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Folklands is an endearing, hidden gem that I’ve been enjoying a lot. It’s a nice isometric colony sim that needs more attention in my eyes, and a new major update launched today that adds Steam Deck support.

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This is a pretty chunky update that improves performance and the interface across the board, and it includes some new systems like education and the long-awaited tech tree. The main thing that applies to us of course is the inclusion of Steam Deck support, including controller inputs and optimization to the interface. When I last tested Folklands on the Deck, it was a bit hard to read text on the screen, so this should go a long way to make this underrated colony sim playable on the go.

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Folklands is on sale for $11.99 until September 14.

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Michael Baker
As a British guy in his mid-thirties, Michael has played and reviewed games as long as he can remember. Narrative Designer at Grimlore Games 2019-2020 (Spellforce 3 franchise, Plarium Games 2023 as Lore Editor). His favourite game genres are strategy, RPG, simulation and RTS.
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