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Pick up some quality adventure games in the Humble Golden Tales Bundle
Get some great tower defense games in a fresh Humble Bundle
Valve dev fixes up VRAM management on AMD GPUs to improve performance
Proton Experimental brings fixes for classic Resident Evil 1 & 2, Dino Crisis 1 & 2 and more
SteamVR Beta brings a number of fixes for Linux gamers
Framework tease new hardware and something big for Linux too
Bazzite Linux gets some major upgrades for the April 2026 Update
Debian Linux waiting on further info for how age verification will affect it
PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 showcases an improved handheld gaming PC experience
Valve makes huge changes to the Steam Workshop - now more Mobile and Steam Deck friendly
SteamOS 3.8.1 now in Beta for more gamers to test new features
Humble Choice for April 2026 includes Assassin's Creed Valhalla and more indie gems
Legendary, the free and open source Epic Games Launcher, has moved to a new organisation
Godot gets a funding boost from Slay the Spire 2 devs Mega Crit
Wine 11.6 is an exciting release to make modding Windows games on Linux simpler
NVIDIA reveal more GeForce NOW games for April including PRAGMATA
Ascenders: Beyond the Peak has my attention with vertical turn-based roguelite survival
Pixel art horror adventure Two Realms: Whispers from the Rift gets a demo
Valve recently confirmed Steam game pricing updates across different regions
Wall run and slice up massive machines in the upcoming MotorSlice arrives in May
Chiaki-ng the open-source PlayStation Remote Play app gets better streaming quality and stability
OpenGOAL project adds the Naughty Dog classic Jak 3
Steam Beta adds Remote Downloads Management
The Best of Humble: Fight 4 Your Friends game bundle brings multiplayer madness
DOOM Eternal is now available on GOG
Steam store home page gets a refresh in Beta, plus another Linux SteamRT3 Beta fix
Linux smashes past 5% on the Steam Survey for the first time
Counter-Strike 2 gets a Beta with a fancy new animation system
A future Wine release could use Zink to run OpenGL via Vulkan
The US Patent Office have rejected a Nintendo Pokemon patent for summoning subcharacters
Breath of Fire IV plus classic Resident Evil 1-3 from GOG arrive on Steam - but with DRM
Mesa 26.0.4 open source graphics drivers released for Linux
Death Stranding 2 gets a performance patch, including improvements for Steam Deck
OptiScaler tool gets a huge new release with more upscaling and frame generation goodies
Sprint City from the creators of SpeedRunners arrives on Steam
The Long Dark story reaches the finale with episode five out now and a big discount
BOXROOM is a clever casual room builder to give your Steam games a shelf
If you love horror boomer shooters keep BLIGHTEN on your radar
As expected - Slay the Spire 2 leads the way for the most played Steam Deck games for March 2026
Raspberry Pi prices rise again, along with a new 3GB Raspberry Pi 4 announced
NVIDIA announce a preview of "DRM Per-Plane Color Pipeline API" support on Linux (good for HDR)
Grab some great strategy games in the Strategy Minds Collection Humble Bundle
Heretic II has a new reverse-engineered source port
Diablo 2-inspired auto-battle dungeon crawler Skull Horde launches April 10
Fans of Portal and first-person puzzlers will definitely want to check out He Who Watches
Virtual hangout game Rec Room is shutting down in June
The Flashpoint update for ARC Raiders has lots of the good stuff
French consumer group UFC-Que Choisir sues Ubisoft over The Crew shutdown
Money is life and everything in SUPER DEBT, an unrelenting horror themed bullet-hell roguelike
Lakehopper looks like a wonderful casual seaplane flight simulator
OldUnreal release new preview update for the classic Unreal Tournament 2004
Less Miserables, a point-and-click parody of Les Miserables gets a demo
SteamOS 3.8.1 Preview should finally solve some WiFi performance issues
Facepunch signed a license with Valve to allow standalone releases from s&box
Plague Inc: Evolved is getting a big new Aliens & Anti-Vaxxers DLC and free update
ScummVM 2026.2.0 "Railmonicon" out now supporting more retro games
Ubuntu MATE seeking maintainers as the creator looks to move on
GeForce NOW 2.0.83 brings improved display scaling for Linux
We'll finally get more info and footage for Gears of War: E-Day in June
Framework becomes a KDE Patron helping to fund open source
Planetary Annihilation: TITANS gets revived as the devs ask for Linux help and feedback
Rebellion revealed first-person action horror Alien Deathstorm
Hytale update 4 is another absolute whopper with over 500 new blocks
