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Creature collecting life-sim mix Moonstone Island looks wonderful

By Liam Dawe, Mar 29, 2023

I'm not big on life sims personally but add creature collecting into the mix? I'm there. Moonstone Island looks sweet.

No Man's Sky Fractal gets a VR overhaul, new Expedition, Gyro update

By Liam Dawe, Feb 23, 2023

No Man's Sky has another big update out now that includes an overhaul of quite a few features like much better VR support, and a new Expedition.

Free 2D space exploration sim Endless Sky v0.10.0 adds new factions, gets better AI

By Liam Dawe, Feb 20, 2023

If you love free and open source games keep an eye on the 2D space sim Endless Sky, which just got a new Beta release with version 0.10.0 giving some fresh gameplay improvements.

Zelda-lite classic Anodyne gets a much upgraded fan remake

By Liam Dawe, Feb 8, 2023

Anodyne from Analgesic Productions recently celebrated a 10th anniversary, and the community delivered in style with a full fan remake for modern platforms thanks to the previous source code release.

Interior Worlds is an upcoming weird spooky liminal space photography game

By Liam Dawe, Feb 8, 2023

A slightly spooky and weird exploration game about taking snaps, Interior Worlds seems interesting and it's coming to Linux too.

Space looter-shooter EVERSPACE 2 set to launch on April 6

By Liam Dawe, Feb 7, 2023

EVERSPACE 2 from ROCKFISH Games is ready to properly blast off on April 6th and it's looking mighty fine.

Colossal Cave returns from the 1970s in a 3D reimagining

By Liam Dawe, Jan 31, 2023

Colossal Cave, originally released in 1977 from Will Crowther and Don Woods has been revived and reimagined for modern audiences.

Forspoken gets an update to improve Steam Deck performance

By Liam Dawe, Jan 31, 2023

Forspoken has been controversial for quite a lot of a reasons, but also a title many were looking forward to. The release was a bit rough but the developers are cleaning it up now and it has some Steam Deck fixes.

Slavic fantasy-adventure The End of the Sun gets a demo

By Liam Dawe, Jan 30, 2023

In the mood for something just a bit different? The End of the Sun is a Slavic-fantasy adventure and you can try it out now.

Multiplayer voxel RPG 'Veloren' v0.14 out with musical instruments, more graphics work

By Liam Dawe, Jan 9, 2023

Version 0.14 of the Multiplayer voxel RPG Veloren is out now, adding in some fun sounding additions while they work towards giving you more to do.

Druidwalker is an upcoming peaceful card-based roguelike about exploring

By Liam Dawe, Jan 9, 2023

Coldwild Games developers on Luna's Fishing Garden, Merchant of the Skies, Lazy Galaxy 2 and more have announced another peaceful game with Druidwalker.

Space sci-fi 4x city-builder 'Antimatter' gets a new trailer

By Liam Dawe, Jan 4, 2023

Antimatter is a crowdfunded upcoming space sci-fi game that mixes together 4x strategy elements with city-building, and a whole lot more.

Starcom: Unknown Space arrives in December, Linux support a 'high priority'

By Liam Dawe, Nov 30, 2022

Starcom: Unknown Space is entering Early Access in December from Wx3 Labs, LLC set in the same universe as their previous game Starcom: Nexus.

Dome Keeper adds new cave types and little critters to make exploration more interesting

By Liam Dawe, Nov 28, 2022

Dome Keeper is one of my favourite indie releases this year, blending together casual underground mining with frantic base-defence and a new update just rolled out making it even more interesting.

Quiet survival adventure Aquamarine got a big free Explorer's Edition upgrade

By Liam Dawe, Nov 24, 2022

Aquamarine has some great artwork but it seems the initial release didn't stick with a lot of people, which hopefully the new free Explorer's Edition upgrade will solve.

Mining sandbox adventure Core Keeper update The Desert of Beginning is live

By Liam Dawe, Nov 10, 2022

Core Keeper is a total gem of a game and now it's much bigger, with The Desert of Beginning update out now.

Streets of Rogue 2 gets a Steam page with some early screenshots

By Liam Dawe, Oct 4, 2022

Excuse me for being overly hyped about this one but HECK YES! Streets of Rogue 2 is coming along in development, with a Steam page up now.

I hate to admit it but I like Disney Dreamlight Valley — works well on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, Sep 12, 2022

Well here's a game I didn't expect to like or actually be any good. It's Disney Dreamlight Valley from Gameloft, a game that's a mixture of Harvest Moon and Stardew Valley but for Disney fans.

Core Keeper's first major update The Sunken Sea is out now

By Liam Dawe, Jun 17, 2022

An absolute gem of a game this and now perhaps a good time to go back and spend some proper time with it, as the rather large The Sunken Sea update is out now.