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Stellaris: Nomads Brings a Whole New Way to Play the Paradox Grand Strategy Game
Paradox Interactive launched Stellaris: Nomads, a major expansion that reimagines empire management by moving civilizations onto fully upgradable Arkships. The DLC, available via the Season 10 Expansion Pass or as a standalone, adds Nomadic Empires, Wayline Networks, a Contract System, and four new origins such as Voidfarers and Heirs of the Khan. It also introduces the Defender of the Galaxy ambition and the Stellar Canon megastructure. The release coincides with the free 4.4 “Pegasus” update, which adds war‑joining flexibility and UI enhancements.
Utopia Must Fall Gets a Big Upgrade, Remaining a Top-Tier Modern Arcade Shmup
Pixeljam’s arcade shooter Utopia Must Fall received a substantial June 4 update that expands its upgrade system, adds new weapon trees, enemies, and a week‑5 boss, and refines UI, performance, and sound. The "Opportunity Upgrades" introduce eight wildcard slots that persist...
SiN Reloaded From Nightdive Studios Gets a First Demo
Nightdive Studios released the first playable demo of Si N Reloaded, a full‑scale remaster of the 1998 first‑person shooter. The demo, unveiled ahead of Steam Next Fest, runs on the KEX Engine and lets players toggle between the upgraded visuals and the...
Epic Games Is Hiring a Security Engineer to Champion Linux Anti-Cheat
Epic Games posted a senior security engineer role dedicated to strengthening Linux anti‑cheat capabilities for its Easy Anti‑Cheat suite. The current Linux implementation runs in user space, limiting detection of advanced hacks and prompting many titles to block Linux platforms....
Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 52: What Am I Going to Do With All This Cheese
After Loki Software’s collapse, id Software kept Linux gaming alive by having Timothée Besset release an unofficial Linux installer for Return to Castle Wolfenstein. The author tested the port on a Pentium III‑500 system with an ATI Rage 128 Pro and a GeForce 2 MX 400,...
Impressive Looking Dark Point and Click Adventure Tormentum II Gets a Demo
Tormentum II, the sequel to the 2015 dark point‑and‑click adventure, has released its first playable demo ahead of Steam Next Fest, featuring native Linux support. The game showcases Giger‑style artwork and a narrative about a creator building an intelligent virtual world....
Battle 1950s B-Movie Monsters with Sports Equipment in the Roguelite FPS SPORTAL
SPORTAL, a new roguelite first‑person shooter released on 11 June 2026, pits players against 1950s B‑movie monsters using a quirky arsenal of sports equipment. The game features eight base sports weapons, more than 120 upgrades, and a deep perk system with 100...
Feed Rubber Ducks to a Deep Dark Hole in the Physics Sandbox Project P.I.T.T.
Project P.I.T.T. is a solo‑developer indie title built in the Godot engine that mixes a first‑person physics sandbox with incremental, clicker‑style progression. Players manually produce rubber ducks, dump them into a bottomless pit, and use the earned cash to buy...
Klei Entertainment Classic Eets Is Now Free and Updated for Modern PCs with a Linux Version
Klei Entertainment has re‑released its debut title Eets for free to mark its 20th anniversary, updating the 2006 puzzle‑platformer for modern hardware. The game now ships with a native Linux build alongside Windows and macOS, thanks to a community‑driven port...
Proton-CachyOS Update Brings Automatic HDR, Wayland Improvements and More Bug Fixes
Proton‑CachyOS released version 11.0‑20260601, building on Valve’s Proton Experimental with a suite of compatibility tweaks for Linux and SteamOS gamers. The update introduces automatic HDR detection, eliminating the need for per‑game launch flags, and adds several Wayland driver enhancements such as...
Proton Experimental Gets Fixes for Path of Exile 1 & 2, Guild Wars 2, Call of Duty (2003), Exanima and...
Valve released Proton Experimental 10 on June 10, delivering a batch of bug fixes that improve Windows‑game compatibility on Linux and SteamOS. The update resolves freezes in Mirror’s Edge Catalyst and Vagante, corrects color and rendering glitches in titles like Call...
Dark-Fantasy Bullet Heaven Auto-Shooter Hand of Fate: Hordes Arrives July 22nd
Hand of Fate: Hordes, the latest entry from Australian studio Spitfire Interactive, will launch in Early Access on July 22, 2026. The game fuses bullet‑hell auto‑shooter mechanics with a strategic deck‑building system, letting players customize runs with cards, weapons, blessings...
