Exiled is a new compact puzzle thriller from the director of My Friendly Neighborhood

Up for being puzzled and thrilled at the same time in a compact setting? John Szymanski, director of My Friendly Neighborhood, has released a standalone version of Exiled.

Popular mobile puzzle game classic Threes! is launching on PC for its 10th anniversary

Threes! took the mobile world by storm back in 2014 winning the Apple Design Award, and finally for its 10th anniversary it will be coming to Steam so we can all get in on the fun.

Prison Architect 2 announced from Paradox Interactive and Double Eleven

As soon as I saw a Prison Architect teaser recently, I knew this was about to come! Prison Architect 2 has now been formally announced from Paradox Interactive with Double Eleven on developer duty.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl releases September 5th, 2024

GSC Game World announced that S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl has moved from its Q1 2024 release plan, to have a final release date of September 5th, 2024.

Last Epoch to get 'Item Factions', a unique item trading system for the ARPG

Last Epoch is closing in on a full release and it's going to be a big one for ARPG fans, especially if you weren't fussed by the latest Diablo. Now they've revealed what they call Item Factions, a unique system to allow item trading between 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.

Toaplan Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Collection Vol. 3 announced

Even more classics are getting a new life on PC with the Toaplan Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Collection Vol. 3 announced for release on February 1st along with Linux and Steam Deck support just like the previous collections.

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.