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Escape Simulator 2 to be Steam Deck optimised for Proton on Linux - releases in October

By Liam Dawe,
Pine Studio have confirmed their plan to launch Escape Simulator 2 in October, with a note about Steam Deck / Linux support.

Gentoo Rescue is a puzzle game with twists that will melt your mind that I'm too stupid for

By Liam Dawe,
Gentoo Rescue from Jagriff seems simple on the surface but it's a real brain melting puzzle game that's well worth your time.
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World of Goo 2 gets a rough level editor and Steam Workshop

By Liam Dawe,
2D BOY / Tomorrow Corporation have updated World of Goo 2 to include their developer level editor, along with Steam Workshop support.

Indie puzzle game Cogs from 2009 gets a remaster

By Liam Dawe,
Cogs from Lazy 8 Studios originally released back in 2009, and gained a Native Linux version back with the Humble Indie Bundle 3 in 2011. Now, 16 years or so later, the developer has give it a small remaster.

Drop Duchy is an inventive mixture of Tetris with deck-building and combat

By Liam Dawe,
Giving a really odd and unique blending of genres and game mechanics, Drop Duchy is a wonderful choice for you to pick up and play.

Cosy vertical tile-stacking nature-building puzzle game Preserve is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Preserve from developer Bitmap Galaxy is a nature-building puzzle game where you build tiles in an interesting mix of horizontal and vertical gameplay that's just left Early Access.

Chaotic spider-physics sandbox A Webbing Journey is out now in Early Access

By Liam Dawe,
A game that finally made me think a Spider could be adorable? Nah, they still terrify me, but A Webbing Journey really is wholesome. Great idea for a game too with some fun physics and web-slinging.

Mineshaft is a tough but unique Tetris-like with crafting and mining for gems

By Liam Dawe,
Mineshaft is a clever blending of genres that takes the very basics from Tetris but makes it quite an interesting challenge with resource gathering, tool crafting and puzzle solving. It's like a mini Minecraft / Terraria version of Tetris.

This word-game roguelike looks unique and has one of the longest names I've ever seen

By Liam Dawe,
Game marketing, you gotta love it. How can you make your small indie game stand out? A great game doesn't always stand on its own, so why not give it a ridiculously long name.

Bridge Constructor Studio announce for a PC release sometime this Summer

By Liam Dawe,
Bridge Constructor Studio is the latest in the popular series of physics building puzzlers from developer ClockStone. Originally launched for Meta Quest, they recently revealed a proper PC release is coming.

World of Goo 2 gets fixes for Steam Deck and now works offline

By Liam Dawe,
World of Goo 2 from 2D BOY / Tomorrow Corporation has a small update that's been released, cleaning up some issues reported by players and making it run better on Steam Deck.

World of Goo 2 is out now on Steam and GOG - a great pick for puzzle game fans

By Liam Dawe,
This really brings back some memories. World of Goo 2 from 2D BOY and Tomorrow Corporation has officially launched on GOG and Steam with Native Linux support.

Replicube is an open-ended programming puzzle game about making 3D voxels

By Liam Dawe,
Walaber Entertainment LLC (JellyCar Worlds, Parking Garage Rally Circuit) have just released Replicube, an open-ended programming puzzle game where you make 3D voxel-based objects.

A-RED Walking Robot is a 3D physics puzzle-platformer where you control a wind-up toy

By Liam Dawe,
A-RED Walking Robot looks like it could be an interesting puzzle-platformer. You control a wind-up robot toy, tasked with getting through a workshop full of different trials.

Monument Valley 1 and 2 get full controller support which should get them Steam Deck Verified soon

By Liam Dawe,
Developer ustwo games just upgraded both Monument Valley: Panoramic Edition and Monument Valley 2: Panoramic Edition with full controller support which should get them bumped up to Steam Deck Verified status.

Witch Beam the creators of Unpacking have released the musical puzzler Tempopo

By Liam Dawe,
Tempopo is the latest release from Australian developer Witch Beam, the creators of Unpacking and Assault Android Cactus.

First person puzzle-adventure metroidvania Memory's Reach looks great with Steam Deck support announced

By Liam Dawe,
Memory's Reach is a very promising looking first-person puzzle-adventure metroidvania, and the good news is that it will have Steam Deck support at launch.

World of Goo 2 comes to Steam with new levels on April 25

By Liam Dawe,
World of Goo 2 from Tomorrow Corporation and 2DBOY has a Steam release date just revealed of April 25, which will include Native Linux support.

World of Goo 2 is coming to Steam 'very soon' with the store page now up

By Liam Dawe,
2D BOY / Tomorrow Corporation have announced that following it being an exclusive to the Epic Games Store and their own store on PC, that World of Goo 2 is coming to Steam.

Isle of Reveries looks like a fun classic Zelda-like with some interesting game mechanics

By Liam Dawe,
Inspired clearly by the likes of classic Zelda and the Game Boy Color, Isle of Reveries is one for fans of retro games that want something new and fresh.
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