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Sumoman, a rather hilarious looking puzzle platformer with some interesting physics is coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 18 Mar 2017

Sumoman is confirmed to be coming to Linux and after watching the trailer I'm officially sold on it. We do have a great variety of platformers, but the physics at play here looks hilarious.

VThree, an Early Access run and jump speed-running platformer now on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 17 Mar 2017

I've spent a bit of time flailing about in VThree, a new Early Access run and jump game based on speed-running to the end of a level. It's fun, but difficult.

Fossil Echo, an adventure game about a boy's wordless journey is now on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 15 Mar 2017

I only wrote about signs of Fossil Echo finally coming to Linux yesterday, but it has already seen a release!

Fossil Echo, the gorgeous platformer may finally land on Linux soon

By Liam Dawe, 14 Mar 2017

Doing my usual perusing of SteamDB while something is uploading or compiling I came across Fossil Echo. A game that was supposed to be on Linux quite some time ago, but it looks like it's finally happening.

Polyball, a platformer mixed with racing arrives on Linux in Early Access, my thoughts

By Liam Dawe, 13 Mar 2017

Polyball is quite a weird game to describe really, as you're just controlling a ball and racing along platforms across various levels. That doesn't sound like much, but it's actually pretty fun.

Lambs on the Road, a post-apocalyptic platformer survival game will see Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 8 Mar 2017

Lambs on the Road, a post-apocalyptic platformer survival game is coming to Linux and it looks pretty decent.

Caveman Warriors, a surprisingly good 1-4 player action platformer needs help on Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe, 7 Mar 2017

The developers of Caveman Warriors sent in a copy of their in-development 1-4 player action platformer and it's really quite good.

World of One, a fantastic looking and dark indie puzzle platformer

By Liam Dawe, 7 Mar 2017

The developers of World of One emailed in details about their dark puzzle platformer and it really does look interesting.

Fumiko! Possibly one of the weirdest platformers I've ever played was developed on Linux, lots of bugs

By Liam Dawe, 17 Feb 2017

Fumiko! An incredibly strange platformer was sent in by the developer, it was developed on Linux so I was keen to take a look.

Eternum, a simple and inviting looking platformer will have Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 15 Feb 2017

The developers of Eternum emailed in to let us know that their pretty good looking platformer will have Linux support. They are looking to get some Steam Greenlight votes.

Alwa's Awakening is a pretty decent NES-inspired adventure game with a very retro feel

By Liam Dawe, 13 Feb 2017

In Alwa's Awakening you are a stranger who has been summoned to help rid Alwa of evil! A very retro throwback at the NES era and it pulls it off pretty well.

Signs of Life, a sci-fi survival sandbox platformer officially adds Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 13 Feb 2017

The developers of Signs of Life switched from XNA to MonoGame a few months ago and now the Linux build has been promoted to an officially supported platform.

Typoman: Revised released for Linux, a puzzle platformer with some word puzzling mixed in

By Samsai, 12 Feb 2017

An indie puzzle platformer, where you must control the world around you with words, by the name of Typoman: Revised has made its way onto Linux via Steam.