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Have some physics fun with Poly Bridge 2, now released for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 12 Jun 2020

After a short delay, Poly Bridge 2 from Dry Cactus has now released for Linux so you can begin building bridges and playing with the fun physics system.

Build an interplanetary industrial rail network in Space Trains

By Liam Dawe, 5 Jun 2020

Two awesome things together: space and trains. I'm not going to question how that's even possible but it sounds like quite a fun little mix of strategy and puzzles.

Simply Puzzles: Codewords brings 100 code-cracking puzzles to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 5 Jun 2020

Enjoy a good codewords puzzle and in need of some more? Simply Puzzles: Codewords released recently with 100 levels to tease your brain with.

Infuse a sword with magic to slay goblins in the puzzler Sword Slinger

By Liam Dawe, 3 Jun 2020

You've played puzzle games that get you to do basic programming like move left, move right, stop at a wall and such but what about adding magic to a sword and watching it spin around a level? Enter Sword Slinger.

Akurra to support Linux without a stretch-goal on Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe, 29 May 2020

Game developer Jason Newman who is currently crowdfunding Akurra, mentioned here on GOL recently, has decided they no longer need a stretch-goal for Linux support.

Travel through hell to find demon girls in Helltaker, now on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 25 May 2020

Helltaker, a game about someone on a quest through hell to gather a bunch of demon girls is now available on Linux.

One Dreamer: Prologue is now supported on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 25 May 2020

One Dreamer: Prologue, a narrative-driven story about indie game developers is now supported on Linux.

Retro block-pushing puzzler Akurra to get Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 21 May 2020

Currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter, Akurra from developer Jason Newman looks like a wonderful retro block-pushing puzzle adventure and they plan Linux support.

Beautiful puzzle game Lumote plans to support Linux through Proton

By Liam Dawe, 18 May 2020

Released back in February, Lumote is an incredibly vibrant and quite beautiful looking puzzle game and it seems Luminawesome Games plan to support Linux with Steam Play Proton.

Experiment with light beams in the fantastic LIT: Bend the Light

By Liam Dawe, 16 May 2020

LIT: Bend the Light is a puzzle game about bouncing and bending around beams of light, and eventually finding a solution to each puzzle.

Solve circuit board maze puzzles in the demo of R.E.E.L.

By Liam Dawe, 16 May 2020

Love electronics? Love puzzle games? You may want to keep an eye on R.E.E.L., as not only does it combine the two and looks incredibly stylish - it also has a demo up now.

2D dig 'em up puzzler 'Something Ate My Alien' releasing June 18

By Liam Dawe, 15 May 2020

Platforming, puzzles and plenty of digging is what's in store for you in Something Ate My Alien, and plenty of weird creatures too.

Poly Bridge 2 arrives on May 28 with fun Twitch integration

By Liam Dawe, 15 May 2020

Poly Bridge 2 is the next-generation of bridge-building puzzle sims, expanding on the original in plenty of new and interesting ways.

Seriously charming programming puzzler KnotBot is out now

By Liam Dawe, 13 May 2020

KnotBot replaces programming lines with a drag and drop interface to solve puzzles, it's not a unique idea but KnotBot has a wonderful style and setting that make it worth a play.

Channelling inspiration from Zelda, the open-world 'Adventure In Aellion' launches on July 22

By Liam Dawe, 7 May 2020

Adventure In Aellion is an upcoming drop-in / drop-out co-op adventure game, which the developers claim 'evokes the spirit of Legend of Zelda'.

Total Mayhem Games drops Linux support for We Were Here (updated)

By Liam Dawe, 29 Apr 2020

Total Mayhem Games have announced that We Were Here, a co-op puzzle game series, will no longer support Linux. UPDATED 25/06/20.

Filament is out now and might be my favourite puzzle game of 2020

By Liam Dawe, 27 Apr 2020

Filament, a stylish narrative puzzle game set aboard a seemingly abandoned spaceship has officially released along with Linux support from Beard Envy and Kasedo Games.

KnotBot, a very sweet looking programming-puzzle game involving knots and strings

By Liam Dawe, 17 Apr 2020

KnotBot might be one of the sweetest looking puzzle-programming type of games I've ever seen. A game where you give a little robot directions across a bunch of hand-crafted levels.

Area 86 is a challenging and amusing physics-based escape room puzzler out now

By Liam Dawe, 16 Apr 2020

Area 86 takes the idea of an escape room game, adds a bunch of physics interactions with an unwieldy little robot as the protagonist and gives you a pretty good time for your monies.