https://boilingsteam.com PC Gaming on Linux is so Tomorrow! Copyright 2026 Boiling Steam Mon, 1 Jun 2026 01:55:55 +0900 https://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification SSG https://boilingsteam.com https://boilingsteam.com/android-chrome-192x192.png 192 192 Between 2026-05-23 and 2026-05-30 we selected 14 newly released games that are rated as Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck, and meeting specific criteria in terms of user ratings. There’s a lot of good stuff in the below list, so it was hard to choose what to highlight, but I decided to go for XF Extreme Formula which has retro F-zero vibes, and Mina the Hollower, the new pixel-perfect 2D game from the developers of Shovel Knight. Full list ahead! https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-05-30-edition/index.html Sun, 31 May 2026 12:31:17 +0000 With the popularity of gambling-“inspired” games after Balatro, Fortune Seller gives it a go with an inventory management take. Developed and published by Kiwick, the game works well on Linux with Proton and is Steam Deck Verified. In Fortune Seller, you start a job as the cashier at an occult items store, serving a shady and greedy owner, that demands exponential profits at every week. You know, the Balatro drill. At Week One, the demands to progress are in the thousands of points, and in the Week Four, when you face the last boss Mammona(the store owner), the requirements are in the millions. After winning the story mode, you can proceed to the endless at your discretion. Each day of the Week, several customers will come to your store. I liked that they each have a very characteristic and well-designed portrait, and say by speech bubble something related to their personality. There is some story going on with their life. You cannot grasp much during the game, the inclusion might feel like an afterthought, as it does not elaborate much. But I like to think about it and fill the blanks in my mind. It is a nice inclusion, and I appreciated it. Mammona, for example, is a name associated with greed, and their picture is designed to resemble many hands composing a body. The name itself sounds like “hands” in some languages (also ricinus). Again, not sure if anything besides the greed part was the intent, but I enjoyed the thought. https://boilingsteam.com/fortune-seller/index.html Sun, 31 May 2026 16:50:57 +0000 Between 2026-05-20 and 2026-05-27 there were 75 New Steam games released with Native Linux builds. For reference, during the same time, there were 708 games released for Windows on Steam, so the Linux versions represent about 10.6 % of total released titles. This was a fairly quiet week. Not a lot to showcase, but there’s Schrodinger’s Cat Burglar which is a nice word pun applied to a concept where you play a cat that can be in two places at the same time (to solve puzzles). Here’s the full list below of what you ought to check: https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-builds-2026-05-27-edition/index.html Sat, 30 May 2026 17:57:08 +0000 On May 27, 2026, Valve’s leadership apparently smoked a little too much and the company officially announced a massive price hike for the Steam Deck OLED models. We are talking about prices increasing up to $300 USD (a 46% increase!!). NPCs will be quick to attribute this price hike to “the semiconductor shortage” caused by surging demand for AI datacenter memory components, but that’s a poor argument to make. This kind of things don’t happen in a vacuum. The ROG Ally X that was released last year has remained at $999 since it was out, so either ASUS has some magical, extra-terrestrial access to cheap components that nobody else has, or Valve is taking the opportunity to make more profits while nobody is looking. After all, Gabe gotta buy new yatches. Valve updated its store listings overnight, applying the following new prices across most markets (US, UK, Europe, Canada, Australia): - Steam Deck OLED 512GB: Increased from $549 to $789 (+$240 / ~44% hike). https://boilingsteam.com/valve-takes-crazy-pills-and-jacks-up-steam-deck-pricing/index.html Thu, 28 May 2026 16:08:21 +0000 Between 2026-05-16 and 2026-05-23 we selected 14 newly released games that are rated as Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck, and meeting specific criteria in terms of user ratings. This week two big games, the New Lego Batman and the latest Forza Horizon 6! But that’s not all. There are quite a few more. https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-05-23-edition/index.html Sun, 24 May 2026 15:57:54 +0000 Between 2026-05-13 and 2026-05-20 there were 70 New Steam games released with Native Linux builds. For reference, during the same time, there were 664 games