STALKER 2: Cost of Hope expansion announced for Summer 2026
Monado becomes the open source foundation for various OpenXR (VR) vendors
Grounded 2 gets Steam Deck Verified with the latest updates
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Beta released with GNOME 50, Linux kernel 7.0, Mesa 26
Story-driven action RPG The Expanse: Osiris Reborn gets a new trailer and release window
Serious Sam: Shatterverse announced as a new co-op roguelite FPS
Cult-classic RPG 'OFF' adds Linux and macOS support
Chaotic party battler where vacuum cleaners face off - Roombattle is out now
Monster taming roguelite Aethermancer just got a big upgrade
Cozy open-world exploration and crafting adventure Duck Side of the Moon arrives in May
Steam Client Beta bring fixes for the new Linux SteamRT3 Beta
RTS game PERIMETER: Legate Edition gets Linux ARM64 binaries and Steam Workshop support
AMD announced the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition processor
Proton Experimental brings fixes for Crimson Desert, Steam Overlay with EA games, Death Stranding 2
Get 15 games for $15 via Humble Bundle
SPLITGATE devs tease new movement shooter for fans of Titanfall and Black Ops 3
GNOME Fellowship program announced to support "critical and under-resourced areas"
Forza Horizon 6 confirmed to be playable on Steam Deck / SteamOS
Some top games under £5 in the Steam Spring Sale 2026
Infinity Engine open source remake GemRB 0.9.5 gets Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition playable
Sci-fi horror adventure Directive 8020 from Supermassive Games arrives in May
War Thunder Infantry gets a new trailer and test event
Behaviour Interactive have acquired 7 Days to Die developers The Fun Pimps
Kill your clone in It Has My Face with the expanded 1.0 release in April
Epic Games just laid off over 1,000 people
NVIDIA driver 595.58.03 released as the big new recommended stable driver for Linux
Chaos Cubed announced as another big update for Minecraft with a unique new mob
Minecraft Dungeons II announced for release in 2026
Thief-like open source game project The Dark Mod 2.14 released
D7VK version 1.6 gets improved vertex processing and VSync handling
GE-Proton 10-34 brings fixes for God of War Ragnarök, Assassin's Creed, Final Fantasy XIV
Wine 11.5 released with support for Syscall User Dispatch on Linux
AMD FSR SDK 2.2 released with FSR Upscaling 4.1 and FSR Ray Regeneration 1.1
Give fascists the finger and a few bullets in Too Many F*cking Nazis
Chess blended with dungeon crawling, Below the Crown hits 1.0 on April 21
Classic haunted mansion puzzle adventure The 7th Guest is getting a full remake
Survival-crafting colony sim Oceaneers washes up onto Early Access shores in April
Get some quality chess games and female-fronted games across two Humble Bundles
RTS fans absolutely need to check out D.O.R.F. Real-Time Strategic Conflict
Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors arrives April 21
OpenTTD devs clarify store changes with Transport Tycoon Deluxe re-release as Atari contribute server funding
The Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon gets a first demo
Steam Spring Sale 2026 is live - here's some indie gems to pick up
SteamOS 3.8.0 Preview brings initial Steam Machine support, and improvements for many handhelds
New Steam Beta can run the Linux client inside a container with 64bit
Environmental strategy game Terra Nil gets gamepad support and Steam Deck Verified
Thrilling retro-inspired shooter Nightmare Reaper adds 2-4 player co-op
Opera GX is now available for Linux
Firefox v149 is getting a free built-in VPN and other new features
The hilarious Lucky Tower Ultimate releases 1.0 on April 16
The nostalgic helicopter shooter Cleared Hot gets Linux support with a performance update
Counter-Strike 2 gets a major update with reload changes, custom game modes
GE-Proton 10-33 brings fixes for VR outside of Steam, FSR upgrades and more
DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH is now available on PC
GNOME 50 released with much improved Parental Controls and lots more
Combine spells to solve puzzles in the wonderful Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times - out now
Winnie's Hole gets bigger and easier to play with on the go in a fresh update
Intel launch Core Ultra 200HX Plus series mobile processors and a "Binary Optimization Tool"
EndeavourOS Titan released, devs comment on age verification laws
Base-building tower defense game Vectorio gets a massive upgrade a year in the making
If you miss GPU-Z on Linux check out the new GPU-T
Bethesda reveal the huge Starfield Free Lanes update and new Terran Armada DLC
Get even more Steam Deck Verified games in the latest Fanatical Play on the Go Bundle
