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There's a new Linux beta of 'Black Mesa' that fixes it running on Linux, Xen levels nearly finished

By Liam Dawe, 22 Jun 2018

For those who've been wanting to play Black Mesa, the fan-made recreation of Half-Life you're in luck as Crowbar Collective put up a Beta for Linux users.

Dead Cells, a 'RogueVania' now has a Beta available for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 18 Jun 2018

Dead Cells mixes in elements of a Rogue-lite with a MetroidVania to create an interesting mix and it's now available on Linux with a Beta.

Valve have released a new Steam Beta Client with a richer Discord-like chat interface

By Liam Dawe, 12 Jun 2018

The latest Steam Beta Client is out with Valve's revamped chat interface, along with some minor UI work as well.

Local multiplayer shooter 'Hyper Ultra Astronautics' is now in beta

By Liam Dawe, 8 Jun 2018

Hyper Ultra Astronautics from FRACTiLE Games is a local multiplayer space shooter for 1-16 players and it's now in Beta.

Oxygen Not Included will expose the surface in a new update that's now in beta

By Liam Dawe, 4 Jun 2018

Oxygen Not Included, the fantastic space-colony sim from Klei Entertainment is set to get even more interesting in the Cosmic Upgrade that's now in beta.

Looks like Nightdive Studios enhanced version of 'Turok' might be coming to Linux (update: it's out!)

By Liam Dawe, 24 May 2018

This is certainly fun news, since Turok is a game I always wanted to play but never got a chance. It seems it's coming to Linux! UPDATED!

Phoenix Point is a dark, difficult and exciting strategy game that's very XCOM

By Liam Dawe, 23 May 2018

Now that Phoenix Point from Snapshot Games has a Linux version out, I've managed to put some time into it and as a long time XCOM fan I'm very impressed.

In the multiplayer strategy game Epicinium, your impact on the environment matters

By Liam Dawe, 22 May 2018

Strategy games are often about destroy or be destroyed, but what happens after that? Do you want to win only to control ash and rubble? Epicinium is a multiplayer strategy game where you need to be careful with your battles.

A Linux beta build of Solstice Chronicles: MIA may come soon

By Liam Dawe, 19 May 2018

The developer behind the great looking top-down shooter Solstice Chronicles: MIA has said that they may soon have a Linux beta build.

Good news for Stardew Valley fans, as GOG now have the multiplayer beta for Linux gamers

By Liam Dawe, 17 May 2018

Stardew Valley, the lovely farm-life sim from ConcernedApe and Chucklefish recently gained the long-awaited multiplayer support. The Linux version was previously left-out on GOG, but they just added it.

Vehicles in survival game Project Zomboid are almost ready for the stable build

By Liam Dawe, 16 May 2018

The Indie Stone are a few steps closer to getting vehicles into the stable build of survival game Project Zomboid, which should make the game pretty damn interesting.

A new Steam Client Beta adds Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) support to the Steam Controller

By Liam Dawe, 12 May 2018

In preparation for the upcoming Steam Link app release, the Steam Beta Client has been updated with support for the Steam Controller using a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) mode.