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Become a pirate captain in Red Rogue Sea that combines FTL and deckbuilding with a demo out now

By Liam Dawe,
Red Rogue Sea is one high up on my wishlist! After being completely hooked by FTL: Faster Than Light when it originally released, I'm always keen to see more like it and now a demo is available.

Cosy floating island decoration game Twinkleby revealed by Meadow and Shelter devs Might and Delight

By Liam Dawe,
Might and Delight have revealed Twinkleby, a new cosy decoration game where you map out an archipelago of floating islands and build dioramas for a society of spacefaring neighbours.
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Cute life sim Little Sim World comes to Early Access on May 1

By Liam Dawe,
Developer .Gravity announced recently that Little Sim World will be entering Early Access on May 1st, and it appears it will also get Linux / Steam Deck support.

Proton Hotfix updated to fix Monster Hunter Wilds on Linux / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
A recent update to Monster Hunter Wilds has been causing problems for players on Linux platforms including SteamOS / Steam Deck. Valve has now put out an update to Proton Hotfix to work around it.

Croc Legend of the Gobbos Remaster out now on GOG

By Liam Dawe,
Out now and exclusive to the GOG store, Croc Legend of the Gobbos returns with a Remaster from Argonaut Games, bringing the classic back with many modern enhancements.

Retro FPS classic The Fortress of Dr. Radiaki is coming to Steam with an enhanced edition

By Liam Dawe,
The Fortress of Dr. Radiaki originally released back in 1994 and it's getting a little revival thanks to ZOOM Platform Media / Lee Jacobson with a Steam release due out in May.

Fast-paced car combat game FUMES has an awesome demo worth playing

By Liam Dawe,
FUMES is simply awesome. Bringing back retro fast-paced car combat that feels like the classic Interstate '76 and Twisted Metal meets Mad Max only more crazy with boss battles and all sorts.

Team Fortress 2 Legacy (not to be confused with Team Fortress 2 Classic) is coming to Steam

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have truly opened the floodgates for Team Fortress 2 mod teams when they added TF2 to the Source SDK, with Team Fortress 2 Legacy announced for a Steam release.

Get some quality highly-rated indies in the Armor Games Humble Bundle

By Liam Dawe,
The Armor Games Humble Bundle brings 10 interesting looking highly-rated indie games for you, a nice chance to grab something new for the week. Included are compatibility ratings for Steam Deck and Desktop Linux.

Boomer shooter Gravelord adds controller support and gets Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
Gravelord is an Early Access boomer shooter from Fatbot Games, creators of the dungeon crawler series Vaporum, and the latest update makes it more accessible with it now Steam Deck Verified thanks to the addition of controller support.

SILENT HILL f gets rated Steam Deck Playable

By Liam Dawe,
Nice to see Valve getting more pre-release testing done for major games. SILENT HILL f has now been rated Steam Deck Playable.

The Jackbox Party Pack 11 is on the way and Trivia Murder Party 3 teased

By Liam Dawe,
Jackbox Games just held their first Jackbox Direct event to detail what they're working on with Jackbox Party Pack 11 being announced with all-new games. Additionally, we got a tease of a standalone game Trivia Murder Party 3.

Cooling device app CoolerControl v2.1 brings Zero RPM support, improved AMD RDNA 3/4 support and more

By Liam Dawe,
A rather big release for CoolerControl is now available with version 2.1 bringing numerous major feature enhancements to the popular open source app. Control all your cooling devices on Linux across CPUs, GPUs, RGB lighting and more.

DXVK 2.6.1 brings numerous needed fixes for playing Windows games on Linux and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
DXVK is a Vulkan-based implementation of Direct3D 8, 9, 10 and 11. It's part of what Proton uses to make Windows games run so well on Linux platforms including the SteamOS based Steam Deck. DXVK 2.6.1 is now available fixing up some big issues.

Palworld publisher teams up with MythicOwl for car delivery adventure Truckful

By Liam Dawe,
MythicOwl have teamed up with Pocketpair Publishing, the recently announced publishing arm of the Palworld developer, for their upcoming game Truckful.

Twin Sails Interactive break off from Asmodee and Embracer to go independent

By Liam Dawe,
Some hopefully good industry news here. Twin Sails Interactive have officially broken away from Asmodee Group AB / Embracer to become independent.

Build a train to expand your deck and fight off bandits in the demo for Fogpiercer

By Liam Dawe,
Fogpiercer is a fresh and interesting take on deckbuilders, with you controlling a train that you build up and upgrade as you go.

Master platforming with two characters at the same time in Ambidextro - from the dev of Pineapple on pizza

By Liam Dawe,
Some evil Witch has kidnapped the Queen's children. As the Royal Wizard, it's up to your to rescue them. The only problem is that the Queen is a bit brutal, and has cut you in half. You're a Wizard though, so apparently being cut in half is no big deal.

Nexus Mods improve the new open source app with UI upgrades, Cyberpunk 2077 fixes and more

By Liam Dawe,
I continue to be very excited about improvements to the cross-platform open source Nexus Mods app, to finally firmly plug the modding hole on Linux platforms including the Steam Deck.

Iron Village is a sweet super-casual city-builder and railway manager out now

By Liam Dawe,
If you prefer your games a bit cosier and sweeter perhaps Iron Village might be your next one to pick up. Especially if you like building and management sims.