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RETROPULSE Wave: neon puzzle game released for Linux on Steam

RETROPULSE Wave is now available natively for Linux on Steam.\nThe game is a relaxing neon puzzle game where you connect dots of the same color with glowing lines to fill the board. It costs €2.55 regularly, with a 40% launch discount (€1.53).\nRETROPULSE Wave invites you into a colorful world of RETROWAVE and retro anime, inspired by the neon aesthetics of the ’80s, digital horizons, and the atmosphere of an endless summer.\n

Eyeball It - No Rulers Allowed: estimation game released for Linux

Eyeball It: No Rulers Allowed is now available with native Linux support on Steam.\nThe game asks you to set the heights of two objects in the right proportion by eye alone - no ruler, grid or numbers. It costs €2.09, with a 40% launch discount (€1.25).\nModes include Endless, a Daily mode with a worldwide leaderboard and a Collection of over 500 silhouettes with sources and facts.\nTwo things stand side by side on a cream sheet, drawn at exactly the same height. That’s the lie. Drag one until t

Pony Island: Puzzle game currently available for free on Steam

Pony Island is now available for free on Steam. If you grab it before 12 Oct at 7:00 pm, it is yours to keep.\nThe game is a puzzle adventure in which you are trapped inside the devil’s cursed arcade machine and have to repair its broken code.\nPony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. The devil detests having his puzzles solved and poor programming exposed; you will need to think o

The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt - Remastered: Patch 5.01 released

Patch 5.01 for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Remastered is now available on Steam.\nThe patch brings numerous gameplay, UI and PC fixes, changes the default Dynamic Resolution Scaling setting to off, and fixes an issue that could affect save file data.\nPatch 5.01 is live!\nEvery step on the Path is an opportunity to improve for a witcher. See how we’ve improved The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered with Patch 5.01, out now.\n

A Tale Amidst Memories: free bunny plushie platformer released on Steam

A Tale Amidst Memories is now available for free on Linux and SteamOS via Steam.\nThe short, cozy 2D platformer adventure is set in a grandmother’s attic, where you play a bunny plushie searching for its childhood best friend.\nSet in a grandmother’s attic, play as a bunny plushie on a quest to reunite with its childhood best friend. Journey through a semi-contemplative world filled with memories and the innocence of childhood.\n

Faugus Launcher: Hotfix version 2.4.4 released

Faugus Launcher, a game launcher for Linux for managing Wine and Proton games, has been released in version 2.4.4.\nThe update follows shortly after version 2.4.3 and is a hotfix: with the new default Proton system, launchers could no longer be installed. The remaining changes match the 2.4.3 highlights, including a custom Proton per game and customizable widget colors.\nHotfix: launchers failing to install with new default Proton system. Thanks @Blumlaut Now games will use the default Proton by

SteamOS 0.4 for Steam Frame released

SteamOS 0.4 for the Steam Frame VR headset has been released for all users.\nThe update brings up to 12% better power efficiency, improved streaming reliability (including fixes for “Error 17”, which requires SteamVR 2.18.2 or later on the PC) and new accessibility options for the dominant eye.\nSteamOS 0.4 for Steam Frame has just been released for all users with the following changes:\nPower:\nImproved power efficiency and battery lifetime during both streaming and local gameplay, with gains o

PCSX2: PlayStation 2 emulator released in version 2.8.1

PCSX2, an open-source emulator for the PlayStation 2, has been released in version 2.8.1.\nIt arrives shortly after version 2.8.0, the first “immutable” release, as a small bugfix update.\nIt contains just a single change: a workaround for an Apple GPU hardware bug in the Metal renderer. Linux users are not affected.\nGS:MTL: Add workaround for Apple GPU hardware bug\n

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Faugus Launcher: version 2.0.2 with support for Epic Games and GOG Galaxy released

