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SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded to get a new 'Arena Royale' mode in the next update

Liam Dawe — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 11:23:51 +0000

1047 Games have revealed that SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded is getting a big upgrade tomorrow (January 22nd), with a completely redesigned battle royale mode.

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Obey the Insect God brings live-action digitized sprite weirdness to action platformers

Liam Dawe — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:27:18 +0000

Remember how the original Mortal Kombat used live-action sprites for characters? Now imagine if someone stuck that style into a modernised action platformer.

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Third-person mech-action shooter roguelike RIG Riot gets a demo

Liam Dawe — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:14:50 +0000

Give me some of that sweet mech combat action - RIG Riot looks pretty fantastic, and now there's a demo available for you to try.

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No Rest for the Wicked co-op update lands on January 22 and it hit a big sales milestone

Liam Dawe — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:33:26 +0000

No Rest for the Wicked from Moon Studios is set for a huge upgrade on January 22nd, with the release of the co-op update titled No Rest for the Wicked Together.

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IO Interactive have fixed the crazy PC specifications for 007 First Light

Liam Dawe — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:18:57 +0000

It was clear something wasn't right when IO Interactive originally released the PC specifications for the upcoming 007 First Light, and now they've been sorted.

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MicroProse recently revealed the first-person mecha sim Steel Bounty

Liam Dawe — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 19:11:32 +0000

The newer MicroProse are picking up some good stuff lately, and one I missed during December was the announcement of first-person mech sim Steel Bounty.

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007 First Light gets PC specifications released and that's a lot of RAM needed

Liam Dawe — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:21:43 +0000

We are truly entering a time in gaming where it feels like optimizations are a thing of the past, and the specifications needed to run 007 First Light are nuts.

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Zombie horde shooter World War Z is getting a big The Walking Dead DLC

Liam Dawe — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:25:52 +0000

The highly rated co-op zombie horde shooter World War Z is set for a big addition with a DLC featuring the The Walking Dead.

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Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl just got a huge free Stories Untold upgrade

Liam Dawe — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:21:08 +0000

Stories Untold brings a whole lot new to the world of Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl with hours of new content for you to play through.

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Open Fodder, an open source port of the classic Cannon Fodder v2.0 released

Liam Dawe — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:22:50 +0000

Cannon Fodder is a retro action-strategy gem from 1993 that was originally released on my old love the Amiga, and the modern open source port just got upgraded.

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Hollow Knight: Silksong to get a free expansion, Hollow Knight getting a refresh upgrade

Liam Dawe — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 10:39:35 +0000

Team Cherry just revealed some huge news for both Hollow Knight: Silksong and the original Hollow Knight with some free extras on the way.

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After multiple delays Terminator 2D: NO FATE has launched with Linux support and Steam Deck Verified

Liam Dawe — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:01:00 +0000

Terminator 2D: NO FATE from Bitmap Bureau / Reef Entertainment has released today to give you some retro themed action-platformer goodness.

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Aspyr have indefinitely delayed Deus Ex Remastered

Liam Dawe — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 10:08:31 +0000

After revealing the Deus Ex Remastered back in September, Aspyr faced a fair amount of backlash on the style of it and now it has been delayed.

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Monster Hunter Wilds is set for some big performance upgrades

Liam Dawe — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:43:04 +0000

In a recent showcase video, Capcom revealed that Monster Hunter Wilds is set for multiple patches that should bring some decent performance boosts.

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HELLDIVERS 2 file-size on Steam gets massively reduced

Liam Dawe — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:43:58 +0000

One problem with a lot of modern games is just how big they're getting, but HELLDIVERS 2 is about to massively shrink thanks to work behind the scenes.

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Star Fox spiritual successor Wild Blue Skies gets a fresh gameplay trailer

Liam Dawe — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:05:26 +0000

Originally called Wild Blue and now Wild Blue Skies, recently we had a fresh proper gameplay reveal and it's clear this is the spiritual successor to Star Fox.