Mouthwashing Devs Next Project Is Co-Op Tank Horror Carcass Clad
Wrong Organ, the studio behind the hit indie title Mouthwashing, announced Carcass Clad, a three‑player co‑op tank horror game. Players assume the roles of Commander, Driver, or Gunner to navigate a war‑torn city while managing limited supplies and facing tense PvE...
Wordless Prehistoric Point and Click Adventure Theropods Looks Wonderful in the New Trailer
Theropods is a wordless point‑and‑click adventure set in a vivid prehistoric world, where players solve puzzles by observing dinosaur behavior and environmental cues. The game features hand‑drawn pixel art, a sci‑fi twist, and a striking tribal‑synth soundtrack. A demo is...
Moss: The Forgotten Relic Gets Steam Deck Verified Ahead of Release
Moss: The Forgotten Relic, a non‑VR puzzle‑platformer that unites the original Moss titles, is slated for release on July 16 2026 and has just earned Steam Deck Verified status. The game lets players guide the mouse Quill through a storybook world, featuring...
FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE in HD-2D Arrives in October
Square Enix announced that Final Fantasy Resonance, the series' first HD‑2D title, will launch on October 22 across consoles and PC. The game reworks the opening story of the mobile hit Brave Exvius into a full‑featured, console‑quality RPG with turn‑based...
DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World Arrives in December
Square Enix announced that DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World will launch on December 3, 2026. The title will be available on Nintendo Switch 2, Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and Windows. It promises more than 500 new and fan‑favorite...
Colony Builder Star Trek: Outposts Unknown Revealed
Star Trek: Outposts Unknown, a new colony‑building game set in the 23rd‑century Strange New Worlds era, blends strategic base construction with a narrative‑driven storyline. Players act as captains, managing crew morale, exploring the X’Lehari System, and confronting a mysterious cosmic...
You Are the Disease in Pathogenic, a Bit Like Spore Meets The Binding of Isaac
Developer Aberrant Labs and publisher Slug Disco announced Pathogenic, a twin‑stick roguelike shooter, will launch on July 16, 2026 with native Linux support. The game lets players loot, graft, and assemble a pathogen from more than 120 organelles and mutations, offering melee,...
IGN Live Bundle 2026 Has some Very Highly Rated Games to Grab
The IGN Live Bundle 2026, priced at £8.90 (approximately $11.30), bundles eight PC games on Humble Bundle. All titles boast strong Steam user ratings, ranging from 78% to 99%, with six of them verified for Steam Deck compatibility. The collection...
The New Steam Store Home Page Is Here with Improved Gamepad Navigation
Valve has rolled out a refreshed Steam Store homepage to all users, bringing a cleaner layout and higher‑resolution game art. The redesign introduces pop‑up previews on mouse‑over recommendations, permanent sections for wishlist sales and DLC suggestions, and a personalized release...
Here's What's Coming to GeForce NOW in June Including NTE: Neverness to Everness, SpaceCraft, Gothic 1 Remake
NVIDIA unveiled its June 2026 lineup for GeForce NOW, adding official Linux and SteamOS support through a dedicated app that’s already in beta and now available on the Steam Deck. The cloud service will stream a mix of new releases and remasters,...
Steam Survey for May 2026 Is Out - Linux Down at 3.99% but Still Above macOS
Valve’s May 2026 Steam Hardware & Software Survey shows Windows solidifying its dominance at 93.85% of active users, up 0.38 points. Linux’s share slipped to 3.99%, a 0.53‑point decline, yet it remains ahead of macOS, which nudged up to 2.16%. Among...
There's New Games to Claim and Keep with Amazon Prime for June via Amazon Luna
Amazon has rebranded its monthly game‑reward program under the Luna umbrella, allowing Prime members to claim permanent digital keys each month. For June 2026, Luna offers fifteen titles across Epic Games Store, GOG, Legacy Games and the Amazon Games app,...
Mina the Hollower Is Another Absolute Gem From Yacht Club Games
Yacht Club Games, the studio behind Shovel Knight, has launched Mina the Hollower, a retro‑styled pixel‑art action‑adventure released on May 28, 2026. The title was funded on Kickstarter, raising roughly $1.24 million, which enabled native Linux support as a stretch goal....
