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Recursed, a reality twisting platformer made on Linux needs help on Steam Greenlight

By Liam Dawe, 6 Jun 2016

Always happy to give a shout out to games made entirely on Linux. Recursed was emailed in by the developer, as it's developed on Linux using open source tools.

Please, Don’t Touch Anything now supports Linux, don't you dare touch that button

By Liam Dawe, 28 May 2016

Please, Don’t Touch Anything is a cryptic, brain-racking button-pushing simulation. The developers have just launched the Linux version with a nice discount.

The Way, a puzzle platformer inspired by classic titles like Another World and Flashback now on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 25 May 2016

Both Another World and Flashback are games I played a lot of when I was younger and The Way is a great looking homage to Another World and Flashback.

The Talos Principle 2 has been announced

By Liam Dawe, 20 May 2016

While I haven't completed The Talos Principle, I have played it and I do think it's a very well presented puzzle game. It seems it has been a hit, so The Talos Principle 2 has now been confirmed.

Get ready to explore as La-Mulana now officially supports Linux on Steam

By Liam Dawe, 12 May 2016

La-Mulana is a positively rated, retro inspired hard platformer with puzzles and exploration. The developers have just released the Linux version on Steam.

Playing with food: thoughts on Stephen's Sausage Roll

By BTRE, 26 Apr 2016

The newest game from the developer of English Country Tune is now out. After a few days of playing and rolling dozens of sausages, I’ve got a few thoughts to share about this game and its puzzles.

The Talos Principle beta updated, Vulkan performance improvements & optimizations

By Liam Dawe, 13 Apr 2016

The Talos Principle developers have just released build 260210, the main feature for us is the improvements to their Vulkan rendering system. Also, the stable version now includes Vulkan as standard.

Crypto Hex, an abstract puzzle game about spatial reasoning released for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 12 Apr 2016

If you like making your head hurt with puzzles be sure to check out Crypto Hex. It has a nice visual style, simple but challenging gameplay and it confused me quite quickly.

The Witness may one day see a Linux port, for fun or for ideological purposes

By Liam Dawe, 4 Apr 2016

It seems The Witness may one day see a Linux release, although the developer expects to make a loss on it, it may come to Linux "for fun or for ideological purposes".

Human Resource Machine from World of Goo creators now on Linux & SteamOS

By Liam Dawe, 1 Apr 2016

Human Resource Machine have a brief beta period, and now the developers have announced it's officially supported on Linux & SteamOS.

ScummVM adds support for Myst in their daily builds

By Samsai, 28 Mar 2016

I haven't really used ScummVM even though I've heard good things about it but it's possible that this might change with these news. Support for Myst and Myst: Masterpiece Edition has now been added to the daily builds and is ready for testing.

Human Resource Machine has an open beta for Linux

By Eike, 25 Mar 2016

Human Resource Machine, an indie programming puzzle game by the makers of Little Inferno and World of Goo, sharing their beautiful art style, is now in open public beta.

Release window and publisher announced for hardcore puzzle platformer The Land of Eyas

By flesk, 10 Mar 2016

According to a new press release, The Land of Eyas will be published by Rising Star Games and will be available this summer.

'Pony Island' is a psychotic indie puzzle game you should try

By -Daniel-Palacio-, 28 Feb 2016

Pony Island has been out for a while (since January 4th, actually) and it has proved to be a very interesting game, getting extremely positive reviews by both critics and Steam users alike.

Thoughts on first-person exploration game ESSENCE prototype, Linux crowdfunding roundup

By flesk, 17 Feb 2016

ESSENCE is a surreal first-person exploration adventure which had me mesmerized when I first saw it on Kickstarter last year. It's back on the crowdfunding platform with a prototype, and there are also a few other campaigns there worth a look.

The Talos Principle getting a Linux build using Vulkan in a few days

By Liam Dawe, 16 Feb 2016

The Talos Principle is a very popular puzzle game from Croteam, and they already have a Windows build out that uses Vulkan. We Linux gamers will need to wait a few days, but it will be fun to see.

Croteam confirm The Talos Principle will be their first Vulkan title

By Liam Dawe, 5 Feb 2016

Croteam are aware of the excitement and general interest in their titles running on Vulkan, and they have confirmed it officially on their website now too.

Review of casual puzzle adventure Panmorphia, available DRM free on Itch.io

By flesk, 2 Feb 2016

Panmorphia made its Linux debut this weekend and is a game that draws my mind to the Myst and Dream Chronicles series of games.

First-person puzzle game Attractio has been released on Steam

By Samsai, 23 Jan 2016

A first-person puzzle game by the name of Attractio, developed by GameCoder Studios and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, has been released for Linux on Steam.