Steam Beta for Dec 11 brings new game update options plus a new downloader style https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/steam-beta-for-dec-11-brings-new-game-update-options-plus-a-new-downloader-style/

#Steam #SteamDeck #PCGaming

Steam Beta for Dec 11 brings new game update options plus a new downloader style

The latest Steam Client Beta for Desktop and Steam Deck has been released, and Valve have given us new options for managing game updates and there's a new downloader style.

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Steam sets a new record with 39 million concurrent users online https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/steam-sets-a-new-record-with-39-million-concurrent-users-online/

#Steam #Gaming #PCGaming

Steam sets a new record with 39 million concurrent users online

Over the weekend the Steam store from Valve managed to smash another record, something it has done repeatedly this year and it shows no sign of slowing down.

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Epic science fantasy roguelike Caves of Qud 1.0 is out now and it's a wild ride https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/epic-science-fantasy-roguelike-caves-of-qud-10-is-out-now-and-its-a-wild-ride/

#CavesofQud #IndieGames #Roguelikes #Steam #LinuxGaming #SteamDeck

Epic science fantasy roguelike Caves of Qud 1.0 is out now and it's a wild ride

Caves of Qud is a proper roguelike, with deep science fantasy lore and after 15+ years of development it is finally finished with the 1.0 release now available.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Valve may be working on a new kind of Steam Machine https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/valve-may-be-working-on-a-new-kind-of-steam-machine/

#SteamOS #Steam #Valve #SteamMachine

Valve may be working on a new kind of Steam Machine

There's a whole bunch of hints and speculation going around right now, showing that Valve may be working towards a new kind of Steam Machine.

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Steam Bullet Heaven Festival 2.0 is live to show off the explosive growth of the genre https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/steam-bullet-heaven-festival-20-is-live-to-show-off-the-explosive-growth-of-the-genre/

#BulletHeaven #Steam #PCGaming #Gaming

Steam Bullet Heaven Festival 2.0 is live to show off the explosive growth of the genre

Bullet Heavens are all the rage right now from Vampire Survivors to Brotato and everything in between them, so Valve launched have a little mini festival to celebrate them all.

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Valve's new branding guidelines hint at Steam Deck's SteamOS for more devices https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/valves-new-branding-guidelines-hint-at-steam-decks-steamos-for-more-devices/

#SteamOS #Steam #Valve #PCGaming #Linux

Valve's new branding guidelines hint at Steam Deck's SteamOS for more devices

While we've known for a while that Valve plan to get SteamOS Linux on devices other than the Steam Deck, we don't know when that will happen, but we've got another hint here that things are moving along.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Steam Desktop and Steam Deck update fixes lots of bugs for Game Recording, Remote Play, ROG Ally X https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/steam-desktop-and-steam-deck-update-fixes-lots-of-bugs-for-game-recording-remote-play-rog-ally-x/

#SteamDeck #Steam #PCGaming

Steam Desktop and Steam Deck update fixes lots of bugs for Game Recording, Remote Play, ROG Ally X

Valve released the latest stable update to the Steam Client for Steam Desktop and Steam Deck today that includes a whole bunch of bug fixes.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Steam Link gets upgraded for Raspberry Pi 5 and Raspberry Pi Bookworm https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/steam-link-gets-upgraded-for-raspberry-pi-5-and-raspberry-pi-bookworm/

#RaspberryPi #RaspberryPi5 #SteamLink #Steam

Steam Link gets upgraded for Raspberry Pi 5 and Raspberry Pi Bookworm

While Valve no longer sell their Steam Link hardware, the idea lives on as an app you can install across various devices and recently Valve upgraded the Steam Link app for the Raspberry Pi platform.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Linux share remains above 2% in the November 2024 Steam Survey thanks to Steam Deck https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/linux-share-remains-above-2-in-the-november-2024-steam-survey-thanks-to-steam-deck/

#Linux #SteamDeck #Steam #PCGaming

Linux share remains above 2% in the November 2024 Steam Survey thanks to Steam Deck

Valve have released the latest Steam Hardware & Software Survey for November 2024. Here's the details from it.

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Here's the most played Steam Deck games for November 2024 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/heres-the-most-played-steam-deck-games-for-november-2024/

#SteamDeck #Steam #PCGaming

Here's the most played Steam Deck games for November 2024

Another month down and we're closing in on the festive period, so here's a look back at what's been popular on Steam Deck during November 2024.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Latin cowboy casual farming sim Gaucho and the Grassland new demo released https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/11/latin-cowboy-casual-farming-sim-gaucho-and-the-grassland-new-demo-released/

#Gaming #PCGaming #Steam #LinuxGaming

Latin cowboy casual farming sim Gaucho and the Grassland new demo released

​Gaucho and the Grassland is a game that depicts the life of a Gaúcho, the equivalent of a Latin Cowboy from the region of the Pampas (South of Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Chile). A new demo is out now, here's some thoughts on it.