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The excellent Yet Another Zombie Survivors is finally Steam Deck Verified

Liam Dawe — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 10:40:52 +0000

Yet Another Zombie Survivors is one of the best suvivor-likes for its mixture of great action and fun features, and it's finally Steam Deck Verified.

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Death Stranding 2 looks set for a PC release - hopefully sometime soon

Liam Dawe — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 09:43:00 +0000

FINALLY. We can see that Death Stranding 2 is coming to PC thanks to a leak from a ratings board.

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The action RPG 'Soulframe' from the devs of Warframe gets a Steam page and early access for founders

Liam Dawe — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 11:56:23 +0000

It's not officially out yet, but you can now jump in early to Soulframe, the in-development action RPG from the developers of the popular Warframe.

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TRX an open-source reimplementation of Tomb Raider 1 and Tomb Raider 2 version 1.0 released

Liam Dawe — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:56:37 +0000

With lots of enhancements for the classics Tomb Raider 1 and Tomb Raider 2, the TRX project version 1.0 is out now with an LUA scripting engine for modders.

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Voivod: The Nuclear Warrior shows off a new prototype trailer of the heavy metal platformer

Liam Dawe — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 13:37:38 +0000

Chaosmonger Studio continue working on Voivod: The Nuclear Warrior a retro-styled heavy metal platformer in partnership with the band Voivod.

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Palworld publisher picks up Vision Quench, a co-op dark fantasy looter shooter set in a consumer goods conglomerate mega dungeon

Liam Dawe — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:34:30 +0000

Set in the underbelly of a consumer goods conglomerate mega dungeon, Vision Quench is now being published by Palword's Pocketpair Publishing.

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The Nightdive Studios enhanced Quake II re-release is now Steam Deck Verified

Liam Dawe — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 15:06:42 +0000

With the latest minor update, the newer Quake II re-release that saw Nightdive Studios jump in to improve it is now Steam Deck Verified.

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Bioflux - Horde is a survival game where the infected numbers look insane

Liam Dawe — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:38:16 +0000

Coming across it by pure chance recently, Bioflux - Horde is an upcoming survival game with enemy numbers that actually look like true hordes of infected.

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Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster has launched from Nightdive and it's Steam Deck Verified

Liam Dawe — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:34:10 +0000

Nightdive Studios today released Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster, and Valve have rated it Steam Deck Verified now too.

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Check out the demo for top-down 2D action roguelike Shroomwood now on Steam

Liam Dawe — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 12:21:32 +0000

A fresh demo for you to try this week, as the top-down 2D action roguelike Shroomwood has a Linux build available for you to shoot your way through.

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Deep Rock Galactic set for new biomes, missions and enemies in Season 6

Liam Dawe — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:33:15 +0000

After bringing in another team to help, Deep Rock Galactic is getting Season 6 sometime early next year with a bumper addition of new content.

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ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN The Forsaken Hollows arrives December 4

Liam Dawe — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 10:58:23 +0000

ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN, the standalone multiplayer co-op survival action game by FromSoftware, Inc. is set to expand on December 4 with The Forsaken Hollows.

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Halls of Torment is still probably the best survivor-like with The Boglands DLC and free update out now

Liam Dawe — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 14:10:44 +0000

Possibly still the absolute best action-roguelike survivor-like ever made, Halls of Torment has expanded with The Boglands DLC and a big free update.

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The Falconeer gets a huge Revolution Remaster upgrade but drops Native Linux for Proton

Liam Dawe — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 13:20:06 +0000

The Falconeer: Revolution Remaster is now available bringing a massive upgrade to the action-adventure game, but Linux gamers will now need to use Proton.

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Terminator 2D: NO FATE delayed yet again into December

Liam Dawe — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:48:45 +0000

Terminator 2D: NO FATE has a delay once again with the developers pushing it back into December due to issues with the physical releases.

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HYPER DEMON PVP brings a free 1v1 FPS like no other out now

Liam Dawe — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 20:47:11 +0000

From the developer of Devil Daggers and HYPER DEMON comes HYPER DEMON PVP, taking the wild visual style to a competitive 1v1 online FPS.