NVIDIA DLSS 5 has become the source of many memes as the backlash continues
OpenRazer v3.12.0 brings Linux support for more Razer devices
Hollow Knight: Silksong Patch 5 brings many more bug fixes and improved translations
Manjaro Linux looks like it's in trouble with the release of the "Manjaro 2.0 Manifesto"
PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 gets easier to use with Steam
The Godot powered Slay the Spire 2 has already hit over 3 million sales
Team up with your friends in the Multiplayer Madness 2026 Humble Bundle
ARC Raiders replacing some AI voices, CEO says "a real professional actor is better than AI"
NVIDIA DLSS 5 announced and it's all about that AI generation
MARVEL MaXimum Collection set to arrive March 27 with a bunch of classics
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor - Heavy Duty Expansion announced for April
Roguelite spin-off shooter Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core arrives in May
Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns brings the absolute classic to a modern audience
Proton Experimental brings fixes for REDLauncher, HELLDIVERS 2, Atelier Yumia, KILLER INN and more
Google will finally release Chrome for ARM64 Linux devices
Transport Tycoon Deluxe returns from Atari - now a requirement for OpenTTD via Steam and GOG
Letter from the owner - our stance on generative AI
Build up your horror collection in the Frictional Games Humble Bundle
Mesa 26.0.2 arrives with more bug-fixes for Linux graphics drivers
RWR 2 (RUNNING WITH RIFLES 2) announced with a teaser trailer
Lutris now being built with Claude AI, developer decides to hide it after backlash
Game age rating system PEGI to get big changes for in-game items and online play
HORSES wins the 2026 Nuovo Award despite the bans from Steam and Epic Games
OBS Studio 32.1.0 arrives with WebRTC Simulcast support and a new Audio Mixer
D7VK version 1.5 brings Direct3D 3 support via Vulkan on Linux
Hack-and-slash RPG adventure Regions of Ruin: Runegate arrives April 14
Valve detail Steam Frame and Steam Machine Verified requirements at GDC 2026
PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 is getting improved handheld PC support
The multiplayer update for Dome Keeper arrives in April
System76 fighting for open source being excluded from Colorado age checks
Valve posted a statement on the New York lootbox lawsuit
Unity announce expanded support for Steam, Native Linux, Steam Deck and Steam Machine
The original Zombie Panic! arrives on Steam with various upgrades
SteamOS 3.7.20 released with NTSync driver, plus big new Steam Client update for all
Performing Right Society (PRS) sues Valve over video game music
NVIDIA 580.142 released for Linux - the new recommended driver
Stardock announce an expansion into indie game publishing
Discord rolls out a nice improvement for video calls on Linux
Another new lawsuit against Valve in Washington USA takes aim at lootboxes
Mesa driver developers discuss expanding profiles and driver tuning for specific apps and games
Fedora 44 Beta is out with KDE improvements, better live media and more
CoolerControl v4 adds new security features, brings hardware support and more
You can grab the Mafia: Trilogy, Far Cry Primal, Pentiment and more in this game bundle
CachyOS update brings improvements for PC gaming handhelds, the installer and more
DG2: Defense Grid 2 - Aftermath DLC finally comes to PC
Valve give Team Fortress 2 a big bug-fix update
PRAGMATA from Capcom has the release date moved closer in April
The deep strategy RPG Heart of the Machine 1.0 is out now
SiN Reloaded from Nightdive Studios arrives this year and there's a new trailer
Denuvo has been removed from DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake
Valve reconfirm the Steam Frame, Steam Machine and Steam Controller are due in 2026
Wine 11.4 released with DirectSound and MSXML improvements
Weird teeth-pulling tactical roguelite Sol Cesto hits 1.0 in April
Slay the Spire 2 becomes the biggest roguelike deck-builder on Steam ever
The excellent fusion of Balatro and chess in Gambonanza releases May 1
Cyberpunk action RPG 'RUINER 2' with co-op announced by Reikon Games
Valve gives Steam developer and publisher pages a lot more customization options
Xbox "Project Helix" confirmed to run Xbox and PC games - competition for the Steam Machine
Many more US states are planning or already have operating system age verification laws
Transport Fever 3 confirmed for Linux and macOS support
Slay the Spire 2 is out now in Early Access with online co-op
Theme park building game Parkitect gets its first ever Steam Free Weekend
Oh dear - ARC Raiders was logging your private Discord chats
