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Oxygen Not Included, from Klei heading to Early Access, Linux version will come later

By Liam Dawe, May 4, 2017

Oxygen Not Included, the next game from Klei Entertainment will hit Early Access this month. The Linux version is confirmed, but for a later date.

Everything, a game about experiencing, well, everything and it's now on Linux

By Liam Dawe, Apr 28, 2017

Everything is a hard game to describe, it could be called a life simulator, as you can explore so much. Just today they put out a Linux version!

Mesa 17.1 will use a set 1GB size for the shader cache

By Liam Dawe, Apr 28, 2017

The Mesa developers have been plugging away to get Mesa 17.1 into shape for release, one feature in particular has seen a lot of attention: the shader cache. It will no longer use a percentage of available disk space.

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There's going to be a Vulkan event in the UK, Feral Interactive & Croteam will be attending

By Liam Dawe, Apr 27, 2017

On May 25th there's a Vulkan event happening in the UK. Organised by Khronos UK, there will be a number of interesting talks including Croteam and Feral Interactive.

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UniBall, a completely free to play online 2D sports game arrives on Linux

By Liam Dawe, Apr 25, 2017

UniBall, a simple and completely free online sports game has arrived on Linux. I tested it out and it's actually pretty sweet.

Space colony building sim 'Maia' has another massive update

By Liam Dawe, Apr 21, 2017

Maia is a personal favourite as a game I really love to see grow and it just got a big update. It comes with lots of new and very useful features.

Spaceship building and battler 'BossConstructor' adds new free content

By Liam Dawe, Apr 20, 2017

BossConstructor, an indie 2D spaceship building and battling game recently added in some free new content.

Flinthook, a fast action-platformer with roguelike elements releases day-1 for Linux

By Liam Dawe, Apr 18, 2017

Flinthook is yet another action platformer that throws in some roguelike elements and it has released with day-1 Linux support.

A look at Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?! A crazy space simulation and adventure game

By Liam Dawe, Apr 18, 2017

Another title from the backlog is Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?! The game is a bit nuts, but I quite like it.

Starbound to get vastly expanded space travel in a big update

By Liam Dawe, Apr 17, 2017

Starbound, the 2D survival sandbox game from Chucklefish is going to get a lot bigger, specifically space travel is going to get much bigger.

The Jupiter Hell developers are showing how a Kickstarter is done properly

By Liam Dawe, Apr 12, 2017

Jupiter Hell, a project I personally backed is really showing how to do a Kickstarter properly in terms of Linux support and open communication.

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Wednesday Madness, a quick look at some good Linux gaming deals

By Liam Dawe, Apr 12, 2017

Welcome to another Wednesday Madness here at GOL. Another quick look at some good deals you shouldn't pass up!

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An interview with Beamdog about Linux gaming, they say it’s worth it

By Liam Dawe, Apr 8, 2017

I had the pleasure of speaking to two different teams at game developer and publisher Beamdog, notable for Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition and the soon to be released Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition.

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Hyperspace Dogfights, the roguelike air combat brawler is now available on itch

By Liam Dawe, Apr 7, 2017

Hyperspace Dogfights, a new in-development air brawler is available on itch. The game is already quite impressive in many ways.

EVERSPACE still dealing with Unreal Engine bugs, possible workaround found for Linux

By Liam Dawe, Apr 6, 2017

A Linux version of EVERSPACE might finally be on the horizon, as the developers shared more details on the bug and a user on Steam pointed the developer to a possible workaround for now.

Hellpoint, a dark sci-fi action RPG adds Linux support to their tech demo

By Liam Dawe, Apr 4, 2017

Hellpoint is a dark sci-fi action RPG that plans to go to Kickstarter sometime soon and they have added Linux support to their demo.

Stellaris: Utopia, the first major expansion is now up for pre-order

By Liam Dawe, Mar 31, 2017

While I usually don't like pre-orders, Paradox is certainly a developer worthy of it. Since we know this will have no problems with Linux support. Stellaris: Utopia is a massive expansion too, I can't wait!

Cheese Talks: Star Wars Games

By Cheeseness, Mar 24, 2017

After four months researching Star Wars games, Cheese has released a big interactive timeline and writeup. Here's an excerpt covering the games available for Linux!

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Guns N' Boxes plans Linux support, testers requested

By Liam Dawe, Mar 24, 2017

Guns N' Boxes a game that promised a Linux version during the Greenlight campaign is now looking to put it out after many months waiting. They've asked for willing testers to help out.