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PATHOS is a puzzle game made to fry your brain, now on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 19 Feb 2018

Think you're smart? Puzzle game PATHOS might make you think again and it's now available on Linux to fry your brain.

The Fall Part 2: Unbound recently released with Linux support, some thoughts

By Liam Dawe, 16 Feb 2018

The Fall Part 2: Unbound is the long-awaited follow-on from Over The Moon's previous story-based adventure and puzzle game The Fall.

Scare people with your own voice in 'Boo! Greedy Kid', releasing next week

By Liam Dawe, 16 Feb 2018

Boo! Greedy Kid is a game about a boy with an unhealthy soda addiction that's wreaking havoc in order to obtain more of the good stuff. You can also use your own voice in the game to scare people.

Have you played HyperRogue? A non-Euclidean roguelike that combines a free and paid model

By Liam Dawe, 14 Feb 2018

HyperRogue is a non-Euclidean roguelike that has not only messed with my brain, it also combines a free and paid development model with code that's under the GPL.

GOG now has the creepy point & click puzzle adventure Goetia

By Liam Dawe, 12 Feb 2018

If you're after a point & click game that's a little creepy, Goetia might be a good fit for you to try out this week.

Tease your brain with mathematical puzzle game 'Dawn of a Soul', now on Linux and demo available

By Liam Dawe, 8 Feb 2018

In the mood to challenge your brain? Dawn of a Soul, a mathematical puzzle game has recently put up a Linux version.

The Fall Part 2: Unbound to release with Linux support on Feb 13, new trailer has arrived

By Liam Dawe, 8 Feb 2018

The Fall Part 2: Unbound, the sequel to the 2014 game The Fall is to officially release on February 13 with Linux support and there's a new trailer out.

The excellent puzzle game Opus Magnum is now available on GOG

By Liam Dawe, 31 Jan 2018

After initially denying the request from Zachtronics to have Opus Magnum on GOG, it seems they changed their minds!

Tomorrow Corporation has announced '7 Billion Humans', a followup to Human Resource Machine

By Liam Dawe, 24 Jan 2018

Tomorrow Corporation has announced '7 Billion Humans' as a followup to the puzzle game Human Resource Machine and it's coming to Linux.

PLAY WITH ME, a mixture of horror and puzzles inspired by the SAW movies should come to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 22 Jan 2018

The developer of PLAY WITH ME, a horror and puzzle game inspired by the SAW movies is looking to bring the game to Linux.

Puzzle game 'Pictopix' has a free Anniversary Update with plenty of new levels

By Liam Dawe, 16 Jan 2018

The Anniversary Update for puzzle game Pictopix is a good one, adding in plenty of new goodies to keep you going.

Opus Magnum is an exceptional puzzle game available for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 11 Jan 2018

I decided to bite the bullet and actually pick up a personal copy of Opus Magnum, I’m glad I did and it's fantastic.

The Talos Principle updated with Vulkan improvements, OpenGL fixes and more, plus some benchmarks

By Liam Dawe, 10 Jan 2018

Croteam are continuing to be one of my favourite developers, as The Talos Principle has been patched with some goodies.

First-person sci-fi game 'TARTARUS' is now available on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 22 Dec 2017

TARTARUS is a first-person sci-fi game about a spaceship about to crash into Neptune, will you be able to save the ship?

Bridge Constructor Portal released with same-day Linux support, some thoughts

By Liam Dawe, 20 Dec 2017

Bridge Constructor Portal is the latest from developer ClockStone and publisher Headup Games that pulls in the Portal franchise from Valve. It’s now out, here’s some thoughts.

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes adds a Linux Beta, not officially supported

By Liam Dawe, 18 Dec 2017

I have to say, this looks incredibly fun! The developers of Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes have put up a Beta build for Linux gamers.

Combo-based hunting & puzzle-based cooking game Battle Chef Brigade is now on GOG, some thoughts

By Liam Dawe, 15 Dec 2017

Battle Chef Brigade is a very strange mix of combo-based hunting and puzzle-based cooking and now GOG have the Linux version too.

Open-ended puzzle game 'Opus Magnum' from Zachtronics has left Early Access

By Liam Dawe, 12 Dec 2017

Zachtronics certainly know their puzzle games like SpaceChem, TIS-100 and now their open-ended puzzle game 'Opus Magnum' joins the finished game crew.

Bridge Constructor Portal announced with Linux support, blending engineering with portals

By Liam Dawe, 6 Dec 2017

Bridge Constructor Portal has been officially announced today, this next title will blend together the well known engineering from previous games with Portal.