NVIDIA Beta driver 595.45.04 released for Linux - looks to be an exciting one
Upcoming co-op driving and looting horror game The Road looks like a good laugh
Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered is out now
Linux Mint Cinnamon has the new screensaver lock screen ready for Wayland
NVIDIA reveal games coming to GeForce NOW during March including Crimson Desert
First-person puzzle adventure The House of Tesla is getting a Definitive Edition free upgrade
Humble Choice for March 2026 has Tempest Rising and other goodies
Ubuntu and Fedora devs comment on California's new Digital Age Assurance Act
Hytale and CurseForge team up for a $100,000 USD mod competition
Factory building sim Shapez 2 hits the big 1.0 in April with major upgrades
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive reappears on Steam as a standalone download
EA Javelin Anticheat job listing mentions future support for Linux and Proton
Sony PlayStation reportedly moving away from PC ports
Timberborn devs announce automation is coming to the city-builder in the 1.0 release
Excellent helicopter combat game Cleared Hot is getting a "Native Steam Deck build"
Monster battler EvoCreo 2 arrives on Steam in April
Aquarium building sim Megaquarium gets a big free update and new DLC
Bazzite gets a big update with KDE Plasma 6.6, Mesa 26.0.1 and more
Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 51: It’s Not Easy Being Green
Resident Evil 4 remake has the Enigma Protector DRM removed
The great 4x strategy game Old World is getting a big India-themed DLC
California law to require operating systems to check your age
SteamInputDB is a new site to help you find Steam Input configurations for your gamepads
Steam Deck OLED gets a price increase across Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan
DREAMM emulator for LucasArts, Lucasfilm, and Lucas Learning games v4.0 out now
Cities: Skylines celebrates 11 years with lots of new content on the way
Steam Survey for February 2026 shows a big swing to Simplified Chinese
Here's some of the most-played demos during Steam Next Fest - February 2026 edition
Here's the most played Steam Deck games for February 2026
Proton Experimental gets improvements for Vermintide 2 and more controller support for launchers
Gambonanza is the best Balatro-like version of chess yet and you have to try the demo
The "video game preservation service" Myrient is shutting down in March
Heroic Games Launcher v2.20.1 brings more essential bug fixes
Smash everything apart together as Teardown goes multiplayer on March 12
Frostrail gets a new trailer to showcase its freezing train-survival gameplay
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction arrives April 28
The OrangePi Neo gaming handheld with Manjaro Linux is now "on ice" due to component prices
Running With Scissors announced horror first person shooter Flesh & Wire
SpaghettiKart the Mario Kart 64 fan-made PC port gets a big upgrade
Run your own band in the pixel art management game Legends of Rock
Retro games bundle MARVEL MaXimum Collection announced
Topdeck Automat blends the worlds of roguelike deckbuilder and autobattlers
Kick fascists so hard they fly into the sun in Verminsteel
Grim Dawn celebrates 10 years - set for a big free upgrade with a modern scaleable UI and an expansion
Longterm supported Linux kernels get a longer life
New York sues Valve over "illegally promoting gambling" for loot boxes
KDE Plasma 6.6.1 rolls out with lots of fixes for KWin
The Boomer Shooter Blueprint bundle is an epic deal with Selaco, CULTIC and more
Happy four years to the Steam Deck - still the top PC gaming handheld
Lutris v0.5.21 and v0.5.22 arrive with Valve's Sniper runtime support and new game runners
D7VK version 1.4 brings further enhancements for older Direct3D via Vulkan
Open source graphics drivers Mesa 26.0.1 released with various bug fixes and a security fix
Brotato gets a DRM-free release on GOG
Battling castles on wheels? Wanderburg might be my new favourite thing
Vampire Crawlers from the Vampire Survivor dev is promising but not quite there yet
Discord delay global rollout of age verification to improve transparency and add more options
FINAL FANTASY VII arrives on GOG with a new edition live on Steam too
Fanatical's Play on the Go Elite Collection Bundle for Feb 2026 has some gems in it
Death Stranding 2 PC specs have been revealed, along with a "Portable" preset for handhelds
Use your train to smash bandits into a cliff in the updated Fogpiercer demo
Firefox 148.0 arrives with AI controls
Inspired by the classic DOOM RPG, the Dungeons of DUSK demo is out now
Heroic Games Launcher 2.20.0 brings numerous important bug fixes
