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Final Sentence is a unique horror battle royale where you're all on typewriters

Liam Dawe — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 16:06:27 +0000

Type accurately and fast, as your life depends on it in Final Sentence. It's a unique blend of battle royale and horror with typing game mechanics.

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Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt to fully shut down in April 2026

Liam Dawe — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 12:58:25 +0000

Time to say goodbye completely to another game, as Sharkmob AB have announced the full shutdown is coming for Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt.

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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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CRSED: Cuisine Royale devs confirm end of Linux / Steam Deck support

Liam Dawe — Fri, 30 May 2025 13:31:10 +0000

CRSED: Cuisine Royale is a battle royale from Darkflow Software / Matter Team and Gaijin Network Ltd, and now it's unplayable on Linux / Steam Deck.

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BULLET YEETERS is an upcoming miniature-mayhem toy-scale PvP fragfest

Liam Dawe — Tue, 06 May 2025 10:26:50 +0000

I'm always on the lookout for a good online shooter that works well on Linux Desktop / Steam Deck and BULLET YEETERS is high up on the list of games that could be great.

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Free to play toy soldier Battle Royale game Mini Royale enters Early Access

Liam Dawe — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 13:43:44 +0000

Mini Royale from IndigoBlue is out now in Early Access and free to play, with Native Linux support and Easy Anti-Cheat enabled.

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Toy soldier FPS battleground Mini Royale releases in March

Liam Dawe — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:55:54 +0000

The online shooter Mini Royale is set for an Early Access release on March 27th, bringing with it a toy soldier battleground with multiple game modes.

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Mini Royale is a battle royale with toy soldiers and fun game modes - demo available now

Liam Dawe — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 11:26:32 +0000

If you're after a new shooter that will have Linux support, Mini Royale looks like it could end up being a good choice.

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Apex Legends Upheaval update live with EOS Anti-Cheat breaking it on Steam Deck / Linux (updated)

Liam Dawe — Tue, 07 May 2024 18:14:50 +0000

Respawn and EA have today released a major update for the popular battle royale shooter Apex Legends, which gives it an anti-cheat upgrade. Sadly it's causing issues for Steam Deck / Linux players. ARTICLE UPDATED

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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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Respawn release statement and update on the Apex Legends hacking situation

Liam Dawe — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 10:42:03 +0000

Recently I reported on Apex Legends pro players getting hacked during the Global Series tournament, and now the developer Respawn Entertainment has released a small statement.

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Proton Hotfix updated for Apex Legends to work again on Steam Deck / Linux

Liam Dawe — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 14:31:21 +0000

A recent update to Apex Legends has been causing some havoc on Linux / Steam Deck, but now Valve have released a fresh update to Proton Hotfix to get it working again.

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Goober Dash is a chaotic 32-player Race Royale

Liam Dawe — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 18:56:58 +0000

From the creators of the rather great Rocket Bot Royale, Winterpixel Games Inc. just announced Goober Dash, a racing royale game of pure chaos.

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Apex Legends Ignite Update broke anti-cheat on Steam Deck / Linux

Liam Dawe — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 18:29:41 +0000

Well, here we go again. Apex Legends just launched the Ignite Update, and with it sadly it seems they messed up Easy Anti-Cheat for Steam Deck / Linux.

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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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Apex Legends banning some Linux players, keep an eye out Steam Deck players

Liam Dawe — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 13:52:27 +0000

It appears that Apex Legends from Respawn and EA has started banning some players on Linux, and while the Steam Deck uses Linux too it seems nearly all the bans were desktop Linux players.

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Totally Accurate Battlegrounds now works on Linux and Steam Deck

Liam Dawe — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 15:42:45 +0000

Totally Accurate Battlegrounds got upgraded recently due to needing to implement new anti-cheat, and thanks to that this free to play game now works on Linux Desktop and Steam Deck.

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Hunt: Showdown added Easy Anti-Cheat for Steam Deck & Linux

Liam Dawe — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 21:44:55 +0000

While no announcement from the developer has been made yet, Hunt: Showdown now has the Easy Anti-Cheat file needed and works on Steam Deck and Linux Desktop.

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Top-down PvPvE Battle Royale game Gene Shift Auto now free to play on Steam

Liam Dawe — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 16:40:05 +0000

After many years of development and going through multiple different names like Subvein, Mutant Factions and Gene Shift — the online mode has gone free to play as Gene Shift Auto.

