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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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Timing is everything in the fast-paced arcade racer Wild Horse Racing - try the demo now

Liam Dawe — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 12:45:00 +0000

If you love arcade-styled retro racing games, Wild Horse Racing looks like it could be good fun and there's a demo available with Linux support.

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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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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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The incredible UTOPIA MUST FALL has a big performance upgrade and now Steam Deck Verified

Liam Dawe — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 15:44:23 +0000

UTOPIA MUST FALL is absolutely one of the best arcade-styled base defense games made in modern times, and now it's massively better with a new update.

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1998 arcade-style aircraft racer Plane Crazy gets a Championship Edition upgrade

Liam Dawe — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 12:04:51 +0000

Originally released in 1998, Plane Crazy from Inner Workings returns with the newer Plane Crazy Championship Edition from ZOOM Platform.

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The truly excellent Utopia Must Fall has a new Beta with Steam Deck support

Liam Dawe — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 13:11:35 +0000

Utopia Must Fall is great base-defense arcade shooter, easily one of my favourites that I played earlier this year and soon Steam Deck players will enjoy it.

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R-Type Delta: HD Boosted announced for release in November

Liam Dawe — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 10:36:23 +0000

A PlayStation classic returns. The shoot 'em up R-Type Delta: HD Boosted was announced with a PC release coming in November.

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Smash everything with your balls in BALL x PIT releasing October 15

Liam Dawe — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:13:59 +0000

Do you have the balls to go deep into a bottomless pit? Well, you'll find out on October 15 when fast-paced fantasy roguelite BALL x PIT releases.

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Become a raging mom trapped in an arcade nightmare in V's Rage releasing in September

Liam Dawe — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 10:36:38 +0000

V's Rage is a hand-drawn arcade adventure inspired by the great arcade classics of the '80s and '90s that has no single genre.

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Utopia Must Fall is easily one of the best modern arcade shoot 'em ups

Liam Dawe — Mon, 19 May 2025 13:01:09 +0000

Utopia Must Fall from developer Pixeljam has absolutely absorbed my attention recently. It's easily one of the best modern arcade shoot 'em ups I've ever played with a great moody atmosphere.

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A Slight Chance of Sawblades is a fun high-score chaser with a demo out now

Liam Dawe — Wed, 07 May 2025 10:41:23 +0000

For readers who like their smaller, faster more casual high-score chasers you'll want to check out A Slight Chance of Sawblades.

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Nitronauts is classic Bomberman with a few new twists out now

Liam Dawe — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 08:31:48 +0000

Featuring both local and online multiplayer, Nitronauts is a fun looking Bomberman styled game that recently released with Native Linux support.

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Atari announced Breakout Beyond, a fresh spin on the classic from the devs of BIT.TRIP

Liam Dawe — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 14:33:33 +0000

The Breakout franchise is making a full return, with Atari announcing Breakout Beyond, developed by Choice Provisions (the studio behind BIT.TRIP).

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Inspired by SSX, arcade snowboarding game Tricky Madness is now in Early Access

Liam Dawe — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 16:47:58 +0000

After a new snowboarding game built like the classics? Tricky Madness is out in Early Access and includes Linux support.

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Steam Deck the 'perfect platform' for their game say Escape From Castle Matsumoto devs

Liam Dawe — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:59:45 +0000

Escape From Castle Matsumoto looks like quite a unique one, and the developers give the Steam Deck some rather high praise.

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Pinball Spire is a wonderful reinvention of what Pinball can be

Liam Dawe — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 14:24:18 +0000

There's been a few attempts to update Pinball into something new, and Pinball Spire is the latest that's out now. It's Steam Deck Verified and works great on desktop Linux with Valve's Proton.

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I tried the demo of Super reaKtor and it really fried my brain

Liam Dawe — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 16:28:42 +0000

Super reaKtor is a unique bullet hell where you absorb various orbs using your laser beam, and while the idea is great it really did annihilate my brain.

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Super reaKtor is the most insane-looking bullet hell I've seen in a good while

Liam Dawe — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 11:34:22 +0000

Think you have fast reflexes? Super reaKtor looks like it will thoroughly test you with its rather unique take on bullet hell.

