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Satisfactory is finally Steam Deck Verified after fixing up some UI issues

Liam Dawe — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:11:56 +0000

Satisfactory from Coffee Stain Studios had quite a few patches to improve it on Steam Deck, and the latest update got it Steam Deck Verified.

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Based on Transport Tycoon Deluxe, OpenTTD gets some big new features in v15

Liam Dawe — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:55:37 +0000

Keeping classic video game ideas alive, OpenTTD is based on Transport Tycoon Deluxe. It's free, open source and now better than ever with v15 out now.

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Continuing to make things weird Two Point Museum and Revenge of the Savage Planet do crossovers

Liam Dawe — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:20:34 +0000

They did a Vampire Survivors update, so sure why not Revenge of the Savage Planet too? Two Point Museum has expanded again in a free update.

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Poly Bridge developer’s next game is Poly Bricks - a LEGO-like cozy, creative brick-building game

Liam Dawe — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:50:53 +0000

Riding the wave of more cozy games, developer Dry Cactus (Poly Bridge series) is working on their next game titled Poly Bricks that will come to Linux.

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Factorio mod developer and Hooded Horse reveal new automation game Substructure

Liam Dawe — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:42:16 +0000

This is going to be horrible for my free time. Substructure sounds like a real interesting entry into the factory building automation genre.

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Satisfactory gets optimizations, and improved Steam Deck support in patch 1.1.1.7

Liam Dawe — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 15:36:48 +0000

Coffee Stain Studios are showing how it's done, with Satisfactory getting a bunch of optimizations, and there's also improved Steam Deck support.

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The Siege Update for Dwarf Fortress has arrived

Liam Dawe — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 17:13:14 +0000

Dwarf Fortress has levelled up with the big Siege Update out now bringing with it a whole lot of trouble, which should spice things up a bit.

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A wildlife DLC has been teased for Two Point Museum

Liam Dawe — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 12:30:48 +0000

It wasn't enough that Two Point Museum recently had a Vampire Survivors crossover, it's now getting a new DLC that's a bit on the wild side.

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Deep colony sim Stardeus adds a huge new narrative-focused update

Liam Dawe — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 13:45:36 +0000

Because there was always going to be some drama in deep space right? Stardeus is a spaceship colony sim that just expanded in a huge way.

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Two Point Museum meets Vampire Survivors in the latest crossover

Liam Dawe — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 12:18:01 +0000

Two Point Museum has done a crossover update with Vampire Survivors, which really made me scratch my head but still fun to see.

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The Siege Update for Dwarf Fortress lands November 3

Liam Dawe — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 16:40:49 +0000

The exciting sounding Siege Update for Dwarf Fortress now has a release date, with it set to arrive on November 3rd and here's what's coming with it.

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Improved Steam Deck support is coming to Satisfactory

Liam Dawe — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 08:58:36 +0000

Satisfactory recently had a fresh experimental Beta for testing, which includes improvements to how it works on Valve's Steam Deck.

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Dwarf Fortress gets some more fixes, a preview of the Siege Update due soon and a modding jam

Liam Dawe — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 16:51:39 +0000

The much loved Dwarf Fortress just got another small update to fix up some issues, and an exciting preview teaser of the upcoming Siege Update.

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Excellent theme park builder Parkitect gets a surprise Dinos & Dynasties DLC out now

Liam Dawe — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 10:48:57 +0000

Developer Texel Raptor just surprise launched a brand new DLC for the theme park building game Parkitect, adding in two new content themes.

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Let's Build a Dungeon sounds like such a fun idea as it hits 140,000 Steam wishlists

Liam Dawe — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 11:56:40 +0000

I'm too stupid to make a game, but a game about managing a game studio building an MMORPG? Oh yeah, Let's Build a Dungeon sounds like my jam.

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With a flooded world, survival-crafting sim Oceaneers is getting a proper demo September 25

Liam Dawe — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 13:40:34 +0000

Oceaneers is definitely one of the games I'm most excited to see, with it's interesting take on survival and colony building across a flooded world.

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Tycoon strategy game Car Park Capital gets a new trailer and publisher announcement

Liam Dawe — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 12:46:15 +0000

Car Park Capital is an absolutely genius idea for a tycoon building sim, getting you to build up the greatest car parks ever.