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The Cycle: Frontier works nicely on Steam Deck and Linux desktops

Liam Dawe — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 09:57:44 +0000

Initially an Epic Store exclusive, you can now play The Cycle: Frontier free on Steam and thanks to Proton — on Steam Deck and Linux desktops.

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CRSED: F.O.A.D. is like PUBG with powers, now on Linux and Steam Deck Verified

Liam Dawe — Thu, 26 May 2022 14:06:15 +0000

We may not have PUBG supported on Linux / Steam Deck yet but we do now have CRSED: F.O.A.D. (previously called Cuisine Royale), a Battle Royale game that looks quite a bit like PUBG but sprinkles in some powers.

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Super Animal Royale gets Steam Deck support

Liam Dawe — Wed, 25 May 2022 13:07:33 +0000

There's a Battle Royale for everything now of course and Super Animal Royale puts 64 furry things in an arena and makes them fight until the end. Oh, it also now has Steam Deck support.

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Rocket Bot Royale is like a Worms styled Battle Royale with jumping tanks

Liam Dawe — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 07:53:45 +0000

Rocket Bot Royale is a brand new release from developer Winterpixel Games that seems to be what you get if you took Worms, turned it into a Battle Royale and turned everyone into a tank.

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Apex Legends now broken on Steam Deck and Linux desktops (update: fixed)

Liam Dawe — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 17:58:09 +0000

Even though Apex Legends was marked officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve on March 9, that we covered in an article, it's now been updated and it's broken on Steam Deck and Linux desktops.

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Apex Legends gets Steam Deck Verified

Liam Dawe — Wed, 09 Mar 2022 00:41:20 +0000

The day we've all been waiting for right? Apex Legends from Respawn and EA has now been officially Steam Deck Verified.

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PUBG's newer anti-cheat sounds problematic for the Steam Deck and Linux

Liam Dawe — Mon, 13 Dec 2021 12:47:24 +0000

PUBG is currently a game that doesn't work at all on Linux due to anti-cheat, even with the Steam Deck coming it's sounding like a game that won't play nicely. Oh, it's also going free to play.

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Get the feel of the classic GTA2 played online in Geneshift with a massive new map

Liam Dawe — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 12:51:14 +0000

Lots of people love the original GTA and GTA2, myself included and Geneshift has a major overhaul (again) that tweaks the Battle Royale gameplay along with a huge new map to give classic GTA2 vibes.

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Stadia gets PAC-MAN 64-player Battle Royale, Jedi: Fallen Order soon and HUMANKIND beta

Liam Dawe — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 20:04:54 +0000

When Google started hyping up three days of announcements and demos, it has probably disappointed many that the first day was PAC-MAN.

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Valve boost player contrast in CS:GO and add Text Filtering

Liam Dawe — Sat, 13 Jun 2020 12:12:47 +0000

While it seems Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is now over the sudden massive popularity boost it saw in the last few months, that hasn't stopped Valve continuing to improve it.

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You can grab the top-down shooter Geneshift FREE for a few days

Liam Dawe — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 20:54:36 +0000

Geneshift, an intense top-down shooter action game with a certain classic GTA2 flair thanks to the vehicle system is currently 100% off for a few days.

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Geneshift Battle Royale adds daily survival runs, free to keep giveaway soon

Liam Dawe — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 08:14:34 +0000

Geneshift, an indie game that's had many faces over the years and now mostly settled into a Battle Royale as the main part has gained a single-player daily survival run.

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Amoeba Battle is a real-time strategy game on a microscopic scale with a Battle Royale

Liam Dawe — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 15:49:42 +0000

Amoeba Battle: Microscopic RTS Action, a title that's somewhat a mouthful and it was a surprise when it released on Steam earlier this month coming out of nowhere.

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Top-down Battle Royale 'Geneshift' has a new trailer and tutorial as it moves closer to F2P

Liam Dawe — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:49:34 +0000

Geneshift has been through an evolution over the last two years. It already had a single-player and co-op campaign, tons of online modes and then a Battle Royale mode was added which has been the newer focus. It's coming closer to completion now too.

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Geneshift Battle Royale just got a lot prettier with a big update, also on sale right now

Liam Dawe — Mon, 02 Dec 2019 10:32:16 +0000

Geneshift just keeps getting better! This indie action game that has a sweet fast-paced Battle Royale mode (along with a full single-player and co-op campaign) just had another rather huge update.

