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The Sapling, a plant and animal design and evolution sim is now in Early Access

By Liam Dawe, 19 Dec 2019

While rather rough around the edges, The Sapling has a good idea and the groundwork done to become an interesting evolution sim where you design plants and animals.

Wave-based shoot 'em up PuPaiPo Space Deluxe released with Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 19 Dec 2019

BolHut (You Died but a Necromancer revived you) just released their latest game, a wave-based shoot 'em up PuPaiPo Space Deluxe.

Flax Engine 0.6 beta released, adds Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 18 Dec 2019

Nice to see even more game engines add Linux support. Flax Engine is one we covered recently, after they announced their plans to support Linux and now it has arrived.

You can now return to the world of 1997's Blade Runner, as it's up and restored on GOG

By Liam Dawe, 17 Dec 2019

What a lovely day. Blade Runner, the iconic and absolute classic 1997 adventure game from Westwood Studios has returned online and it's now available to pick up DRM-free on GOG.

Colourful ghost-busting twin-stick shooter Dead End Job is out now

By Liam Dawe, 16 Dec 2019

Set in a madcap, Ren & Stimpy-esque world, Dead End Job is a crazy twin-stick shooter where you're sucking up ghosts.

DXVK 1.5 released with D9VK merged in for D3D9 support, plus a statement on DXVK's future

By Liam Dawe, 16 Dec 2019

With the news earlier about D9VK being merged into DXVK, to make DXVK the all-in-one solution for D3D9, D3D10 and D3D11 to Vulkan - we now have a fresh release of DXVK with it all together.

Need to make some pixel art? Pixelorama is a cross-platform FOSS tool worth looking at

By Liam Dawe, 16 Dec 2019

It seems Godot Engine is good for more than making games, as the FOSS pixel art tool Pixelorama will show you.

GemRB, the FOSS game engine for Bioware's Infinity Engine had a new release recently

By Liam Dawe, 16 Dec 2019

Here's an open source game engine reimplementation you don't hear about much. GemRB, for Bioware's Infinity Engine games like Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale and Planescape: Torment games had a new release recently.

Crazy typing adventure dungeon-crawler Backspace Bouken is out now

By Liam Dawe, 14 Dec 2019

Backspace Bouken isn't your standard dungeon crawler, it mashes it together with a typing game and the end result is pretty hilarious.

Where there's a will there's a Wine 5.0rc1

By Liam Dawe, 14 Dec 2019

The Wine hackers have announced the first Release Candidate for the big 5.0, marking the beginning of the code freeze period where only bug fixes make it in and no new features after this.

Steam Play Proton 4.11-10 out, mouse handling improvements and Halo: The Master Chief Collection works

By Liam Dawe, 13 Dec 2019

A brand new update to Steam Play Proton has arrived ahead of the weekend with Proton 4.11-10, giving out of the box play for Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

Railway Empire heads to the cold North in the latest DLC, free update adds in a new Challenge Map

By Liam Dawe, 13 Dec 2019

Railway Empire from Gaming Minds Studios and Kalypso Media Digital has expanded again with the release of the Northern Europe DLC.

WarriOrb: Prologue gives an impressive taste of what's to come in this action platformer

By Liam Dawe, 13 Dec 2019

A once mighty demon trapped in an unusual and slightly amusing body, WarriOrb: Prologue gives us a small taste of what's to come in the full game and it's quite impressive.

Mesa 19.3 released with huge updates for Linux open source graphics drivers

By Liam Dawe, 13 Dec 2019

Arriving in time before the holiday season, Mesa 19.3 has now been officially released giving all open source Linux graphics drivers some big boosts and new features.

Unsettling story-driven adventure 'Sally Face' has a final fifth episode released

By Liam Dawe, 13 Dec 2019

An adventure about a boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past, an unsettling episodic game and it's now complete.

Build and manage a totally scientifically inaccurate Beehive in Hive Time, out now

By Liam Dawe, 12 Dec 2019

It might not be scientifically accurate but Hive Time is a very sweet and relaxing little management sim.

AMD have today released the Radeon RX 5500 XT

By Liam Dawe, 12 Dec 2019

Powered by AMD's newer 7nm RDNA architecture, the Radeon RX 5500 XT originally announced in October is now available aimed at the 1080p PC gaming market.

Build a transportation empire with Transport Fever 2 out now, same-day support for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 11 Dec 2019

Urban Games and Good Shepherd Entertainment are back, with Transport Fever 2 now officially available with same-day support for Linux.

Shovel Knight: King of Cards and Shovel Knight Showdown are out, completing the series

By Liam Dawe, 11 Dec 2019

Starting off with a successful crowdfunding campaign back in 2013 has grown into a massive multi-part 8-bit inspired world with Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove now finally finished.