released for Windows on Steam, so the Linux versions represent about 10.5 % of total released titles. Not a lot to keep this time, but there’s a few games worth mentioning still, such as The Adventures of Sir Kicksalot: simple graphics but fun gameplay inspired by Dark Messiah of Might and Magic from Arkane Studios. Here’s the whole list below. https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-builds-2026-05-20-edition/index.html Sun, 24 May 2026 14:23:21 +0000 We got a key from the publisher to review the demo of Pigeon: A Love Story,with an interesting proposal: find love in a kind of needle-in-a-haystack game. The dev, Wristwrok created Faceminer an interesting game that brings up the discussion of AI used for surveillance and facial generation that hits home for me, but I digress, back to the Pigeon. Pigeon offers to scale replicas of real cities, like Tokyo and New York for you to explore. The demo, available for free on Steam, covers only London. At first, it is nice to explore the city and find its landmarks with a non-invasive background music, well after you get used to the mouse controller (I wish there were sensitivity calibration). While exploring the city you can coo at other pigeons, some sort of catcalling, they will change colour from black to red. Occasionally, they reply some sort of no back, ranging from apologetic to calling you, rightly so, a creep, and I found it funny. Colouring the pigeons would increase a stat tracking of coverage of a quadrant in the map. https://boilingsteam.com/pigeon-a-love-story/index.html Tue, 19 May 2026 15:35:43 +0000 Between 2026-05-09 and 2026-05-16 we selected 17 newly released games that are rated as Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck, and meeting specific criteria in terms of user ratings. The highlight of this week is no doubt Subnautica 2, which has been extremely well received. There’s also another deckbuiler, Black Jacket, that looks very polished and worth a try. Here is the whole list below of what we recommend to check: https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-05-16-edition/index.html Mon, 18 May 2026 15:22:40 +0000 Between 2026-05-06 and 2026-05-13, there were 60 New Steam games released with Native Linux builds. For reference, during the same time, there were 511 games released for Windows on Steam, so the Linux versions represent about 11.7 % of total released titles. Two great titles to keep an eye on, Huntdown: Overtime in the 2D platformer-shooter genre, and Space Haven that lets you build your own space station and manage the needs of your crew. Here’s the whole list below: https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-builds-2026-05-13-edition/index.html Fri, 15 May 2026 16:37:54 +0000 Between 2026-05-02 and 2026-05-09 we selected 21 newly released games that are rated as Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck, and meeting specific criteria in terms of user ratings. It’s another exceptional week for the Steam Deck with a bunch of very strong releases. It’s difficult to pick just a few, but you should clearly keep an eye on ALABASTER DAWN (I played it last year at the Bit Summit and it was great!) - Dead as Disco seems to be a great musical beat’em up (that’s a genre now), very well received after release. Here’s the whole list of little gems below. https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-05-09-edition/index.html Mon, 11 May 2026 02:24:28 +0000 Between 2026-04-29 and 2026-05-06 there were 63 New Steam games released with Native Linux builds. For reference, during the same time, there were 570 games released for Windows on Steam, so the Linux versions represent about 11.1 % of total released titles. There’s a few gems in this week, with another great execution in the roguelite genre with Rogue Voltage, as well as a great music-themed narrative game with Wax Heads. Here’s a list of our picks below: https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-builds-2026-05-06-edition/index.html Thu, 7 May 2026 14:22:48 +0000 It has been ten long years (2015!) since the first Steam Controller was released, a device that was polarizing by design, beloved by hardcore users, and baffling to the average console enthusiast. The original tried to solve the fundamental friction between mouse-and-keyboard PC gaming and the traditional couch-based approach. It was discontinued back in 2019, and since then we expected it to make a come back sooner or later, especially after the Steam Deck came out and Valve signaled a renewed interest in making hardware. Fast forward to 2026, in the middle of the Rampocalypse shaking the hardware industry, Valve returns with a device bearing the same name, the same philosophy, but a different, and