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Valve upgrade Proton Hotfix to improve NINJA GAIDEN 4 on Desktop Linux

Liam Dawe — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 10:17:45 +0000

While NINJA GAIDEN 4 is Steam Deck Verified, it turns out on Desktop Linux it has some big problems that Valve have hopefully solved now.

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The classic tense horror roguelike 'Basingstoke' from Puppygames gets a big surprise upgrade

Liam Dawe — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 10:56:50 +0000

Basingstoke (now known as Welcome to Basingstoke) is an absolute underappreciated gem from Puppygames, and now is the perfect time to jump back in.

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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is now on GOG

Liam Dawe — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 16:36:20 +0000

Another bigger release has arrived on GOG with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle now available for fans of the DRM-free store.

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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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Vampire Survivors just keeps on giving with a free Balatro DLC, online co-op and more free content

Liam Dawe — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 10:48:39 +0000

Vampire Survivors just dropped a massive content update that includes a free Balatro crossover DLC, online co-op is live and more added.

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Ghost of Tsushima gets Steam Deck Verified as the devs push the multiplayer into a DLC

Liam Dawe — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 09:56:41 +0000

Well, that's certainly one way to get around the Steam Deck rating system isn't it. Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT now has the online play split off into DLC.

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Cronos: The New Dawn now has a demo available on Steam

Liam Dawe — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 15:14:59 +0000

If you were interested in Cronos: The New Dawn but weren't sold on picking it up yet, you can now try the demo that's recently released.

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From former Telltale Games veterans, Dispatch is out and Steam Deck Verified

Liam Dawe — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 15:07:07 +0000

While only two episodes are currently live with the rest to follow soon, Dispatch from former Telltale Games veterans has arrived.

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Inspired by 1930s cartoons, MOUSE: P.I. For Hire set for launch in 2026

Liam Dawe — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 09:36:21 +0000

MOUSE: P.I. For Hire looks really great, giving classic Disney vibes but in a black and white first-person shooter and now we have a confirmed release date.

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Arrowhead focus on fixing up all the issues with HELLDIVERS 2 getting a big bug-squashing patch

Liam Dawe — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 10:13:09 +0000

HELLDIVERS 2 remains as one of the best co-op action games around, but it has long be plagued with the kind of bugs you don't want to see.

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THRASHER the mind-melting follow-up to Thumper releases November and Steam Deck optimised

Liam Dawe — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:41:42 +0000

Previously only available in VR, THRASHER is the mind-melting follow-up to Thumper and it's confirmed to arrive on Steam on November 7th.

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Black Myth: Wukong gets a big performance update out now

Liam Dawe — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 17:06:43 +0000

Black Myth: Wukong might actually now be playable on the Steam Deck, with the latest update out now that focuses on performance.

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DOOM: The Dark Ages gets a major performance upgrade for handhelds - now Steam Deck Verified

Liam Dawe — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 08:58:29 +0000

id Software just released a major performance update for DOOM: The Dark Ages, making it run a whole lot better on handhelds like the Steam Deck.

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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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Heroes of Hammerwatch II gets new content and Steam Deck improvements

Liam Dawe — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 09:29:54 +0000

Heroes of Hammerwatch II from Crackshell / Team17 just released the first free major update to the rogue-lite action-rpg, along with improving it on Steam Deck.

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Inspired by 80s and 90s trash-horror cinema, 3rd person action game HandFoot looks hilarious

Liam Dawe — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 08:50:42 +0000

HandFoot is an upcoming chaotic 3rd person action game where every gun is also a melee weapon. Inspired by 80s and 90s trash-horror cinema it could be great.

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Death by Scrolling from Ron Gilbert / Terrible Toybox releases October 28

Liam Dawe — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:25:11 +0000

MicroProse and Terrible Toybox have revealed an October 28th release date for Death by Scrolling which is all about fighting, dying and trying again.

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Battlefield 6 releases today and it will not be playable on any Linux / SteamOS system

Liam Dawe — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 10:37:17 +0000

Just a reminder that thanks to EA's latest anti-cheat, the launch of Battlefield 6 today will be unplayable on any Linux system.

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