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Top-down Battle Royale game Geneshift adds Gamepad support, Steam integration and more

Liam Dawe — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 11:57:13 +0000

Geneshift: Battle Royale Turbo from Nik Nak Studios continues getting polished up ready for a full release with some big new features being released recently that should hopefully make it even sweeter.

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Build and run your own Battle Royale park in Battle Royale Tycoon out now

Liam Dawe — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 10:00:42 +0000

Not quite the usual Battle Royale, here you're the one in charge. Battle Royale Tycoon is like a more violent and simple version of Parkitect.

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Civilization VI just got a Battle Royale mode in the September update that's live now

Liam Dawe — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 20:41:10 +0000

Beware of the Red Death, a new official mode in Civilization VI. No this is not a joke, Civ just got a Battle Royale mode.

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GTA-inspired Battle Royale game Geneshift just got a pretty big makeover

Liam Dawe — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 08:48:54 +0000

Geneshift is really looking slick with the latest major update now available, completely overhauling the menu and the way you unlock everything. Overall, it's a huge improvement.

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Think you're good at CS:GO Danger Zone? It now has Skill Groups for you to show off

Liam Dawe — Tue, 23 Jul 2019 08:53:49 +0000

Valve continue to do smaller tweaks to the Danger Zone Battle Royale mode in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with it now having Skill Groups.

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Blacksite returns alongside Sirocco for the latest Danger Zone update in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Liam Dawe — Wed, 22 May 2019 14:05:11 +0000

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive's newer Battle Royale mode, Danger Zone, continues to be tweaked and the original map has made a return.

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Geneshift gets a GTA2-inspired update with civilians, an expanded demo, better maps for driving and more

Liam Dawe — Mon, 20 May 2019 13:02:10 +0000

Geneshift continues to evolve into a very interesting top-down action game, mixing in a single-player/co-op campaign, various traditional multiple modes and a Battle Royale.

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The Battle Royale game 'Crazy Justice' is apparently still alive, Black Riddles Studio show new footage

Liam Dawe — Fri, 17 May 2019 10:13:13 +0000

I will admit, I'm incredibly surprise to see that Crazy Justice is actually still alive. The third-person shooter Battle Royale from Black Riddles Studio is apparently progressing well.

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Strangers - Awaken, a magical themed Battle Royale is on Kickstarter and plans Linux support

Liam Dawe — Fri, 17 May 2019 09:51:21 +0000

I've been chatting to the developer of Strangers - Awaken recently, a new cross-platform Battle Royale game where magic is your weapon and it's now live on Kickstarter.

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive updated again - watch live events, Danger Zone updates and more

Liam Dawe — Wed, 15 May 2019 09:16:06 +0000

Valve seem to have a renewed focus on Counter-Strike: Global Offensive lately, with a lot of regular updates. This latest one has some fun new toys.

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CS:GO Danger Zone gains new deployment perks in the latest update, damn it's fun

Liam Dawe — Wed, 08 May 2019 12:22:08 +0000

Valve continues to update Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Danger Zone, with the latest update adding in some of the teased deployment perks.

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CS:GO Danger Zone "Sirocco" major update released with new map, items, respawns, perks and more to come

Liam Dawe — Wed, 01 May 2019 09:38:25 +0000

Okay Valve, you have my attention, you've been busy I see. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Danger Zone, the Battle Royale style game mode just got a huge Sirocco update with more to come.

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Online FPS 'War Brokers' updated with a friends system, spectator mode and more

Liam Dawe — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 13:14:13 +0000

War Brokers is a pretty good online FPS that has a number of different game modes like Battle Royale, Team Deathmatch and more. It also has vehicles and a lot of other surprising features.

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GTA-inspired battle royale 'Geneshift' went through a little overhaul to be more streamlined

Liam Dawe — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 15:22:30 +0000

Geneshift, a top-down GTA-inspired battle royale game that also has a single-player and co-op campaign has a fresh update out with an aim to make it more streamlined to play.

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive now has much better queue times for Danger Zone

Liam Dawe — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 12:38:07 +0000

Following on from the tweak to Danger Zone to focus more on duos, Valve are still tweaking their Battle Royale mode in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive as well as the game as a whole.

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The Culling, one of the first Battle Royale games on Linux is shutting down

Liam Dawe — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 09:52:44 +0000

The Culling was probably the second Battle Royale game I ever played, after the Hunger Games in Minecraft and it seemed to never really click and so it's shutting down.

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