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Keep Driving is a refreshing road trip management RPG

By Liam Dawe, 1 hour ago

A road trip RPG that blends in some inventory management and unique turn-based battles that has you fight off everything on the road from tractors to abandoned suitcases, Keep Driving is a charming and clever game worth your time.

Linux gaming overlay MangoHud version 0.8 is out now with Intel GPU support, improved Wayland keybinds

By Liam Dawe, 4 hours ago

After a short testing period, the Linux performance overlay MangoHud had version 0.8.0 released today to bring new features and fixes to one of my favourite open source projects. This also powers the built-in overlay on the Steam Deck.

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Excellent narrative adventure Scarlet Hollow is getting a greatly expanded "soft relaunch"

By Liam Dawe, 5 hours ago

Easily one of the best narrative adventure visual novels on PC, Scarlet Hollow is getting a big juicy update in March that's basically a "soft relaunch" of the game. From Black Tabby Games, they also made the very popular Slay the Princess.

Fight off pesky humans and raise spider babies in Isle Goblin, a blend of Stardew Valley and Terraria

By Liam Dawe, 5 hours ago

Kilowatt Games are currently working on Isle Goblin, a curious blend of features from the likes of Stardew Valley and Terraria that I'm pretty excited to see more from.

KDE Plasma 6.3 is out now with big fractional scaling improvements, drawing tablet upgrades and more

By Liam Dawe, 6 hours ago

KDE Plasma 6.3 has been released and it's another beautiful sounding release! Filled with new features and fixes for my favourite Linux desktop environment. Plasma is also used on the Steam Deck for the Desktop Mode.

Monster taming roguelite Aethermancer from the devs of Monster Sanctuary gets a demo

By Liam Dawe, 6 hours ago

Monster Sanctuary was good fun, so I'm real keen to see more from moi rai games. Their sticking to monster taming / capturing with Aethermancer and now you can try it out in a demo.

Sid Meier's Civilization VII is out now with Linux support and Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe, 7 hours ago

Firaxis Games / 2K have today fully launched Sid Meier's Civilization VII, along with full Native Linux support and it's Steam Deck Verified.

Stellar Blade to be optimized for the Steam Deck and other "UMPC environments"

By Liam Dawe, a day ago

Shift Up have today released another earnings report for the end of 2024, and in it they talk about some expectations for the upcoming PC release of the popular Stellar Blade.

Fanatical's new Capcom Bundle has some great games to pick

By Liam Dawe, a day ago

For fans of Capcom games, there's another bundle giving you a chance to build up your collection. Fanatical's Build your own Capcom Bundle (BundleFest 2025) is live now.

Try the new demo and trailer for Rift Riff, a fast and "strategically tight" tower defense game

By Liam Dawe, a day ago

If you love tower defense games, you're going to want to check out the new demo and trailer for the upcoming Rift Riff. A "strategically tight" game, the developer says.

Humble's Better With a Friend bundle has some quality co-op games

By Liam Dawe, a day ago

Need some more games to play with your friends? Check out the Better With a Friend Humble Bundle that has 6 quality games included.

Steam Deck Verified highlights for February 2025 - come find your next game

By Liam Dawe, a day ago

It's time to highlight some games you might have missed! Here's a run over what's been through Valve's Steam Deck Verified with some of my personal picks here for February.

Popular game launcher Playnite will get Linux support but it's still a while away

By Liam Dawe, a day ago

Playnite is a very popular free and open source video game library manager, one used a lot on Windows and a developer has confirmed they will be working on Linux support.

Blender Studio announced Project DogWalk, a "Micro-Game" made with Godot

By Liam Dawe, a day ago

Blender Studio, the creative unit of the free open source Blender project, recently announced work has begun on their second video game with Project DogWalk.

The Campsite is a short and sweet modern point-and-click adventure worth your time

By Liam Dawe, a day ago

One for your next coffee break is The Campsite, a short but sweet modern point and click adventure that looks to be worth your time.

Commandos: Origins gets an April release date

By Liam Dawe, a day ago

Commandos: Origins from Claymore Game Studios and Kalypso Media is set for release on April 9th, where you get to see the beginning of this legendary elite force.

Paranormal point-and-click adventure Slender Threads is out now

By Liam Dawe, a day ago

Love your modern point and click adventures? Paranormal point-and-click adventure Slender Threads from developer Blyts looks like a good one.

Classic Diablo game engine DevilutionX improves gamepad support, gets lots of bug fixes

By Liam Dawe, a day ago

DevilutionX remains the best way to play the original Diablo on modern systems including Linux (and Steam Deck), macOS and Windows. A new update to this community-made project should also make it feel even better.

Early Access wasn't enough for Alterium Shift so it's now on Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe, a day ago

Inspired by classics like Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, and Final Fantasy - Alterium Shift entered Early Access in 2023 but it's now back on Kickstarter.