Games: Steam Deck, Factorio, and More

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jun 17, 2023

• Removing non-Steam apps now cleans up on Steam Deck and Linux desktop

  A change that Valve missed in the big recent upgrade of the Steam client, is that on Linux systems either desktop or Steam Deck, removing non-Steam apps should now be cleaner.

• Factorio adds controller support in experimental update

  Good news for Steam Deck and gamepad fans, as official controller support is coming to Factorio and you can try it out right now. Released in experimental v1.1.83 they note you just need to change over the input method in the settings -> controls menu. Then you will get proper gamepad controls and glyphs telling you what to do.

• Soulstone Survivors a great Vampire Survivor-like has a huge skill tree upgrade

  Soulstone Survivors is one of my favourite games in the spirit of Vampire Survivors, and it just got a lot bigger with the new Path of Ascension upgrade. While similar to VS in basic gameplay mechanics and the loop, it expanded on the idea in a few ways with more skill-based gameplay.

• Get PAYDAY 2 and lots of DLC in this Humble Bundle

  Here's an easy chance to get PAYDAY 2 and a whole bunch of DLC super cheap thanks to the latest Humble Bundle so here's the details. While they recently removed the Native Linux version, they have given a statement on their plans to support it in Proton. In my own testing - it did work perfectly with Proton!

• New Beta for Valheim adds in world modifiers letting you customize your game

  It's here in Beta! A big upgrade for Valheim to let you change how you can play it, so here's a run over what's new and improved. This was teased recently and comes after a stable update that improved performance.

• Steam UI scaling should work even better in the latest Beta

  Having Steam UI scaling issues? You may want to have a look at the Steam Client Beta that was released June 15th and see how you get on. Valve are constantly updating the Beta, and they only just launched a major update with the new Steam Overlay but they're right back to it on the Beta with fresh upgrades and fixes.