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Crazy Action Game Killer Bean Confirmed for Launch on June 8
Killer Bean, an over‑the‑top open‑world action title, will enter Early Access on June 8, 2026, priced at $14.99. The Steam announcement confirms a single‑player campaign, multiple game modes, and procedurally generated islands across four biomes. While a native Linux build is absent, the game will run on Linux via Proton/Wine. The launch includes four factions, eight bosses, and physics‑driven combat.
Get some Great Bullet Heaven Survivor-Likes in the Heavenly Bullets Humble Bundle
The Heavenly Bullets Humble Bundle offers ten bullet‑hell and survivor‑like games for £8.85 (about $11.25), a fraction of the cost if bought separately. All titles boast ProtonDB Platinum ratings, indicating strong Linux compatibility, and many are Steam Deck ready. The...
SteamOS 3.7.24 Released Along with a Stable Steam Client Update with More Steam Controller Fixes
Valve rolled out SteamOS 3.7.24, a stable Linux‑based OS update that curtails audio drop‑outs on resume and patches security flaws tied to the recent Dirty Frag and Copy Fail vulnerabilities. In parallel, the Steam client received a stable update that adds several Steam...
Path of Exile 2 Should Hopefully Be Steam Deck Verified with the Next Major Update
Path of Exile 2’s next major update, "Return of the Ancients," launches on May 29, bringing six new end‑game storylines, additional Pinnacle bosses, new Ascendancy classes, expanded crafting and a fresh Challenge League. Grinding Gear Games (GGG) revealed they have added extensive...
Dark and Darker Gets a Fix for Linux / Steam Deck Being Unable to Play Certain Modes
Dark and Darker released a patch that restores High‑Roller and Arena modes for Linux and Steam Deck users, fixing a Secure Option compatibility issue introduced in Season 9. The update also rolls out Season 9 content, featuring the Inferno map, new rogue...
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 Revealed to Arrive This "Summer"
Cold Iron Studios announced Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, slated for release this summer 2026. The sequel moves from three‑person squads to four, adds a fully customizable Specialist class, more xenomorph variants, and a dedicated horde mode. Daybreak Game Company replaces...
Proton Experimental Gets Fixes for Rocket League, Crimson Desert, Helldivers 2 and More
Valve released a new Proton Experimental update on May 7, 2026, targeting broader Windows game compatibility on Linux and SteamOS. The patch marks Konkan Coast Pirate Solutions as playable and resolves launch failures for Helldivers 2 and Rocket League, including locale and controller...
Vehicle-Building Survivor-Like TerraTech Legion Adds a Steam Deck Graphics Profile and Lots More Tweaks
TerraTech Legion’s newest patch adds a dedicated Steam Deck graphics profile and multiple preset graphics options for all platforms, improving performance on handheld and desktop Linux. The update also introduces a cursor‑sensitivity slider for controller users and a suite of...
Nintendo 64 Emulator Gopher64 Adds Controller Hotkeys and Auto-Reconnect
The open‑source Nintendo 64 emulator gopher64 released version 1.1.20, adding controller hotkeys, auto‑reconnect for disconnected gamepads, and an SSAA downscaling option. The update also bundles minor bug fixes and builds on recent enhancements such as Achievements support, SDL 3 integration, VSync, and drag‑and‑drop...
Story-Driven RTS Game TFC2: Collapse of The Bronze Age Announced
Wield Interactive announced TFC2: Collapse of The Bronze Age, a story‑driven real‑time strategy sequel to the 2024 title TFC: The Fertile Crescent. The new game adds a narrative‑focused campaign, skirmish missions, and online multiplayer, featuring four ancient empires and a...
D7VK 1.9 Brings 2D Upgrades for Classic Direct3D Games on Linux
D7VK 1.9 introduces a suite of 2D‑focused enhancements for classic Direct3D games on Linux, complementing its earlier 3D work. The update adds delayed image uploads, full surface dirty tracking, and unified D3D9 objects, delivering lower GPU usage, reduced memory footprint,...
Classic Eugen Systems RTS Game R.U.S.E. Returns with Upgrades and Steam Deck Support
Eugen Systems has relaunched its 2010 real‑time strategy classic R.U.S.E. as a Definitive Edition, reclaiming publishing rights from Ubisoft. The updated title bundles every DLC released over its lifespan at no extra charge and adds full Steam Deck compatibility, earning the...
