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Block'hood, the neighborhood-building simulator is officially coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 16 Dec 2016

I was shared an email from the Block'hood developers today that states their neighborhood-building simulator should arrive on Linux next week.

Rogalia, a new 2D MMO has released into Early Access with Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 15 Dec 2016

Rogalia, an MMO-sandbox with an open world, meal-based character levelling and full-drop PvP has released into Early Access with Linux support.

BallisticNG, a racer inspired by Wipeout has unstable builds for Linux on Steam

By Liam Dawe, 14 Dec 2016

BallisticNG is an in-development racer heavily inspired by Wipeout on Steam. It seems it has picked up a community member to bring it over to Linux and has unstable builds available.

Astroneer, the excellent looking space adventure game will come to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 10 Dec 2016

You may not remember Astroneer, as I covered it late last year as a possible game coming to Linux. The developers have since been back in contact with me to confirm a Linux version is coming.

4Team, a 2D multiplayer battle platformer, now on Steam Early Access

By BTRE, 7 Dec 2016

This is one that’s heavy on the action and explosions. With over-the-top weapons and fast gameplay, 4Team is about seeing who the last man standing will be.

Early Access physics based building game 'Besiege' is now available on GOG

By Liam Dawe, 3 Dec 2016

For those of you who stick with GOG, you may want to know that Besiege, a very cool physics based building game is now available.

Heavy Gear Assault is heading to Steam, first 1000 people on their mailing list get a free key

By Liam Dawe, 3 Dec 2016

The mech battling game 'Heavy Gear Assault' is heading to Steam soon and they are giving away 1000 keys to people who sign up on their mailing list.

Drift Into Eternity, a single-player sci-fi survival experience is coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 1 Dec 2016

The developers of 'Drift Into Eternity' emailed me to let me know their sci-fi single-player survival experience will be coming to Linux.

Meet 'Vilmonic', the pixel styled artificial life simulator, it's quite sweet

By Liam Dawe, 1 Dec 2016

Vilmonic is another late night discovery, this time thanks to the itch store. It has a free and a paid version, so there's nothing stopping you taking a look.

Angeldust, a free to play and Early Access sandbox RPG supports Linux

By Liam Dawe, 1 Dec 2016

Angeldust is a late night discovery after trawling through Steam around midnight last night. It's free to play, looks amusing with the colourful cartoon-like characters so I gave it a go.

Stratus: Battle For The Sky, an RTS styled like the classic Netstorm Islands at War & it's coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 30 Nov 2016

Stratus: Battle For The Sky looks like a pretty great RTS game, as a fan of the classic Netstorm Islands at War I am looking forward to this different form of strategy game coming to Linux.

The Great Whale Road, a story-driven RPG with turn-based battles is now on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 29 Nov 2016

If you're in the mood for a good-looking 2D RPG with turn-based battles you may want to know that 'The Great Whale Road' is now on Linux.

Space colony sim 'Maia' updated, creatures will invade your base and more

By Liam Dawe, 28 Nov 2016

I am keeping an ever watchful eye over Maia hoping that it eventually gets polished up enough to be something great. This new update sure does sound nice, but sadly the game still lacks a lot of polish.

Ballistic Overkill, the cheap and fun online FPS updated with a new progression system and weapon skins

By Liam Dawe, 24 Nov 2016

Ballistic Overkill, the cheap and fun online FPS has a major update. Included in this update are the first lot of skins to grab for free after matches complete and the progression system to unlock weapons is now in too.

Some early thoughts on ‘CrossCode’, an Early Access 2D action RPG set in the distant future

By Liam Dawe, 18 Nov 2016

I’ve held off on ‘CrossCode’ for quite a while, as it looked so promising I wanted to give it time to mature before taking a look. This Early Access retro-inspired action RPG is quite something now.

EVERSPACE, the gorgeous looking space shooter does look more positive for Linux now

By Liam Dawe, 18 Nov 2016

We recently wrote about how EVERSPACE was looking a bit iffy on it coming to Linux, but it seems it was a case of miscommunication.

Project Zomboid adds in a factions system and VOIP for survivors near you

By Liam Dawe, 17 Nov 2016

Project Zomboid, the zombie survival sandbox game has two new big features in their beta right now. A Factions system to bring survivors together and VOIP chat for survivors near each other.

Retro-Pixel Castles updated, new building upgrade system and more

By Liam Dawe, 17 Nov 2016

Retro-Pixel Castles is such a great godlike village simulator I hope more of you check it out, it's going through a constant evolution and it's damn good now.