https://boilingsteam.com PC Gaming on Linux is so Tomorrow! Copyright 2026 Boiling Steam Sat, 2 May 2026 22:32:29 +0900 https://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification SSG https://boilingsteam.com https://boilingsteam.com/android-chrome-192x192.png 192 192 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 It’s time for yet another Steam Next Fest! Once in a while, Steam throws this event to raise awareness about the upcoming games. My favourite part: the demos. You can try a bunch of them. Here are some you might want to try. This time was a bit easier to do the homework because we discovered a not so hidden Steam press release of the games. The only downside is that not all demos are ready before the Next Fest day, so we could not test games that sound cool on the paper, like Carry the Patient Together (I hope they add a local co-op mode). The problem with Generative AI still haunts Steam, and it appears that players are rigorous about it, at least being disclosed on the store page. https://boilingsteam.com/steam-next-fest-2026-02/index.html Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:48:19 +0000 For decades, it’s been the same ritual: PC gamers religiously expect new shiny hardware to show up, year after year, with more RAM, more storage, better specs, beefier GPUs, and so on. And for a very long time, the market has almost always obliged. While there were years where the progress was certainly slowing down, on average you could count on being able to buy something better for the same price the next year. Our latest survey shows that 2026 may be reversing that trend. Faced with AI-driven markets that have sent GPUs, RAM, and storage prices soaring, most aren’t just hesitant to buy—they’re actively pushing back. With the rising prices of different parts of PC hardware, how do you consider your options in 2026? https://boilingsteam.com/poll-better-to-skip-a-year-for-pc-upgrades/index.html Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:32:05 +0000 Between 2026-02-14 and 2026-02-21 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. A lot of good titles this time - February is turning out to be an excellent month so far. Super Battle Golf looks super fun: imaging a party action game where you can shoot other players while you are all trying to put balls in the holes. Demon Tides looks like a super fun 3D platformer (and we don’t have many of them these days). And another great 2D Zelda-like game, Under the Island, completes the picture in yet another genre. Here’s the whole list for your eyes only: https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-02-21-edition/index.html Sun, 22 Feb 2026 03:37:45 +0000 Between 2026-02-11 and 2026-02-18 there were 71 New Steam games released with Native Linux builds. For reference, during the same time, there were 625 games released for Windows on Steam, so the Linux versions represent about 11.4 % of total released titles. In this past week the highlight is clearly Log Riders which is an hilarious co-op game where two characters ride on a log and have to avoid traps, obstacles, and pitfalls. Here’s a quick pick of the most interesting ones: https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2026-02-18-edition/index.html Sun, 22 Feb 2026 06:00:23 +0000 Between 2026-02-04 and 2026-02-11 there were 74 New Steam games released with Native Linux builds. For reference, during the same time, there were 665 games released for Windows on Steam, so the Linux versions represent about 11.1 % of total released titles. Quite a few good picks, with Cinicross that introduces Roguelite elements into a nonogram game (think Picross), and Shadows of the Afterland, an afterlife themed retro point’n click adventure. Here’s the whole list below you ought to consider: https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2026-02-11-edition/index.html Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:45:27 +0000 We’ve been reviewing a bunch of SBC in the past couple of years, starting with a focus on the Risc-V architecture, before going to ARM64 and now are back full circle with the Lattepanda Iota SBC which is Intel based (we still have more reviews coming up). Size-wise, it follows the credit-card standard proposed by the original Raspberry Pi, and still retains GPIO headers. It is based on the Intel N150 processor with 4 Cores/4 Threads (no hyperthreading - which is similar to what we find on ARM). We were provided a review unit by Lattepanda for this review (the 8GB RAM version) - just because we were very interested to have a final say on this important question: around the same price point, what can you expect from an ARM64 SBC and Intel-based SBCs in 2026? Any clear winner? https://boilingsteam.com/lattepanda-iota-sbc-review/index.html Sun, 15 Feb 2026 17:11:42 +0000 Between 2026-02-07 and 2026-02-14 we selected 11 newly released games that are rated as Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck, and meeting specific criteria in terms of user ratings. Some very good games in this early February. Mewgenics is a crazy game from The Binding of Isaac with breeding tactics and cats, Reanimal seems to be a great entry in the Limbo genre of games as well, with co-op mode. Even Hellscreen is a fairly original FPS where you can use a Rear view mirror to switch between shooting in front or in your back! Wicked. Here’s the whole list of awesome titles: https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-02-14-edition/index.html Sun, 15 Feb 2026 17:29:33 +0000 Between 2026-01-31 and 2026-02-07 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. There’s a lot of good stuff already, not necessarily game of the year material, but very solid releases nonetheless. There’s Jackal that takes the concept of Hotline Miami and puts it on steroids with a very fun gameplay. In a totally different genre, the Dark Rites of Arkham, translate the Lovecraftian horror novel genre to a point’n click adventure successfully. Both of them are relatively short games, by the way. Here’s the whole list below: https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-02-07-edition/index.html Mon, 9 Feb 2026 04:14:53 +0000 A report that’s a bit late, but we don’t want to let things go by! Between 2026-01-28 and 2026-02-04 there were 69 New Steam games released with Native Linux builds. For reference, during the same time, there were 739 games released for Windows on Steam, so the Linux versions represent about 9.3 % of total released titles. This time there was a LOT of junk like you would not believe, but I managed to save a few gems from the trash, such as Tearscape which mixes the 8 bit Zelda style with a Souls-like gameplay! Probably a first. Here’s the whole list of things to check: https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-builds-2026-02-04-edition/index.html Sun, 8 Feb 2026 23:50:48 +0000 Remember back in 2023, the game Unrecord that made the rounds with a trailer that was extremely realistic for a first person shooter? Well, it got fully funded in december 2025 and now the devs behind the game are working full steam ahead for a release in the near future. But looks like they are pretty late, since in the meantime I guess some other developers from France (Reissad Studio) were either inspired or already working with something similar, which is what we will review today: Bodycam. I’m not the only person who actually at first confused both titles. The face blurring effect (with mosaic over the face) is also pretty much the same in both games, which added to the confusion. If you are wondering what kind of game it is, here’s a quick video to give you an idea - this is running on the Framework Desktop, with OBS running the background to record the stream. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhIO_ueNWtE https://boilingsteam.com/bodycam-review/index.html Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:00:23 +0000 So as you know, when I was trying the OrangePi 6 Plus on the official Debian distribution previously, I could not manage to run Steam using Box64. So this time again, using the new Ubuntu 24.04 Distro for the OrangePi 6 Plus, released by OrangePi at the end of December 2025, I tried my luck again and compiled Box64 again. https://boilingsteam.com/civ6-running-on-the-orange-pi-6-plus/index.html Mon, 2 Feb 2026 18:06:22 +0000 Here comes yet another Visual Novel from Spike Chunsoft, the studio mostly famous for the Danganronpa series. I reviewed not too long ago Rain Code, which was another nice entry in their line-up. I can see you guys already rolling your eyes “oh no, yet another Visual Novel!” and I can understand the feeling. But this one is a little different and tries to shift the expectations of the genre. Instead of giving you a linear storyline that you have to follow, it’s divided in 5 parts, and each part is a distinct type of game. But before going there, let me explain how the story starts. Feel free to skip it, but it’s hardly a spoiler since this is litterally how things start in the first few minutes. https://boilingsteam.com/shuten-order-review/index.html Mon, 2 Feb 2026 14:04:46 +0000 Between 2026-01-24 and 2026-01-31 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. A pretty good week all things considered, you can see that the slow period is over and there are some serious games coming out, such as Cairn that lets you climb a whole mountain with some simulation and survival elements, along with a cool story. Here’s our whole selection below: https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-01-31-edition/index.html Sun, 1 Feb 2026 14:58:58 +0000