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Hedon, another retro FPS using the GZDoom game engine is officially out

By Liam Dawe, 26 Mar 2019

Hedon, a completely original fantasy FPS using the open source GZDoom game engine is now officially out.

Forge and Fight might be the most hilarious prototype I've played recently

By Liam Dawe, 25 Mar 2019

Always keen to see what new types of experiences developers are looking to offer, I often try out game prototypes. Forge and Fight is one where you make your own weapon and it's pretty amusing.

Humble Store are giving away Tacoma during their Indie Mega Week sale

By Liam Dawe, 21 Mar 2019

Humble Store has another free game from you to grab with Tacoma, along with their Indie Mega Week sale now live.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive now has much better queue times for Danger Zone

By Liam Dawe, 21 Mar 2019

Following on from the tweak to Danger Zone to focus more on duos, Valve are still tweaking their Battle Royale mode in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive as well as the game as a whole.

The MMO Albion Online is officially going free to play next month

By Liam Dawe, 20 Mar 2019

Sandbox Interactive just announced that their MMO Albion Online, which currently requires an initial purchase to access it is going free to play on April 10th.

Cataclysm - Dark Days Ahead, a free and open source turn-based survival game had a huge update

By Liam Dawe, 19 Mar 2019

It occurred to me today, that no one here at GOL seems to have ever written about the free and open source turn-based survival game Cataclysm - Dark Days Ahead.

Minetest, the free and open source voxel game engine has a big new release out

By Liam Dawe, 6 Mar 2019

For those of you who enjoy sandbox voxel games like Minecraft, check out Minetest which just had a major update.

Free exploration & puzzle game Estranged: Act II had another update recently

By Liam Dawe, 6 Mar 2019

Estranged: Act II from solo developer Alan Edwardes is pretty impressive and it continues to see improvements during Early Access. Another update is now out!

Puppygames are making all their games free for Linux, with Basingstoke first

By Liam Dawe, 6 Mar 2019

Puppygames, a developer who has supported Linux for many years are now making their games free for Linux gamers and they've already started with Basingstoke.

Valve tweaks Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Danger Zone to be focused more on duos

By Liam Dawe, 26 Feb 2019

Valve are continuing to tweak Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Danger Zone, the Battle Royale mode they added back in December last year.

Robocraft, the fun free customisable robot battler has a huge agility physics overhaul

By Liam Dawe, 21 Feb 2019

Freejam have pushed a massive change to the way your robots feel in the latest update to the free to play robot battler Robocraft.

OpenRA has another test release out for those after their classic RTS experience

By Liam Dawe, 11 Feb 2019

OpenRA, the fantastic project that lets you play classics like Red Alert and Dune 2000 has another test release out.

The Dark Mod, the free standalone inspired by Thief has a new release out

By Liam Dawe, 5 Feb 2019

The Dark Mod is an excellent free standalone game inspired by the Thief series and they just recently put out a fresh release.

Super Versus, a multiplayer action superhero game is coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 1 Feb 2019

Ever wanted to be a superhero? I'm sure it's a dream we've all had at some point in our lives. Super Versus, looks like it will let you do that.

Estranged: Act II, the free first-person puzzle, exploration and combat game was tweaked recently

By Liam Dawe, 29 Jan 2019

Estranged: Act II, the free game from Alan Edwardes that follows a fisherman, stranded on a mysterious island during a violent storm had a recent update to tweak various issues.

Allspace, a free to play first-person space combat game arrives on Steam in a rather basic form

By Liam Dawe, 29 Jan 2019

While it's incredibly early days for Allspace, this free to play first-person space combat game could be interesting when it's a little less bare.

Get Deponia: The Complete Journey free in the Humble Winter Sale Encore

By Liam Dawe, 24 Jan 2019

Humble are doing an encore of their Winter Sale and they're giving away another free game with Deponia: The Complete Journey. On top of that, if you spend at least $5 they give you a copy of Insurgency free too.

Team Fortress 2 update released to improve memory use on Linux, new charity event in May

By Liam Dawe, 22 Jan 2019

Valve are keeping Team Fortress 2 alive for Linux gamers with the latest update making some welcome improvements. There's also going to be a TF2 charity event in May.

Paladins, the team-based shooter seems to work well with Steam Play

By Liam Dawe, 21 Jan 2019

For those curious about Steam Play and wanting to test it out a little, the free to play fantasy team-based shooter Paladins seems to work rather nicely.