Revolutionary Games continue building up their free evolution game Thrive
Starting off as nothing but a tiny little cell in a massive world, Thrive is a free and open source evolution sim backed up by the power of science.
Category: Open Source
Experimental Nintendo Switch emulator yuzu adds Linux AppImage for easier launching
While still highly experimental and quite a hassle to setup legitimately, the Nintendo Switch emulator yuzu is still another fine example of open source.
The open source Epic Games Store app Heroic Games Launcher has a big overhaul
Work on Heroic Games Launcher, the open source Linux alternative to the Epic Games Store continues rapid improvements with a huge new release out now.
GNOME Shell to get an Activities Overview design revamp in GNOME 40
GNOME Shell is already quite different to how traditional desktop environments feel, and they're planning to mix things up again with some design overhauls for GNOME 40.
NES-style free chiptune music maker FamiStudio has a new release up
Free, open source and a lot of fun to get mixing, FamiStudio is a wonderful application for making some retro tunes and there's a new release available.
Wine 6.0 Release Candidate 6 looks like the last before a final release
Wine compatibility layer leader Alexandre Julliard announced the sixth release candidate for Wine 6.0 and it looks like this will be the last before a final release.
Getting Linux running properly on Apple M1 Silicon has begun with Asahi Linux
Asahi Linux is the name of a new project aiming to get Linux properly supported and working on Apple Silicon, the new ARM based chips designed by Apple like the Apple M1 found in their latest hardware.
Simple GOG client for Linux 'Minigalaxy' has a small update out
While GOG continue dragging their feet on supporting Linux with GOG Galaxy, you can use the useful Minigalaxy client which is free and open source.
The free Settlers II like strategy game Widelands plans a 1.0 release in 2021
Free, open source and actually really good - Widelands was originally inspired by The Settlers II and they've confirmed their plans for a big release this year.
The Linux distribution I was most thankful for in 2020 - EndeavourOS
How do you know when someone uses Arch Linux? They will tell you. Welcome to an article telling you about how I use Arch Linux, well sort of anyway.
Fully playable Caesar 3 open source game engine Julius has a new release
Another brilliant open source game engine, Julius is a fully playable replacement for the original 1998 release of the city-builder Caesar 3.
Linux on the Nintendo 64? Yes that's possible and there's a new up to date port
2020 was a really weird year with lots of surprises. Some good, plenty bad and Linux seeing a fresh port to the Nintendo 64 was also a thing that happened.
Heroic Games Launcher is a new unofficial Epic Games Store for Linux
No Epic Games Store support on Linux? Well, one developer is helping to break down that barrier with the newly released Heroic Games Launcher.
Lutris game manager starts off 2021 with a sweet small update
Lutris, the free and open source all-in-one solution to keep your games from different sources together on Linux has a fresh release out to begin 2021.
OBS Studio looks set to get useful Browser Panel Docking in the Linux version
Are you a video content creator on Linux using OBS Studio? Chances are if you livestream you have lots of windows open for chat and all sorts and OBS Studio might be about to make that easier for you.
KDE will hopefully have a 'Production-ready' Wayland session for Plasma in 2021
A KDE developer who regularly blogs about all the work going into the KDE ecosystem through the likes of the Plasma desktop environment and the various applications, has given an overview of what they expect to see through 2021.
Godot Engine had a very productive 2020, lots coming to this FOSS game engine in 2021
Godot Engine is probably the most promising free and open source game engine around, and they clearly had a very productive 2020 with big plans for 2021.
Fifth time for some more fixes - Wine 6.0 RC5 is out now
No squashed grapes here as the Wine team continue cleaning up ready for a huge new release of the Windows compatibility layer with Wine 6.0 Release Candidate 5 out now.
Chiaki, a free and open source PlayStation Remote Play client adds PlayStation 5 support
Own a shiny new PlayStation 5 and want to stream games from it to your desktop or laptop? Or perhaps you're clinging onto your PlayStation 4 and want to do the same? Chiaki is here to help.
Lightweight desktop Xfce 4.16 released with a visual refresh and fractional scaling
1 year and 4 months of work later, the sleek and simple Linux desktop Xfce 4.16 is out now along with plenty of visual upgrades and some big tech upgrades too.
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