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Hungry Horrors is a unique deck-builder about feeding monsters out now

Liam Dawe — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:00:53 +0000

Gather ingredients, make dishes and feed all the strange creatures in a deck-builder that manages to set itself apart from the others in Hungry Horrors.

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The Legion Go with Bazzite is an excellent machine for gaming

Liam Dawe — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 01:14:30 +0000

I finally acquired an original Lenovo Legion Go and of course I had to put Linux on it and get rid of Windows, so I finally got to see the fuss over Bazzite.

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Tingus Goose is completely absurd and possibly 2025's strangest game

Liam Dawe — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:42:51 +0000

Tingus Goose has released recently and after being mystified by the demo, I took a look at the full game and I honestly still have no idea what is going on.

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The Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless mouse is a great reasonably priced pick

Liam Dawe — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 11:29:48 +0000

I decided to upgrade my mouse from a cheap unbranded USB wired to the Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless, so here's my thoughts on it.

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Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 48: Byzantine Labyrinthine

Hamish — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 07:16:18 +0000

Part 48 of the long running series of retro Linux gaming goodness. This time it's all about point and click adventuring.

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SIDE EFFECTS is a disturbing pill-popping roulette game out now

Liam Dawe — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 14:41:04 +0000

SIDE EFFECTS from developer Free Lives takes the idea of Buckshot Roulette and puts a brutal pill-popping spin on it.

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Cleared Hot is everything you could want in a modern twin-stick helicopter shooter

Liam Dawe — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:00:20 +0000

Cleared Hot just entered Early Access from developer Not Knowing Corporation and MicroProse Software, and it's simply pure joy to blast through it.

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Sektori is absolutely one of the best modern twin-stick shooters

Liam Dawe — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 17:17:27 +0000

Sektori blasted onto Steam recently and I've been absolutely loving it, this is easily one of the best modern twin-stick shooters and fantastic to play.

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I have finished Dispatch and now I'm at a loss so I'm going to play it again

Liam Dawe — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 12:56:47 +0000

Last night I finished my first run in the new episodic superhero adventure Dispatch from AdHoc Studio, and now I don't know what to do with myself.

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Forestrike is a martial arts roguelite like no other where you see the future

Liam Dawe — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:21:42 +0000

Using the power of Foresight, in the 2D martial arts roguelite Forestrike you can see how each fight will go down, and it's really damn good.

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Below the Crown is an curious brew of chess and dungeon crawling out now

Liam Dawe — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:33:09 +0000

Out now in Early Access, from the minds that gave us the excellent Duskers, Below the Crown is a mixture of chess-like pieces and moves in a dungeon crawler.

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The EasySMX X05 Pro wireless controller is cheap, feature-filled and comfortable with a big flaw

Liam Dawe — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:02:36 +0000

The EasySMX X05 Pro was sent over for review and after spending weeks with it, this little device nearly turned into a favourite.

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THRASHER is thoroughly weird and it's out now as the follow up to THUMPER

Liam Dawe — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 15:02:55 +0000

I'm not entirely sure what I thought of THRASHER but it's certainly a unique experience and it's officially out now with Linux / Steam Deck support.

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ARC Raiders has seriously exciting gameplay that has firmly hooked me in

Liam Dawe — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 11:36:53 +0000

ARC Raiders is the new hotness in town and thanks to Embark Studios enabling Proton support for Easy Anti-Cheat, I've been putting hour after hour into it.

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Chizha Mount Ling Dock for Steam Deck looks premium and it's fully featured but pricey

Liam Dawe — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 11:06:42 +0000

The team working on the Dockcase: Chizha Mount Ling Dock for Steam Deck sent over a review sample, so I've been testing it for weeks and here's what I think.

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Escape From Duckov is silly, entertaining and worth grabbing if you don't mind the grind

Liam Dawe — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 14:36:36 +0000

A single-player extraction shooter with ducks? Escape From Duckov is quite silly, but it works and most importantly it's entertaining to play.

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Time to run as Death by Scrolling from Ron Gilbert / Terrible Toybox is out now

Liam Dawe — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:16:08 +0000

Death by Scrolling is a rather unique twist on some of the ideas from survivor-like bullet hells, from Ron Gilbert / Terrible Toybox and MicroProse Software.

