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Free Stars: Children of Infinity coming to Linux after smashing Kickstarter goals

By Liam Dawe,
Well that really was fast. Free Stars: Children of Infinity, the sequel to The Ur-Quan Masters (Star Control 2) is now confirmed to be supporting Linux (and macOS).

Victoria 3: Sphere of Influence delayed, Europa Universalis IV: Winds of Change on May 8th

By Liam Dawe,
Two bits of news for fans of the grand strategy games from Paradox Interactive as we've got a delay for Victoria 3: Sphere of Influence, but we also have a date for Europa Universalis IV: Winds of Change.

SCHiM is a unique platformer about jumping between shadows

By Liam Dawe,
Sometimes I come across a game feel like I just need to play it, and the latest is SCHiM, a puzzle game with a really fun visual look and setting where you jump between shadows.

Check out the demo for Just Crow Things, a cute sandbox puzzle game

By Liam Dawe,
Unbound Creations who made the sweet Rain on Your Parade have put up a demo for their next game, Just Crow Things, and it's just as cute.

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance gets Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
Another potentially big PC release coming up is Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance from ATLUS and SEGA and it has been Steam Deck Verified already.

Pick up some classics in the Good Old Games sale at GOG

By Liam Dawe,
GOGception going on here. GOG (which originally stood for Good Old Games) has launched the Good Old Games sale.

Former Nouveau driver lead joins NVIDIA and sent a massive patch set

By nwildner,
Ben Skeggs, former Nouveau lead developer and former Red Hat employee has joined NVIDIA and appears to still be working on the open source drivers.

Adventure Mode Beta out now for Dwarf Fortress

By Liam Dawe,
Dwarf Fortress on Steam from Bay 12 Games and Kitfox Games has a fresh Beta now available containing the new Adventure Mode.

Ghost of Tsushima PC specs revealed - should work on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Sony has released the specifications needed for the upcoming PC release of Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT, and it seems like it scales quite well so it should run on the Steam Deck (and Desktop Linux will no doubt be fine).

Buckshot Roulette hit a million sales, multiplayer mode in development

By Liam Dawe,
It just goes to show, that as challenging as it is for indie devs right now, there's still a whole lot of success stories. Buckshot Roulette is the latest to hit over a million sales.

World of Goo 2 delayed until August 2nd

By Liam Dawe,
The goo has gotten a bit stuck, and so the May release date previously announced for World of Goo 2 has been pushed back to August 2nd.

Stardust Demon looks fantastic for retro metroidvania adventure fans

By Liam Dawe,
Planned to release sometime this year, Stardust Demon is a retro-style metroidvania adventure game inspired by Cave Story, Zelda, and many more. Featuring cute chibi characters wrapped in some dark and spooky undertones.

Asymmetrical indirect control RTS game Roboden now Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
How about a free (and open source) game to add to your library? Roboden is an asymmetrical indirect control real-time strategy game about robot colonies and it's now Steam Deck Verified.

Adventure of Rikka - The Cursed Kingdom is one for classic Zelda lovers

By Liam Dawe,
Do you like classic action-adventure puzzle games like the older Zelda titles? Be sure to check out Adventure of Rikka - The Cursed Kingdom.

Athenian Rhapsody is one of the wackiest games I've seen for a while

By Liam Dawe,
Releasing May 14th, Athenian Rhapsody certainly caught my attention in the GamingOnLinux inbox with a tagline of "Make friends and catch IBS".

Superhero strategy game Capes confirmed for release on May 29th

By Liam Dawe,
Capes is an XCOM-like superhero strategy game coming from Spitfire Interactive, comprised of key creatives behind the Hand of Fate franchise. It has a new trailer and a release date now!

Take back 1944 occupied Poland in '63 Days', will be optimised for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
63 Days is a new action strategy game coming from developer Destructive Creations who previously made War Mongrels and Ancestors Legacy. 63 Days is about brotherhood and the fight to regain independence against overwhelming odds in the 1944 occupied Warsaw, Poland.

Free Stars: Children of Infinity, sequel to The Ur-Quan Masters now on Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe,
Pistol Shrimp Games, founded by Toys for Bob veterans, have today launched the Kickstarter campaign for Free Stars: Children of Infinity which is a direct sequel to The Ur-Quan Masters (Star Control 2).

PAC-MAN Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs launches in early May

By Liam Dawe,
I know I'm going to be suckered into PAC-MAN Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs when it releases on May 8th, after previously being a Stadia exclusive.

It took about 15 years but epic roguelike Caves of Qud is nearly done

By Liam Dawe,
Caves of Qud from developer Freehold Games and publisher Kitfox Games is approaching the 1.0 finishing line, and so their roadmap towards the release has been put up and it sounds really exciting.