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Punch Club, a boxing tycoon management game now on Linux & SteamOS, some thoughts

By Liam Dawe,
A boxing tycoon management game named 'Punch Club', it was too fun an idea to pass up on. I took a look and here's my findings.

Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! Tested on Linux with some thoughts on the gameplay

By Liam Dawe,
Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! That has to be one of the wackiest titles I've ever seen, and the developers kindly sent in a key for me to give it a go.

Hand of Fate is a brilliant game, you should really give it a go on Linux & SteamOS

By Liam Dawe,
We have covered Hand of Fate before, but since release it has gained four major free content updates, so I took it for a spin.

Multiplayer arena platformer Mighty Switch Force! Academy released for Linux on Steam

By flesk,
Developer WayForward has been developing games for consoles for well over a decade, and have now released their first game for Linux.

Atmospheric puzzle platformer Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna) now available for Linux on Steam

By flesk,
The story driven puzzle platformer is now officially available for Linux with the Foxtales DLC and is currently on sale.

Insurgency FPS adds official Steam Controller support, better gamepad support overall

By Liam Dawe,
Insurgency was very exciting to have on Linux, as it's the most tactical FPS game we have available. The new updates have made it much more fun too, with gamepad support and decent Steam Controller support added in.

Bombernauts, bomberman for mental people now on Linux & SteamOS

By Liam Dawe,
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.

Some thoughts on the Asus 4K PB287Q 28 inch monitor, with added radiation alarm

By Liam Dawe,
I recently acquired a new PC and 4K monitor thanks to a family member, so here’s some thoughts on the Asus 4K PB287Q 28 inch monitor.

Puzzle game Volvox released on Steam, has WebGL demo

By flesk,
Volvox was released on Steam last week and instantly caught my attention because of its appealing watercolor painted look.

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

By flesk,
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.

The Fall of the Dungeon Guardians, a surprisingly great dungeon crawler

By Liam Dawe,
If you like first-person dungeon crawling, I seriously suggest you take a look at The Fall of the Dungeon Guardians.

Valhalla Hills, a rather unique city-builder strategy game now on SteamOS & Linux

By Liam Dawe,
I only learnt about Valhalla Hills recently, as they stealth-added a Linux version just before the official release. GOG sent over a key for this interesting Unreal Engine city-builder strategy game, so I took a look.

Bound By Flame, an impressive looking action RPG now on SteamOS & Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Great news, Bound By Flame an interesting looking action RPG from developer Spiders and publisher Focus Home Interactive. I asked for a port in 2014, and now it's here!

SkyScrappers is an amusing 2D 1-4 player competitive fighting game now on SteamOS & Linux

By Liam Dawe,
SkyScrappers is deceptively simple looking, but I've been playing it a bit with the brand new SteamOS & Linux release and I've found it to be a pretty fun little fighting game.

Some thoughts on Xenonauts the XCOM inspired strategy game, now it’s native on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
I love XCOM, you should all know this by now. It’s one of the best strategy games available on Linux, and the original was one of the first games to ever suck me in. So, with Xenonauts now being native on Linux, I decided to finally take a look at it.

Western style top-down shooter '12 is Better Than 6' released on Steam for Linux

By flesk,
12 is Better Than 6 was funded on Kickstarter last month and is already available as a full release on Steam.

Albion Online, my impressions of this new Linux MMO currently in closed beta

By Liam Dawe,
Albion Online is something I have kept on eye on for sometime now, and since I’ve been playing it during the closed beta period here are my initial thoughts on it. This is not a full review, as I will do that once it’s completely out.

GALAK-Z might be my new favourite space shooter on SteamOS & Linux

By Liam Dawe,
I recently announced that GALAK-Z had released for SteamOS & Linux, but I've now properly pumped some time into it and it's quite an experience.

Hard West, a weird-western strategy game released for Linux & SteamOS, some initial thoughts

By Liam Dawe,
Hard West is a game I've been really looking forward to, as it blends XCOM style strategy with a really interesting setting.

Steampunk puzzler Steamroll available for SteamOS & Linux in Steam Early Access

By flesk,
The Unreal Engine 4 powered 3D puzzle game with elements of mini golf is now officially available for Linux on Steam.
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