He Who Watches will confuse your eyes and your brain when it releases in September
He Who Watches is an upcoming first-person puzzle game where you can walk on walls, manipulate gravity and more - looks like it will confuse every part of me.
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Build cities, worlds and gardens in the Builder Games Humble Bundle
Some really nice picks for a good price here in the Builder Games Humble Bundle with a varied selection across city building, vehicle building and more.
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KINGDOM HEARTS IV releases late in 2027 - Steam page is up with a new trailer
KINGDOM HEARTS IV was properly revealed during D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event 2026 with a release year and an extended look trailer.
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Supernatural, post-apocalypse adventure ‘Sally Face 2’ revealed
The much loved unsettling supernatural adventure Sally Face is getting a sequel, with the post-apocalypse Sally Face 2 formally announced.
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Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands has Easy Anti-Cheat removed
Good for players on Linux / SteamOS and modders - Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands is now free from Easy Anti-Cheat.
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Linux kernel 7.2 is officially out now
The Linux kernel version 7.2 has now been officially released with optimizations, new hardware support and lots of bug fixes.
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It’s Not Just RAM: Windows Licenses Are Also Pushing Up PC Prices
It’s not just RAM prices that are going up, writes CNET. “Reports suggest the cost of Windows licenses for manufacturers is rising by up to 10%.”
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D7VK version 2.1 brings improvements to retro game loading time
D7VK continues to mature its Direct3D 7, 6, 5 and 3 to Vulkan translation, to bring improvements for retro Windows games with Wine / Proton on Linux.
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Hand of Fate: Hordes is a bullet heaven survivor-like filled with story-telling and games of chance
Hand of Fate: Hordes recently entered Early Access bringing some interesting story-telling, games of chance and deck-building to the bullet heaven genre.
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Raft meets Don’t Starve in the new survival game Coastless
Going right into my list of must-haves for co-op gaming with my partner, Coastless is a fresh survival crafting game blending Raft and Don’t Starve.
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The LULULOOK Gaming Pillow for Steam Deck is the ultimate way to be lazy
LULULOOK sent over the LULULOOK Gaming Pillow for Steam Deck and it has become my go-to when I want to be truly lazy.
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Hell Let Loose: Vietnam arrives on Steam and works on SteamOS / Linux
The tactical online shooter Hell Let Loose: Vietnam from Expression Games / Team17 has now officially launched and it does thankfully work on SteamOS / Linux.
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System Shock VR, High On Life VR and more from the VR Games Showcase
We’re getting some fun VR treats that were announced during the recent VR Games Showcase - now I just need Valve to release the damn Steam Frame.
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The “bullet-proof KDE Software initiative” announced, bringing a proper long-term support to KDE Plasma
Kubuntu Focus, Techpaladin Software, and KDE e.V. together announced the “bullet-proof KDE Software initiative” with funding for a true KDE Plasma LTS release.
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Epic Games Store will get a Linux version sometime “soon”
Epic Games recently did an AMA (Ask me anything) in the community Discord server, confirming that a Linux / SteamOS version of the Epic Games Store is coming.
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Out in Early Access - Sandustry has you explore, mine and automate in fully destructible pixel worlds
Hooded Horse picked another good one to publish here from developer Lantto Games. Sandustry is a factory automation game where every pixel is a resource.
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PAYDAY 2 dropped the Native Linux version so you’ll need to use Proton
OVERKILL / Starbreeze Entertainment announced that PAYDAY 2 has dropped support for their Native Linux version with a big update to the game with 64bit support.
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Typomagical is a typing spell-building bullet heaven that will make you panic
Blending the very different worlds of typing games with survivor-like bullet heavens, Typomagical will make you sweat as you frantically type spells.
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NVIDIA GeForce NOW cloud gaming for Linux levels up and leaves Beta
Cloud gaming on Linux levels up officially today with the full release of the NVIDIA GeForce NOW app for Linux after being in Beta since January.
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Grand-scale FPS ‘WARDOGS’ should work on Linux / SteamOS, devs confirm working on Proton support
The developers behind the upcoming grand-scale FPS WARDOGS have confirmed they’re working to support Proton so it’s playable on Linux / SteamOS.
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Make sure your Flatpak is up to date due to security issues
Version 1.18.1 and 1.19.0 pre-release rolled out for Flatpak, due to some security issues that were found so it’s an essential update for all Linux systems.
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Cellular roguelike shooter ‘Pathogenic’ is a body-infecting good time
Pathogenic is a top-down roguelike shooter where you control a customizable lone pathogen infecting a human host.
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Open-source re-implementation of The Elder Scrolls: Arena adds major new features like enemy combat AI
OpenTESArena 0.18.0 the open-source re-implementation of The Elder Scrolls: Arena is out now, bringing many gameplay enhancements.
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV delayed until December
One game we have to wait a bit longer on is Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV, which has moved from September to December 3rd.
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Get some awesome indie adventures and some fun short games in two new Humble Bundles
Humble Bundle recently launched two great new bundles where you can stock up on some Awesome Indie Adventures and a Short Games Showcase. Here’s a round-up.