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Spin to fight and win in Roulette Hero, a rather unique strategic roguelike deck-builder

Liam Dawe — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 13:12:54 +0000

Combining elements of Slay the Spire and Luck be a Landlord, the roguelike deck-builder Roulette Hero is out now and it will likely spin your hours away.

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The Farmer Was Replaced is a satisfying way to learn a little programming with automation

Liam Dawe — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 12:00:59 +0000

Learning a little programming doesn't need to be boring, and The Farmer Was Replaced makes it quite fun actually with you coding a little farming drone.

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Craft unique cards with stickers in the cute deck-builder My Card Is Better Than Your Card!

Liam Dawe — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 11:08:01 +0000

As far as deck-builders go, My Card Is Better Than Your Card! is definitely more on the cute side with you crafting cards from stickers you collect.

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Coal LLC has annoyingly absorbed my entire attention

Liam Dawe — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 14:36:50 +0000

It doesn't look like much with some of the simplest pixel art around but Coal LLC is a like a black hole that freezes your life when you hit play.

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BALL x PIT is out now and it's a brick-breaking ball-smashing great time

Liam Dawe — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 17:30:20 +0000

BALL x PIT from Kenny Sun / Devolver Digital is out now and it's Steam Deck Verified plus it works to perfection on Desktop Linux PCs.

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Pull the lever to gamble and break the machine in CloverPit, a slot machine with horror vibes

Liam Dawe — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 13:03:27 +0000

CloverPit from Panik Arcade and Future Friends Games has released bringing you the true horrors of a slot machine rogue-lite as you try to save your life.

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Splatterbot is a quality family-friendly party game about making a big mess

Liam Dawe — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 10:35:09 +0000

Need a new game to play with friends and family? Splatterbot is a good choice and it's a great laugh if you're a bit competitive.

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OVIS LOOP is a dark action roguelike about robotic sheep versus wolves and it's a real surprise

Liam Dawe — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 11:50:25 +0000

Set in some sort of post-apocalypse with various robotic animals, OVIS LOOP is a tale of sheep versus wolves and it's a genuine delight.

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Deadly Days: Roadtrip brings inventory management to survivor-likes and it's damn good

Liam Dawe — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 11:41:05 +0000

Blending inventory management with a zombies horde-based road trip bullet heaven, Deadly Days Roadtrip is a delight.

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Modding-friendly arcade racer Formula Legends is out now - works well on Linux / Steam Deck

Liam Dawe — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:04:31 +0000

If you have the need for speed but don't want to play one of the various full simulators, perhaps Formula Legends might be just the ticket you need.

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ZOE Begone! is a fab hand-drawn fusion of bullet hell with a run and gun

Liam Dawe — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 16:01:00 +0000

Inspired by drawn-on-film animation of the 1930s, ZOE Begone! masterfully blends together a bullet hell with a run and gun shooter and you need to check it out.

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Line up the perfect shot to bump enemies in the wonderful and clever Flick Shot Rogues

Liam Dawe — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 13:30:57 +0000

Flick Shot Rogues is a turn-based tactical roguelike about flicking your characters across the map, to bump into enemies. It's clever and a new favourite.

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Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is an excellent horde survival game - 1.0 out now

Liam Dawe — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 12:42:54 +0000

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor 1.0 has now officially released, so you can deep dive into one of the best horde survival games around and dig for riches.

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Keep a close eye on your kingdom in The King is Watching

Liam Dawe — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 10:55:57 +0000

The King is Watching from Hypnohead and tinyBuild is a unique micro-management roguelite kingdom builder that will suck you right in.

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The Drifter is easily my new favourite point and click adventure

Liam Dawe — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 18:22:52 +0000

The Drifter from Powerhoof has released, and it is something truly special for the point and click adventure genre that's one not to be missed.

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Co-op climbing game PEAK is a truly great time with friends

Liam Dawe — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 12:26:57 +0000

PEAK is another in the list of quality co-op chaos games to add to your collection.