Highly Rated Adventure Game Shadows of the Afterland Adds Full Controller Support
Shadows of the Afterland, the supernatural point‑and‑click adventure that debuted on February 10, 2026, now offers full controller support for PC and Steam Deck. The update introduces two distinct control schemes, letting players navigate the game with a gamepad or the handheld console....
Latest Stable Steam Update Brings Full Steam Controller Support
Valve released a new stable update for Steam that adds full native support for the recently announced Steam Controller across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam Deck. The update introduces connection pop‑up alerts, a toggle for battery notifications, and an improved...
Conan Exiles Enhanced Is Out - a Free Upgrade for Everyone with Steam Deck Improvements
Funcom released Conan Exiles Enhanced, a free upgrade that moves the survival title to Unreal Engine 5 and unifies the original Exiled Lands with the Isle of Siptah DLC. The patch promises dramatically improved visuals, a refreshed UI, and performance targets...
Shapez 2 Is a Thoroughly Chilled Time Building up a Shape-Cutting Factory
Shapez 2 launched on 23 April 2026, delivering a polished, relaxed factory‑building experience for PC and native Linux. The 1.0 release adds a new Manufacture Mode, expanded Classic Mode, achievements, dark mode, upgraded visuals, and full Steam Workshop mod support. Performance tweaks enable...
Engineering Puzzle Game U.V.S. Nirmana Arrives From the Zachtronics Team at Coincidence
Zachtronics has quietly launched its latest engineering puzzle title, U.V.S. Nirmana, on 4 May 2026 under the Coincidence label, with Klei Entertainment handling publishing. The surprise release arrives with Linux support via Proton/Wine and offers thirty tightly‑designed Zach‑style puzzles. Players can also craft...
Prepare to Rig the Market in SlotsNStocks, a Deckbuilding Slot Machine Roguelike
Nightforge Studios is set to launch SlotsNStocks, a deck‑building slot‑machine roguelike that lets players draft bullish and bearish symbols, spin for market manipulations, and meet weekly margin calls. The game blends traditional deck‑building mechanics with high‑risk trading decisions such as...
Build and Command a Flying Fortress in the Playtest of Castle Away
Renegade Games has opened a public Steam playtest for its strategy roguelite autobattler Castle Away, now supporting macOS, Linux, and controller input. Players construct a floating keep tile‑by‑tile, combining structures for synergies to battle demons and scavenge loot across five...
Gambonanza Masterfully Combines Balatro and Chess and It's Out Now
Gambonanza, an indie roguelike that fuses chess with Balatro‑style mechanics, launched on May 1 2026 for native Linux. The game delivers fast, snack‑size matches where players capture all enemy pieces on a tiny board, while a pool of over 200 Gambits lets...
TerraTech Legion Is an Awesome Modular Vehicle-Building Survivor-Like Out Now
TerraTech Legion launches as a hybrid survivor‑like bullet‑heaven and modular vehicle‑building roguelite, priced at $9.99 (≈£8.99/€9.99). Players navigate multiple planets, completing mission‑based star challenges while assembling customizable combat rigs block by block. The game rewards XP, loot drops and package...
GOG Bring Polish History to the Preservation Program Along with a Big Sale
GOG has expanded its Preservation Program with a curated set of classic Polish games, adding three versions of the iconic 1989 puzzle‑action title Robbo and five other titles ranging from free platformers to a modernized Amiga shooter. Most of the...
Retro Strategy Games Krush Kill 'N Destroy 1 & 2 to Get Major Updates with Online Play
Classic 90s strategy titles Krush Kill ‘N Destroy and its sequel KKnD2 are receiving major upgrades in June 2026. Ziggurat Interactive partnered with modder Andre “IceReaper” Mohren to add modern online PvP multiplayer on Steam, with GOG support slated later....
Subnautica 2 Early Access Confirmed for May 14
Unknown Worlds Entertainment announced Subnautica 2 will enter Early Access on May 14 2026 at a launch price of $29.99. The sequel expands the original’s solo survival formula with optional online co‑op for up to four players and promises continuous content additions over...
