Welcome to the third review in the PIN (Play It NOW) series. This time, we’re covering a game that is so good, you’ll be devastated when you finish it. It’s quality-over-quantity, it’s Gunpoint by Tom Francis, sole developer and owner of Suspicious Developments.
Currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter, Achaem is a rather promising rogue-lite RPG with an infinite and destructible world and it has a Linux demo.
With Stoneshard currently going through crowdfunding, the developers have finally released the Stoneshard: Prologue alpha demo on Linux.
Our Hero! Hyper Sword is a light-hearted action RPG with colourful characters that's currently on Kickstarter, they just added a Linux demo too.
Developer Lonely Troops is back this year, as the casual adventure RPG Hero of the Kingdom III will release with Linux support.
Devader is a twin-stick shooter I announced back in November last year, it now has a demo and it's absolutely bonkers.
It's certainly no secret I'm impressed with Starmancer, the Dwarf Fortress inspired space station sim. It has a Linux demo and the funding is still coming in, the stretch goals they've reached sound fantastic.
Need more 2D RPGs? How about one with an open-world to explore and a dark story? Unleashed looks quite good and it's currently on Kickstarter with a Linux demo.
In the mood to challenge your brain? Dawn of a Soul, a mathematical puzzle game has recently put up a Linux version.
Truthfully, Crossing Souls is not a game I was actually familiar with until GOG emailed me about it. Turns out this sweet action-adventure inspired by the 80's is releasing soon and it now has a demo.
Failed State is another recent discovery that's coming to Linux, a game where the earth is in ruins after earthquakes, tsunamis, volcano eruptions and more and you're trying to survive.
Few games make me excited beyond help, especially when they're on Kickstarter, but space drone building game Nimbatus is fully funded and coming to Linux. I tested it and I love it.
This fully-voice-acted point and click/visual novel hybrid is currently looking for crowdfunding to be completed. A short prologue demo is available to try it out.
Top-down spaceship simulator 'Shortest Trip to Earth' inspired by FTL and Firefly is now on IndieGoGo and it has a Linux demo. I've tested it and loved it.
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a new turn-based tactical RPG from 6EyesStudio with hand-drawn environments and a mature story. They plan to fully support Linux and they even have a demo ready.
Necrocosmos sounds pretty good. A Metroidvania styled game with 8-bit aesthetics where you take DNA from your enemies and it's currently on Kickstarter, it even has a Linux demo.
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.
Dead Exit is a tabletop inspired card game from the makers of The Living Dungeon. It was made available on Steam earlier this year on Windows and it now has a beta/demo available for Linux through itch for testing.
With it’s very unsubtle and unambiguous nods and stylistic references to both classic Castlevanias and metrodvanias, this game has tickled my fancy.
With not many hours to spare, Hellpoint, a dark future action RPG that will fully support Linux has been funded on Kickstarter.