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Kaizen: A Factory Story is a great return from the Zachtronics team

Liam Dawe — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 12:03:21 +0000

Reformed under the new studio Coincidence, the team from Zachtronics have now released Kaizen: A Factory Story with Linux / SteamOS support.

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GeForce NOW on Steam Deck really can be a game-changer

Liam Dawe — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:54:10 +0000

Now that NVIDIA GeForce NOW actually has an official dedicated app for the Steam Deck, I've taken it for a spin and came away impressed.

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Apocalypse Express has some frantic train combat out in Early Access

Liam Dawe — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 10:56:43 +0000

Apocalypse Express brings exciting real-time post-apocalyptic train defence to Early Access and I'm looking forward to more of it.

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Broken Arrow devs confirm their anti-cheat will not block Linux, SteamOS

Liam Dawe — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 11:10:02 +0000

Broken Arrow recently released on Steam, promising to provide a fresh large-scale real-time modern warfare tactics game.

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Net.Attack() is a very unique take on survivor-like roguelikes with programming your abilities

Liam Dawe — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 12:00:40 +0000

Net.Attack() takes the basic idea of the action from Vampire Survivors and other survivor-likes but, it gets you to program your abilities with code blocks.

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REMATCH is out now and works great on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck

Liam Dawe — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 14:28:01 +0000

REMATCH is a new competitive Football game from Sloclap, that really is just like Rocket League with feet.

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Please don’t bug me I’m trying to Cast n Chill

Liam Dawe — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 17:08:35 +0000

Cast n Chill is a relaxing fishing sim with some absolutely gorgeous pixel artwork, and you're going to need to take it away from me.

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Nautical Survival is an overlooked naval-based roguelite auto-shooter gem

Liam Dawe — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 11:39:09 +0000

Look away now if you value your free time, as Nautical Survival is an absolute gem that will throw your free hours overboard.

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Spray Paint Simulator is the opposite of Power Wash Simulator and just as satisfying

Liam Dawe — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 10:24:15 +0000

Spray Paint Simulator is basically the opposite of Power Wash Simulator, instead of cleaning up you're making a slight mess - with paint.

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Gentoo Rescue is a puzzle game with twists that will melt your mind that I'm too stupid for

Liam Dawe — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 09:09:30 +0000

Gentoo Rescue from Jagriff seems simple on the surface but it's a real brain melting puzzle game that's well worth your time.

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Catch rocks and rockets to throw at your enemies in Galactic Glitch

Liam Dawe — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 08:21:23 +0000

Galactic Glitch is a twin-stick roguelite shooter where you get to catch and throw rockets, rocks and enemies at other enemies - and it's damn good.

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Dune: Awakening is out now and works well on Linux Desktop but rough on Steam Deck

Liam Dawe — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 14:11:09 +0000

Dune: Awakening from Funcom has officially arrived, and thankfully it does work rather nicely on Desktop Linux.

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Sol Cesto is a super weird tactical roguelite with rad art all about luck and pulling teeth

Liam Dawe — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 13:20:48 +0000

It was the art style of Sol Cesto that first pulled me in, now I'm hooked on the roguelite slot-machine like mechanics of it.

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Move over Stardew, it's time for Cattle Country

Liam Dawe — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 12:12:22 +0000

Ready for your next casual game after Stardew Valley? Cattle Country is a good choice with a big sense of adventure.

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Monster Train 2 is a seriously incredible deck-builder

Liam Dawe — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 15:58:22 +0000

Taking all the good about Monster Train and just making it a whole lot bigger, Monster Train 2 is an excellent deck-building game.

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Tempest Rising is truly an RTS worth your time for C&C fans

Liam Dawe — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 13:11:21 +0000

Tempest Rising is a thoroughly great RTS that's worth picking up, giving us a modern classic that all Command & Conquer fans will love.

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Into the Restless Ruins gets you to deck-build a dungeon and then explore it

Liam Dawe — Mon, 26 May 2025 16:33:29 +0000

Into the Restless Ruins is a rather different dungeon crawler, one where you build the dungeon over time with a deck of cards you continue to gather and upgrade.

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