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Theme Hospital game engine CorsixTH 0.69 released - you can now hear patients vomiting

Liam Dawe — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 11:08:26 +0000

Audio is part of what makes a game great right? Theme Hospital game engine CorsixTH 0.69 is out now to enhance this absolute classic.

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Space Drilling Station looks fun for building and automation fans - with a new Steam Deck compatible demo

Liam Dawe — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 12:05:29 +0000

Space Drilling Station has you manage and automate a drilling station on a distant planet. The developer detailed their Steam Deck work with a new demo.

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RimWorld – Odyssey expansion is out now along with update 1.6

Liam Dawe — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:03:26 +0000

RimWorld has expanded in a massive way with the Odyssey expansion and the 1.6 update, now available for all players.

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shapez 2 is aiming for the 1.0 update in November with a new game mode

Liam Dawe — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 17:12:42 +0000

shapez 2 is a wonderfully chilled factory building sim that recently had a huge upgrade, and hopefully in November it will be ready for the full release.

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RimWorld - Odyssey will bring spaceship building, exploration and a lot more content

Liam Dawe — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 13:19:03 +0000

Ludeon Studios just announced the RimWorld - Odyssey expansion and it's huge.

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The massive Satisfactory 1.1 update is out now with controller support

Liam Dawe — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:28:52 +0000

The first-person open-world factory building game Satisfactory just had a massive v1.1 update, bringing controller support and a lot more.

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Theme Hospital engine remake CorsixTH 0.69 Beta 1 out now

Liam Dawe — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 09:46:44 +0000

Theme Hospital open source game engine CorsixTH has a nice Beta release out with v0.69 now in testing for this classic.

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Chilled factory-builder shapez 2 gets a massive upgrade

Liam Dawe — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 16:56:09 +0000

shapez 2 was already good and now the huge Dimension Update is out now, it looks like it's going to suck away plenty more hours of your time.

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RimWorld in space, colony sim Stardeus gets a major upgrade with ship combat

Liam Dawe — Tue, 13 May 2025 09:11:57 +0000

Kodo Linija and publisher Paradox Arc have released a massive update to Stardeus, that's a bit like a RimWorld in space with ship-building. Now, it has ship to ship combat too.

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Two Point Museum gets a big free content update with a new large UI scaling setting for Steam Deck

Liam Dawe — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 09:41:06 +0000

Two Point Studios / SEGA have updated the popular and well-received Two Point Museum with a fresh free content upgrade. Plus, it should feel better on Steam Deck now too.

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Colony building sim Mountaincore is now free to play and open source

Liam Dawe — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 12:27:45 +0000

A complicated history for this one, with the developer Rocket Jump Technology no longer existing as a business. The previous iteration of the game named King under the Mountain went open source back in January 2024, and now what was to be the big revamp is also open source.

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Dwarf Fortress hit a huge new milestone on Steam, Noclip documentary now completed

Liam Dawe — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 09:05:07 +0000

Dwarf Fortress publisher Kitfox Games recently revealed that the game has managed to hit a huge milestone on Steam, plus the final episode of the Noclip documentary is out now.

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I can't wait to send people flying in Aquapark Tycoon - new trailer out now

Liam Dawe — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 11:18:19 +0000

Aquapark Tycoon from Boxelware, who previously made the space sim Avorion, is an upcoming water theme park building game and a new trailer is out now.

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Dungeon Keeper-like game War for the Overworld got a surprise ten year anniversary update

Liam Dawe — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:49:00 +0000

War for the Overworld from Brightrock Games just recently hit the 10 year anniversary, and so to celebrate the developers released a brand new update to their classic Dungeon Keeper-like.

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shapez 2 big 'Dimension' update arrives June 2 with 3D platform building

Liam Dawe — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 10:22:33 +0000

shapez 2 is a fantastic factory building sim and on June 2nd it's going to level up in a big way with 3D platform building.

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Iron Village is a sweet super-casual city-builder and railway manager out now

Liam Dawe — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:27:38 +0000

If you prefer your games a bit cosier and sweeter perhaps Iron Village might be your next one to pick up. Especially if you like building and management sims.