Minecraft Chaos Cubed Update Release Date Revealed for June 16
Mojang announced that the Chaos Cubed update for Minecraft Java will arrive on June 16, 2026. The patch introduces a native friends‑list and peer‑to‑peer multiplayer, easing social play on PC. It also adds the Sulfur Caves biome with the physics‑driven Sulfur Cube...
Latest Steam Update Brings Steam Controller Firmware Updates and Bug Fixes
Valve rolled out a new stable Steam client update for Windows, macOS and Linux, concentrating on the Steam Controller. The firmware patch fixes a potential charging issue, adds LED‑dimming controls, and reduces trigger deadzone, while Steam Input receives Linux emulation...
Moonsigil Atlas Is a Genuine Delight that Makes You Rethink Deckbuilders
Moonsigil Atlas launched on May 28 2026 for native Linux, priced at $19.99 (≈$21.79 € or $21.30 £ with a 10 % discount through June 11). The game reimagines deck‑building by discarding traditional mana and turning each card into a shape that must fit on a...
AMD Launch the Radeon RX 9070 GRE, Ryzen 7 7700X3D, Expanded Socket AM5 Support and More
At Computex 2026 AMD announced a multi‑year commitment to its AM5 platform through 2029 and unveiled the Ryzen 7 7700X3D, a new 3D V‑Cache processor priced at $329 and shipping July 16. The company also launched the Radeon RX 9070 GRE, a mid‑range RDNA 4 GPU aimed at...
SteamOS 3.8.6 Beta Brings Expanded Handheld Support, Initial HDMI VRR for Devices with Native HDMI Output
Valve released SteamOS 3.8.6 Beta, adding preliminary HDMI Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) support and expanding controller compatibility for a range of third‑party handhelds. The update fixes critical bugs such as tearing, Remote Play video freezes, and crashes on Asus ROG Xbox Ally...
Get Lots of Great Games Across Multiple Recent Humble Bundles
GamingOnLinux highlights four new Humble Bundle collections that together offer over 30 PC games across strategy, automation, action, and puzzle genres. Prices range from £8.86 to £17.92 (approximately $11.3‑$22.7), and each bundle includes additional discount coupons for related titles. The...
Dusklight the Reimplementation of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Gets a Major Update
Dusklight, an open‑source reimplementation of Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, launched version 1.3.0 on May 25. The update adds modern features such as a Depth of Field shader, ARM64 Windows and Linux binaries, and six new achievements. It also introduces...
Planet Zoo 2 Announced to Release in October with a Deeper Conservation Focus
Frontier Developments announced Planet Zoo 2, slated for release on 13 October 2026. The sequel expands the franchise with aquatic and flying species and a deeper, gameplay‑driven conservation system that lets players restore wildlife reserves and release animals into natural habitats. Two editions...
It's a Little Too Easy to Get Obsessed with the Auto-Battler Oaken Tower
Oaken Tower, an asynchronous auto‑battler, entered Early Access on April 28, 2026. The game lets players stack over 120 items into a tower, creating synergies that fight AI‑driven opponents in turn‑based PvP. Its coffee‑break friendly design, very positive user rating,...
Keep Goods Moving Along the Rails in Mini Puzzler Upalu Mundi
Upalu Mundi, a mini‑rail puzzle game inspired by Transport Tycoon and Into the Breach, launched on January 31, 2026. Developer True Baboons released a native Linux build on May 20, expanding the title’s platform reach. The game challenges players to lay tracks, test...
Check Out the Demo for Topdeck Automat, Blending Autobattlers and Deck-Builders
Ludokultur released a playable demo of Topdeck Automat, a hybrid of autobattlers and roguelike deck‑builders, now with native Linux support. Players can assemble decks from more than 200 cards and enhance them using over 100 upgrade modules, while a printer...
World of Tanks: HEAT Released Free on Steam and Works on Linux / SteamOS
World of Tanks: HEAT, a free‑to‑play hero‑driven tank shooter, launched on Steam on May 26, 2026 and includes native Linux/SteamOS support via Proton and Wine. The game runs with Easy Anti‑Cheat enabled for Linux, a notable technical hurdle, and earned...
Shape the Planet and Evolve Strange Creatures in Planetary Life with Steam Deck Support
Planetary Life is an early‑access sandbox god‑game that lets players sculpt planets, control climates, and guide the evolution of alien ecosystems. Developed with the open‑source Godot Engine, the title emphasizes planetary geology, atmospheric dynamics, and creature development. In May the...
