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A look at Solar Division, a newer Tower Defence game on Steam

By Liam Dawe, May 3, 2016

I managed to grab a key to Solar Division thanks to the publisher, so I decided to check out this interesting looking Tower Defence game to see if it's worth your tux bucks.

Shock Tactics looks like it mixes Civilization with XCOM, can't wait to play it on Linux

By Liam Dawe, Apr 25, 2016

Well now, Shock Tactics was emailed in by a reader and it has to be one of the most interesting games I've seen recently. It seems to blend aspects of Civilization with XCOM!

Star Ruler 2 has a big update and a new DLC, some thoughts

By Liam Dawe, Apr 25, 2016

It has been quite some time since I took a look at Star Ruler 2, so it's time to take another look with a big new patch and DLC release.

Shallow Space is being turned into an open world space sim, check this new video

By Liam Dawe, Apr 25, 2016

Shallow Space was already a pretty cool space strategy game, but it's going through a bit of an overhaul at the moment to greatly expand it.

Grab the soon to be released Stellaris cheaper on our Games Republic store

By Liam Dawe, Apr 25, 2016

Our Games Republic store currently has the soon to be released Stellaris at a cheaper price than Steam, and yes all keys are 100% legitimate.

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Solar Division, a blend of RTS and Tower Defence in space out now for Linux

By Liam Dawe, Apr 24, 2016

I am a bit of a sucker for space strategy games and Solar Division certainly looks unique enough to give it a mention.

Kerbal Space Program 1.1 released, updated to Unity5, new interface, new tutorials and more

By Liam Dawe, Apr 23, 2016

Kerbal Space Program 1.1 is a pretty big update, and the name "Turbo Charged" seems quite fitting for such an update.

Battlestation: Harbinger, a little favourite of mine, is now DRM free on GOG

By Liam Dawe, Apr 22, 2016

I checked out Battlestation: Harbinger a while ago and thought it was a great idea for a space exploration game. The good news is that it's now DRM free on GOG with Linux support.

The new Master of Orion should have a Linux version with the next update

By Liam Dawe, Apr 21, 2016

It's a great time to be a space strategy fan, as Stellaris is right around the corner and now Master of Orion is about to land on Linux too.

Kickstarter launched for Space Sandbox Avorion - Journey to the Center of the Galaxy

By Philipp Erhardt, Apr 20, 2016

After 4 years of development, Indie Game Studio Boxelware launches Kickstarter for Avorion, a Space-Sim Sandbox Game for Windows and Linux. The game is planned to be available on Steam through the second half of 2016.

Stellaris is now available to pre-order & a new trailer

By Liam Dawe, Apr 15, 2016

Stellaris, the soon to be released space strategy from Paradox is now available to pre-order and it also has a new trailer.

Saints Row: The Third Linux port report, better than SR2, but still needs improvement

By Liam Dawe, Apr 14, 2016

With the Saints Row 2 report out of the way and performing terribly, I have also taken some time to look at Saints Row: The Third.

Slime Rancher major update released, entire new area, new slimes and more

By Liam Dawe, Apr 13, 2016

Slime Rancher is probably one of the cutest games I've played in recent memory, I adore those little slimes. The developer has just released The Indigo Quarry Update, and it's big.

Explore space in AuroraRL, now in Early Access for Linux & SteamOS

By Liam Dawe, Apr 12, 2016

AuroraRL is a space exploration game where our precious earth is in crisis, and it's your task to seek out alien life and make new friends.

New Stellaris developer video brings on the hype

By Liam Dawe, Apr 12, 2016

I am super pumped for Stellaris, it looks like everything I have wanted in a space strategy game and this new video really has me excited.

Enemy Starfighter, the seriously cool looking space shooter is no longer coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe, Apr 10, 2016

I'm personally sad about this, as I have been following Enemy Starfighter for years. It reminded me of Freespace 2 which I loved. The developer confirmed to me it's no longer coming to Linux officially, but he may team up with a porter in future.

Making sweet dishes in Space Food Truck, now out of Early Access and available for Linux

By Liam Dawe, Apr 9, 2016

Today I have been creating some mighty fine dishes in Space Food Truck, it recently launched out from Early Access so I was keen to take a look.

VoidExpanse, space action RPG updated, fixes major Linux issues

By Liam Dawe, Apr 9, 2016

VoidExpanse is a really cool space action RPG I've talked about a few times, and they recently updated the game which has fixed some major Linux issues.

P·O·L·L·E·N, an incredible looking interactive first person sci-fi exploration game could come to Linux

By Liam Dawe, Apr 4, 2016

I love my space sci-fi games, and P·O·L·L·E·N looks incredible. I spoke to the developer, who said if there's a demand for it, they will seriously consider a Linux version.