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The impressive first-person metroidvania puzzler "Supraland" now has Linux support

By Liam Dawe, Jul 3, 2019

After promising Linux support for Supraland with the launch of the Kickstarter campaign for a sequel, Supra Games have now delivered!

Sci-fi point and click adventure "Encodya" now has a demo now freely available on itch.io

By Eike, Jul 2, 2019

We've talked about Encodya before, a beautiful science fiction point and click in the making. The demo was given out to newsletter subscribers first, but as of today it is freely available to everybody on itch.io.

You can now try the pre-release demo of the brutal roguelike Jupiter Hell for the weekend

By Liam Dawe, Jun 21, 2019

ChaosForge are giving you a chance to play the demo of Jupiter Hell before everyone else, just for the weekend.

Vengeful Heart, a revenge-themed visual novel styled like old PC-98 visual novels

By Liam Dawe, Jun 21, 2019

It takes something a little different to get me interested in a Visual Novel since it's not my usual preference and Vengeful Heart is one such game.

Hive Quest, an upcoming real-time strategy game where you guide a tribe of insects

By Liam Dawe, Jun 19, 2019

Currently in development from solo developer Rod Tyson from Golden Heart Games, Hive Quest is inspired by the likes of Black & White (LionHead Studios) as well as folklore & fairy legend it looks like a pretty sweet game.

GIGABUSTER, an action platformer inspired by Mega Man Zero and Mega Man X will support Linux

By Liam Dawe, Jun 18, 2019

Available to help fund on Kickstarter, GIGABUSTER is an action platformer taking inspiration from Mega Man Zero and Mega Man X.

Science Fiction point-and-click Encodya has a demo released, will go to Kickstarter

By Eike, Jun 18, 2019

ENCODYA follows the adventures of the little orphan Tina and her big clumsy guardian robot SAM-53. The two are on a mission that could change forever the dark world they live in.

SkateBIRD has flown past the Kickstarter goal, Linux demo now available

By Liam Dawe, Jun 14, 2019

Get ready to explore a bird-sized skatepark, as SkateBIRD has not only flown right past the initial goal on Kickstarter, it also now has a Linux demo for you to flap your wings in excitement with.

Try out the revamped demo of CHROMATOSE, a stylish RPG/Visual Novel hybrid with a card battle system

By Liam Dawe, Jun 10, 2019

After a successful crowdfunding campaign back in April, developer Akabaka has revamped the demo for the incredibly stylish RPG/Visual Novel hybrid.

Insatia, a carnivorous worm simulator is coming to Linux and it's really weird - demo available

By Liam Dawe, Jun 7, 2019

Insatia is one of those games that initially made me feel like my skin was crawling (much like Empires of the Undergrowth) but it's actually pretty fun.

Backspace Bouken, a dungeon crawler that wants you to type your way out of encounters has a demo up

By Liam Dawe, Jun 4, 2019

Love your classic dungeon crawlers? Well, Backspace Bouken seems interesting as it mixes up the gameplay.

Visual Novel adventure 'Winds of Change' makes the first act free to try

By Liam Dawe, Jun 3, 2019

Tall Tail Studios have made the first act of their visual novel adventure Winds of Change free so you can properly try before you buy.

Space Mercs, the arcade space combat game from Bearded Giant Games now has a demo up

By Liam Dawe, May 31, 2019

Developed as part of the "Linux First Initiative" from Bearded Giant Games, Linux is a true first-class citizen for the arcade space combat game Space Mercs.

The Linux demo for 'Eagle Island', a very slick action-adventure rogue-lite is out and it's extremely impressive

By Liam Dawe, May 24, 2019

Ever since I first heard of Eagle Island I was basically in love, with super slick pixel-art and an owl you throw as your weapon? Sign me up.

The absolutely insane and pretty awesome twin-stick shooter 'BulletRage' is now on Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe, May 22, 2019

BulletRage is a game I firmly think is worth supporting, as the developer has had Linux support in very early and it does seem like a pretty awesome twin-stick shooter.

Geneshift gets a GTA2-inspired update with civilians, an expanded demo, better maps for driving and more

By Liam Dawe, May 20, 2019

Geneshift continues to evolve into a very interesting top-down action game, mixing in a single-player/co-op campaign, various traditional multiple modes and a Battle Royale.

Multiplayer action RPG Transformice Adventures is live on Kickstarter, offering Linux support

By Liam Dawe, May 7, 2019

A game I gave a little shout-out to recently, the multiplayer action RPG Transformice Adventures is planning to support Linux and it's now live on Kickstarter.