Casualties: Unknown Demo Showcases Its Intense Exploration and Injury System
Casualties: Unknown, a cave‑exploration survival simulator, released a free demo on Steam that showcases a fully simulated cardiovascular and limb injury system. Players act as a test subject retrieving alien tech on a hostile planet, managing physical wounds, infections, and...
HELLDIVERS 2 Is Getting Multiple Upscaling Modes, VRR, VRS and Other Tech Improvements
Arrowhead Game Studios announced a performance‑boost update for Helldivers 2 slated for May 27, featuring advanced upscaling and latency tools. The patch adds support for FSR 4.0.3, FSR 3.1.5, DLSS 4.5 and XeSS 3.0, alongside Variable Refresh Rate, Variable Rate Shading, Dynamic Resolution Scaling, NVIDIA Reflex...
Yodelee Golf Is a Unique Funny-Sounding Chaotic Casual Co-Op Golf Game
Q‑Games Ltd. unveiled Yodelee Golf, a chaotic co‑op title that blends open‑world exploration with a splash of golf. The game supports 1‑4 players locally or online and lets players shout commands that appear as giant 3D text, while ray‑traced proximity...
Glory On Pluto Is a Chaotic Roguelite Where You Build the Most Ridiculous Rocket Engine
Glory On Pluto is a chaotic roguelite where players assemble a rotating rocket engine from mixed fuels, crew, and modifiers to escape an AI‑controlled Earth and reach Pluto. The game’s core loop revolves around experimenting with engine segments that spin,...
Paralives Ready to Take on The Sims with New Footage Ahead of Release
Paralives, a life‑simulation game positioned as a direct rival to The Sims, will launch on May 25, 2026 in Early Access. A new trailer and a 45‑minute gameplay video showcase an open‑world town, deep character customization, and a built‑in modding...
Proton 11 Beta 5 Released with More Regression Fixes
Valve rolled out Proton 11 Beta 5, a targeted update that patches several regressions and adds controller input fixes for titles like Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. The beta restores playability for BattleBit Remastered, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and improves Terraria performance compared with...
Valve Make Adjustments to Steam Tags, and They Settled the Vampire Survivor-Like Argument with Bullet Heaven
Valve announced a sweeping overhaul of Steam's official store tags, adding 17 new tags, removing 28, and updating several others. The changes aim to improve player discovery and power more accurate recommendation algorithms. Notably, the new "Bullet Heaven" tag formalizes...
Sony to No Longer Bring PlayStation Narrative Single-Player Games to PC
Sony confirmed that its narrative single‑player titles will remain PlayStation‑exclusive, ending the recent trend of PC ports. The decision was announced by PlayStation Studios CEO Hermen Hulst in a staff town‑hall, following earlier Bloomberg reports. Titles such as The Last...
Proton Is Getting some "Horrible" Workarounds for Forza Horizon 6 on Linux
Proton’s VKD3D‑Proton layer is being patched with a series of “horrible” workarounds to make Forza Horizon 6 runnable on Linux. The GitHub pull request adds experimental descriptor‑heap fixes, forces robustness in RT shaders, and requires RADV_EXPERIMENTAL=heap and vm‑map‑updates flags. Early reports...
Proton-CachyOS 11 Adds Initial OptiScaler Integration and Lots of Other Fixes
CachyOS released Proton‑CachyOS 11, built on Valve’s latest Proton Experimental 11.0‑20260506 and now includes basic OptiScaler integration via umu‑protonfixes. The new environment‑variable controls let gamers inject alternative upscaling DLLs such as DLSS, FSR or XeSS, and upgrade their versions on the...
Developers of Party Animals Announce an AI Video Contest - Game Gets a Review Bomb
Recreate Games, the studio behind Party Animals, launched a $75,000 AI video contest inviting creators to showcase generative‑AI concepts. The announcement sparked a wave of criticism, pushing the game’s Steam rating into the "Mostly Negative" range with 828 negative reviews...
Grow Home and Grow Up From Atari Added to the GOG Preservation Program
GOG has added Grow Home and Grow Up to its Preservation Program, offering the titles DRM‑free on its storefront. Both games originated at Ubisoft and were acquired by Atari in 2025, now available as a bundled purchase. The move supports...