Faugus Launcher has been released in version 2.0.2, with support for Epic Games and GOG Galaxy.\nThe Epic Games launcher under Proton has been re-enabled, and GOG Galaxy launcher support has been added as well. Settings now use a tabbed interface for lower resolution displays, game images load incrementally so the app no longer freezes, and Protonfixes can be applied automatically.\nLauncher Support: Re-enabled Epic Games launcher functionality with Proton and introduced GOG Galaxy launcher comp

Sigilgraph Audioworkbench: modular DAW launches into early access

Sigilgraph Audioworkbench has entered Early Access on Steam.\nThe software is a non-linear, modular DAW that lets you connect audio generators, MIDI logic, and modulation sources with virtual patch cables on an open, visual canvas to build evolving soundscapes and custom instruments, without being locked to a rigid, grid-based timeline.\nFeatures include cable-based patching on an infinite canvas, “Composite Devices” for grouping and reusing complex graphs, a Composer Mode that bridg

Kasual Desktop: version v1.1.0 released

Kasual Desktop, a console-like, gamepad-controlled desktop overlay for Linux and Windows, has been released in version v1.1.0.\nAlongside KDE Plasma, it now also supports GNOME Shell via a native extension, plus adapters for Sway and Hyprland. The host desktop can be hidden for a kiosk-like experience, the mouse cursor is hidden automatically, and the screensaver is inhibited while the overlay is active.\nKey Features Added\nDesktop Environment Support: Native GNOME Shell extension and adapters

HeadsetControl: version 4.0.0 released

HeadsetControl has been released in version 4.0.0.\nHeadsetControl is a cross-platform tool for controlling USB gaming headsets on Linux, macOS and Windows - it manages sidetone, battery status, LED lighting and equalizers, among other things.\nVersion 4.0.0 marks the first stable release built on a complete rewrite from C to C++20. It brings type-safe error handling, a new high-level library API, and support for over 20 new headsets, including models from Audeze, Corsair, HyperX, Logitech and S

TuxGuitar: version 2.1.0 released

TuxGuitar has been released in version 2.1.0.\nTuxGuitar is a cross-platform editor for guitar tablature that lets you create, edit and play multitrack scores, including import of Guitar Pro files.\nTuxGuitar versions 2.0.0 and later use a new file format which cannot be read by older versions. You can still export your tablatures in the old format.\n

Humble Bundle: \

The “Triple-i Initiative Showcase” bundle with eight games is now available on Humble Bundle.\nIt includes X4: Foundations, The Last Spell - Complete Edition, My Time at Sandrock, Cat Quest III, 33 Immortals, Endzone 2, Gestalt: Steam & Cinder and WHAT THE CAR? as Steam keys.\nTiers are €8.36 (2 games), €10.44 (5 games) and €13.58 (all 8 games). The bundle runs for about 21 more days.\nPay at least €13.58 for these 8 items. Keys expire. Please redeem and activate on Steam before April 29th, 2027

Two Point Museum: \

The paid DLC “Rides & Relics” for Two Point Museum is now available on Steam for Linux.\nTwo Point Museum is a humorous management sim about building a museum with exhibits, expeditions and experts. The DLC costs €10.99 (€9.89 at launch with 10% off) and brings an amusement park to your museum: a new five-star campaign, build-your-own mini-coasters with 5 themes and Funfair Experts.\nTwo Point Museum: Rides & Relics with high-octane engineering and cultural curation, includes:\n

Zero-K: open-source RTS released in version v1.14.10.2

Zero-K, a free and open-source real-time strategy game, has been released in version v1.14.10.2 “Nimbus Wiggle and Magpie Part 2”.\nThe Magpie gets slower and needs to rearm more often (speed 252 to 234, volleys per rearm 30 to 12). There is also a new hotkey for controlling Magpie swarms, improved Nimbus behaviour and several graphical fixes.\nThe new Magpie was always going to take multiple tries to get right, so here is our first foray out into the rest of the design space. These changes aim