^{nwildner (GamingOnLinux)}

Steam Autumn Sale is live for you to empty your wallets, Steam Awards open for nominations https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/11/steam-autumn-sale-is-live-for-you-to-empty-your-wallets-steam-awards-open-for-nominations/

#Steam #PCGaming

Steam Autumn Sale is live for you to empty your wallets, Steam Awards open for nominations

Another year coming to a close and so the Steam Autumn Sale is live again until December 4. Time to find where your wallet is hiding.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

New Steam Controller 2 and VR controller designs got leaked https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/11/new-steam-controller-2-and-vr-controller-designs-got-leaked/

#SteamController #SteamDeck #Steam

New Steam Controller 2 and VR controller designs got leaked

Valve did a bit of a woops here, as they recently accidentally leaked the designs for what looks like their upcoming Steam Controller 2 and a new VR controller that is likely to come with the long leaked Deckard VR headset.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Stable Steam Client update has fixes for Linux, VR, Steam Deck and more https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/11/stable-steam-client-update-has-fixes-for-linux-vr-steam-deck-and-more/

#Steam #Gaming #PCGaming #Linux #SteamDeck

Stable Steam Client update has fixes for Linux, VR, Steam Deck and more

After another short Beta round, Valve released a fresh Steam Client update to the stable channel for Desktop and Steam Deck.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Valve dev details more on the work behind making Steam for Linux more stable https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/11/valve-dev-details-more-on-the-work-behind-making-steam-for-linux-more-stable/

#Steam #Linux

Valve dev details more on the work behind making Steam for Linux more stable

Steam Game Recording was recently released, which came as part of a big Stable Steam Client update that noted it had fixes for "miscellaneous common crashes" on Linux. Now we know a little more on what's happening behind the scenes.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

New Steam Beta has more Game Recording improvements and a Linux fix https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/11/new-steam-beta-has-more-game-recording-improvements-and-a-linux-fix/

#Steam #SteamDeck

New Steam Beta has more Game Recording improvements and a Linux fix

Valve released another update to the Steam Beta Client for Steam Deck and Desktop Steam, which includes more improvements and tweaks to Game Recording.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Valve announced the Steam Deck OLED: Limited Edition White https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/11/valve-announced-the-steam-deck-oled-limited-edition-white/

#SteamDeck #Steam

Valve announced the Steam Deck OLED: Limited Edition White

I am terribly jealous of anyone who is able to grab one of these. Valve just announced the Steam Deck OLED: Limited Edition White is coming soon.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Steam usage sees a dip in the latest Linux desktop market share numbers.

https://itsfoss.com/linux-market-share/

#linux #steam

Steam Beta gets fixes for WiFi on Steam Deck, plus AMD GPU startup crash on Desktop https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/11/steam-beta-gets-fixes-for-wifi-on-steam-deck-plus-amd-gpu-startup-crash-on-desktop/

#Steam #SteamDeck

Steam Beta gets fixes for WiFi on Steam Deck, plus AMD GPU startup crash on Desktop

Following on from the big release of Steam Game Recording in the stable Steam Client, there's a new smaller Beta available for Steam Deck and Desktop.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Steam gets new tools for game devs to offer players version switching in-game https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/11/steam-gets-new-tools-for-game-devs-to-offer-players-version-switching-in-game/

#Steam #PCGaming

Steam gets new tools for game devs to offer players version switching in-game

Valve announced something that I'm sure a lot of game developers and players will appreciate: new APIs to allow developers to have version switching directly in their games!

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Valve's Deadlock adds proper Steam Input support with Steam Deck improvements and a new hero https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/11/valves-deadlock-adds-proper-steam-input-support-with-steam-deck-improvements-and-a-new-hero/

#Deadlock #Steam #Valve

Valve's Deadlock adds proper Steam Input support with Steam Deck improvements and a new hero

While we still have no idea when Deadlock from Valve will get a properly public launch, since it's still invite-only, they do keep expanding the game in some major ways. Another big update just rolled out to this third-person MOBA.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

HORI Steam Controller releases in the USA in December https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/11/hori-steam-controller-releases-in-the-usa-in-december/

#Steam #HORI #SteamDeck

HORI Steam Controller releases in the USA in December

If you're after a tightly integrated Steam Controller, maybe the new Wireless HORIPAD for Steam might be for you. And good news, it's finally releasing in the USA.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Steam Game Recording has officially launched https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/11/steam-game-recording-has-officially-launched/

#Steam #SteamDeck

Steam Game Recording has officially launched

No longer should you need external software just to record a fun clip of gameplay on Steam desktop and Steam Deck, with Steam Game Recording now officially live for everyone.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Linux hits exactly 2% user share on the October 2024 Steam Survey https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/11/linux-hits-exactly-2-user-share-on-the-october-2024-steam-survey/

#Linux #Steam

Linux hits exactly 2% user share on the October 2024 Steam Survey

The Steam Hardware & Software Survey is out for October 2024, and the Linux user share has gone back up again to exactly 2%.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Steam games will now need to fully disclose kernel-level anti-cheat on store pages https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/steam-games-will-now-need-to-fully-disclose-kernel-level-anti-cheat-on-store-pages/

