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Eleventh Hour Games have shown some great Linux support with their action RPG 'Last Epoch'

By Liam Dawe, 7 Jan 2019

Last Epoch, a very promising Action RPG that was funded on Kickstarter already supports Linux, and my recent interactions with their team have been great.

7 Days to Die experimental alpha 17 due next week and it's a massive overhaul to the game

By Liam Dawe, 17 Nov 2018

Developer The Fun Pimps is finally about to release the much anticipated experimental alpha 17 of 7 Days to Die, which should be early next week.

The free FPS 'Urban Terror: Resurgence' now has some updated footage

By Liam Dawe, 6 Nov 2018

Urban Terror: Resurgence, the revamp of the classic free FPS Urban Terror has some fresh footage of the alpha that's running on Unreal Engine.

Alchemic Cutie is a very sweet looking 2D adventure RPG where you capture wild Jellies

By Liam Dawe, 6 Nov 2018

Jellies, yes Jellies. Little wobbly creatures not too different to the slimes from Slime Rancher. Alchemic Cutie isn't just a cute name, it's a sweet looking game.

PlayOnLinux has a new alpha release out with an overhaul of the interface

By Liam Dawe, 24 Sep 2018

PlayOnLinux, a program which helps Linux users manage games run in Wine has a new release out aimed at giving the project a new life.

Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor has come a long way since the Kickstarter, Early Access soon

By Liam Dawe, 13 Sep 2018

Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor, as the name might suggest, has you building drones, which you can directly control or give them some autonomous features. The closed alpha is extremely promising and a lot of fun to play with.

Valheim, an interesting survival game inspired by norse mythology and viking culture, currently free

By Liam Dawe, 7 Aug 2018

In the mood to try a new survival game? How about one that's free while it's in the alpha stages? Valheim seems pretty interesting.

Dicey Dungeons, a new roguelike from Terry Cavanagh is a little bit addictive

By Liam Dawe, 6 Aug 2018

Dicey Dungeons is a new roguelike from Terry Cavanagh, Marlowe Dobbe, and Chipzel that seems quite simple, until you start getting further in and it becomes quite addictive.

Phoenix Point backer build 2 to release on July 3rd with the first vehicle

By Liam Dawe, 27 Jun 2018

Exciting news for fans of turn-based strategy games as the second backer build of Phoenix Point is scheduled for July 3rd.

Gladiabots, the robot arena fighting game where you construct their AI is heading to Steam

By Liam Dawe, 5 Jun 2018

Gladiabots is a rather interesting game I took a look at earlier this year. You setup a team of robots, construct their AI and hope for the best. It's coming to Steam now too.

Jupiter Hell, the modern turn-based sci-fi roguelike is going with Vulkan

By Liam Dawe, 30 Apr 2018

Jupiter Hell, the modern turn-based sci-fi roguelike from developer ChaosForge is moving over to using Vulkan.

Gladiabots, an interesting AI-driven robot fighting game has Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 20 Feb 2018

Always on the lookout for more interesting Linux games, I recently came across the AI-driven robot fighting game Gladiabots.

MXGP3 - Motocross is coming to Linux from Virtual Programming, plus something strange happened

By Liam Dawe, 8 Aug 2017

It seems Virtual Programming are porting 'MXGP3 - The Official Motocross Videogame' to Linux according to their website. However, something strange happened today with another port they claimed they were doing.

Open source RTS '0 A.D.' Alpha 22 Venustas has been released, it's huge

By Liam Dawe, 27 Jul 2017

The wonderful open source RTS 0 A.D. has released the 22nd Alpha named Venustas and it includes a ton of new features.

God game 'The Universim' now has a demo to try on Steam

By Liam Dawe, 20 Jul 2017

God game 'The Universim' now has a demo available on Steam if you're wanting to get an early look of this in-development game.

Earthlock: Festival of Magic is still heading to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 15 May 2017

Earthlock: Festival of Magic gained a Linux Alpha version last year, but they went pretty quiet about it for a while. They have now confirmed they will continue the Linux version once the WiiU version is finished.

Eco - Global Survival Game, an incredibly interesting looking game that's already on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 4 Jan 2017

I was pointed towards 'Eco - Global Survival Game' thanks to a GOL follower and after looking it up, I decided to check it out a little more closely.

Pizza Crash, a prototype game about delivering pizza which shows promise

By Liam Dawe, 19 Dec 2016

Pizza Crash is currently a prototype that could eventually become a full game. It's about delivering pizza while avoiding the nasty hotdog vans.

The Exiled, an open-world survival arena that combines MMO and MOBA together supports Linux

By Liam Dawe, 3 Dec 2016

The Exiled, a new discovery recently that aims to combine the open-world approach of an MMO together with MOBA style battles. The icing here is that it supports Linux.