less radical execution. For better or worse, this is mostly as if the Steam Deck was turned into a controller. Since we don’t have the new Steam Controller in hands yet, we can learn from those who do. We have spent some time checking comments hardware youtubers, specifically looking at hands-on impressions from outlets like GameSpot, Linus Tech Tips, Tested, Skillup and Gamers Nexus. From there on we will provide a summary of their observations and opinions. https://boilingsteam.com/the-2026-steam-controller-what-reviewers-are-saying/index.html Thu, 7 May 2026 14:59:18 +0000 Ink Inside is a stylized 2D hand-drawn action roguelite that takes place within the literal pages of a discarded sketchbook. You play as Stick, a simple doodle who awakens to find the sketchbook being attacked by a mysterious, oily sludge that is erasing the world and its inhabitants. You are on to a quest to save the world and its drawings from the sludge, across various biomes. What’s unique about this game is that it did not start as a game. It was a cartoon written for Nickelodeon - somehow the project did not end up being produced, and the devs turned to video games as a medium to continue their work. It’s supposed to be a story in three parts, and Ink Inside is the first episode while it’s a complete game in itself. You can expect about 10~12 hours of gameplay. https://boilingsteam.com/ink-inside-review/index.html Tue, 5 May 2026 15:17:34 +0000 Between 2026-04-25 and 2026-05-02 we selected 23 newly released games that are rated as Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck, and meeting specific criteria in terms of user ratings. This is an awesome week, with a really high number of games that actually sound interesting to play, as well as some that take existing genres and tweak them with a cool twist. The obvious highlight of the past week of Far Far West, a co-op shooter that’s really well done. Don’t miss the whole list below - a lot of hidden gems in there. https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-05-02-edition/index.html Sat, 2 May 2026 13:29:11 +0000 Between 2026-04-22 and 2026-04-29 there were 87 New Steam games released with Native Linux builds. For reference, during the same time, there were 765 games released for Windows on Steam, so the Linux versions represent about 11.4 % of total released titles. There’s a lot of games but of varying quality. Out of those I picked up Legionbound, another idle battler with a ton of options and combinations to try out, which is very addictive. Here’s the full list of native games to consider for the past week: https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-builds-2026-04-29-edition/index.html Fri, 1 May 2026 15:23:33 +0000 The new Steam Controller is almost here. After a long period of silence and delays following the current hardware situation, Valve has officially confirmed the release date and pricing. https://boilingsteam.com/the-new-steam-controller-launches-in-may-2026/index.html Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:59:39 +0000 Between 2026-04-18 and 2026-04-25 we selected 14 newly released games that are rated as Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck, and meeting specific criteria in terms of user ratings. The highlight this week is Shapez 2 Factory that just focuses on being a factory builder that gives you a lot of freedom on how to achieve your goals, and let’s not forget Vampire Crawlers that takes the Vampire Survivor formula and adapts it in the retro first-persion view mode RPG party game genre. Here is the whole list below to consider for your Steam Deck. https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-04-25-edition/index.html Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:30:07 +0000 Framework is well known for its repairable laptops for several years now. They produce quality hardware that is easy to upgrade too, with some minor annoyances: hinges that tend to be a little weak, poor quality speakers, and relatively short battery life. So you get a lot of positives, with some aspects that you have to compromise with. But the time of trade-offs may reach an end. Framework has announced on the 21st of April 2026 its new hardware projects, and the most relevant one is their new Framework Laptop 13 Pro. It’s a ground-up redesign that addresses nearly every shortcoming of the previous iterations. As I was watching the video of their conference, I started feeling a little nervous by this announcement. A Pro model? As in, a new chassis right? Which means, a new platform for which previous motherboards and parts will not work anymore, right? Oh No! Turns out my fears were ill founded. Let’s go into more