Games: Steam Deck, Ghost Recon Breakpoint, FreedroidRPG, and More

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 24, 2023

• Colony sim Stardeus adds in derelict ships, system scanning, new ship design system

  Stardeus was one of the most promising Early Access releases on 2022, giving you pretty much RimWorld in space and the first major update is out now. Clearly, the developer has been rather busy.

• JSAUX will be doing more colours for their Steam Deck backplate

  Accessory brand JSAUX recently did a poll to see what colours people might like for a Steam Deck backplate and the winners are in.

• Steam Deck and Desktop Steam Beta improves Steam Input for Nintendo Controllers

  A fresh Steam Beta is out now for Steam Deck and Desktop Steam, with a bigger focus on Steam Input improvements and some Big Picture Mode fixes too.

• Here's how to fix Ghost Recon Breakpoint on Steam Deck and Linux desktop

  Want to play the new Steam release of Ghost Recon Breakpoint on Steam Deck? Or a Linux desktop? It doesn't run out of the box but here's how to fix it.

• Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer - Part 22: Happy Hacking

• dbrand bait Nintendo with their new SwitchDeck skin for Steam Deck

  dbrand have today revealed their latest way of poking fun at other companies, with their special edition SwitchDeck skin for the Steam Deck. This isn't the first time they've prodded the beast, like with theKillswitch case for Steam Deck that they had to remake part of due to problems with magnets.

• Steam Deck thoughts a year later

  It's been close to a year since the Steam Deck launched, so here's where things currently stand and my thoughts on it.

• Valve marks some EA games Playable on Steam Deck again like Sims 4, Jedi: Fallen Order

  EA recently sent Origin to the graveyard and replaced it with the EA App, which caused numerous problems on Linux desktop and Steam Deck but it looks like the biggest problems are over on that.

• Humble Bundle offering a whole lot of gems in two new bundles

  Another good chance for you to build up your Steam collection, with Humble Bundle offering two new bundles full of games. Here's what to expect from them. To help you out and stop you needing to click around, I'll note the expected compatibility across Linux desktop and Steam Deck, along with Native Linux support or a ProtonDB rating (which goes Platinum - Gold - Silver - Bronze - Broken).

• Rocket League is getting additional anti-cheat functionality

  In a move that could cause issues for Linux desktop and Steam Deck gamers, Rocket League is going to introduce new anti-cheat measures. Something people argued with me on Twitter some time ago that wouldn't happen — I was right again.

• Turn-based city-builder set on Mars, Farlanders has launched

  Farlanders is a turn-based city-builder from Andriy Bychkovskyi and publisher Crytivo that has you colonize and attempt to terraform the red planet. It's available now with Native Linux support, but no Steam Deck rating as of yet.

• Free open source RPG 'FreedroidRPG' arrives on Steam

  It's not going to win any awards on style but some of you may want to know that the classic free and open source RPG FreedroidRPG is now on Steam. A name some older readers might not have seen for a while…