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Between 2024-04-24 and 2024-05-01 there were 35 New Steam games released with Native Linux clients. For reference, during the same time, there were 355 games released for Windows on Steam, so the Linux versions represent about 9.9 % of total released titles. There’s a lot of quirky games in the lot this week, but there’s also a new horde survivor game called Nordic Ashes that seems to get the formula exactly right. Might be a good remedy for your Vampire Survivor addiction! Here’s a quick pick of all the interesting games from the past week ..read more

The Tokyo Game Show 2023 is now long over - it was in September 2023 - but we did not have a chance to share with you yet the video edit of the event. This omission is now fixed, and you can watch below an overview in music of the event as we experienced it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MtPa8H_ZVs If you prefer a different platform, we also have the video on Peertube as well. You can also check out the same kind of edit from last year’s edition. In case you missed it, we have a lot of content related to the TGS 2023 that we have already published related to the presence of major players in ..read more

Between 2024-04-17 and 2024-04-24 there were 38 New Steam games released with Native Linux clients. For reference, during the same time, there were 370 games released for Windows on Steam, so the Linux versions represent about 10.3 % of total released titles. Here’s a quick pick of the most interesting ones ..read more

Another report that’s late! Between 2024-04-10 and 2024-04-17 there were 40 New Steam games released with Native Linux clients. For reference, during the same time, there were 466 games released for Windows on Steam, so the Linux versions represent about 8.6 % of total released titles. In this week the highlight for me is Biogun which reminds me of Super Metroid, a frenetic 2D action game with huge bosses and numerous challenges: Here’s a quick pick of all the interesting games with a Linux client in the past week ..read more

In the Rail Route simulation game, users design their own railway networks by adding stations and contracts, progressively expanding complexity while unlocking new technologies and automation tools. The focus is on building and evolving the system with intricate strategies and experiencing mastery over a self-created world upon successful automation and seamless train operations ..read more

We are back with our usual monthly update! Boiling Steam looks at the latest data dumps from ProtonDB to give you a quick list of new games that work (pretty much? see ratings) perfectly with Proton since they were released in March 2024 – all of them work out of the box or well enough with tweaks: - Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition: ProtonDB Info - Steam Store - Expeditions: A MudRunner Game: ProtonDB Info - Steam Store - Holo X Break: ProtonDB Info - Steam Store ..read more

A little late this time, but there’s our weekly update on the latest games released with a Linux client on Steam. Between 2024-04-03 and 2024-04-10 there were 54 New Steam games released with Native Linux clients. For reference, during the same time, there were 468 games released for Windows on Steam, so the Linux versions represent about 11.5 % of total released titles. There’s a lot of games based on deck-building and roguelite concepts these days. The one title that stands out for me in this week is Pathblasters, with retro arcade-vibes and a 2-player mode on the same screen that’s quite ra ..read more

United Penguin Kingdom is a city builder where you have to protect your penguin colony from attack waves of seals and orcas. Developed by Turquoise Revival Games and published by GrabTheGames and UpgradePoint, it is a game that sounds like it was made with Linux in mind, but don’t be fooled. There is no native support, but it works well with Proton. My first impression was that it would be a chill building game with many opportunities for cute photos. The models are nice, and you can see the penguins using some of the buildings they are working or relaxing in. You can press the “T” to hide the ..read more

Between 2024-03-27 and 2024-04-03 there were 57 New Steam games released with Native Linux clients. For reference, during the same time, there were 475 games released for Windows on Steam, so the Linux versions represent about 12 % of total released titles. A lot of titles for just a week! A lot more than usual. And since the percentage of Linux native clients is also high, we end up with quite a few good titles to check out this week. Maniac looks like a very fun take on the situation where you are trying to get away from the police in GTA, with an excellent arcade vibe: Here’s a quick pick o ..read more