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Games, New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, Avoidance of Slop, Fakes, Leaks and Theft
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Boiling Steam ☛ New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, and Smack Talk - 2026-08-29 Edition
Between 2026-08-22 and 2026-08-29 we selected 15 newly released games that are rated as Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck, and meeting specific criteria in terms of user ratings. A lot of indie titles, like Smack Talk, an multiplayer fighting game where you use your voice to attack your opponents (!), and there’s also the big AAA type of title with Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, a prequel to the Plague Tale games. A lot of good stuff packed in a single week! Full details below!
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Tom's Hardware ☛ Donkey Kong 64 finally gets a fully native PC port written in C — DK64 ReKONGpiled brings ultrawide support, uncapped framerates, and zero Hey Hi (AI) code
A team of veteran developers has recompiled Donkey Kong 64 in C, so it runs natively on Windows, Linux, and Mac. The entire project is free, uses no generative AI, but still includes more features than any vibecoded retro revival slop you can find online. You do need to bring your own ROM, though.
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Tom's Hardware ☛ At least three exhibitors got robbed at Gamescom 2026 — laptops and handhelds with unfinished game builds stolen from locked cabinets
Several developers, publishers, and studios have had their laptops and handheld consoles stolen at Gamescom 2026. However, the organizers said that it's only responsible for general security, and exhibitors can book individual booth security separately.
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Tom's Hardware ☛ Massive 12TB Steam leak reveals decades of unreleased games — archived files include unseen Half-Life 2: Episode 3 builds and assets
Early builds of Valve games from 2003 to 2013 have been found in a 12TB archive pulled from the company's old servers. These pre-release versions act like time capsules, preserving the state of the game from before it underwent massive changes.