details. https://boilingsteam.com/framework-laptop-13-pro-announced/index.html Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:31:57 +0000 Find out who blew up the Tea Shop in Esoteric Ebb, a noir fantasy CRPG with *intricate political trama**. Developed by Christoffer Bodegård (with the collaboration of many other people), and published by Raw Fury. Works great on Linux and Steam Deck. https://boilingsteam.com/esoteric-ebb/index.html Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:52:09 +0000 Between 2026-04-15 and 2026-04-22 there were 60 New Steam games released with Native Linux builds. For reference, during the same time, there were 533 games released for Windows on Steam, so the Linux versions represent about 11.3 % of total released titles. A relatively quiet week, with few big releases. My favorite is probably Caromble, a new take on the breakout/arkanoid type of games, with an excellent work on the design and art. Don’t miss also Legendary Pilots a new simulator made to be approachable, and branded by Microprose! Here’s the list below of our selection: https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-builds-2026-04-22-edition/index.html Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:32:43 +0000 Between 2026-04-11 and 2026-04-18 we selected 14 newly released games that are rated as Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck, and meeting specific criteria in terms of user ratings. An excellent week overall, with the new Capcom game, Pragmata (that we previewed last year at the Tokyo Games Show) is finally out, and it seems it’s been well received, with a Verified rating for the Steam Deck too. I was surprised to see that Replaced did not fare too well in terms of user reviews, still positive, but failing to live up to the hype pre-release. We have Opus: Prism Peak that’s just out as well, and I also had the chance to try it out a few months back and it should be a solid game for us who like adventure games / visual novels. Funnily, the big theme in this week is to play the role of a Father-figure to help a little girl (both Pragmata and Prism Peak follow the same trope). Here’s what we could find: https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-04-18-edition/index.html Sun, 19 Apr 2026 11:12:08 +0000 The Run is yet another FMV game (developed in Unity) - I know, I know, I keep not being impressed by most FMV games, but I keep giving them a chance. Deep inside me is a secret hope that one day, we will get a FMV game that will be genuinely amazing. And honestly, as a kid living in the 90s, we got pretty close at some point. The CD-ROM multimedia (lol already cringy at the time) revolution brought FMV games front and center, and while the video codecs and playback capabilities were fairly poor, this was the era of awesome games like Wing Commander III that felt like a movie, Under a Killing Moon that turned pixel-art adventure games into something cinematic and exciting, and of course Star Wars: Rebel Assault that gave you a chance to experience Star Wars in first person. All of them have aged badly, but they were amazing at release. Not only because they looked better than older 2D or 3D games - but they did try to make games into a more serious medium, uplifting the narration and giving some meaningful choices to players. So are we getting something worth our while with The Run? I’m afraid I have to quote Games of Thrones here: Not Today. I’m actually not bringing the Game of Thrones reference out of the blue for no reason: turns out the protagonist of the The Run is Roxanne McKee, who was playing a secondary role in GOT - the one of Doreah, a servant of Daenerys Targaryen earlier in the series, as you can see in the picture below. https://boilingsteam.com/the-run-review/index.html Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:35:13 +0000 Between 2026-04-08 and 2026-04-15 there were 76 New Steam games released with Native Linux builds. For reference, during the same time, there were 542 games released for Windows on Steam, so the Linux versions represent about 14 % of total released titles. It is just me or it seems like the share of native Linux builds are somewhat increasing? In any case in this week we get an excellent game about managing gladiators with Gods of Sand, and Idols of Ash that makes you rappel down to escape a giant centipede chasing your ass. Here’s the whole list of what you ought to check. https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-builds-2026-04-15-edition/index.html Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:59:35 +0000 It’s time for us to review yet another ARM64 board, after the previous OrangePi 5 Ultra and the very powerful OrangePi 6 Plus. This time we go for their mid-range option, the OrangePi 4 