Boiling Steam

Between 2026-05-02 and 2026-05-09 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. It’s another exceptional week for the Steam Deck with a bunch of very strong releases. It’s difficult to pick just a few, but you should clearly keep an eye on ALABASTER DAWN (I played it last year...

It has been ten long years (2015!) since the first Steam Controller was released, a device that was polarizing by design, beloved by hardcore users, and baffling to the average console enthusiast. The original tried to solve the fundamental friction between mouse-and-keyboard PC gaming and the traditional couch-based approach. It was discontinued back in 2019, and since then we ...

Between 2026-04-29 and 2026-05-06 there were 63 New Steam games released with Native Linux builds. For reference, during the same time, there were 570 games released for Windows on Steam, so the Linux versions represent about 11.1 % of total released titles. There’s a few gems in this week, with another great execution in the roguelite genre with Rogue Voltage, as well as a grea...

Ink Inside is a stylized 2D hand-drawn action roguelite that takes place within the literal pages of a discarded sketchbook. You play as Stick, a simple doodle who awakens to find the sketchbook being attacked by a mysterious, oily sludge that is erasing the world and its inhabitants. You are on to a quest to save the world and its drawings from the sludge, across various biomes...

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 highligh...