Kerbal Space Program spiritual successor Kitten Space Agency now has a Linux version
Intel hiring GPU driver engineers for Linux
NVIDIA hiring Linux driver engineers to help with Vulkan, Proton and more
Mesa 25.3.6 released as the last bug fix for this driver series
Wine 11.3 released with vkd3d and Mono upgrades
Steam Next Fest - February 2026 is live with tons of demos
Get A Plague Tale: Innocence & Requiem, Evil West and more in the Focus Entertainment Humble Bundle
It's now easier to install MGSHDFix for Metal Gear games on Linux / Steam Deck
Slay the Spire 2 arrives March 5 with 4-player co-op
Widelands, the open source Settlers-like, devs plan to ban all AI generated contributions
Steam Deck now out of stock in the EU in addition to USA, Canada and Japan
Turn recipes into huge cooking production lines in the new Snacktorio demo
The Wolf Among Us, The Last Express and more join the GOG Preservation Program
MOUSE: P.I. For Hire looks awesome in the new boss trailer
Lexispell is a Balatro-styled roguelike word game with a demo worth trying
Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth arrives April 27, will run "great" on Steam Deck
Creature collector EvoCreo 2 gets a demo on Steam
Fight first-person rock-paper-scissors style duels in the deck-builder Handmancers
Get some great games in the new Beamdog & Owlcat RPG Bundle
Valve wins legal battle against patent troll Rothschild and associated companies
Opus Magnum from Zachtronics is getting a big new 'De Re Metallica' DLC
Free and open source RTS 0 A.D. release 28 "Boiorix" is live
Bend the market to your will in the roguelike Insider Trading
From the creators of SpeedRunners, a demo of Sprint City is live now
Hytale gets a huge Patch 3 update with Animal Taming, Map Markers and lots of new content
Prepare for HDD availability trouble as they're getting sold out too
Experimental code ready for testing to enable HDMI 2.1 FRL with AMDGPU on Linux
Godot Engine suffering from lots of "AI slop" code submissions
NVIDIA recommended driver 580.126.18 released for Linux
Mewgenics is a clear hit reaching over a million sales
Minecraft Java is switching from OpenGL to Vulkan for the Vibrant Visuals update
Unity CEO says an upcoming Beta will allow people to "prompt full casual games into existence"
Brotato gets a major update with Paws & Claws adding pets
KDE Plasma 6.6 released with improved accessibility, new on-screen keyboard and lots more
Game manager Lutris v0.5.20 released with Proton upgrades, store updates and much more
Rocket League is adding Easy Anti-Cheat, Psyonix say Linux will still be supported with Proton
Valve confirm Steam Deck stock issues due to "memory and storage shortages"
Earth vs Mars the Advance Wars-like from Relic Entertainment gets Steam Deck Verified
SCOPECREEP is a curious mix of tower defense and active incremental where you collect souls
Check out the full second episode of Games For Everyone
Astro Protocol is a tactical space 4x game designed for people with little time
Clean the infected family PC in the new Antivirus Survivors 2003 Professional demo
X4: Foundations is getting cross-platform cloud saves - possible breakage coming for Linux
Blue Archive devs confirm Steam Deck and controller support is on the way
Thoroughly strange dungeon crawler Pluto is all about constructing spells and using your fingers
The clever ASCII animated Stone Story RPG is getting a full standalone sequel
GE-Proton 10-31 brings fixes for Arknights: Endfield, Duet Night Abyss and more
Space strategy game Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes has a demo out now
ABIDE is an extreme stop-motion horror game from the devs of Judero and Mashina
Comedy co-op physics platformer Log Riders adds Linux support and looks hilarious
Get some quality horror in the Love You to Death Humble Bundle
You can now add hardware details to Steam reviews, and give more feedback on Steam Deck Verified
Death Stranding 2 for PC and lots more from Sony State of Play (February 2026)
Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War gets a satisfying demo and release date
Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown demo upgraded with voice-over
OldUnreal add new installers for Unreal Tournament 2004, Unreal Tournament: GOTY and Unreal Gold
Dino Crisis 1 and 2 arrive on Steam but they need tweaks to run on Linux / SteamOS
How Many Dudes does it take to beat 1 horse-sized duck and 75 duck-sized horses? This game answers your dumb questions
Linux Mint may slow down releases to have more development time
Diablo II: Resurrected – Infernal Edition gets released on Steam and Steam Deck Verified
Steam Deck completely out of stock in the US, Canada and Asia
Blades of Fire is jumping from Epic to Steam with big upgrades and Steam Deck support
