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FOSS game engine "OpenRCT2" for RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 has a fresh release out

By Liam Dawe, 11 Jul 2019

Ready to build some fantastic rides again? FOSS game engine OpenRCT2 has a brand new release available for playing RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 on Linux.

Superstarfighter, a free and open source local multiplayer party game

By Liam Dawe, 4 Jul 2019

I recently got shown Superstarfighter, a 1-4 player local multiplayer (with AI too) fast-paced action game and it's actually pretty fun.

Valve are asking for help testing "ACO", a new Mesa shader compiler for AMD graphics

By Liam Dawe, 3 Jul 2019

Valve developer Pierre-Loup Griffais mentioned on Twitter, about a new Mesa shader compiler for AMD graphics named "ACO" and they're calling for testers.

The FOSS game engine "Godot Engine" is progressing on Vulkan support

By Liam Dawe, 2 Jul 2019

Due for the Godot Engine 4.0 release, Vulkan support sounds like it's coming along nicely for this FOSS game engine as detailed in the latest progress report.

Classic open source RTS "Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries" has a brand new release out

By Liam Dawe, 27 Jun 2019

Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries, a proper classic RTS that's open source continues living on with a fresh release now available to download.

DOSBox is still alive, with a new bug fix release available

By Liam Dawe, 27 Jun 2019

DOS lives on! Not just in our hearts but thanks to DOSBox you can continue playing some serious classics and a new update is available with some fixes.

OpenVIII, an in-development open source game engine for Final Fantasy VIII

By Liam Dawe, 25 Jun 2019

Any fans of Final Fantasy VIII reading? You're going to want to keep an eye on the in-development game engine OpenVIII.

Non-Euclidean roguelike HyperRogue just had a huge update and you can now play in first-person

By Liam Dawe, 19 Jun 2019

HyperRogue absolutely melts my brain and yet I still keep coming back to it! It just had a huge update too, allowing you to play it in some interesting new ways.

Thrive, a free and open source game about the evolution of life

By Liam Dawe, 17 Jun 2019

Thrive is a game I came across years ago, a game about the evolution of life with you starting as a tiny Microbe and eventually working up to something more complex.

PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 has a new report out, over 40% of listed games now "Playable"

By Liam Dawe, 17 Jun 2019

RPCS3, the very impressive PlayStation 3 emulator continues advancing quickly with the team putting up a new report.

Video recording and livestreaming software OBS Studio has released 23.2.0

By Liam Dawe, 11 Jun 2019

OBS Studio, the free and open source one-stop shop for Linux livestreaming has a brand new release available today, following on from the Release Candidate nearly a month ago.

The next release of OpenRA for classic Command & Conquer games will allow single-player saving

By Liam Dawe, 7 Jun 2019

OpenRA will finally be letting you save your single-player games in the coming release, along with more helpful features it's looking good.

Quake II RTX released with a demo along and the source code

By Liam Dawe, 6 Jun 2019

For those with newer NVIDIA GPUs, you can now try out Quake II RTX which just released with Linux support.

Session Seven, a short and free point & click adventure now has Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 30 May 2019

You love testing out cool free indie games right? Session Seven is another game that added Linux support recently.

FOSS game engine 'CorsixTH' for Theme Hospital update 0.63 is out

By Liam Dawe, 26 May 2019

The first major release for the FOSS game engine in some time, CorsixTH 0.63 is out following the recent release candidate build.

Honeycomb CRUNCH releases, an example Godot game with sources

By Cheeseness, 25 May 2019

Honeycomb CRUNCH, a top scrolling arcade game made in the Godot engine has been released with source code.

Video recording and livestreaming software OBS Studio has a new 23.2 Release Candidate out

By Liam Dawe, 20 May 2019

For those who create videos and livestreams, OBS Studio is for the most part all you need. It continues advancing too, with a Release Candidate out for OBS 23.2.