Shadwen looks like it might turn a few heads at release, and it certainly seems like it could be interesting to me. There is now a demo available to try out.
Mixing funk and forklifts in an unusual combination, Funklift is a local multiplayer game still under development. Due to friendly prodding, the developers have also released alpha builds for Linux.
Here's an interesting thing I stumbled upon while I was looking up ioquake3 stuff. QuakeJS is a port of the ioquake3 engine to Javascript and WebGL and it plays original Quake 3 maps.
Volvox was released on Steam last week and instantly caught my attention because of its appealing watercolor painted look.
Sang-Froid Developer Artifice Studios has released their outlandish space RTS 'Conflicks: Revolutionary Space Battles' on Steam, and a multiplayer demo is also available for Linux.
Skullgirls developer Lab Zero Games has released the Linux prototype for Indivisible and are still seeking funds for their planned side-scrolling action RPG.
Read Only Memories is a story-focused point-and-click with a diverse cast of characters, set in a cyberpunk future San Francisco.
Ever wanted to colonize Mars? Well in Sol 0 that's the aim of the game, and it looks like it could be quite cool.
In addition to the free demo, the latest update also introduces an "Easy Mode" to make the game less punishing and a new option to turn off some of the dialogue for players who don't care for as much exposition.
Airscape is a playful gravity platformer that feels like an essential buy to any fan of challenging platformers, and now has a Linux demo on Steam.
Mutant Factions is a pretty nice looking top down online shooter, and the developer let us know about some great changes recently. It has a free demo right now too.
The creepy point-and-click adventure game about a young girl, who is sent off to a mental institution for children after her parents are brutally murdered, has been released DRM free on GOG and on Steam for Linux, and has a new demo.
In Between is a story-driven puzzle platformer with gravity rotation mechanics that has the makings of a new classic.
The dungeon crawler rogue-like was released for Linux last week. It brings a few twists to the familiar formula that might interest fans of the genre. A free version is available for those curious to try the game out.
Nova Blitz is something I was emailed a few times by PR people, and I looked past it until a GOL supporter emailed it in. I have now decided to give it a go, and boy does it get addictive.
The Crookz is styled all like the 70s. Hair is growing wild and the colours are, too. And I'm a 70s child, I was eager to try it. The demo is available now!
GOL editor Cheeseness also makes games. A playable demo of his fantasy first person/text adventure hybrid Winter's Wake is now available.
It's not often I get over excited about a game, and I'm not entirely sure how this flew under my radar, but Shallow Space looks seriously good.
The Magic Circle is a free-form puzzle game that pokes fun at the game industry, and was released for Linux earlier this week.
Slipstream is currently looking for votes on Steam's Greenlight, and it's quite promising. It's very much inspired by older racing games, and the demo is interesting.