More Total War games arrive on GOG along with a return of The Long Dark
The 'No ICE in Minnesota' charity bundle is live on itch.io
Gothic 1 Remake gets a June release date
Buckshot Roulette dev becomes a major Godot Engine donor
Prefixer is a modern alternative to Protontricks that's faster and simpler
Discord attempt to put out the fires with a clarification over new age verification
New Proton Experimental update adds controller support to more launchers on Linux / SteamOS
Mesa 26.0 is out bringing ray tracing performance improvements for AMD RADV
No Man's Sky Remnant update brings a fancy gravity gun and customizable trucks
Overwatch has returned with new heroes and a new UI
Retro Macintosh games Return to Dark Castle and Beyond Dark Castle arrive on Steam in March
Wireless VR streaming levels up on Linux with the latest WiVRn release
Valve fix up rumble related controller latency in the latest Steam Beta
Clever auto-battling racer Backseat Champions has a demo out now
GE-Proton 10-30 released with fixes for Arknights Endfield and the EA app
Physics building game Besiege heads into space with The Broken Beyond expansion
Motorsport Manager revived with a break from SEGA
Mewgenics is weird, completely chaotic and it's out now
The Khronos Group celebrate 25 years of open standards
KDE Linux gets performance improvements, new default apps and goes all-in on Flatpak
Linux kernel 6.19 arrives and the next will be 7.0
Mesa 25.3.5 arrives with bug fixes for open source Linux graphics drivers
Vulkan-based translation layer D7VK officially expands to include Direct3D 5 support
Steam game People Playground hit by malware via the Steam Workshop
Steam Early Access games can now have a planned release date listed
Wine 11.2 released with optimizations in PDB loading, support for MSVC constructors
Discord is about to require age verification for everyone
Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 50: Dawn of Civilization
In the deck-builder Voraxis you're a parasite that eats through a living planet
System76 plans for COSMIC include Vulkan, HDR, gaming improvements and more
Steam Beta fixes games from large libraries on Linux / SteamOS showing as not valid on current platform
Hollow Knight gets a patch adding 21:9 & 16:10 resolution support and more
Beaver city-builder Timberborn confirmed for launch on March 5
Butcher by day, people hunter by night - ZOMBUTCHER sounds like a fun but gruesome sim
Safe In Our World has a big Charity Bundle up on Fanatical with some great picks
JSAUX announce a charging-friendly Steam Deck travel case
Steam Machine & Steam Frame FAQ - RAM and storage crisis to blame for no pricing or dates
Check out the demo for Wireworks, a tower defense where you wire up modules to make weapons dance
Zellah Games revealed the "next-gen" modding-friendly Skate Style for PC
REMOTE CONTROL looks like Alien: Isolation if it was a retro-styled typing adventure
PlayStation Publishing reveal Horizon Hunters Gathering, Guerrilla's new co-op action game
GeForce NOW celebrates six years with new games like Delta Force and PUBG: BLINDSPOT
GOG did an AMA and here's some highlights - like how they'll continue using generative AI
Poker Night at the Inventory returns with a remaster in March
Overwatch returns on February 10th with the '2' gone and some massive upgrades
Google's Project Genie experiment allows creating interactive worlds with generative AI
Epic Games Store saw a 57% increase in purchases for third-party PC games in 2025
Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy remaster gets a big upgrade
Delivery & Beyond is a free new chaotic physics-based co-op game
Resident Evil Village and more available in Humble Choice for February 2026
AMD say the Steam Machine is "on track" for an early 2026 release
Winnie's Hole is a delightfully grim roguelite now in Early Access
Hyperslice is a fast, focused and extremely fun action arena roguelite
Civilization VII major update "Test of Time" will stop the forced civ swapping
Factory 95 is a retro Windows inspired automation sim about making a slide-show factory
Get some quality action in the Sci-Fi Shooters 2.0 Humble Bundle
Firefox will get AI controls to turn it all off
I really have no idea what's going on in STICKER/BALL but I love the chaos
Dune: Awakening Chapter 3 is live bringing massive changes
HELLDIVERS 2 has a big new event to take down the Automatons and you get tanks
Upgrade your theme park as OpenRCT2 updates just as new Humble Bundle drops
The new TerraTech Legion trailer has me itching to play it
Bash Moto is an upcoming 90s themed beat 'em up motorcycle racing game
ScummVM v2026.1.0 is a huge new release with tons of new supported games
