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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.

Arkaia: The Enigmatic Isle is a short and intriguing first-person puzzle game

By Liam Dawe, 22 Nov 2017

If you're short on time, but fancy a trip through a short Myst-like experience then Arkaia: The Enigmatic Isle is an interesting choice.

Tile-based puzzle game 'CompliKATed' is ready to twist your brain and make you sweat

By Liam Dawe, 22 Nov 2017

Here's one for the lovers of puzzle games, CompliKATed is on Linux and ready to fry your brain. It certainly gave my brain a good workout.

Stick Nightmare, a difficult puzzle platformer made with Godot

By Liam Dawe, 20 Nov 2017

Stick Nightmare is a rather difficult puzzle platformer that was made with the open source Godot game engine, it's now available on Linux.

In the Shadows is a magical puzzle platformer where you use light to scare creatures of the night

By Liam Dawe, 8 Nov 2017

It's time to face your fears and embrace the darkness in 'In The Shadows', a puzzle platformer with a rather unique gameplay element involving turning shadowy creatures into objects.

Funny physics-based puzzle game 'Human: Fall Flat' adds 8 player online support

By Liam Dawe, 3 Nov 2017

Human: Fall Flat is a game I briefly looked over a while ago and it really was amusing, now even more so. This silly physics-based puzzle game now has 8 player online support.

Skipper, a simple lowpoly puzzle game has Linux support, it's pretty relaxing

By Liam Dawe, 1 Nov 2017

If you enjoy simple puzzle games, and don't mind low-poly aesthetics then Skipper is a game that might tickle your brain.

Figment, a beautiful and musical action-adventure game is now available on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 26 Oct 2017

Few games catch me completely by surprise with their beauty as well as their gameplay, action-adventure game Figment is one such title.

Opus Magnum, the latest puzzle game from Zachtronics, is released into Early Access

By BTRE, 19 Oct 2017

The developers behind the challenging puzzle games TIS-100 and SHENZEN I/O are at it again and have released their latest title into Steam’s Early Access today.