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Steam Deck Games for Modders

One of the greatest draws for PC gamers is mods. The ability to customize every aspect of  your gamplay is one of the features traditional console games get left out of. Now with the Steam Deck you can have the best of both worlds Skyrim Mods on Steam Deck Elder Scrolls, in my opinion, has […]

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Insaniquarium Deluxe on Steam Deck

Look at my Fish Insaniquarium is one of my favorite games from back in the day. As an ancient person, I didn’t have internet at home and would visit the public library once a week. I’m sure this was intended to allow me to learn and research and do homework, but in reality I spent […]

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Steam Deck starts sending Q3 emails Thurdsay

Have our prayers been answered? The official Steam Deck twitter has announced that they will begin sending Q3 reservations on Thursday, June 30th, and that they will now be shipping double the previous number of Steam Decks each week. I’m curious if this means that they will continue sending reservation emails on Mondays and Thursday […]

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Best Couch Co-Op Games on Linux

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime Deck Verified Status: Verified ProtonDB Rating: Native “Reminds me of why I love video games.” 10/10 – Destructoid This award winning couch co-op game has a cute aesthetic and easy control, making it easy for friends to jump in quickly. Battle a galaxy of evil robots with 2 to 4 […]

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Steam Deck Docking Station Delayed with No End in Sight

According to official sources, Valve has chosen to delay the Steam Deck Docking Station. According to their release, this is due to parts shortages and closures at manufacturing facilities due to COVID. Unfortunately, they did not choose to offer any hope in the way of a date when we can expect more information or even […]

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Easy Anti-Cheat is not the problem

One of the most common issues you’ll run into while trying to run windows games on linux is anti-cheat support. Many times you’ll find yourself installing a game without issue, even playing the single player, but when you try to join a multiplayer session you’ll be disappointed to find the games anti-cheat won’t even let […]

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Steam Releases Recovery Image for the Steam Deck, Still not SteamOS 3

Steam has officially released a recovery image for anyone that needs to recover, repair, or re-image their Steam Deck, despite saying that this image is not officially “SteamOS 3″‘ Steam Deck Recovery Instructions Download the recovery image here (click). Prepare a USB key (8GB minimum) with the recovery image: On Windows we recommend using the […]

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Why is Tales of Berseria Unsupported on the Steam Deck?

Tales of Berseria, first released in 2016, has been a favorite of mine for a while now, and I have played it exclusively on a Linux machine. So why is Tales of Berseria Unsupported on the Steam Deck? According to Valve’s testing, Valve is still working on adding support for this game on Steam Deck. […]

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Borderlands 3 is Playable on the Steam Deck

According to Steam’s compatibility tool, Borderlands 3 is Playable on the Steam deck with minimal issues. Borderlands 3 has a Gold rating on ProtonDB, with some users citing issues with black screens and slow load times. While multiplayer seems to be working for some, others mention stuttering and other performance issues. According to Steam, users […]

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Star Wars: The Old Republic is Playable on Steam Deck

According to Steam’s recently launched compatibility checker, Star Wars: The Old Republic is Playable on the Steam Deck. This game has a platinum rating on ProtonDB, which means that any issues preventing The Old Republic from achieving Verified status are primarily due the handheld format of the Steam Deck. According to Steam, The Old Republic […]