Valheim gets a big birthday update with optimizations, Steam Deck upgrades and new content
Hardcore single-player survival FPS Road to Vostok arrives April 7
Team Fortress 2 Classified (formerly Team Fortress 2 Classic) has launched on Steam
Raspberry Pi prices are rising again by up to $60
Steam Survey for January 2026 shows a small drop for Linux and macOS
GOG are giving away Alone in the Dark: The Trilogy to celebrate their Preservation Program
Story-heavy tactical CRPG 'ATOM RPG 2' announced
Here's the most played games on Steam Deck for January 2026
GPD release their own statement on the confusion with Bazzite Linux support
Check out the new suitably weird Mewgenics feature trailer
Stop Destroying Videogames initiative to get a public hearing organised by the European Parliament
GDC 2026 Report - 36% of devs use generative AI, while 28% target Steam Deck and 8% Linux
CachyOS founder explains why they didn't join the new Open Gaming Collective (OGC)
GDC 2026 report: 36% of devs use GenAI; 28% target Steam Deck and 8% target Linux
Open Gaming Collective (OGC) formed to push Linux gaming even further
Four FINAL FANTASY games have arrived on GOG in the Preservation Program
Deck-builder meets bullet heaven with Hordes of Fate : A Hand of Fate Adventure arriving in Q2 2026
Meet the mind behind Bazzite - an interview with Kyle Gospodnetich
The original FINAL FANTASY VII is getting a new refreshed edition
HUNTDOWN: OVERTIME looks like a glorious follow-up to HUNTDOWN from 2021
Stardew Valley dev makes it clear Haunted Chocolatier is progressing well
The Native Linux app for NVIDIA GeForce NOW is now in Beta
Proton Experimental updated to fix the EA app again on SteamOS / Linux
Swipe right to slay beasts in Reigns: The Witcher announced for February 25
Xfce is getting a brand-new Wayland compositor called xfwl4
Surge Engine for Sonic-like platformers gets improved gamepad support and a new audio system
Luanti (formerly Minetest) v5.15 brings UI improvements, mod upgrades and a big performance boost
Belle Citique blends a little Tiny Glade and Townscaper into a fresh sandbox builder
Bazzite Linux founder releases statement asking GPD to cease using their name
NVIDIA security bulletin for January 2026 reveals new GPU driver security issues
Netflix Animation Studios are now funding Blender development
GOG now using AI generated images on their store
Comedy point and click adventure Shadows of the Afterland launches February 10th
UK lawsuit against Valve given the go-ahead, Steam owner facing up to £656 million in damages
The popular Arch-based distro CachyOS gets a new release with a significantly reworked installer
MECHBORN is a roguelike deckbuilder that fuses '90s mech anime with Greek mythology
The simple GOG client for Linux, Minigalaxy version 1.4.1 is out now
Plague Inc: Evolved gets a "vastly improved playing experience on Steam Deck"
ARC Raiders latest update adds a Solo vs Squads mode, long-term Trophy Display project and lots more
GOG job listing for a Senior Software Engineer notes "Linux is the next major frontier"
Heroic Games Launcher v2.19 released adding ZOOM Platform, AppImage updates and more
Valve released Proton 10.0-4 bringing more game compatibility to SteamOS / Linux
Terraria 1.4.5 the absolutely huge Bigger and Boulder update is now live
The modular Linux handheld Mecha Comet is up on Kickstarter
Stop Killing Games final verified vote count for the EU petition is just under 1.3 million
Mesa 25.3.4 released with more bug fixes for open source Linux graphics drivers
The full VR mode for KDE Plasma continues getting more advanced
Vampire Crawlers from the Vampire Survivors dev poncle gets a new trailer and upcoming demo
STAR WARS Battlefront II private server and mod launcher KYBER goes open source
Banjo-Kazooie gets a native PC port with Linux / Steam Deck support
GE-Proton 10-29 released with updates to FEX, Wine, DXVK and a few game fixes
Wine 11.1 arrives as the first development build of 2026
The free and open source Godot Engine 4.6 is out now with major upgrades
ARC Raiders has a new content-filled roadmap for early 2026
Get some Sid Meier greats like Civilization VI in a big Humble Bundle
Steam Deck hits 25,000 games Valve have rated Playable or Verified
Fable, Forza Horizon 6 and more from Xbox Developer Direct 2026
AMD confirm the Ryzen 7 9850X3D launch date and pricing
Valve's in-development game Deadlock just got a massive upgrade
Get the Just Cause Complete Collection in a new Humble Bundle
GPD claim the WIN 5 is getting an official Bazzite Linux adaptation but the Bazzite team say otherwise
Vulkan 1.4.340 released with new extension to improve DirectX performance on Linux
