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Sweet action-adventure Chasm is now available on itch.io

By Liam Dawe,
Bit Kid have just recently put up their successfully crowdfunded action-adventure game Chasm on itch.io.

Dead Cells gets bigger again with a new mini-biome and mutations

By Liam Dawe,
The brilliant rogue-lite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer Dead Cells has another awesome content update available now.

Vertebreaker, a new pixel-art side-scroller from former Sonic Mania developer Headcannon

By Liam Dawe,
Headcannon might not be a name too familiar to a Linux gaming focused audience but they're quite well-known for helping with Sonic Mania development and they're now making their own game with Vertebreaker.

Sweet puzzle platformer In The Shadows has a big two year anniversary update

By Liam Dawe,
Released back in October 2017, In The Shadows is an incredibly pretty puzzle platformer with a very sweet idea and it's very much worth a look.

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

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

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

By Liam Dawe,
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.

Beautiful sci-fi action platformer MegaSphere just got a massive update, needs a workaround on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
You've played a lot of action platformers before but not many come close to the breathtaking design work going into MegaSphere and it just got a lot bigger in the Anomaly update out now.

Dynamic physics 3D platformer 'Crumble' has a fresh demo available with very varied levels

By Liam Dawe,
Roll around as a ball with a loose tongue you use as a swing in Crumble, now with a much updated demo available to try.

Race through a dying world as a squirrel in the climbing platformer OSK, out now

By Liam Dawe,
OSK from the single-person studio Diax Game is officially out and it has a really beautiful style to it.

Drawn Down Abyss takes an action platformer and adds in card deck-building for abilities

By Liam Dawe,
Platformers are probably the most common type of game available on any platform and yet, some developers are still able to make them seem a little unique.

Hot Lava from Klei Entertainment is in the works for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Just recently Klei Entertainment (Don't Starve, Oxygen Not Included) released their amusing parkour game Hot Lava and it's not only planned for Linux they're actually working on it.

Brutal local co-op platform brawler CHOP has released

By Liam Dawe,
CHOP, a brutal local co-op platform brawler recently left Early Access on Steam. If you like fast-paced fighters with a great style and chaotic gameplay this is for you.

The non-linear hack-n-slash platformer Blasphemous is still coming to Linux but it's delayed

By Liam Dawe,
After successfully crowdfunding on Kickstarter back in 2017, Blasphemous is now out but sadly the Linux version is currently delayed.

Growing Pains, a platformer where you're constantly growing is now on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Growing Pains, a platformer where you're growing constantly as you rush to finish each level before getting stuck is now available on Linux.

Challenging and stylish platformer Celeste has the Farewell update released

By Liam Dawe,
Bringing in plenty of new free content as a last gift, Celeste Chapter 9: Farewell is now officially out.

The incredibly atmospheric racing platformer Distance just got even bigger

By Liam Dawe,
Finished the main campaign adventure mode in Distance? Well there's now even more levels for you to try and beat in the latest big update to the fantastic and challenging racing platformer.

Celeste Chapter 9 to arrive with over 100 new levels next week in a free update

By Liam Dawe,
If you enjoyed the highly rated tight platformer Celeste, we've got good news for you as a huge free update is due to arrive next week.

OSK is a beautiful looking 2.5D platformer about a squirrel escaping an apocalypse

By Liam Dawe,
Points here for a little originality and a beautiful style. The one-person studio Diax Game have announced their "2.5D" platformer OSK.

Yacht Club Games have shown off quite a lot of upcoming Shovel Knight content

By BTRE,
The retro-inspired platformer continues to get love from its developers five years on from launch. Expect more content in December and as well as a new spinoff game sometime in the future.

The creative action-platformer DASH where you make levels has a new lower price

By Liam Dawe,
After multiple updates and not too many sales, the developer of DASH: Danger Action Speed Heroes has decided to make the game a bit cheaper in the hopes of attracting more players.
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