Usurper turns Chess into a deck-building roguelike

If you love strategy games, board games, deck-builders and roguelikes you may want to keep a little eye on Usurper, an upcoming game from Rogue Brain Studios that releases later this year.

Valve announces new rules for games with AI Content on Steam

Valve have now confirmed their rules for game developers using AI generated content on Steam, and while they're not banning AI they are going to ensure it's clearly stated for players.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game engine OpenXRay gets taken down on GitHub

OpenXRay is an improved cross-platform version of the X-Ray Engine, which is the original game engine used in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game series by GSC Game World. However, it seems a bad actor got it taken down from GitHub.

MSI officially announced the Claw A1M handheld with Intel

Well there it is! MSI Claw A1M is the official name of the next big vendor to jump into the handheld gaming space to take on the likes of the Steam Deck, ROG Ally and the Lenovo Legion Go.

Celebrate Economic Strategy with the Steam Captialism and Economy Fest

Economy simulation and city management may not be the first thing most people think of when they think about video games. But it is one of the most longstanding genres in gaming, going all the way back to the 1980's.

Steam hits new user record for 2024 and a record for games released last year

Yesterday, January 7th, Steam hit a new all-time record for concurrent users online showing that nothing can stop Valve's growth here thanks to the popularity of video games.

The big Portal 2 mod Portal: Revolution is out now on Steam

Portal: Revolution is a new fan-made campaign for Valve's popular puzzle game Portal 2, and it's now available free on Steam for owners of the game to install and play through.

GOG has a Classic Winter Sale live to build up your retro library

Need some more games that won't destroy your bank balance and will work across a lot of lower-end PCs too? GOG have what you need with the Classic Winter Sale now on.

As of January 2024 - 75 of the Top 100 most played Steam games work on Steam Deck

Here's an up to date look at the current state of the most played games on Steam, and how many of they run on Steam Deck and Linux as a whole. 

Ocean adventure game Sail Forth goes fully open-world, plus an expansion is coming

Ocean adventure game Sail Forth from Festive Vector and The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild released back in December 2022, and it just got a big free upgrade with more to come.

Mobile Suit Baba combines Baba Is You puzzling with Into the Breach strategy

Indie developer Hempuli Oy has released a follow-up to their incredible puzzle game Baba Is You, this time taking the idea of Into the Breach from Subset Games and putting a new spin on it with Baba Is You word rules.

Bodycam horror shooter Chasmal Fear looks like a riot

MystiveDev emailed in about Chasmal Fear, an upcoming horror shooter you play as if you're viewing it from a bodycam set in an underwater facility.

Marvel's Midnight Suns and Two Point Campus headline Humble Choice for January 2024

Humble Choice for January 2024 is a pretty damn good selection of games, so here's a run over what's included and the compatibility for Linux desktop and Steam Deck.

Here's the top Steam Deck games for December 2023

Recently Valve revealed the top Steam Deck games overall for 2023, but they only just posted up what the most-played were just for December 2023 which we have now.

Baldur's Gate 3 wins Game of the Year in the 2023 Steam Awards

Not really a big surprise here and thoroughly deserved! The 2023 Steam Awards are over and Baldur's Gate 3 has won Game of the Year. Here's all the results for you.

MineClone2 'The Fire and Stone release' is out now

MineClone2 is a free and open source survival sandbox game built to resemble Minecraft on the Minetest game engine, and their latest release Fire and Stone is out now.

4x space strategy game New Stars hits Early Access

Are you a fan of titles like Stellaris and other space strategy games? You may want to take a look at New Stars, which just entered Early Access with Linux support.

Songs of Conquest now Steam Deck Verified with full gamepad support

Need a new turn-based strategy game with an infusion of RPG mechanics that looks beautiful? Play on Steam Deck or with a gamepad mostly? Check out the latest update to Songs of Conquest!

Check out your 2023 Year In Review on Steam

With 2023 coming to a close Valve have refreshed their Steam Year In Review page, so you can dive in and see everything you did and how it stacks up against others.