Pro. https://boilingsteam.com/orange-pi-4-pro-review/index.html Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:44:31 +0000 Between 2026-04-04 and 2026-04-11 we selected 10 newly released games that are rated as Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck, and meeting specific criteria in terms of user ratings. It’s a good week for releases, with Sol Cesto being a great roguelite game where you direct your heroes against impossible odds. It has a very unique art style. There’s also People of Note from Annapurna which looks like a delightful mix of turn-based RPG and a musical. Here’s the whole list below. https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-04-11-edition/index.html Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:50:20 +0000 Manage your own ludus, and bring your gladiators to combat across the fantasy realm of Bloodgrounds. A turn-base combat RPG developed by Exordium Games, and published by Daedalic Entertainment. It runs well on Linux and Steam Deck. https://boilingsteam.com/bloodgrounds/index.html Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:26:51 +0000 Island of Hearts is a lackluster dating FMV, developed by Titan Digital Media and 4Divinity (who is also the publisher). It did work on Steam Deck with a few caveats, but I only got a black screen on CachyOS. FMV (full-motion video) games have popping-up on my Steam suggestions for a while. Some appears to have the production value of Netflix series, and mixing styles and genres with plenty of minigames. I don’t think I saw anything released recently be close to Black Dahlia, a game I am fond from my early adult life, but some games do try. Island of Hearts is not like that, neither tries to be. It is straightforward: you watch a video, pick a choice and watch the next video, with some minigames sparsely sprinkled here and there without a deep story. I am not an expert on FMV dating-sim, but it seems most of them on Steam follows the same formula. Well, Island of Hearts tries to set up a story early on, before you are dumped into drama island, but not enough to get you that interested. Sadly, every single game design decision made me lose my suspension of disbelief: lack of choices, rough cuts in video edits, and shallow and uncanny stories. The protagonist in unhinged, unstable, both in how he reacts and the options you have available to pick. It was hard to picture him in my mind, as he would act like an entirely different person at each scene. And it makes it quite annoying that you play in first person because now you are the crazy one. https://boilingsteam.com/island-of-hearts/index.html Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:09:17 +0000 Between 2026-04-01 and 2026-04-08 there were 61 New Steam games released with Native Linux builds. For reference, during the same time, there were 451 games released for Windows on Steam, so the Linux versions represent about 13.5 % of total released titles. No major release in this week, but Wasteland Bites takes cooking games into a new spin with your customers being mutants and decayed humans of the post-apocalypse Wasteland. Here’s the list of games you ought to at least check once for the past week: https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-builds-2026-04-08-edition/index.html Wed, 8 Apr 2026 16:23:57 +0000 Between 2026-03-28 and 2026-04-04 we selected 14 newly released games that are rated as Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck, and meeting specific criteria in terms of user ratings. The most well known release is going to be the sequel to Super Meat Boy, Super Meat Boy 3D - if you are not familiar with the genre, it’s a platformer where you have to reach the end of every level without making a mistake, amidst deadly machines and obstacles on every path of the way. Typically extremely hard and punishing, but very rewarding if you are persistent. But there’s a lot more to feed your Steam Deck with. Have a look: https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-04-04-edition/index.html Sun, 5 Apr 2026 12:10:13 +0000 Between 2026-03-25 and 2026-04-01 there were 66 New Steam games released with Native Linux builds. For reference, during the same time, there were 558 games released for Windows on Steam, so the Linux versions represent about 11.8 % of total released titles. There’s the sequel of the old yet excellent Sprintrunners called Sprint City that’s out! And in a completely different genre, you get Lakehopper that turns you in the role of boih a plane pilot and a mechanic - where you have to take care of your plane in between flights. Fantastic idea. Here’s a quick pick of best games to consider from last week: https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-builds-2026-04-01-edition/index.html