
Plasma 6.8 is out as KDE celebrates 30 years
It's officially KDE's 30th birthday, and with that they've given us a gift with Plasma 6.8 now available.
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It's officially KDE's 30th birthday, and with that they've given us a gift with Plasma 6.8 now available.

One to stick on your list for testing out on Halloween, CultGame is a cult simulator RPG set in a procedurally generated fantasy world with haunting ASCII art.

Another interesting demo to go and check out is HUEMON, it's styled very much like retro Pokemon but brings 5v5 tactical battles.

Mini Gladiators is a minimalist gladiator roguelite with bullet-heaven combat and satisfying ragdoll physics. A demo is now available to try.

The sandbox game creation and game playing platform s&box from Garry's Mod and Rust developer Facepunch is going through a big rethink.

The Steam Machine having a customizable Faceplate was a great idea, as we're beginning to see more fun creations like the Peekpal.

A fresh stable Steam Client Update landed October 13th bringing with it some big new features, along with lots of bug fixes everywhere.
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Valve officially announced their Valve Index VR kit has been sunset, so they've discounted any remaining stock to get rid of them all.

GamingOnLinux has managed to acquire the SteamOS powered Steam Frame VR device, these are some initial thoughts now I've got it all set up.

Cloud Imperium Games have put up a Steam page for Squadron 42, their cinematic single-player sci-fi adventure game set in the expansive Star Citizen universe.

Goreticulture is a game about growing a visceral garden as you clean up a bloody aftermath.

This looks like it could be an interesting one. A psychological horror game set aboard a doomed flight trapped in a relentless time loop.

More cheap games to add to your collection? Yes! The Cozy After Dark Showcase Humble Bundle is live with 10 games available in it.

Hytale Chapter I: Out of the Breach is out now bringing with it a lot of new content, along with a whole new ability system.

Ludeon Studios announced a major change the the popular game RimWorld, as they're moving away from Unity to their own game engine - and a new game is coming.

A smaller update to Proton Experimental landed for October 12th, but one of the fixes is quite a major one (although a rare issue).

The next smaller release of Bazzite Linux is out now, bringing with it bug fixes for various handhelds and more improvements.

Confused by all the different compatibility ratings across Steam Deck, Steam Machine, Steam Frame and SteamOS? Here's a clear explainer for them in one place.

Pimax recently revealed a new high-end VR kit, along with their own version of a Steam Machine, and they plan better Linux support overall.

Developer Against All Odds revealed SEEDS - Echoes Beneath the Sands, a very interesting sounding sandbox survival game about terraforming and creating life.

ScummVM 2026.4.0 has released, bringing with it support for nearly 200 more retro games across 12 different game engines.

A demo for Cardsharp is available for you to try it early. Think Blackjack, except your five fingers are your health bar.

Another demo worth checking out if you like autobattlers, NebulArena has you build up a space platform and watch the chaos.

Available with a demo now, runz is a top-down twin-stick shooter in the spirit of Brotato and others similar, but with a twist where your build is your gun mag.

A city builder about brewing. Grow grain and vines, scout the wilderness for pure water and rare ingredients, brew and ferment in your own cellars.

Frame of Suffering is an upcoming ARPG rogue-lite that combines Diablo with customizable mechs and I really do need it now.

Valve have another release ready for testing, with the Steam Client Beta - October 9th update now available bringing Remote Play updates.

Valve released two Proton updates to bring more Windows game compatibility to SteamOS / Linux. A small Proton 11.0-2e and a Proton 11.0-3 Release Candidate.

Valve have released an update that should give you just a little bit more clarity on when you can expect to get a Steam Frame, plus the CAD files are out now.

The Fanatical Build your own All Stars Bundle (Winter) has launched giving you the chance to save even more monies on various games together.