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Pinball Spire is a fresh Pinballvania blending multiple genres with classic ball flipping

Liam Dawe — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 10:43:31 +0000

Pinballvania? That's actually a new one to me, although Pinball Spire is not the first, it sure does look good.

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Cyberpulse is an arcade twin-stick thrower where you smash everything into the wall

Liam Dawe — Wed, 22 May 2024 12:09:59 +0000

Blending together the visual style from the likes of Geometry Wars and other similar retro arcade experiences, Cyberpulse gets you to throw enemies around and smash them into the wall.

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Multiplayer arcade battler Armed and Gelatinous: Couch Edition now on Steam

Liam Dawe — Fri, 03 May 2024 12:25:04 +0000

Jumping over from actual arcade machines, we have Armed and Gelatinous: Couch Edition now available with Native Linux support on Steam.

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PAC-MAN Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs launches in early May

Liam Dawe — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 12:39:40 +0000

I know I'm going to be suckered into PAC-MAN Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs when it releases on May 8th, after previously being a Stadia exclusive.

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PathBlasters is like a competitive vertical-scrolling Bomberman

Liam Dawe — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 10:16:38 +0000

Inspired by classic arcade games, PathBlasters looks like an absolute gem that deserves some attention mixing in some fun gameplay elements with a bit of a competitive edge to it.

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Toaplan Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Collection Vol.4 is out now with more classics

Liam Dawe — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 08:45:17 +0000

If you're a shoot 'em up fan you've been eating good recently, with another quality set of games out now in the Toaplan Arcade Shoot ‘Em Up Collection Vol.4.

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Toaplan Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Collection Vol.4 announced and coming soon

Liam Dawe — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 14:54:08 +0000

Bitwave Games are doing it again, giving us a healthy dose of nostalgia with the Toaplan Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Collection Vol.4 that's due to release soon. Plus a teaser of something else to come.

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Geometry Survivor is wonderful nostalgia bait updated for the survivor-like era

Liam Dawe — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 14:00:26 +0000

Taking the visual style of the classic Geometry Wars and upgrading it for the popular by Vampire Survivors game mechanics, Geometry Survivor is here.

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Toaplan Arcade Shoot ‘Em Up Collection Vol.3 is example of how to do retro right

Liam Dawe — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 13:17:21 +0000

Toaplan Arcade Shoot ‘Em Up Collection Vol.3 from Bitwave Games / Toaplan is another 4-pack of classic games, and a nice clear example of how to bring retro games the right way to modern platforms.

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Geometry Survivor is a little Geometry Wars and a bit Vampire Survivors

Liam Dawe — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 11:28:21 +0000

Yes, it continues! The survivor-like bullet-heaven mashup has gained another. Geometry Survivor releases February 21st and should be on the radar of anyone who loved the classic Geometry Wars.

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Multiple shoot 'em ups from Taito like G-Darius HD got fixed up for Steam Deck

Liam Dawe — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 13:17:00 +0000

Taito and M2 have been bringing some updated shoot 'em up classics to Steam with lots of enhancements, and players seem to love them. Now titles like G-Darius HD should work great on the Steam Deck.

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Toaplan Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Collection Vol. 3 announced

Liam Dawe — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 11:22:51 +0000

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.

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Tetris Effect: Connected adds HDR for Steam Deck OLED plus optimizations

Liam Dawe — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 12:32:31 +0000

More HDR goodies for you to test with your shiny new Steam Deck OLED, as Tetris Effect: Connected should now work great with it.

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Windjammers 2 added lobbies and full cross-play

Liam Dawe — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 11:13:52 +0000

Windjammers 2 is a fun PvP sports game about throwing discs around. It's Steam Deck Verified and works great on Linux and the latest major free update sounds great.

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PAC-MAN Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs heads to Steam in 2024

Liam Dawe — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 13:16:03 +0000

Finally! PAC-MAN Mega Tunnel Battle was a lot of fun back when it originally released in 2020, sadly it was exclusive to Google's shuttered cloud gaming service Stadia but a proper cross-platform release is coming in early 2024.

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qomp2 is an artful reimagining of Pong that looks pretty wild

Liam Dawe — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 14:03:15 +0000

A sequel to the qomp, a minimilist and supremely clever reimagining of Pong was not on my bingo card but here we are. Atari and Graphite Lab recently revealed qomp2.

