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Cyberspace hacking looter-shooter Black Ice gets a big content upgrade

By Liam Dawe, Nov 28, 2022

Black Ice is an indie first-person looter-shooter about hacking in cyberspace, I'm quite fond of it but it's not very well known even though it's a lot of fun. A big new update just rolled out with a bunch of extra content.

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.

SCS Software celebrate 25 years with a mini-documentary

By Liam Dawe, Nov 25, 2022

Love Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator? Two very popular games that SCS Software have been upgrading for a long time now, and they're celebrating their 25th anniversary.

Europa Universalis IV is now finally available on GOG

By Liam Dawe, Nov 24, 2022

After many years being released on Steam back in 2013, Europa Universalis IV from Paradox has finally arrived on game store GOG.com. So for those of you who prefer it, for their DRM-free stance, now is your time.

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.

Tower-defense base-building mining game Lumencraft adds procedural maps

By Liam Dawe, Nov 24, 2022

Lumencraft is a really interesting game that blends together elements of tower-defense, base-building, mining and a little Deep Rock Galactic in a top-down view. A big new release is out now and it's Steam Deck Verified with Native Linux support.

WW1 FPS 'Isonzo' is getting a free expansion on December 5th

By Liam Dawe, Nov 24, 2022

Isonzo from M2H, BlackMill Games is set to get bigger on December 5th, with the release of a free expansion featuring the Germans.

Rogue Legacy 2 has a Native Linux port available now, more stable on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, Nov 23, 2022

As promised recently, Rogue Legacy 2 from Cellar Door Games now has a Native Linux version available to give you the best experience possible on Steam Deck and Linux desktop.

Sid Meier's Civilization VI gets a 'Leader Pass', breaks it on Linux and macOS

By Liam Dawe, Nov 23, 2022

Firaxis Games recently launched their new Leader Pass for Sid Meier's Civilization VI, and it seems they broke it on both macOS and Linux.

Valheim gets a surprise testing release of Mistlands with a new trailer

By Liam Dawe, Nov 22, 2022

Mistlands is finally here! Well, sort-of. Valheim has a new public test available to opt-in on Steam with Mistlands, so you can try it before it's fully ready for everyone.

Armello gets full Linux support restored with cross-platform online play

By Liam Dawe, Nov 22, 2022

This is really great to see! Armello from developer League of Geeks has a fresh update out, and it restores full Linux support.

Steam Play compatibility tool Luxtorpeda moves to Godot Engine for the UI

By Liam Dawe, Nov 22, 2022

Luxtorpeda is a Steam Play compatibility tool (like Proton), that allows you to run various games on Steam with Native Linux game engines.

Pixel-art open-world pirating adventure Arcane Waters is now in Early Access

By Liam Dawe, Nov 22, 2022

I just finished watching all of Black Sails (which was fantastic) and was in the mood for some pirating fun, so the Early Access release of Arcane Waters makes for good timing.

Half-Life 2, Portal, Portal 2, Left 4 Dead 2 all get upgraded with DXVK 2.0 Vulkan

By Liam Dawe, Nov 21, 2022

With the recent release of DXVK 2.0, the Direct3D 9 / 10 / 11 to Vulkan translation layer, it pulled in DXVK-Native for Native Linux builds and so Valve has upgraded Half-Life 2, Portal, Portal 2, Left 4 Dead 2.

Inspired by F.E.A.R., the retro FPS 'Selaco' is getting a big demo upgrade

By Liam Dawe, Nov 21, 2022

Possibly one of the most promising retro-styled FPS games coming to Linux, Selaco is getting a huge demo upgrade next month.

Take on Chess-based enemies in the roguelike Chess Survivors

By Liam Dawe, Nov 21, 2022

Another developer attempting to turn the classic Chess into something weird and wonderful. Chess Survivors takes set pieces and moves from Chess, sticks it into a blender and out came a grid based, quick-turn, roguelike.

Broforce is coming back for more action in 2023 with 'Broforce Forever'

By Liam Dawe, Nov 21, 2022

Broforce Forever is the name of a new free update coming to the crazy action-platform Broforce, sometime in early 2023.

Total War: WARHAMMER III for Linux updated to v2.2.0, Immortal Empires beta available

By Liam Dawe, Nov 19, 2022

A whole month later, Feral Interactive have updated the Native Linux port of Total War: WARHAMMER III to be in parity with Windows at version 2.2.0 and it's a big update.

Little Inferno gets a Ho Ho Holiday expansion

By Liam Dawe, Nov 19, 2022

A game that is most unexpected to get an expansion but here it is, Little Inferno from Tomorrow Corporation originally released in 2012 just got a Ho Ho Holiday expansion.