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Human: Fall Flat released DRM free on GOG, a physics-based 3D puzzler

By Liam Dawe, Oct 25, 2016

Human: Fall Flat was released on Steam back in July, but it now has a fresh DRM free release. It's an odd looking physics-based 3D puzzler and I gave it a go.

If you're in the mood for a decent Zombie survival game, don't pass up on Project Zomboid

By Liam Dawe, Oct 24, 2016

Project Zomboid is the rather good sandbox Zombie survival game from The Indie Stone, and it has come a long way!

'A Quiver of Crows', a twin-stick shooter set in a grim world has day-1 Linux support

By Liam Dawe, Oct 24, 2016

I've followed 'A Quiver of Crows' for a while waiting for the release of this grim looking twin-stick shooter, and it finally released with day-1 Linux support.

Colony building sim 'Maia' has a big update, taking another look

By Liam Dawe, Oct 13, 2016

'Maia' is an Early Access colony building sim that has always shown promise, but the problem is that it has been quite buggy. This new release has polished the game up quite a bit.

Recursed, a mind bending puzzle platformer that's actually rather good is now out for Linux

By Liam Dawe, Oct 12, 2016

Recursed, is a new indie puzzle platformer that might just warp your mind a little bit. I've been playing it and don't let the graphical style fool you, it's quite good.

A look at 'Hybrid Wars', a top down action shooter from Extreme Developers and WG Labs

By Liam Dawe, Oct 9, 2016

'Hybrid Wars' is a new top down action shooter that looked damn good from the trailer, so I managed to get a key to see if it's worth it for Linux gamers.

'Noob Squad' is a perfect example of why Valve need to pay more attention to their own store

By Liam Dawe, Oct 8, 2016

Trash, trash and more trash. That's how I would describe what has been gaining a foothold on Steam over the past year or so. Today it's time to rinse 'Noob Squad', an indie FPS that normally costs £0.75.

The Challenge, a new Unreal Engine adventure game about protecting time, it's a bit of a mess

By Liam Dawe, Oct 8, 2016

The Challenge is a brand new Early Access adventure game powered by the Unreal Engine where you're tasked with protecting time. It has nice graphics, but boy is it rough.

Streets of Rogue, a rogue-lite RPG about player choice, freedom and fun

By Liam Dawe, Oct 7, 2016

Streets of Rogue is a new game from Matt Dabrowski that blends beautifully a number of different genres. It has elements from RPGs, action like it's from a top down shooter and so much more.

Pushing people around until they Conga with me in 'Conga Master', it's amusing and sadly repetitive

By Liam Dawe, Oct 7, 2016

'Conga Master' from Undercoders is an amusing and silly idea for a game, get ready to shake those hips.

BUTCHER from Transhuman Design releases with day-1 Linux support, it's brutal

By Liam Dawe, Oct 6, 2016

I've had a chance to play the new brutal action platformer BUTCHER and I quite like it. Here are my thoughts.

If you need a decent action platformer, be sure to check out Super Time Force Ultra

By Liam Dawe, Oct 5, 2016

Super Time Force Ultra was recently ported to Linux thanks to Aaron from Knockout Games, now I've had a chance to check out this action platformer I've given it a few thoughts.

I think ‘Particle Fleet: Emergence’ just became my new Linux gaming addiction

By Liam Dawe, Sep 30, 2016

I’m a big strategy game fan, I like building stuff and especially destroying stuff. I did a quick check on new Steam releases today and came across ‘Particle Fleet: Emergence’ and I don’t want to put it down.

Rotate different shapes made out of blocks into holes in 'Security Hole', now on Linux

By Liam Dawe, Sep 30, 2016

'Security Hole' recently released for Linux and the developer sent in a key, so I took a look. It's a bit of an odd game, you're trying to help a virus made out of blocks fit into different shaped holes.

Avoid the pile-up in 'Clustertruck', a first-person platformer with day-1 Linux support, it's great

By Liam Dawe, Sep 27, 2016

Clustertruck released today and I've had a chance to play some of it before the release, here's some thoughts.

A look at 'Heart&Slash', a fast-paced 3D brawler with roguelike elements

By Liam Dawe, Sep 22, 2016

I sadly had to wait on playing Heart&Slash for a while as it was broken, but the developers finally fixed it. I took a look at what it's like to play as Heart the robot.

Fatal Theory, a retro inspired beat 'em up now on Linux, some thoughts included

By Liam Dawe, Sep 21, 2016

The developer of Fatal Theory sent in a copy of their beat 'em up for me to have a crack at. It's a retro inspired game with simple gameplay, but is it any good?

Some thoughts on 'Siralim 2', the never ending monster battling RPG

By Liam Dawe, Sep 20, 2016

Siralim 2 certainly caught my interest with being able to control monsters and battle with them, as it's a type of game I've wanted on Linux, so is it any good?

Face hell in 'Devil Daggers', now available for Linux

By Liam Dawe, Sep 19, 2016

Are you ready to face hell? I sure wasn't apparently. Devil Daggers is now out for Linux and I took a little look.

Check out 'Binaries' if you fancy an eye bending challenge on Linux

By Liam Dawe, Sep 19, 2016

The developer of 'Binaries' sent me a copy of their game to check it out and it's impressive. It's a platformer where you're controlling two balls at the same time, each in slightly different level layouts, it's genius.

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