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Satisfactory will get controller support with the massive 1.1 update

Liam Dawe — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 10:00:33 +0000

Due to get an experimental build for you to test it early tomorrow, controller support is coming to Satisfactory along with a whole bunch of other big upgrades.

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Two Point Museum launches with Linux support and glowing reviews

Liam Dawe — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 09:12:34 +0000

Looks like Two Point Studios and SEGA are onto quite a hit here, with Two Point Museum now available with Native Linux support and a Steam Deck Playable status.

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Airport X-Ray Simulator gets a gamepad and Steam Deck Beta

Liam Dawe — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 10:28:11 +0000

Airport X-Ray Simulator from developer Rainbow Lab has a fresh Beta available on Steam, which includes some overhauled controls for gamepads and Steam Deck.

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Relaxed factory automation sim Learning Factory 1.0 is out now

Liam Dawe — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 09:26:48 +0000

A few years in Early Access and it's now complete. Luden.io have released the 1.0 update for Learning Factory, a chilled factory building automation sim.

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Strategy business sim Summer Islands a spiritual successor to Holiday Island from 1996 is out now

Liam Dawe — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 12:10:34 +0000

Summer Islands from Marttalin Games is a real-time strategy business simulator and after a few years of Early Access the 1.0 release is out now.

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The latest Two Point Museum trailer shows off Museum Management

Liam Dawe — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 10:42:51 +0000

Releasing with Linux support on March 4, Two Point Museum has a brand new trailer to showcase Museum Management and more.

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Adventure Mode for Dwarf Fortress is out now

Liam Dawe — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 17:47:21 +0000

Bay 12 Games and Kitfox Games have announced today that Adventure Mode for Dwarf Fortress is now officially out for everyone.

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Impressive colony building sim Songs of Syx is getting ready to leave Early Access with a big new Beta

Liam Dawe — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 12:53:54 +0000

Songs of Syx is a deep and engrossing colony-building sim from Gamatron AB that has steadily improved with new updates since the 2020 release into Early Access but the 1.0 release is finally approaching.

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In management sim COPA CITY you run events for Football teams and the developer plans Steam Deck support

Liam Dawe — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 15:42:15 +0000

A Football game where you're not on the pitch or managing the Football teams directly? Interesting. This management sim could be quite different.

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Little Rocket Lab is probably the cutest production-line automation sim ever

Liam Dawe — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:56:44 +0000

No More Robots and Teenage Astronauts recently revealed Little Rocket Lab, a cozy take on the production-line automation genre and it looks lovely.

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Theme park builder Parkitect gets a campaign editor and a new DLC is on the way

Liam Dawe — Fri, 29 Nov 2024 12:41:41 +0000

Parkitect from Texel Raptor is celebrating a sixth anniversary, with a big new update out now and news of a fresh DLC coming.

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Check out the spooky new Two Point Museum trailer

Liam Dawe — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 15:43:07 +0000

One I missed from Halloween - Two Point Museum got a new trailer to showcase the haunted Wailon Lodge as the latest playable museum location.

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Factorio 2.0 and Factorio: Space Age DLC are out now

Liam Dawe — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:52:52 +0000

After you've spent hours and weeks building up to go blast a rocket off into space, Factorio: Space Age will have you continue across multiple new worlds in this DLC for the massively popular building and automation sim.

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Jurassic World Evolution 1 & 2 plus loads of DLC in this Humble Bundle

Liam Dawe — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 13:52:32 +0000

Okay this is an absolutely awesome deal. The Jurassic World Evolution Completionist Bundle from Humble Bundle is one not to be missed.

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shapez 2 is a huge success selling over 270,000 in the first month, future plans detailed

Liam Dawe — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 09:43:25 +0000

tobspr Games have a big hit on their hands here with the chilled-out factory-building automation sim shapez 2 managed to do really well in the first month.

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Dwarf Fortress to get Lua support for modding, plus there's now babies and children

Liam Dawe — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 11:39:43 +0000

The latest Dwarf Fortress update has been released bringing with it some needed fixes, along with babies and some fun news about modding.

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Chill diorama builder Tiny Glade is out now

Liam Dawe — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 10:18:08 +0000

If you like just chilling and building things as if you're painting the screen, then you may want to take a look at Tiny Glade that just released.

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