Games: Warhammer 40,000, Hue, Dolphin, and More

posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 27, 2023

• Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War is free to keep until June 1st

  Get your 4x Warhammer strategy gaming on, as Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War from Proxy Studios and Slitherine Ltd is free to claim and keep until June 1st. It has Native Linux support and is Steam Deck Playable.

• Highly rated colour-changing puzzle adventure 'Hue' free to keep until June 8th

  Need a free game? You're in luck as Hue from Fiddlesticks Games and Curve Games is currently free to keep on Steam until June 8th. Released originally back in 2016, it has a Native Linux version available and is rated Steam Deck Playable.

• Many years later Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition is still getting better

  Originally released in 2002 and then later as Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition from Beamdog, many years on it's still getting major upgrades including a new Toon shader and loading speed improvements.

• Nintendo hits Valve with DMCA against the Dolphin emulator release

  Back in March the plan was announced for the Wii and GameCube emulator Dolphin to release on Steam, along with some useful Steam features but now that seems unlikely to happen.

• Stone Age farming life-sim Roots of Pacha has returned to Steam

  After a messy situation with their publisher, Soda Den has now split from Crytivo and Roots of Pacha has returned for sale on Steam.

• Valve upgrades Proton Experimental with a number of bug fixes

  Today there's a new build of Proton Experimental available for Steam Deck and desktop Linux gamers, with it Valve has given us a bunch of bug fixes. With there now being many different Proton versions it can get a bit confusing, so head on over to my beginner's guide on Steam Play and Proton for more info.