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Murtop is a retro fusion of Dig Dug meets Bomberman

Liam Dawe — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 13:48:55 +0000

Dig Dug meets Bomberman? Yes that exists. Meet Murtop, a fast-paced arcade game packed with action, as if it was taken out directly from the 80s made with Godot Engine.

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Toaplan Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Collection Vol.2 definitely delivers

Liam Dawe — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 13:52:01 +0000

If you're a fan of retro games and you love your shoot 'em ups, you should check out Toaplan Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Collection Vol.2.

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Marble It Up! gets Linux support and now Steam Deck Verified

Liam Dawe — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:29:38 +0000

Marble It Up! Ultra is a new free overhaul of Marble It Up! that comes with Native Linux support, and it's also now Steam Deck Verified. The upgrade is also free for existing owners.

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Quantum: Recharged from Atari gets a new trailer

Liam Dawe — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 10:25:52 +0000

Ahead of the upcoming release of Quantum: Recharged, the latest in the series of retro remakes from Atari and SneakyBox, a new trailer is live now.

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Open Hexagon gets new content plus Linux and Steam Deck improvements

Liam Dawe — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 13:12:07 +0000

Open Hexagon is very much Super Hexagon hyped up to max, open source and just absolutely nuts to play. A fresh upgrade is out now and it sounds great, especially for Linux desktop and Steam Deck players.

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Atari's 1981 classic revamp Caverns of Mars: Recharged is out now

Liam Dawe — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 14:16:11 +0000

Atari teamed up with SneakyBox to revamp another classic, with Caverns of Mars: Recharged officially out now with Native Linux support.

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Neon-smashing one-button arcade game Ding Dong XL gets improved for Steam Deck

Liam Dawe — Sun, 12 Feb 2023 18:24:03 +0000

Released back in 2018, the one-button arcade game Ding Dong XL from Adamvision Studios that has an Overwhelmingly Positive Steam user rating gets upgraded ready for Steam Deck.

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Zero Wing, Twin Cobra and other Toaplan classics get upgraded for PC

Liam Dawe — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 13:22:17 +0000

All your base are belong to us. Toaplan are having some absolute classics revived including Zero Wing, Out Zone, Twin Cobra and Truxton with a PC release and enhancements. Oh, and Native Linux support to ensure they're great on Steam Deck too.

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Atari announce another 80s classic revival with Caverns of Mars: Recharged

Liam Dawe — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 15:20:43 +0000

Another revamp of a classic is on the way with Atari once again teaming up with SneakyBox, as the 1981 title Caverns of Mars is releasing as Caverns of Mars: Recharged.

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Hyper Gunsport saves the original from the closure of Stadia

Liam Dawe — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 11:41:45 +0000

Hyper Gunsport released on Steam and itch.io with Native Linux support back in December 2022, and now the developer has sort-of rescued the original Stadia exclusive Gunsport with it.

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Tetris Effect: Connected gets some fixes for Steam Deck support

Liam Dawe — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 13:50:40 +0000

Tetris Effect: Connected, the reinvention of one of the most popular puzzle games of all time, has a big new update out that should solve some Linux and Steam Deck problems.

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Missile Command: Recharged gets a revamp and relaunch on Steam

Liam Dawe — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 14:06:15 +0000

Atari and Adamvision Studios have taken down the original Missile Command: Recharged, and replaced it with another Missile Command: Recharged of the same name but it has been upgraded.

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Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer - Part 18: Run Away and Join the Circus

Hamish — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 18:30:01 +0000

Although being sold for Windows, I found a listing for a physical copy of the free game Circus Linux! as published by Alten8. At first I figured it would just be another keep case in my collection with "Linux" on the cover, but with the source code included, I decided it would be trivial to also build the game for Linux.

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What if Pong had 'lore, special moves & gay aliens'? You get ZONERS

Liam Dawe — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 14:22:21 +0000

The developer of ZONERS certainly had an interesting pitch when introducing their new game over email and it turns out it's pretty fun.

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Yars: Recharged from Atari launches August 23rd

Liam Dawe — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 13:23:07 +0000

Yars: Recharged is the latest remake from Atari with developers Adamvision Studios and SneakyBox and it's launching on August 23rd with Native Linux support.

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