#Steam #AntiCheat #PCGaming

Steam games will now need to fully disclose kernel-level anti-cheat on store pages

Valve announced a change for Steam today that will make things a lot clearer for everyone, as developers will now need to clearly list the kernel-level anti-cheat used on Steam store pages.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Steam Beta adds plenty of Game Recording improvements plus a Steam Play update https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/steam-beta-adds-plenty-of-game-recording-improvements-plus-a-steam-play-update/

#Steam #SteamDeck

Steam Beta adds plenty of Game Recording improvements plus a Steam Play update

Valve rolled out another two Steam Client Beta updates recently, as they continue pushing the Game Recording system towards a stable release. The fixes are the same for Steam Deck and Desktop since it's a Steam Client update.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Steam Beta removes option to globally disable Steam Play plus Game Recording improvements https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/steam-beta-removes-option-to-globally-disable-steam-play-plus-game-recording-improvements/

#Steam #Linux #SteamDeck

Steam Beta removes option to globally disable Steam Play plus Game Recording improvements

Another fresh Steam Client Beta for Desktop and Steam Deck fixing up some bugs, plus some improvements for Game Recording.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Deadlock from Valve gets 6 new experimental heroes and new stylized rendering of heroes https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/deadlock-from-valve-gets-6-new-experimental-heroes-and-new-stylized-rendering-of-heroes/

#Deadlock #Valve #Steam

Deadlock from Valve gets 6 new experimental heroes and new stylized rendering of heroes

Valve continue expanding their upcoming game Deadlock, the online third-person MOBA shooter. The latest update is quite a big one too.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Steam Deck - SteamOS 3.6 officially out with improved performance, Mura Compensation, lots more https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/steam-deck-steamos-36-officially-out-with-improved-performance-mura-compensation-lots-more/

#SteamDeck #SteamOS #Steam

Steam Deck - SteamOS 3.6 officially out with improved performance, Mura Compensation, lots more

Valve has now officially released SteamOS 3.6 for Steam Deck to the stable channel, bringing with it lots of big improvements all across the system.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Portal 2 project lead wants Valve to return to single-player games https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/portal-2-project-lead-wants-valve-to-return-to-single-player-games/

#Valve #Steam #PCGaming

Portal 2 project lead wants Valve to return to single-player games

During PAX Aus 2024 not only did we get the Steam Deck for Australia announcement, but the project leader on Valve's own Portal 2 did an interview with KIWI TALKZ.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

ICYMI: Here's the 20 most-played demos from Steam Next Fest October 2024 edition

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/heres-the-20-most-played-demos-from-steam-next-fest-october-2024-edition/

#Gaming #Steam #PCGaming

Here's the 20 most-played demos from Steam Next Fest October 2024 edition

Struggling for what to pick in Steam Next Fest? Valve emailed over a list of the 20 most-played demos overall so here's what you might want to check out.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Here's the 20 most-played demos from Steam Next Fest October 2024 edition https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/heres-the-20-most-played-demos-from-steam-next-fest-october-2024-edition/

#SteamNextFest #Steam #PCGaming

Here's the 20 most-played demos from Steam Next Fest October 2024 edition

Struggling for what to pick in Steam Next Fest? Valve emailed over a list of the 20 most-played demos overall so here's what you might want to check out.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Valve makes a big improvement for Native Linux games in a Steam Beta update https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/valve-makes-a-big-improvement-for-native-linux-games-in-a-steam-beta-update/

#Steam #Linux #SteamDeck

Valve makes a big improvement for Native Linux games in a Steam Beta update

Valve released a new update to the Steam Client Beta for Steam Deck and Desktop, with some Steam Input changes and some improvements for Linux too.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Our article on the Junk Store removal from Steam was updated, see the bottom: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/that-didnt-last-long-the-junk-store-for-steam-deck-has-its-steam-page-removed/

#SteamDeck #Steam

That didn't last long - the Junk Store for Steam Deck has its Steam page removed

A few days ago I wrote about the Junk Store coming to Steam, a special plugin for Steam Deck to bring GOG and Epic Games compatibility unnoficially - but it seems to be a short lived idea.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

That didn't last long - the Junk Store for Steam Deck has its Steam page removed https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/that-didnt-last-long-the-junk-store-for-steam-deck-has-its-steam-page-removed/

#SteamDeck #Steam #EpicGames #GOG

Steam purchases now clearly state you're just getting a license not ownership https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/steam-purchases-now-clearly-state-youre-just-getting-a-license-not-ownership/

#Steam #PCGaming #Gaming

First Steam Deck plugin on Steam will bring GOG and Epic Games compatibility https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/first-steam-deck-plugin-on-steam-will-bring-gog-and-epic-games-compatibility/

#SteamDeck #Steam #GOG #EpicGames

Steam Deck officially comes to Australia in November https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/steam-deck-officially-comes-to-australia-in-november/

#SteamDeck #Steam #Valve

Steam Beta fixes up issues with Game Recording, Remote Play and more https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/steam-beta-fixes-up-issues-with-game-recording-remote-play-and-more/

#Steam #SteamDeck