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Beyond All Reason is shaping up to be a truly massive RTS

By Liam Dawe, 18 Nov 2021

Based on the SpringRTS game engine, which itself started off by turning Total Annihilation 3D, Beyond All Reason is going to be a standalone free RTS and it's coming along nicely.

Squid Game knock-off Crab Game now has a Linux version

By Liam Dawe, 17 Nov 2021

Squid Game, the huge Netflix hit, was always going to inspire others and it clearly did with the free multiplayer title Crab Game and the developer has now put up a Linux build on Steam.

You can grab a free to keep copy of Beholder on Steam

By Liam Dawe, 10 Nov 2021

Beholder, a very well-reviewed game about being a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country is currently available free for keeps on Steam.

Splitgate expands the options available for making Custom Games more unique

By Liam Dawe, 8 Nov 2021

1047 Games recently released a big update to Splitgate, their free to play first-person shooter with portals to enable players to make more interesting Custom Games.

Albion Online major upgrade 'Lands Awakened' arrives November 24

By Liam Dawe, 4 Nov 2021

Sandbox Interactive has announced that the Lands Awakened upgrade for Albion Online is set for release on November 24. It sounds like it's going to be pretty big too.

Warzone 2100 the 'Spectre Update' is out with game replays, spectating and more

By Liam Dawe, 1 Nov 2021

The Spectre Update is live now for Warzone 2100, the real-time strategy game originally developed by Pumpkin Studios and published by Eidos Interactive that's nowadays free and open source.

Dota 2 gets a new hero with Marci and DOTA: Dragon's Blood gets a new Season 2 trailer

By Liam Dawe, 29 Oct 2021

Busy time in Dota 2 land for Valve with a major update just being shipped for the free to play MOBA, with Marci hopping over from the anime to the game. Plus a new trailer for season 2 of DOTA: Dragon's Blood.

The Battle for Wesnoth hits new landmark with release 1.16

By Hythlodaeus, 29 Oct 2021

After three years of continuous development, the FOSS strategy classic has finally put out a new stable release.

Hugely popular mobile roguelike Shattered Pixel Dungeon is coming to Steam

By Liam Dawe, 18 Oct 2021

Shattered Pixel Dungeon is a free and open source roguelike RPG that originally had a focus on mobile where it's proven very popular and now it's getting upgrades to come to Steam.

War Thunder is getting more terrain deformation in the upcoming 'Ground Breaking' upgrade

By Liam Dawe, 18 Oct 2021

Ground Breaking is the name of the next major update for War Thunder and it sounds quite exciting, with some game engine upgrades to allow for more terrain interactions and deformation.

OpenTTD 12.0 is out now improving multiplayer for fans of Transport Tycoon Deluxe

By Liam Dawe, 18 Oct 2021

Based on Transport Tycoon Deluxe, the free and open source OpenTTD has release version 12.0 as the multiplayer update.

Brawlhalla to get Easy Anti-Cheat, dev puts up Beta with EAC working on Linux with Proton

By Liam Dawe, 15 Oct 2021

Blue Mammoth Games announced that later in October that the platform-fighter Brawlhalla will be getting Easy Anti-Cheat. Thankfully, they've put up a Beta for Linux users playing it using Steam Play Proton and it works.

Warzone 2100 version 4.2.0 Beta 1 is out, gets Spectators and Replays support

By Liam Dawe, 12 Oct 2021

Looks like the next version of the free and open source strategy game Warzone 2100 is going to be a big one. Two new highlight features are coming to the game with spectators and replays.

Fly Dangerous is an open source love-letter to the Elite Dangerous racing community

By Liam Dawe, 8 Oct 2021

Racing is apparently a thing people do in Elite Dangerous and so one developer has decided to make a game as a love-letter to the community called Fly Dangerous.

Scream Fortress XIII is live in the free to play Team Fortress 2

By Liam Dawe, 6 Oct 2021

Valve has now released the latest Halloween themed event for the still popular free shooter Team Fortress 2.

Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory levels up with a new ET: Legacy release

By Liam Dawe, 4 Oct 2021

Based upon the source code release of the classic multiplayer shooter Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, the ET: Legacy project continues maturing on modern platforms with ET: Legacy 2.78 out now.

Free and open source racer SuperTuxKart 1.3 is out now

By Liam Dawe, 28 Sep 2021

SuperTuxKart, one of the golden oldies when it comes to free and open source gaming has a new release out with SuperTuxKart 1.3 improving lots.

Splitgate update out adding mantling, optimizations, a Quick Play option and more

By Liam Dawe, 28 Sep 2021

Splitgate is the popular and free to play first-person shooter with portals from 1047 Games and a fresh upgrade is out to hopefully make the experience even better.

The wonderful adventure If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is now on Steam

By Liam Dawe, 22 Sep 2021

If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a free point and click adventure that has hopped over from itch.io to Steam and it's well worth grabbing as it's free.