Wed, 1 Apr 2026 15:54:04 +0000 Between 2026-03-21 and 2026-03-28 we selected 8 newly released games that are rated as Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck, and meeting specific criteria in terms of user ratings. Two games to highlight this time, The Scourge, a spooky horror game set in Vietnam, and Bombun, an excellent retro 3D platformer with bombs! Here’s the whole list below. https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-03-28-edition/index.html Sun, 29 Mar 2026 09:36:20 +0000 Between 2026-03-18 and 2026-03-25 there were 78 New Steam games released with Native Linux builds. For reference, during the same time, there were 635 games released for Windows on Steam, so the Linux versions represent about 12.3 % of total released titles. Not a lot of gems this time, except maybe Lost Wiki: Kozlovka that lets you explore a fictional wiki to unveil a mystery in Eastern Europe! Here’s a quick pick of all of games worth considering this week. https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-builds-2026-03-25-edition/index.html Sun, 29 Mar 2026 10:25:25 +0000 This game is a sequel to the original Planet of Lana that came out in 2023 and that I did not know of until now. If you are like me, don’t worry, you could still play the sequel as is, since it features an introduction that tells the events of the first game in a few minutes. I’m not going to spoil things for you in case you want to do the first one before this sequel. The first game is apparently a fairly short game that can be completed in 7 to 8 hours. This second one lasts about the same, too. The scene takes place on another planet, where two factions are at war and you are caught in the middle. https://boilingsteam.com/planet-of-lana-ii-review/index.html Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:58:34 +0000 Between 2026-03-14 and 2026-03-21 we selected 13 newly released games that are rated as Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck, and meeting specific criteria in terms of user ratings. This week I give you the choice between something super cozy like The Artisan of Glimmith, and something that’s going to stress you out a little more, Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War!. There’s more, of course! https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-03-21-edition/index.html Sun, 22 Mar 2026 15:21:41 +0000 Help people find their stuff while surviving a big-(evil)-corp takeover in Lost and Found Co.. Cozy and wholesome game developed by Bit Egg Inc., and published by Gamirror Games and Bit Egg Inc. https://boilingsteam.com/lost-and-found-co/index.html Mon, 16 Mar 2026 03:12:47 +0000 It’s been a few months now since our last update and as you’ve seen from the headline, this is a huge milestone. CachyOS has taken over the 1st spot on ProtonDB for desktop distros, dethroning Arch Linux which was in the first spot, flawlessly since late 2021. This kind of change has never happened before, and CachyOS’s progression is impressive, gaining share month after month without sign of stagnation. We had already seen signs that it would be cannibalizaing Arch in the end of 2025, but I seriously did not expect it to pass Arch so quickly. CachyOS gets recommended pretty much everywhere nowadays, so the word of mouth effect is working very well. Before we take a look at the chart, the usual disclaimer: - This may not be representative of all types of Linux users. I’m sure this is not what your AWS architect uses on EC2. https://boilingsteam.com/cachy-os-is-now-the-most-popular-distro-on-proton-db/index.html Sat, 14 Mar 2026 17:11:38 +0000 Between 2026-03-07 and 2026-03-14 we selected 17 newly released games that are rated as Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck, and meeting specific criteria in terms of user ratings. One of the most popular titles this week is a sequel of a mobile game, Turbo Dismount 2 - a crazy racing sandbox game. Let’s not forget Timberborn, which came out of Early Access last week, and that we reviewed a little while ago. Here’s the whole list below. https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-03-14-edition/index.html Sat, 14 Mar 2026 18:06:38 +0000 Between 2026-03-04 and 2026-03-11 there were 82 New Steam games released with Native Linux clients. For reference, during the same time, there were 716 games released for Windows on Steam, so the Linux versions represent about 11.5 % of total released titles. The obvious pick would be Slay the Spire 2 but we already mentioned it for the recent Steam Deck releases, so let’s talk about Methods: The Canafa Files, that puts you in charge of solving a crime, by using a combination of super-abilities of several characters. Here’s the list of worthy titles below. https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2026-03-11-edition/index.html Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:29:39 +0000 Pack products in Packing Life, a capitalist hellscape puzzle sim developed and published by Aroko Game Studio. This native game runs great on PCs running Linux (tested on CachyOS) and Steam Deck, without needing Proton. You can see a video of the gameplay I captured, without commentary (but you can pinpoint the moments of internal screaming and desperation!). