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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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Marathon from Bungie is out March 5th - likely unplayable on SteamOS Linux

Liam Dawe — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:13:39 +0000

Halo and Destiny developer Bungie confirmed that Marathon will be launching March 5th, but it will most likely be unplayable on SteamOS Linux.

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After a poor relaunch, SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded devs release a statement

Liam Dawe — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:40:23 +0000

Are we making FPS great again yet? The newest version of the portal shooter SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded arrived in December and didn't seem to do much at all.

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Start 2026 off right with the massive 77 map mod Quake Brutalist Jam III

Liam Dawe — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 16:56:24 +0000

Get some brutal retro-FPS goodness to start off 2026 with the recently released 77 map Quake Brutalist Jam III.

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Siren is an awesome looking Aliens inspired Doom II conversion

Liam Dawe — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:13:44 +0000

Taking a slower approach with inspiration taken from the likes of Aliens, the Doom II conversion named Siren looks really awesome for retro FPS fans.

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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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Free 3-16 player party shooter of teamwork and betrayal, Klaus Veen's Treason added Linux support

Liam Dawe — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:53:48 +0000

Ready for the holiday period, Klaus Veen's Treason is a fun looking 3-16 player party shooter of teamwork and betrayal that now has Native Linux support.

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If you need a new retro boomer shooter check out Ctesiphon

Liam Dawe — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:48:02 +0000

Released in November, Ctesiphon puts you in the role of a Galactic Bounty Hunter extraordinaire in a fresh retro styled futuristic boomer shooter.

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NVIDIA have discontinued Quake II RTX

Liam Dawe — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:40:02 +0000

Quake II RTX released back in 2019, with NVIDIA using it to show off more ray tracing effects for their RTX GPUs but now they're done with it.

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War Thunder is getting infantry combat

Liam Dawe — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 12:14:56 +0000

Oh no, it's going to pull me back in isn't it? War Thunder is finally adding infantry combat to its roster of war games in a future update.

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Team Fortress 2 Classic becomes Team Fortress 2 Classified and arrives January 30

Liam Dawe — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:40:28 +0000

Developer team EMINOMA have officially rebranded Team Fortress 2 Classic into Team Fortress 2 Classified, and they've set a release date for January 30th.

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POSTAL: Bullet Paradise gets cancelled over generative AI with Goonswarm Games shutting down

Liam Dawe — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:17:46 +0000

Oh dear. Goonswarm Games are shutting down after Running With Scissors cancelled POSTAL: Bullet Paradise due to the use of generative AI.

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Unreal Tournament 2004 is getting revived by OldUnreal with approval from Epic Games

Liam Dawe — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 10:20:09 +0000

Just like Epic Games did for the original Unreal Tournament, they're giving full approval to OldUnreal to revive Unreal Tournament 2004 and keep it updated.

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Survivor-like bullet heavens are going first-person POSTAL with POSTAL: Bullet Paradise

Liam Dawe — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:14:30 +0000

Ready to go POSTAL once more? This time it's in a survivor-like bullet-heaven styled setting, because obviously every developer needs to be in this genre now.

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No Players Online returns after an 'unfounded DMCA claim' halted sales for nearly three weeks

Liam Dawe — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 15:51:40 +0000

Showing yet again that the DMCA system is not fit for purpose, No Players Online launched on Steam on November 6 and then got taken down but it's back.

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Half-Life Legacy arrives December 12 but you'll need Proton on Linux due to Native Linux issues

Liam Dawe — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:31:04 +0000

Half-Life Legacy is an enhanced fan mod of Valve's original shooter and it's releasing December 12th.

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UZDoom the successor to GZDoom has a first proper release out now

Liam Dawe — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 10:57:20 +0000

What will now be the main modern feature centric port for all Doom engine games, UZDoom has a first proper release out to take over from GZDoom.

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Nightdive Studios present a Blood: Refreshed Supply deep dive in a new video

Liam Dawe — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 15:01:05 +0000

Want to know more about the upcoming Blood: Refreshed Supply? You're in luck as we have a fresh developer video from Nightdive Studios.

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The huge fan-made TimeSplitters Rewind is out now in Early Access

Liam Dawe — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 15:14:14 +0000

It's splitting time? TimeSplitters Rewind has released for free and it should work just fine on Linux / SteamOS thanks to Proton.

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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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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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Nightdive recently showed off Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster footage in a dev diary video

Liam Dawe — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 12:27:20 +0000

Looking forward to the next remaster from Nightdive? They recently put up a new dev diary video for Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster to show it off.

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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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The classic Unreal Tournament gets a big upgrade with the v469e patch from OldUnreal

Liam Dawe — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:57:19 +0000

The team from OldUnreal have put up a rather big patch for the classic Unreal Tournament, bringing lots of improvements and fixes to the classic Epic shooter.

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GZDoom successor project UZDoom gets a first preview release

Liam Dawe — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 11:17:03 +0000

After the GZDoom implosion, the rest of the developers split off to form UZDoom and the first preview release has rolled out with some essential improvements.

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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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The classic Serious Sam 2 gets a big upgrade and now Steam Deck Verified

Liam Dawe — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 14:29:36 +0000

A blast from the past returns in style, with Serious Sam 2 from Croteam recently getting a huge 20th Annviersary Update and now it has been Steam Deck Verified.