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Make every shot count in Perihelion: Rogue Orbit, a space roguelite with EVE-style transversal combat
Perihelion: Rogue Orbit is a 2D space combat roguelite with a simplistic style, but combat that’s quite a challenge due to the movement mechanics.
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Linux GPU Configuration And Monitoring Tool (LACT) adds more NVIDIA GPU overclocking options
The Linux GPU Configuration And Monitoring Tool (LACT) is great for making a lot of GPU tweaks simple, with a new release v0.10.0 adding new options.
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The Lord of the Rings: War in the North returns with a Legacy Edition from Aspyr
After getting delisted way back in 2019 on PC, Aspyr Media have re-released The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Legacy Edition.
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Funny co-op climbing game PEAK has a final major update out now
One of the must-play online co-op games, PEAK from Team PEAK / Aggro Crab is officially finished now with the final free major update.
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SnekromancY is a clever reinvention of Snake with a survivor-like tower escape style
SnekromancY mixes three rather different genres together into something I haven’t seen before with Snake, Vampire Survivors and Tower Escape.
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Mining for that one single golden bit in ‘10 Million Pixels’ is going to consume me
Another interesting upcoming incremental game here for you called 10 Million Pixels, and it’s all about hunting for the golden pixel.
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Inspired by the Minecraft Redstone system, minimalist puzzler ‘Pight’ is a real gem
Minecraft Redstone tends to melt my brain in a frustrating way, but the minimalist puzzle game Pight makes me feel somewhat smart.
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Globe-trotting choices-matter CRPG ‘Travelling At Night’ has a demo up
From the creator of Cultist Simulator and Book of Hours comes a globe-trotting choices-matter CRPG, with a demo now up for Travelling At Night.
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Bottles game manager v66 brings UMU from Open Wine Components to help run games
Bottles v66 has some major changes for this game manager to make the experience a lot nicer, with UMU from Open Wine Components to help run games.
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Be more prepared for the Steam Frame with Digiphile’s new VR Games Showcase Bundle
Build up that collection of VR games ready to sweat your buttocks off when the Steam Frame releases with the Digiphile VR Games Showcase Bundle.
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The chilled co-op off-roading game ‘over the hill’ arrives October 14
Ready for a little off-roading with friends? Funselektor and Strelka Games revealed that over the hill will arrive on October 14th.
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Gamble your way out of a contract in the occult roulette roguelite deckbuilder ‘Teufelskreis’
Teufelskreis is an interesting one that’s built on Linux with Godot. An occult roulette roguelike deckbuilder about gambling your way out of job contract.
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Asobi: Remote Play is a new way to play PlayStation games on SteamOS / Linux
With testing being done on a SteamOS Steam Deck, Asobi: Remote Play is a new way to play PlayStation games on Linux systems including cloud-streaming.
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OptiScaler Client 1.0.6 adds Heroic Games Launcher support, experimental gamepad support, FSR 4.1.1 for older GPUs
OptiScaler Client is a modern, high-performance desktop utility designed to simplify the installation, management, and update of the OptiScaler mod.
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SteamVR Beta 2.17.7 brings improvements to wired headset support on Linux / SteamOS
VR on Linux has quite a number of sore spots but it seems Valve do continue to improve it, with the latest SteamVR Beta hopefully making it a lot nicer.
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XBOX PC and Game Pass coming to Linux with the ‘Xodus’ project
One big thing missing for Linux right now is support for XBOX PC and Game Pass, but we might not be waiting forever on that thanks to the ‘Xodus’ project.
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GE-Proton 11-4 brings lots of controller improvements
The community maintained compatibility layer GE-Proton 11-4 is out now, and with it there’s a whole lot of fixes and improvements for controllers.
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A retro gem returns and rebuilt, Knytt Classic is out now and free
Knytt Classic, a fully rebuilt version of the much loved indie platformer is out today completely free on Steam.
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Chaotic rocket engine numbers-go-up space roguelite ‘Glory On Pluto’ has a fresh demo up
Glory On Pluto is one that completely sucked me in with the initial demo back in May, and the refreshed demo is a good reminder that you need to try it.
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Chaotic physics auto battler ‘Auto Ball Arena’ looks like a funny time
Auto Ball Arena is an upcoming chaotic physics auto battler where you put together pieces and then watch the fireworks during auto battles.
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CachyOS gets improved handheld detection in the August release
CachyOS is one of the most popular Linux distributions and they’ve released their August release with lots of bug fixes and a few new features.
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Valve emailed about a cyberattack against their shipping partner CEVA Logistics in Europe
If you ordered hardware from Valve in Europe recently, some of your details may have unfortunately been leaked.
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26 more games join GeForce NOW during August 2026
NVIDIA have announced the next set of games coming to their cloud gaming service GeForce NOW for August 2026.
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Return to Castle Wolfenstein RealRTCW brings PS2 maps to the Cursed Sands DLC
Cursed Sands brought over the previously console-exclusive prologue to PC back in May, and now it has expanded to include the PS2 maps as well.
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Devolver Digital plan to go private again
After going public with shares back in 2021, it seems the heads of Devolver Digital have realised it’s not a very good fit for an indie publisher.
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