God-sim city-builder The Universim releases 1.0 on January 22, 2024

After a good few years in Early Access, The Universim from Crytivo is finally set to hit the big 1.0 with some fun new features.

Check out the demo for Hive Jump Survivors a new action roguelite

Another survivors-styled game? Yes! You wanted more right? And this one will also have full Linux support too. Check out the demo for Hive Jump Survivors.

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Mixing ideas from Chess and base-building strategy games, protect your King in Emplacement

Emplacement is a King versus King turn-based strategy game, all about placing down tiles in a way that's a bit like Chess mixed with ideas from other more traditional turn-based strategy games.

Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER gets a new extended trailer

Long-awaited sequel to 2064: Read Only Memories to launch in first half of 2024, and now you can get a better look at Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER in the new extended trailer.

Windblown is the next game from the Dead Cells team

As a huge fan of Dead Cells, I'm keen to see what Motion Twin are cooking up with Windblown, due to release in 2024 in Early Access and it looks pretty wild.

The Garden Path, a quiet life sim about the joy of gardening releases Spring 2024

The Garden Path was originally due to release earlier this year, but the developer pushed it back to continue improving it and now you can again grab an early copy with a new full release window revealed.

Steam Deck and Desktop Steam stable update brings more bug fixes

Valve released another small stable update for the Steam Client on Steam Deck and Desktop, so here's what's changed for you.

Fanatical has some great bundles going right now you don't want to miss

Fanatical recently did a Bundlefestive event where they launched multiple new game bundles, and so you can grab some easy treats here.

Humble bring back their Cozy Game Collection Bundle for a limited time

Another day and another limited encore selection from Humble Bundle, with the Whimsy & Wonder: A Cozy Game Collection returning for 48 hours.

Humble brings back popular bundles for a limited time like Must-Play Metroidvanias

For a very limited time on each, Humble Bundle are bringing back various popular bundles over the festive period starting with the Must-Play Metroidvanias Bundle.

Traffic optimisation puzzle-sim GRIDROAD hits Early Access

Love a challenge and don't get your brain in a twist easily? GRIDROAD is a fun idea putting you in charge of building roads and optimizing traffic.

Cautiously hyped for Light No Fire from the No Man's Sky team at Hello Games

Light No Fire is another interesting game announcement coming from The Game Awards 2023, coming from Hello Games, the crew that created No Man's Sky.

SEGA tease new Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage and Crazy Taxi

The Game Awards 2023 are over and I'm going over some of the interesting bits that were announced, like SEGA deciding to just go nuts.

You absolutely need to try Mechabellum during the Steam Free Weekend

Mechabellum has sucked away more of my time than I would care to admit right now, and you too can see what all the fuss is about during the Steam Free Weekend.

The incredibly weird psychedelic physics game Juice Galaxy got a Steam release

A game I checked out back in 2021, Juice Galaxy (formerly Juice World), is a thoroughly odd game that is terribly hard to actually describe.

Humble Choice for December 2023 is a nice all-rounder of treats

The latest Humble Choice for December 2023 is now available with another set of games for subscribers, so here's your usual run over what's inside and the compatibility for Steam Deck and Desktop Linux.

Grand Theft Auto VI trailer is live but no mention of a PC release yet

Grand Theft Auto VI is no doubt going to be the absolute biggest release all year when it arrives in 2025, but for now Rockstar Games are only announcing it for consoles.

A favourite and top Steam Deck game Brotato is expanding with new content

Brotato is a great game, absolutely one of my favourites, it's also one of the most played Steam Deck games and the good news is that it's set to expand!

Cyberpunk 2077 gets another big upgrade with a Metro System, new Accessibility options

One of the most popular single-player games on Steam, Cyberpunk 2077 has received another big free update for all players.

Get a bunch of JRPGs and Uplifting Adventures in these game bundles

Some more games to start your week? Okay then! Here's two newer selections from Humble Bundle. As usual I'll give you the Steam Deck and Desktop Linux compatibility for their JRPG and Uplifting Adventures bundles.