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The huge TimeSplitters Rewind fan project launches in November

Liam Dawe — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 12:46:29 +0000

TimeSplitters Rewind is a massive upcoming fan project that pretty much remakes the original trilogy of TimeSplitters games and it finally has a release date.

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Halo: Campaign Evolved announced for release in 2026

Liam Dawe — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 12:41:17 +0000

Microsoft / Xbox Games Studios revealed Halo: Campaign Evolved, which will be releasing sometime in 2026 and it will have a Steam release too.

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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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PAYDAY 2 is going to live again with a new team and new updates

Liam Dawe — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 10:58:17 +0000

While PAYDAY 3 continues to do rather poorly, PAYDAY 2 is coming back to life to refresh it with some upgrades.

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Embark Studios confirm rollout of Denuvo Anti-Cheat for THE FINALS

Liam Dawe — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 10:26:31 +0000

With a major midseason update out today, Embark Studios have given an update on their anti-cheat plans as more tools are being added to it.

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Fight the nazis to rescue your dog in the new free shooter Darkenstein 3D out now

Liam Dawe — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 12:31:01 +0000

Inspired by some of the classics like Return to Castle Wolfenstein and DOOM, the free shooter Darkenstein 3D has released and it's a rip-roaring good time.

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Looks like Farlight 84 is now broken on Linux with their latest anti-cheat video calling it out

Liam Dawe — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 09:56:33 +0000

Farlight 84 is a battle royale hero shooter that now appears to be fully broken on Linux, thanks to updates to their anti-cheat.

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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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Many developers leave GZDoom due to leader conflicts and fork it into UZDoom

Liam Dawe — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 12:03:22 +0000

Drama in open source land, as a major conflict has caused many developers to leave GZDoom behind to fork it into UZDoom.

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BattleBit Remastered is surprisingly alive - a huge Operation Overhaul update test arrives in November

Liam Dawe — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 14:02:22 +0000

Dropping the first bit of proper news on Steam since early 2024 after the release of Battlefield 6 is certainly a choice - BattleBit Remastered is still alive.

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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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System Shock 2 (1999) is getting delisted and bundled with the 25th Anniversary Remaster

Liam Dawe — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 10:39:53 +0000

Nightdive Studios / Atari have announced that the classic System Shock 2 (1999) is getting delisted from stores on October 10th.

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Crysis Remastered Trilogy gets a GOG release with the original Crysis now in the GOG Preservation Program

Liam Dawe — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 13:43:30 +0000

GOG have once again expanded their store with the release of the Crysis Remastered Trilogy, along with their promise of keeping the original Crysis working.

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Fan-made Unreal remake Unreal Redux shows off a fancy new trailer

Liam Dawe — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 10:15:11 +0000

With no release date yet, the fan-made remake of Unreal named Unreal Redux looks like it's really coming along nicely.

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Class-based co-op zombie shooter Projekt Z: Beyond Order gets a new trailer - plans a 2026 release

Liam Dawe — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 10:31:23 +0000

Projekt Z: Beyond Order is a promising looking upcoming class-based co-op zombie shooter from 314 Arts and we have a fresh short look at it.

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Team Fortress 2 Classic will get an open Beta on October 13 during Steam Next Fest

Liam Dawe — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 16:49:06 +0000

Team Fortress 2 Classic is an upcoming mod for Valve's shooter that aims to re-imagine the launch era of the original game and you'll be able to try it soon.

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Blood: Refreshed Supply announced from Nightdive Studios

Liam Dawe — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 10:45:28 +0000

Arriving in December, Blood: Refreshed Supply has been revealed by Nightdive Studios as the true definitive remaster of the 1997 cult classic PC game.

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Open source strategy shooter Unvanquished gets a big new release with SDL3

Liam Dawe — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 09:56:18 +0000

Unvanquished is a free and open source cross-platform humans versus aliens strategy shooter, with a big new release out now that features SDL3.

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Mala Petaka is another action-packed GZDoom boomer shooter now on Steam

Liam Dawe — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 10:57:08 +0000

Love retro boomer shooters and need another to add to your list? Mala Petaka has just arrived on Steam and it's rather colourful.

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A shotgun for an arm, boomer shooter Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation arrives in November

Liam Dawe — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 09:59:15 +0000

A retro styled boomer shooter where you have a shotgun for an arm. Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation is confirmed to launch on November 25th.

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Your only weapon is a deadly bouncing ball in Sydless - check out the demo

Liam Dawe — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 08:58:04 +0000

A first-person baller? Sydless has a fun idea with you repeatedly punching a deadly bouncing ball around rooms to take down enemies.

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Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl finally gets night vision and more upgrades

Liam Dawe — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 13:34:39 +0000

Going back to S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is probably going to feel like quite a different game, and that actually excites me again.

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For fans of Ghostrunner and Ultrakill the fast melee dungeon-runner Bloodthief is out now

Liam Dawe — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 13:02:08 +0000

Slay the undead and let their blood fuel your movement and combat abilities in Bloodthief, the ultra-fast melee runner - out now.

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