Games: Steam Deck, GE-Proton, Free/Libre Gaming, and More
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Here's the top Steam Deck games for June 2023
Another month down and Valve has announced what's been popular over the last month, so let's take a look at the top Steam Deck list for June 2023. Sorted by hours played top to bottom, here's what was popular with players on the Steam Deck through June 2023:
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GE-Proton 8-6 is out now fixing up more games for Linux and Steam Deck
GE-Proton has another release available (two actually) so here's a run over what's new for this community-maintained translation layer. This is the version of Proton not supported by Valve, so it may have issues at times the official Proton does not. However, it also at times pulls in fixes a bit quicker and can do things sometimes that Valve cannot do.
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Multiplayer voxel RPG 'Veloren' v0.15 is out adding the first world boss
Free, open source and continuing to expand! Veloren is a multiplayer voxel RPG inspired by Cube World, Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Dwarf Fortress and Minecraft. Version 0.15 is out now and sounds fun.
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Nearly 40% of Linux gamers on Steam are on Steam Deck
The latest Steam Hardware & Software Survey is out for June 2023, and it shows just how much the Linux share is now influenced by the Steam Deck.
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Fanatical's latest Trinity Bundle has some quality indie hits
You somehow need even MORE games? Okay well here's the newest Fanatical Trinity Bundle with some indie gems.
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Evolution sim Thrive v0.6.3 gives a glimpse of the future
Free, open source and scientific! Thrive is an in-development evolution sim, with a new release out now adding in some more big prototypes for later-life stages.
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BattleBit Remastered is good fun but anti-cheat for Steam Deck & Linux is concerning
BattleBit Remastered is the current game climbing the ranks on Steam, made by a tiny team of only 3 people it has regularly seen tens of thousands of players. It works on Steam Deck and desktop Linux but the anti-cheat may turn into a big problem.