SteamOS 3.8.3 Beta Gets Ready for the Steam Machine and Steam Controller
Valve rolled out SteamOS 3.8.3 Beta, delivering a suite of bug fixes and performance tweaks while laying groundwork for the forthcoming Steam Machine and next‑gen Steam Controller. The beta adds missing graphics features for titles like Crimson Desert, speeds up future OS...
STAR WARS: Galactic Racer Releases October 6
Star Wars: Galactic Racer is slated for launch on October 6, 2026 via Steam for PC. The standard edition retails for $59.99, roughly $63.5 in the UK and $65.4 in the EU, and pre‑orders include an exclusive vehicle livery and a player‑banner...
Save on some Epic Games in the Capcom Masters Bundle at Fanatical
The Capcom Masters Bundle on Fanatical lets shoppers build a custom collection of Capcom classics—including Resident Evil 4, Monster Hunter Rise, and the Ace Attorney series—each marked as Steam Deck verified. Pricing is tiered, starting at £13.50 (≈$17.5) per game for...
Nintendo 64 Emulator Gopher64 Gets Even Easier to Use
Nintendo 64 emulator Gopher64 has released version 1.1.19, adding drag‑and‑drop ROM loading, VSync, FPS counters, recent‑file lists, and improved Transfer Pak handling. The update also ensures GameBoy RAM writes back to save files and expands RetroAchievements support. These refinements make the open‑source, cross‑platform...
GameMaker Is Launching GMRT, a New Modern Runtime with Source Access
GameMaker announced GMRT, a next‑generation runtime that gives developers source‑access to the desktop, mobile and web builds. The beta will exit soon for desktop, with mobile and console slated for later 2026. GMRT also introduces a plain‑text project format, a...
Rocket League Adds Easy Anti-Cheat with Steam Deck / Linux Still Supported
Psyonix updated Rocket League to integrate Epic's Easy Anti‑Cheat (EAC) for all online PC matches, while confirming continued support for Linux and Steam Deck via SteamOS. The change replaces reliance on Proton for cheat protection and introduces native anti‑cheat without blocking Linux...
Facepunch Launches S&box, the Highly Anticipated Successor to Garry's Mod
Facepunch has officially launched s&box, a Source 2‑powered successor to Garry's Mod that doubles as a full game‑creation platform. The open‑source service lets developers publish games through its own launcher and, soon, as standalone titles on Steam with no royalties. Features...
Proton Experimental and Proton 11 Beta Updated to Fix Issues with the EA App
Valve released a minor update for Proton Experimental and Proton 11 Beta that upgrades Xalia to version 0.4.9, addressing lock‑ups in the EA App on Linux/SteamOS. The patch also resolves a low‑FPS regression in *They Are Billions* and incorporates the latest builds of vkd3d‑proton,...
Castle-on-Wheels Medieval Roguelike Battler Wanderburg Arrives This Summer
Wanderburg, a minimalist medieval roguelike where castles roam on wheels, is slated for a summer 2026 launch on Steam. The game lets players attach cannons, arcane modules, and even wizards to a modular moving fortress, creating chaotic, strategic battles. Developed...
Clever Engineering Roguelike Rogue Voltage 1.0 Arrives May 1st
Rogue Voltage, a modular‑based roguelike deck‑builder, exits Early Access on May 1, 2026. Players assemble over 160 distinct modules to create chain‑reaction attacks, with a turn‑based system that lets them manipulate time via Gravitonics. The game launches natively for Linux, a rare...
Schedule I Dev Confirms They're Working on Gamepad Support and Steam Deck Certification
Schedule I, a drug‑simulation game still in Early Access, announced an art‑heavy update slated for June‑July. The developer TVGS said they are adding full gamepad support and are working toward Steam Deck certification, with the certification work expected to finish within...
Free Creepy Aliens Fan Game Aliens: Redacted REDUX Released
Indie developer releases free fan game Aliens: Redacted REDUX for Alien Day, updating the 2024 title with a polished 2.5D shooter experience. The game is downloadable from itch.io and can be played on Linux through Proton or Wine, though a...
Framework Laptop 13 Pro Is Selling Out with the Linux Version Beating Windows
Framework’s Laptop 13 Pro, marketed as a “MacBook Pro for Linux users,” has sold out of its first six production batches, with demand far exceeding the company’s forecast. The Ubuntu‑preinstalled configuration is outselling the Windows version, and the company is already on batch 9...
