04.09.2026 Steam Deck News
News
- The new 18 minute Fable gameplay has sold me - I want it
- STAR WARS Zero Company is out now
- SteamOS 3.8.26 Beta brings a performance fix and various other improvements
- NVIDIA Recommended Driver version 595.99.02 out now for Linux
- Proton Experimental brings fixes for Dragon Age: Inquisition, Far Cry, Warhammer: Vermintide 2
- Lossless Scaling Frame Generation on Linux lsfg-vk moves away from GitHub, changes license due to AI slop forks
- 8BitDo announce ‘Ultimate Software Online’ to update controllers in your browser to help Linux gamers
- Beat Saber is now Steam Frame Verified
- Blue Dragon’s Native PC Port Is Fantastic on the Steam Deck
- Free Games + Amazon Prime For Your Steam Deck and Handhelds - 8/28/26:
- Direct3D 8/9/10/11 to Vulkan translation layer DXVK 3.1 brings improvements for game launchers, older Frostbite engine and more
- GE-Proton 11-6 released with updates for Wayland, PS5 Controllers and more upgrades
- D7VK v2.2 for playing retro Windows games on Linux improves Direct3D 3 support
- Humble’s PAX West 2026 Bundle Has 8 Unique Games That Are All Wonderful on Steam Deck
- SteamOS 3.9 Gets First Preview With Hibernation Support and HDMI 2.1
- Humble’s Shantae and Heroic Heroines Bundle Has 9 Great Female-Led Steam Deck Games
- OpenTS is a new open-source reconstruction of Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun
- Portal: Alive & Kicking is a full remake and re-imagining of Valve’s classic out now on Steam
- Steam Deck / SteamOS hit over 30,000 Verified + Playable games
- Nexus Mods acquires the popular community site SteamDB
- JSAUX Steam Machine E-Ink and Pixel Matrix panels get store pages, plus VOIDJOY SkyLark S1 Pro Portable Controller revealed
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace preservation project OpenPhantom adds Linux support via Wine / Proton
- Classic JRPG ‘Blue Dragon’ gets an unofficial open source native PC release
- Humble’s New Mega Man Bundle Is Great For Steam Deck Users
- Free Games + Amazon Prime For Your Steam Deck and Handhelds - 9/3/26:
Free games on Epic
Active Humble Bundles
- Beyond the Metroidverse Bundle
- Mega Man: Recharged Collection
- CRPG Pack: Isometric Immersion
- Humble 15th Anniversary - Ready Player One … and Two
- Dread and Dark Fantasies RPG Collection
- Built Differently: Builder Games
- Handsome Husbandos
- PAX West 2026 Bundle
- Shantae & Heroic Heroines
- Indie’s Support for Venezuela Bundle
- Awesome Indie Adventures
- Yes Chef! - Cooking Bundle
- Hamble’s Summer Island Getaway Bundle
- Love Letter to Lovecraft