Steam Deck new verified title: Duke Nukem Forever new verified title: Super Animal Royale new playable title: Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine want to quickly launch apps from the Quick Access menu without adding them as shortcuts? Try SDH-QuickLaunch replacement parts are officially available via iFixit new client update that fixes Remote Play Together, plus SteamOS 3.2 now official with refresh rate switching Native Linux Games Psychonauts 2 gets a Linux port Swordbreaker: Origins gets Linux support Flashout 3 demo is out with native Linux support Bomber Crew is free to keep as long as you grab it before June 2 44 new games on Steam with Linux support Software Updates ChimeraOS 33 adds Deck UI fixes Project Heartbeat gets a new skin editor kernel 5.

A new Steam Deck client update rolled out yesterday. Steam Remote Play Together is now fully functional, and one of the keyboard themes received improved performance. A few notifications have been added. Full changelog is as follows:

• Remote Play Together is now completely functional on Steam Deck. Includes hosting and joining game sessions. Try out a supported game and open the Quick Access Menu to get started. - Added notification when the Steam Deck's SSD has less than 2GB of free space left - Improved performance of Night Shift keyboard theme - Added the ability to name controller layout commands - Added icons for gamepad and mouse commands shown on in-game virtual menus - Fixed being unable to connect to hidden wireless networks - Added time zone region for Saskatchewan - Added ability to close a window if the running application has more than one visible - Added ability to change accounts from the power menu At the same time, SteamOS as a whole has graduated from the 3.

I had reviewed Guilty Gear -Strive- on Boiling Steam a little less than a year ago. In it I had mentioned how amazing the soundtrack is. Seems like Arc System Works was aware of that, so they deliberately held off from putting the soundtrack on Spotify or as a separate purchase on Steam. Well, today the soundtrack is now available for purchase. There’s two discs’ worth of content and they’re $10.

Seems like it’s been a long time since we got an update from the 2D fighting game Them’s Fightin’ Herds. Well, not to worry, we’ve finally been updated on what’s going on with the game. Last year, the game got ported to Linux. Some time later the Mac version went up as well. Now the game will be heading to consoles later this Fall. While it may not seem like a big deal for us Linux gamers, the good news is all versions will have cross-platform multiplayer, meaning on PC you can play against someone on Switch, for example.

Project Heartbeat gets an update today. Here’s a quick list of what’s new: new song: Reprisal skin editor visualizer rework and new main menu visualizer new UI elements rework of the Controls editor sorting system a cross is displayed when a note is missed plenty of bug fixes Check out the patch notes on Steam. Cover image credit: Project Heartbeat developer

True to Double Fine Productions’ word, Psychonauts 2 is now available natively on Linux. The Mac port coincides with this update, along with two new text languages. The stability for the Strike City checkpoint at the end of the level has also been fixed. They left a few notes regarding both the Linux and Mac versions. Here’s the rundown for the Linux version: save file location is in ~/.config/Epic/Psychonauts2/ game may crash on launch or when changing the Display settings.

ChimeraOS version 33 has landed hot off the press today. The following software packages have been upgraded: kernel 5.17.9 Mesa 22.0.4 Nvidia 515.43.04 (keep in mind this driver is in beta) Chimera 0.14.6 (the web app that allows you to remotely install software to ChimeraOS) steamos-compositor-plus 1.9.4 RetroArch 1.10.3 This release also brings plenty of bug fixes, particularly when using the Steam Deck UI: fixed the session being reverted to Big Picture Mode after a recent Steam update fixed non-Steam games failing to launch fixed performance overlay fixed frame limiter fixed night mode fixed brightness controls fixed ChimeraOS release version not displaying fixed some minor graphical glitches Keep in mind the Deck UI doesn’t work on NVIDIA.

The Steam Racing Fest kicks off this week and lasts till May 30 at 10 AM PST. A great number of racing titles are available at a discount. Native games include: DRAG - 75% off DiRT 4 - 70% off DiRT Rally - 70% off PocketCars - 40% off Road Redemption - 60% off Super Indie Karts - 64% off Steel Rats - 90% off Descenders - 60% off If you don’t mind using Valve’s Proton compatibility layer, there’s the following:

Following the news that iFixit somehow “accidentally” leaked the Steam Deck parts page, the page quickly got shut down. Orders that were made while the page was live were still honored though. Just a few days later, though, and the page is now back up. Unsurprisingly, some of the components are either unavailable (such as the battery and the screen) or have limited quantities. Once the parts do become available, though, you could technically build your own Steam Deck, although it’s going to be a lot more pricey than buying it through Steam.

The PlayStation 2 emulator PCSX2 gets a much-needed UI overhaul. The wxWidgets library that the developers were using before has now been replaced with Qt. Now it looks much cleaner. If you’ve used the Dolphin emulator, you’ll notice the interface looks quite familiar: Image credit: @Dreamboum The controller setting interface has also been updated with this new UI library. Settings can now be set on a per-game basis, there’s an auto-updater, and there’s “native” support for the DualShock 4 and DualSense gamepads.