MangoHud 0.8.3 Brings New Features and Fixes to the Popular Linux Gaming Performance Monitor
MangoHud 0.8.3 has been released, bringing a slew of bug fixes and several new capabilities to the leading Linux gaming overlay. The update resolves Wayland detection issues, AMDGPU metric glitches, Vulkan swap‑chain handling, and crashes tied to GL and ImGui...
Second Wind Games Showcase Presented Lots of Games - Here's 12 World Premieres
The Second Wind Games Showcase streamed live on YouTube and featured 12 world‑premiere indie titles across a range of genres, from deck‑building roguelites to co‑op horror investigations. Each game received a Steam store link and a dedicated trailer, giving developers immediate...
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor Is Getting a Free Endless Mode, Optimizations and a Big Expansion
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor will receive a free update on April 30 that adds a highly requested Endless Mode, Mastery Milestones, and a suite of performance upgrades. The patch also upgrades the game to Unity 6, delivering KD‑tree physics, VFX enhancements,...
Inspired by Classic Hong Kong Action Comedies and Action Games - Knuckle Paradise Looks Fun
Knuckle Paradise, a hand‑drawn open‑world beat ’em up from Flying Oak Games and ARTE France, is slated for a 2027 release. The game follows Jane, a fighter forced into an underground tournament inside an abandoned amusement park, aided by a fighting...
Classic 90s Platformer Moon Child Gets the Source Code Released and a Modern Port
Moon Child, a 1997 Dutch PC platformer that never left the Netherlands, has resurfaced after its source code was released under an MIT license. Original developer Metin Seven posted the code on Bitbucket, and fellow indie creator "mors" quickly built...
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Officially Announced with Steam Deck Support
Ubisoft officially announced Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, slated for release on July 9, 2026. The title is rebuilt on the latest Anvil engine with ray‑traced lighting, upgraded water physics, and a suite of new naval, combat, and stealth mechanics. Original cast members,...
Valve Make Steps to Improve Steam Deck Verification, Giving Developers More Performance Data
Valve announced an upgrade to its Steam Deck Verification tools, giving developers access to detailed performance metrics. The new offering includes a 30‑day rolling average framerate chart and variance data, letting studios see how stable gameplay is on the handheld....
Deep Survival Game Vintage Story Gets Fishing, Mechanisms, Metalworking and More
Vintage Story’s 1.22.0 update dramatically expands the game’s survival toolkit, adding a full fishing system with over 20 species, a comprehensive forge overhaul, and new mechanical power blocks like waterwheels. The update also introduces a grinding wheel for weapon sharpening,...
11 Bit Studios Are Totally Remaking This War of Mine
Polish developer 11 bit studios announced a full re‑imagining of its cult classic *This War of Mine*, designated project P15, built from the ground up on Unreal Engine 5. The remake is part of a broader roadmap that also includes the Frostpunk 1886 remake (project P13)...
Vampire Survivors Deck-Builder Spin-Off Vampire Crawlers Is Out Now
Vampire Crawlers, the deck‑builder spin‑off of the hit Vampire Survivors, is now available on Steam and runs on Linux via Proton/Wine. The game delivers rapid auto‑battle card combat with a simple dungeon‑crawling overlay, emphasizing constant action over exploration. Reviewers praise...
Tower Defense Meets Roguelite Progression in Infamous Keepers From the Legend of Keepers Devs
Goblinz Studio announced Infamous Keepers, a new title set in the Legend of Keepers universe that mixes tower‑defense tactics with roguelite progression. Players build traps, manage monster staff, and wield spells to repel hero raids, with each run generating fresh...
KAZ Is a Dopamine-Fuelled Action Roguelike That's a Full Workout for Your Fingers
KAZ is a fast‑paced, dopamine‑driven action roguelike that challenges players to tap directional inputs with razor‑sharp precision. The game’s demo runs flawlessly on Linux through Proton 10 and now includes a relaxed No Stress Mode that limits moves instead of time. With over...
I'm Going to Spend Far Too Much Time Playing Orc Incremental
Orc Incremental, an auto‑battling idle game, has landed on Steam’s wishlist and is poised to capture the attention of Linux gamers. The title combines classic incremental progression with real‑time army management, offering a low‑commitment yet strategically deep experience. Early access...