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Kitsune Tails will be a platformer to remember, full of mini-games and powerful modding tools

By Liam Dawe,
Kitsune Tails, the platformer styled after beloved classics and steeped in Japanese mythology, shows off a bunch of retro minigames and some pretty powerful modding support that will be available at launch.

Apple design award winner Afterplace just released on PC with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Originally a mobile game that won an Apple design award, Afterplace is an open world adventurous retro game for those who like to get lost. Today it released on PC with full Native Linux support.

Deep space colony sim Stardeus gets a massive overhaul in a new update

By Liam Dawe,
Get ready to put together a spaceship again, as the deep space colony sim Stardeus has a really massive update out now and it's looking great. Basically, it's RimWorld on a spaceship and it's cool.

NVIDIA 560 Linux driver Beta has Wayland improvements, defaults to open GPU kernel modules

By Liam Dawe,
NVIDIA has released a fresh Beta to get you testing all the latest features and fixes. So here's what's new in the NVIDIA 560.28.03 driver Beta for Linux.

DRAG returns as ExoCross, an offroad racing game with 4CPT vehicle physics

By Liam Dawe,
Remember DRAG from Orontes Games? A while back they joined up with iRacing and now the game has returned finished as the future off-road racing sim ExoCross.

ChimeraOS 46 brings major upgrades and enhanced handheld support for GPD, AYANEO, OneXPlayer

By Liam Dawe,
ChimeraOS Linux 46 has released today and there's a whole lot of improvements for this handheld and couch-gaming focused Linux distro.

Codename: Ocean Keeper takes Dome Keeper and puts you in an underwater twin-stick mech

By Liam Dawe,
Take the mining and defense idea from Dome Keeper, stick you in an underwater mech with exploration and twin-stick shooting and you've got Codename: Ocean Keeper.

Check out the new demo for KILLBEAT a rhythm shooter roguelike

By Liam Dawe,
A rhythm shooter roguelike sounds like a really fun idea, and now you can try it yourself in KILLBEAT which just released a demo with Native Linux support.

Proton Experimental gets fixes for Ubisoft Connect, Once Human, Burnout Paradise Remastered

By Liam Dawe,
July 22nd saw a new release of Proton Experimental from Valve, as work continues as always towards the next main release of the Windows compatibility layer for Linux desktop and Steam Deck.

Fanatical just launched an Elite Collection Steam Deck bundle

By Liam Dawe,
If you need some more interesting games for Steam Deck (and desktop Linux!), Fanatical launched the Build your own Play on the Go - Elite Collection.

Party-based soulslike Deathbound aims to be Steam Deck Verified at release

By Liam Dawe,
Trialforge Studio and Tate Multimedia are bringing their party-based soulslike set in a harsh world where Faith clashes with Science to Steam on August 8th and it should be good to go for Steam Deck players.

Immersive idle RPG 'Bloobs Adventure' recently got lots of Steam Deck improvements

By Liam Dawe,
Bloobs Adventure is an idle game with a difference, bringing together adventuring and RPG styled mechanics into a more casual game.

Developing a Video Game with Unreal Engine 5 on Linux

By Vasilis,
In November 2022, we started a side project in my company, a video game called Cuprum 2929. Because I love Linux (being a full user since 2009) and I'm the owner of the company, I made the bold decision to fully develop it on Linux.

Open-ended physics building-puzzler Captain Contraption's Chocolate Factory is out now with a demo

By Liam Dawe,
Build various contraptions in an almost Zachtronics-like automation puzzle game, Captain Contraption's Chocolate Factory is quite reasonably priced and is available now with a demo you can try too.

Guide vampires through centuries of emotional baggage in Vampire Therapist - out now

By Liam Dawe,
Poor old Vampires, they've been through a lot right? Well as a Vampire Therapist, it's your job to deal with all their weird issues.

It's officially Hammer time! In the BONK JAM mod for Quake

By Liam Dawe,
Once you've blasted through The Immortal Lock quake mod I covered recently, why not jump into BONK JAM which is quite hilarious looking.

Oxygen Not Included: The Frosty Planet Pack is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Oxygen Not Included has a new expansion out with The Frosty Planet Pack, which seems like a chill way to blow through another few hundred hours.

FlatOut 1, 2 and Ultimate Carnage now Steam Deck Verified with Steam Workshop support

By Liam Dawe,
ZOOM Platform put out a major update for FlatOut 1, 2 and Ultimate Carnage with all three now Steam Deck Verified.

Children of Morta, Celeste, Webbed, Hero's Hour and more in this pixel game humble bundle

By Liam Dawe,
Another new and rather awesome set of games here in the Pixels with Porpoise Humble Bundle. If you don't already own the game, this is a top deal.

Just Crow Things looks rather chaotic and releases August 15

By Liam Dawe,
From developer Unbound Creations who made the funny Rain on Your Parade, they've just announced Just Crow Things will release on August 15th.