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Bizarre action-RPG 'Insignificant' where you're three inches tall is out now with Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 10 Oct 2019

Insignificant is an action-RPG that tells the story of the little people and when I say that I really do mean tiny little people, you're only about three inches tall.

Become the cleaner for government assassins in 'Nobodies' and destroy all evidence, out now

By Liam Dawe, 9 Oct 2019

Here's one we missed from the end of last month, it's called Nobodies and you're a government agent tasked with cleaning up after their assassins do their thing.

Developed on Linux, the train transportation sim 'Hexa Trains' is out now

By Liam Dawe, 9 Oct 2019

After an unsuccessful Kickstarter campaign, solo developer Bram Stolk has released Hexa Trains on Steam. Developed on Linux, this unusually styled transportation sim certainly looks interesting.

8-bit inspired, flip-screen, twin-stick-shooter 'Cecconoid' is out with Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 9 Oct 2019

Triple Eh? Ltd yesterday released Cecconoid, an 8-bit inspired twin-stick shooter with a flip-screen mechanic where you go through a series of rooms and blow everything up.

Indivisible, the action RPG platformer from the creator of Skullgirls is out now

By Liam Dawe, 8 Oct 2019

Lab Zero Games and publisher 505 Games today officially release Indivisible, a very curious blend of action platforming with RPG elements.

Amanita Design return to Linux with the surprise new release of Pilgrims

By Liam Dawe, 7 Oct 2019

Amanita Design are the developers of games including Machinarium, Botanicula, Samorost and more. Today, they released Pilgrims, a playful adventure game and it supports Linux.

Train Valley 2 - Passenger Flow brings the mechanics from the original into the sequel

By Liam Dawe, 4 Oct 2019

If you preferred the gameplay mechanics of the original Train Valley, you should take a look at the Train Valley 2 - Passenger Flow DLC that's out now.

Total War: WARHAMMER II - The Hunter & The Beast is now on Linux, plus The Empire Undivided update

By Liam Dawe, 3 Oct 2019

Feral Interactive have updated their port of Total War: WARHAMMER II for Linux to bring The Empire Undivided update and The Hunter & The Beast DLC is now supported.

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.