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxkuj9PDtv8 I went in for the cozy and relaxing atmosphere that the store page demonstrates. And don’t get me wrong, the game delivers that. But then I made the mistake to play the timed mode, and the game flipped upside down. https://boilingsteam.com/packing-life-review/index.html Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:43:23 +0000 Between 2026-02-28 and 2026-03-07 we selected 21 newly released games that are rated as Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck, and meeting specific criteria in terms of user ratings. Among the huge number of games that are now playable on the Steam Deck, one of everyone’s favorites is likely to be Slay the Spire 2 following the huge success of the first opus. And there’s Esoteric Ebb, the game that was best described by one Steam commenter: > This game is a successor to Planescape Torment and Disco Elysium. That should be enough to elicit your interest. https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-03-07-edition/index.html Sun, 8 Mar 2026 13:49:56 +0000 Between 2026-02-25 and 2026-03-04 there were 80 New Steam games released with Native Linux Builds. For reference, during the same time, there were 684 games released for Windows on Steam, so the Linux versions represent about 11.7 % of total released titles. This past week is filled with less popular games yet some of them are very interesting experiments, I’ll let you have a look. And the highlight goes to Scott Pilgrim EX, a retro beat’em all with the well known character (watch the movie while you are at it, if you haven’t yet, it’s fun). Here’s the whole list below of what you ought to check. https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2026-03-04-edition/index.html Sun, 8 Mar 2026 13:51:28 +0000 Between 2026-02-21 and 2026-02-28 we selected 4 newly released games that are rated as Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck, and meeting specific criteria in terms of user ratings. Only a few games, and something amusing is that there’s some recurring theme about mountains. I guess too many people must have watched Free Solo in the past few years and now we are getting an avalanche of games related to mountain and mountain climbing, such as Cairn a few weeks earlier. For me the highlight of this week is the game LAYSARA which is a mix of city builder and careful planning and monitoring of logistics, which is something not often seen in this kind of genre. Here’s the full list below. https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-02-28-edition/index.html Sun, 1 Mar 2026 08:42:18 +0000 Between 2026-02-18 and 2026-02-25 there were 60 New Steam games released with Native Linux builds. For reference, during the same time, there were 538 games released for Windows on Steam, so the Linux versions represent about 11.2 % of total released titles. There’s not a lot of good stuff recently, probably because we have been massively spoiled already in the course of February. The highlight is Kletka, a co-op horror game that involves an elevator. Yeah, sounds ridiculous on paper, but it’s fun! Here’s the whole list of games we selected below. https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2026-02-25-edition/index.html Sun, 1 Mar 2026 08:50:50 +0000 I always keep an eye on Eki’s weekly publication of new releases playable on Steam Deck, and with Native Linux Builds as I can find some gems there. If there is a demo I often try it. The game I write today, EmuDevz, is a free game from one of Eki’s lists. Well, even better, the dev also released it as open source. This game starts with that Zachtronics vibes, a mix of puzzles, story and teaching you about something. In this case, a futuristic post-apocalyptic world where you try to put together an emulator based on recent archaeological discover. NEEES, a fictitious console based on the real life homonym. You have a partially functioning emulator, but ROMs are glitching because it is incomplete. So you go around fixing CPU, PPU, memory access, and controller modules until you can make them playable. https://boilingsteam.com/emudevz-review/index.html Sun, 1 Mar 2026 14:00:08 +0000