Games: Valve and Linux, One Year of Mahjong Solitaire, and More

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 17, 2025

• LibreNews ☛ On the history of Valve and Linux

  So, how did Valve become so acquainted with the Linux ecosystem?

• GamingOnLinux ☛ Valve's SteamOS 3.7.3 Preview improves support for Asus and Lenovo handhelds

  After Valve announced in January that a public beta of Steam Deck's SteamOS is coming for more handhelds, the initial SteamOS 3.7 Preview added the start of it and now the latest SteamOS 3.7.3 Preview brings more improvements for other handhelds.

• GNOME ☛ Mathias Bonn: One Year of Mahjong Solitaire

  I’ve always liked the concept of small five-minute games to fill some time. Puzzle games that start instantly and keep your mind sharp, without unnecessary ads, distractions and microtransactions. Classics like Minesweeper and Solitaire come to mind, once preinstalled on every backdoored Windows PC. It was great fun during moments without an internet connection.

• GamingOnLinux ☛ Moonsigil Atlas is a deckbuilding roguelike with tile-based energy that's Tetris meets Slay The Spire

  Now this blending of ideas looks damn cool. Moonsigil Atlas looks like it really warps deckbuilders into something quite unique, and I can't wait to check this one out. The developer said it's basically Tetris meets Slay the Spire, and as far as comparisons go it's quite a fun hook to think on.

• GamingOnLinux ☛ Horripilant is a chilling incremental dungeon crawl through the horrors of a forgotten underworld

  Pas Game Studio recently revealed the freaky looking Horripilant. A game that combines elements of an idler, puzzle and autobattler that sees you fight, mine, and think your way through the depths of a forsaken dungeon. Probably one of the most unique looking dungeon crawlers I've ever seen.