Race Online is a fun little 2D racer that reminds me of my days gaming on Amiga. It's in Early Access and it just had a huge overhaul. Don't be fooled by the name, it's not an online-only game.
I am a massive fan of 'Avorion' as this Early Access space sandbox has a lot going for it and it just got a major update. I am also considering setting up a GOL server for it!
Overload is another new six-degree-of-freedom shooter on Steam. It's currently in Early Access, but even so it's already very impressive.
It's fun when this happens, I poked the developer of Man O' War: Corsair - Warhammer Naval Battles about the Linux version and they replied saying it was coming and now in the same day they've put it up!
I've spent a bit of time flailing about in VThree, a new Early Access run and jump game based on speed-running to the end of a level. It's fun, but difficult.
I wrote about Man O' War: Corsair - Warhammer Naval Battles coming to Linux in September last year, but with no release yet I poked the developer for more info and the reply was better than I expected.
I picked up a copy of Hyper Knights on a whim and it turns out this Early Access mix of strategy and action is actually quite good.
Polyball is quite a weird game to describe really, as you're just controlling a ball and racing along platforms across various levels. That doesn't sound like much, but it's actually pretty fun.
The developers of Codex of Victory emailed in to let me know that their turn-based strategy with real-time base building elements will release this month with day-1 Linux support.
Heavy Gear Assault just got a little less lonely, as bots can now populate servers to keep games going. This was needed, as the online play is sadly pretty empty right now.
The developers of strategy game Northgard have confirmed their plans for a Linux version, they already have it working with SDL2 and OpenGL!
Black Ice is another one high on my list of promising Early Access titles and for good reason, the developer just put out a massive update that changes the game.
Maia, the colony building simulation from Simon Roth has a huge update which includes Lava and colonist relationships. It’s sounding more and more like a heavily simulated version of ‘the sims in space’.
You might not remember Eco, the in-development 'global survival game' where everything you do affects the environment. They have released a juicy new update with improved performance and some new features.
Ballistic Overkill, the indie online FPS has been updated once again and it now features lots of voice commands and much more.
The developers of Signs of Life switched from XNA to MonoGame a few months ago and now the Linux build has been promoted to an officially supported platform.
GOL follower 'Beer' wrote in to let us know that 'The Wild Eight', a game I was previously excited about has decided to delay the Linux version because doing builds for different systems is 'too hard'.
Day of Infamy, the WWII FPS from the Insurgency developers has a big update including new maps, updated game-modes, performance improvements and more.
Parkitect is one of those Early Access games that sits firmly at the top of my list to keep an eye on. It's really fun already and every alpha is a big boost for it.
The Early Access release of Heavy Gear Assault came and went and they had quite a number of issues with the Linux version, but they have made serious attempts to fix it.
