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Aspyr Media team up with Bloober Team to publish Layers of Fear

By Liam Dawe, 20 Jan 2016

Aspyr Media have announced they are now publishing the psychedelic horror game Layers of Fear. The game is currently in Early Access, and due out next month.

Project Zomboid has a major update with a new sound engine and more

By Liam Dawe, 20 Jan 2016

Project Zomboid is one of my favourite indie games, while I haven't set aside a lot of time for it, it has a place at the top of my heart.

Help get good looking FPS 'Squad' on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 19 Jan 2016

A developer of Squad mentioned again that they want to do a Linux version, but it's not a priority. The developer asked people to comment on his reddit post in they want Linux support.

Door Kickers 2 strategy game announced, Linux support confirmed too

By Liam Dawe, 18 Jan 2016

The sequel to the critic and public-acclaimed Door Kickers moves the action to the Middle East and puts the player in control of military Special Operations Teams fighting an elusive Terrorist Network.

The new Master of Orion 4X strategy game might see a Linux release

By Liam Dawe, 17 Jan 2016

I've put millions of hours into Master of Orion 2, so to hear about a brand new Master of Orion was quite exciting. I've been following it for a while, and it looks like it might get a Linux release.

Slime Rancher now on Steam Early Access, it's so cute, watch out for killer rainbow slime

By Liam Dawe, 15 Jan 2016

Slime Rancher is quickly becoming one of my favourite indie games. It's a cute and silly game, and I have fallen in love with those stupid little smiling slimes.

SpeedRunners, a competitive action-platform runner has been delayed for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 10 Jan 2016

SpeedRunners, a competitive action-platform runner which was originally going to be out for Linux before Christmas has been delayed. It now has no ETA.

Windlands, a first person grappling hook exploration game now on SteamOS & Linux

By Liam Dawe, 10 Jan 2016

Windlands looks like one of the more unique indie games I've seen recently, and the idea of bouncing around with a grappling hook sounds fun.

GOL Cast: Surviving the harsh winter conditions in The Long Dark

By Samsai, 7 Jan 2016

In a very surprising turn of events it appears that winter has arrived in Finland and I think that calls for a very specific type of a game. Enter The Long Dark, a survival game set in the cold, dark forests of Canada.

Sunken, a hardcore action RPG with random monsters and loot now on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 31 Dec 2015

Sunken is a rather pretty looking action RPG that has random monsters and loot, permanent death and crafting of course.

Albion Online closed beta extended, no longer going free to play after

By Liam Dawe, 31 Dec 2015

Well this is pretty interesting news for players of Albion Online. The closed beta which you can buy into has been extended, and it won't be free to play after release now.

Maia, the promising colony building sim releases big update with first person mode

By Liam Dawe, 19 Dec 2015

I love keeping an eye on Maia, as it's one of the only building sims that isn't going for some sort of retro style. Progress isn't quick, but each new release does push out some big new stuff, and this new release is no different.

Bombernauts, bomberman for mental people now on Linux & SteamOS

By Liam Dawe, 19 Dec 2015

Bombernauts is pretty much bomberman on a year long diet of steroids, as it's insane. We should get a game of this going sometime.

Element, a really cool real time strategy game now in Early Access

By Liam Dawe, 15 Dec 2015

Element has impressed me quite a lot, with some impressive visuals, quick games that you don't need hours for and it's really quite accessible.

3D adventure platformer Poi available for Linux in Steam Early Access

By flesk, 13 Dec 2015

Poi is the latest of a small handful of 3D platformers to release for Linux these last couple of months, and is worth a look for fans of 90s era 3D platformers.

Sheltered, the nuclear fallout survival shelter game has a big update

By Liam Dawe, 11 Dec 2015

Sheltered is one indie game I think will become pretty big, and their new update and video shows why I think this.

Sunken, an impressive looking action RPG with roguelike elements planned for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 9 Dec 2015

I've been sent Sunken by a user, and I have to say it looks like quite a good addition to the action RPG genre, the good news is the developer is already planning a Linux version.

Race Online, a fun little 2D racer has test builds available for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 9 Dec 2015

Race Online is bringing back memories of some Amiga games I played many years ago, and it already performs nicely on Linux.

Massive Starbound update released, tons of new stuff

By Liam Dawe, 8 Dec 2015

Starbound was already a huge and interesting game, and now they have released another massive update. With new combat, vehicles, new unique monsters and more.