Greek Mythology and futuristic racing might not be the most evident combination out there but The Next Penelope challenges players to rethink the obvious.
The Perils of Man is a traditional point-and-click adventure game with time travel, created by LucasArts veteran Bill Tiller and writer and game designer Gene Mocsy in collaboration with IF Games.
It's been already three weeks since our last article, so it's time for a new issue of The Funding Crowd, the 47th!
Following up on Steam's new refund policy, we've gone through and documented the process for anybody who might be interested. Do reviews for refunded games hang around? Are Steam trading cards deleted? Read on and find out!
I've made my way through the swamp that is Steam Summer Sale and managed to set up a stream for tonight. Really, you should know how much effort I put into... I can't even say that with a straight face. In any case, stream will be up and fun will be had*, so clear up some space for this weeks Friday Livestream!
A new high quality RPG title 'Sword Coast Legends' is now confirmed to be coming to Linux, and it's going to be a day-1 release for us.
Splatter - Blood Red Edition is a fantastic looking top-down shooter that features a film-noir styled single-player campaign. I decided to pick it up now the developer has put up a test branch on Steam, and found it to be fantastic.
Mystik Belle is an attractive-looking metroidvania with an infusion of adventure game elements that caught my eye. After giving a go, I have a few thoughts to share.
The new horror game 'SOMA' from Amnesia developer Frictional Games is due in September, and they confirmed it should be a day-1 Linux release.
Heroes of Loot is a 2D dungeon crawler with twin stick like shooting, I've taken a little look so that you know what to expect.
I am always hesitant to cover any crowdfunding campaigns, but I think Voxelnauts has just won me over. All development is done on Linux, they have video's showing it, and it looks like a great game.
Welcome to the Palladium issue of The Funding Crowd! Yep, 46 appears to be a reasonably interesting number: it's a semiprime, i.e. a natural number which is a product of two primes (2x23), it's the designation of Messier object in the Puppis Constellation, it's the number of human chromosomes and finally, it has nothing to do with Douglas Adams.
Seven years after the unofficial fan sequel to the 80s classic Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders was released in German for Windows, a director's cut has been made available in English for Linux; free of charge.
Endless Legend was originally going to come to Linux, and then the developers decided it wasn't worth it. The Linux client had even been started and was looking good, but was dropped after the Windows and Mac OS clients were deemed too buggy. Now SteamOS has appeared in Amplitude's voting system for what to work on, and it needs votes.
The game was funded on Kickstarter in 2013 and was pitched as an atmospheric point-and-click adventure game with the same feel as Quest for Glory, Space Quest and Monkey Island.
Good news everyone! Civilization: Beyond Earth has announced an expansion called 'Rising Tide', and it will launch on Linux alongside Windows.
The rather atmospheric game Dark Echo was released last week. With its minimalist graphics and simple gameplay, it stands out from other recent releases. After giving it a spin, I had a few thoughts to share on the game.
Spec Ops: The Line is one title I have been eagerly awaiting, and now that it’s available on Linux I took a look for you.
The folks at SCS Software released a big patch for Euro Truck Simulator 2, along with a Scandinavia DLC, so I decided it was a good time to revisit the game and give some commentary on it and the expansion.
If you’re a fan of 4X strategy games, then you will have probably heard of Master of Orion. Honestly, Master of Orion 2 is one of my all time favourite games, and now I can play it without any messing around on Linux.