

By Liam Dawe, Aug 3, 2022

All the latest Beta and Preview changes from Valve have gone live with SteamOS 3.3 and all the Steam Deck Client updates are now available for all users.

OBS Studio 28.0 Beta 1 brings Linux improvements, lots of new features

By Liam Dawe, Aug 3, 2022

OBS Studio is getting another major version bump with OBS Studio 28.0 Beta 1 now available for testing. Lots of big features included in this one, plus some nice Linux client updates.

Humble Choice has The Ascent, Hot Wheels Unleashed, A Plague Tale: Innocence

By Liam Dawe, Aug 2, 2022

It's a fresh month which means a new curated monthly bundle with the Humble Choice, so here's what's inside and what you can expect on Linux and Steam Deck.

DXVK 1.10.3 out with work for Halo Infinite plus better Stray performance for Proton

By Liam Dawe, Aug 2, 2022

DXVK is a Direct3D to Vulkan translation layer used in Proton, to help run Windows games on Linux and Steam Deck. A new release version 1.10.3 is out now.

Check out the new Scrabdackle demo, a scribbly hand-drawn Zelda-like adventure

By Liam Dawe, Aug 2, 2022

Go on a bit of adventure as a Wizard in Scrabdackle, you just have to find your wand first. This scribbly-art hand-drawn adventure is ridiculously charming.

Frogun is a 3D platformer with the soul of a Nintendo 64 game

By Liam Dawe, Aug 2, 2022

Frogun is a brand new Native Linux release, designed in the spirit of the PlayStation 1 and Nintendo 64 era, this is a proper classic 3D platformer.

BLASTRONAUT is a fresh mining game full of explosions

By Liam Dawe, Aug 2, 2022

Love exploration and mining? Want to do it with many explosions? Check out the new Native Linux release of BLASTRONAUT.

ScummVM 2.6.0 out now with more retro game support

By Liam Dawe, Aug 2, 2022

Keeping a great many classics alive with new game engines, ScummVM version 2.6.0 is officially out now.

Free first-person strategy shooter Unvanquished version 0.53 out now

By Liam Dawe, Aug 2, 2022

The free and open source first-person strategy shooter Unvanquished has a new Beta release, which is quite a big one too overall on what's changed.

Inspired by classic JRPGs, Shadows of Adam gets improved Linux and Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe, Aug 2, 2022

Shadows of Adam is a JRPG inspired retro game from Something Classic Games that released back in 2017 and a small update came recently to improve it on Linux and Steam Deck.