Nexus Mods say they are committed to supporting Vortex on SteamOS Linux
Ubisoft implementing cost-reduction restructuring, cancelling various games and closing studios
Valve tweak accessibility categories and release new Steam update with controller improvements and new Beta UI
Narrative-heavy horror platformer LOVE ETERNAL looks fantastic and arrives February 19
Hungry Horrors is a unique deck-builder about feeding monsters out now
SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded to get a new 'Arena Royale' mode in the next update
Build up your Steam library with the latest Fanatical Titanium Collection 2026
Ghostship - the new Super Mario 64 PC port gets a Linux release
French indie studio Accidental Queens are closing and delisting their games from Steam
Max and Chloe return for Life is Strange: Reunion in March
Marathon from Bungie is out March 5th - likely unplayable on SteamOS Linux
Obey the Insect God brings live-action digitized sprite weirdness to action platformers
Survive an elevator trying to eat you in co-op horror KLETKA when it releases February 19
Giving some Undertale and OMORI vibes, the strange looking Immortal Boy gets a new trailer
tinyBuild are shutting down and delisting Pandemic Express - Zombie Escape
Monster taming adventure Stories of Somnia is one to keep an eye on
Walaber announced precision-driving physics sim 4x4 in a Furniture Store
Tile Tactics is a roguelike tower defense game where everything is a tile and you gamble for new tiles
From the devs of Minami Lane, their next game Milki Delivery is a cosy delivery game
KDE Plasma 6.7 will have a global push-to-talk feature
Ghostship is a new Super Mario 64 PC port from HarbourMasters
From Project Zomboid modders - the survival-horror Dandelion Void will have multiplayer
Draft code submitted to KDE Plasma turns it into a full VR desktop
Get some indie legends in the latest Fanatical game bundle
Valve tweak Steam AI disclosure form for developers to clarify it's for content consumed by players
Proton Experimental brings updates for MonoGame, Rockstar Launcher and more
Masters of Albion from Peter Molyneux / 22cans arrives in April
Grab some awesome modern platformers in the Playful Platformers 2026 Humble Bundle
Amazon confirm New World: Aeternum will go permanently offline next year and is being delisted
OpenXcom Extended takes over from OpenXcom for the classic X-COM / UFO: Enemy Unknown
IO Interactive have fixed the crazy PC specifications for 007 First Light
Third-person mech-action shooter roguelike RIG Riot gets a demo
Tabulo is chess meets Balatro and it's out now
No Rest for the Wicked co-op update lands on January 22 and it hit a big sales milestone
EndeavourOS Linux gets an upgraded release with Ganymede Neo
Even more AMD ray tracing performance improvements heading to Mesa on Linux
D7VK version 1.2 brings more Direct3D 6 improvements and a little Direct3D 5 too
Valve reveal all the Steam events scheduled for 2026
OBS Studio 32.1 Beta is out with a new Audio Mixer, WebRTC Simulcast support and more
Valve's documentation highlights the different ways standalone games run on Steam Frame
Less Miserables is an upcoming point-and-click parody of Les Misérables
Multiple years later Terraria 1.4.5 has a release date for January 27th
Steam Machine verification will have "fewer constraints" than Steam Deck - but text sizing worries me
Nexus Mods retire their in-development cross-platform app to focus back on Vortex
Valve tweak Steam Community Awards to deal with point farming and "attention-grabbing content"
Linux Mint 22.3 "Zena" is out now and supported until 2029
Cygames announced an AI studio, and then put up an apology over it
Check out the demo for CiniCross if you enjoy roguelikes and nonogram styled puzzles
Check out the great enhancement patch for the original Splinter Cell
GOG plan to look a bit closer at Linux through 2026
Medieval kingdom builder Earth of Oryn finally arrives in Early Access on January 19
Dev of Steam game 'Hardest' will delete it after new girlfriend made them realize AI is bad
Eat creatures and grind them into pieces or use them as weapons in autobattler Dunderbeck
ARC Raiders hits over 12.4M sales - new patch out with weapon nerfs, a free gift and a darker Stella Montis
Windows compatibility layer Wine 11 arrives bringing masses of improvements to Linux
Check out the full first video episode for Games For Everyone
Hytale has arrived in Early Access with Linux support
Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown gets a combat deep dive and release date
Get ready to enter Winnie's Hole when it arrives January 26
Budgie 10.10 finally makes the Wayland jump as development moves to Budgie 11
