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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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Physics-based roguelite bullet-hell Cosmo Rider improves Steam Deck controls

By Liam Dawe, May 28

Cosmo Rider is a physics based roguelite bullet-hell-and-heaven horde-survivor action game. Upgrade your spaceship and traverse procedurally generated galaxies in this space survivors game.

No leaving a Steam account in a will after you die according to Valve

By Liam Dawe, May 28

Doing the rounds right now is a post from Valve's Steam support, when a user asked about what would happen to their Steam account when they died and it's not great news for anyone hoping to pass on your Steam account.

Steam's Open World Survival Crafting Fest is live now

By Liam Dawe, May 27

The Steam Open World Survival Crafting Fest is live now showing off demos, discounts, upcoming games and much more in another event that will swallow up your time.

2 Ship 2 Harkinian, another unofficial PC port of Zelda: Majora's Mask is out now

By Liam Dawe, May 27

While we only recently had the Zelda 64: Recompiled release, we've now also got another PC port of Zelda: Majora's Mask thanks to the Harbour Masters team with 2 Ship 2 Harkinian.

The Rogue Prince of Persia arrives on Steam, devs will "constantly" improve it on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, May 27

The Rogue Prince of Persia is now in Early Access on Steam, and the good news is that it should already work well on Steam Deck but the developer plans to keep improving it. So that's good news for desktop Linux players too.

The Cozy Space Survivors post-release update has some simple lessons for indie devs

By Liam Dawe, May 27

Released on May 3rd, Cozy Space Survivors is a cute survival roguelite in space, one for those of you who don't have a lot of free time. It's a little gem and the developer has posted up some post-release thoughts.

Besiege: The Splintered Sea is out now with a free major sound system update

By Liam Dawe, May 27

Remember Besiege from 2020? A physics building game about constructing mechanical machines to annihilate armies, obliterate castles and overcome challenging obstacles. Well, now you can go sailing in it.

TUXEDO Stellaris Slim 15 revealed for high performance in a small package

By Liam Dawe, May 27

Another new laptop is on the way with the TUXEDO Stellaris Slim 15, the second revealed in the 6th generation of new Stellaris laptops from TUXEDO.

Steam Deck hits 15,000 games rated Playable and Verified

By Liam Dawe, May 26

Valve's popular Linux-powered gaming handheld the Steam Deck has hit a new milestone, with 15,000 games now rated either Playable or Verified. And it continues to sell well.

Latest stable Steam Deck update fixes a boot game mode issue

By Liam Dawe, May 26

Valve released a small stable update for the Steam Deck, while work continues on SteamOS 3.6 that's currently in Preview.

KDE Plasma 6.1 Beta released with Wayland Explicit Sync support

By Liam Dawe, May 24

Time for testing, especially for those of you with an NVIDIA GPU as the KDE Plasma 6.1 Beta is now live with some new features.

Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers puts a new spin on Blackjack for deck-builder fans

By Liam Dawe, May 24

Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers is a different kind of deck-builder and given the popularity of Balatro, this could be another fun one to try. Set in a tavern packed with the rough and ready, where everyone plays a very different version of traditional Blackjack.