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Drawn Down Abyss mixes an action-platformer with card abilities and it's out now

By Liam Dawe, 3 Oct 2019

A thoroughly odd experience this. Drawn Down Abyss from developer DaFluffyPotato looks like an ordinary pixel-art action-platform except it's also thoroughly different due to the card-based abilities.

The combat-focused simple turn-based RPG 'Dark Bestiary' is up on Steam

By Liam Dawe, 3 Oct 2019

If you're a big fan of turn-based combat, looting and creating a character from tons of varied skills then Dark Bestiary is a game you might find quite interesting.

The Eternal Castle: Remastered is now available on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 3 Oct 2019

The Eternal Castle is a remaster of an old classic, except it kind of isn't. The story is a little peculiar but the game does look quite fantastic and it's available now on Linux.

Taking elements from XCOM and FTL, Galaxy Squad arrives on GOG with Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 30 Sep 2019

Inspired by two games I absolutely adore, Galaxy Squad takes the node-based exploration and random events from FTL and adds in some turn-based XCOM-like combat.

D9VK 0.22 released fixing The Sims 2 and games complaining drivers are too old

By Liam Dawe, 30 Sep 2019

Joshua Ashton released a small tidying up version of D9VK yesterday, fixing a few issues to give you a better experience with this D3D9 to Vulkan layer.

DXVK 1.4.1 is out fixing issues with Batman: Arkham City, Hitman 2 and Ni no Kuni Remastered

By Liam Dawe, 27 Sep 2019

The fresh releases just don't stop rolling off the production line recently. Developer Philip Rebohle announced the DXVK 1.4.1 update tonight to clear up some issues from the recent big release.

Wine 4.17 is out with new Mono, support for DXTn compressed textures and more

By Liam Dawe, 27 Sep 2019

Another Friday another tasty Wine development release is out with Wine 4.17, no pun this week as the bottle has run dry. What's with that blanc look on your face?

The absolutely crazy Streets of Rogue is now available on GOG

By Liam Dawe, 27 Sep 2019

If you prefer to pick up your gaming fix from the DRM-free store GOG, you're in luck again. One of the best games all year, Streets of Rogue, is now available there too.

Lovecraftian horror RPG Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones has launched

By Liam Dawe, 27 Sep 2019

With Linux support same-day as promised, Cultic Games and 1C Entertainment have launched their lovecraftian themed horror RPG named Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones.

Mindustry the Factorio-like tower-defense game is now on Steam

By Liam Dawe, 27 Sep 2019

Oh no, this is going to be very bad for my free time. It was bad enough with Factorio having a huge update recently and now Mindustry is available on Steam.

Astro Golf, a simple and relaxing game about shooting some balls in space

By Liam Dawe, 26 Sep 2019

After spending tons of time with Factorio recently, I needed something that used a little less brainpower to relax with and Astro Golf is a game that fits perfectly.

Mesa 19.2 released to push open source graphics drivers

By Liam Dawe, 25 Sep 2019

A few months after the last release, Mesa 19.2 is officially available today pushing open source GPU drivers to new heights.

Fairy metroidvania inspired by Slavic myths, Catmaze, adds Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 25 Sep 2019

Ready for your next Metroidvania? Catmaze, a game inspired by Slavic myths is now officially supported and available on Linux as of earlier this week.

Wild West styled city builder Depraved has left Early Access

By Liam Dawe, 25 Sep 2019

A city builder with survival elements and a Wild West theme? Sign me up! Depraved just recently left Early Access.

Hilarious looking multiplayer physics fighting game Havocado adds a Linux build

By Liam Dawe, 25 Sep 2019

Here's a bit of a win for a Wednesday morning. The developer of the multiplayer physics fighting game, Havocado, added a Linux version.

Space Grunts 2 combines a turn-based rogue-like with card-based battles, out now

By Liam Dawe, 24 Sep 2019

Orangepixel just released their latest game Space Grunts 2, keeping a similar approach to the original with the roguelike experience and turn-based battles only this time with cards.

Mystery adventure game Jenny LeClue - Detectivu is officially out now with Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 23 Sep 2019

After a successful Kickstarter campaign back in 2014 and some delays, the super stylish adventure game Jenny LeClue - Detectivu is officially out now with same-day Linux support as promised.